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And it shall come to pass at that day, saith the LORD, that the heart of the king shall perish,
and the heart of the princes;
and the priests shall be
astonished,
and the prophets shall wonder.
“In that day,” declares the LORD, “the king
and officials will lose their courage. The priests will
tremble in fear,
and the prophets will be
astounded.”
Then said I,
Ah, Lord GOD! surely thou hast greatly
deceived this people
and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall have peace; whereas the sword reacheth unto the soul.
Then I said, “
Ah, Lord GOD, how completely You have
deceived this people
and Jerusalem by saying, ‘You will have peace,’ while a sword is at our throats.”
At that time shall it be said to this people
and to Jerusalem, A dry wind of the high places in the wilderness toward the daughter of my people, not to
fan, nor to
cleanse,
At that time it will be said to this people
and to Jerusalem, “A
searing wind from the barren heights in the desert blows toward the daughter of My people, but not to
winnow or to
sift;
Behold, he shall come up as clouds,
and his
chariots shall be as a
whirlwind: his horses are swifter than eagles.
Woe unto us! for we are
spoiled.
Behold, he advances like the clouds, his
chariots like the
whirlwind. His horses are swifter than eagles.
Woe to us, for we are ruined!
For a voice declareth from
Dan,
and publisheth
affliction from mount Ephraim.
Make ye mention to the nations; behold,
publish against Jerusalem, that watchers come from a far country,
and give out their voice against the cities of Judah.
Warn the nations now!
Proclaim to Jerusalem: “A
besieging army comes from a distant land; they raise their voices against the cities of Judah.
Thy way and thy doings have procured these things unto thee; this is thy wickedness, because it is bitter, because it reacheth unto thine heart.
“Your ways and deeds have brought this upon you. This is your punishment; how bitter it is, because it pierces to the heart!”
Destruction upon destruction is
cried; for the whole land is
spoiled: suddenly are my tents
spoiled,
and my curtains in a moment.
Disaster after
disaster is proclaimed, for the whole land is laid waste. My tents are destroyed in an instant, my curtains in a moment.
How long shall I see the standard,
and hear the sound of the
trumpet?
How long must I see the signal flag and hear the sound of the horn?
For my people is
foolish, they have not known me; they are
sottish children,
and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.
“For My people are fools; they have not known Me. They are
foolish children, without understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but they know not how to do good.”
I
beheld the earth,
and, lo, it was without form,
and void;
and the heavens,
and they had no light.
I looked at the earth, and it was formless and void; I looked to the heavens, and they had no light.
I
beheld the mountains,
and, lo, they
trembled,
and all the hills moved lightly.
I looked at the mountains,
and behold, they were
quaking; all the hills were
swaying.
I
beheld,
and, lo, there was no man,
and all the birds of the heavens were fled.
I looked, and no man was left; all the birds of the air had fled.
I
beheld,
and, lo, the fruitful place was a wilderness,
and all the cities thereof were broken down at the presence of the LORD,
and by his fierce anger.
I looked,
and the fruitful land was a desert. All its cities were
torn down before the LORD, before His fierce anger.
For this shall the earth
mourn,
and the heavens above be black: because I have spoken it, I have purposed it,
and will not
repent, neither will I turn back from it.
Therefore the earth will
mourn and the heavens above will grow dark. I have spoken, I have
planned,
and I will not relent or turn back.”
The whole city shall
flee for the noise of the
horsemen and bowmen; they shall go into thickets,
and climb up upon the rocks: every city shall be
forsaken,
and not a man dwell therein.
Every city flees at the sound of the
horseman and archer. They enter the thickets
and climb among the rocks. Every city is abandoned; no inhabitant is left.
And when thou art
spoiled, what
wilt thou do? Though thou clothest
thyself with
crimson, though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold, though thou rentest thy face with painting, in vain shalt thou make
thyself fair; thy lovers will
despise thee, they will seek thy life.
For I have heard a voice as of a woman in
travail,
and the
anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of
Zion, that bewaileth herself, that spreadeth her hands, saying,
Woe is me now! for my soul is
wearied because of murderers.
For I hear a cry like a woman in labor, a cry of
anguish like one bearing her first child— the cry of the Daughter of
Zion gasping for breath, stretching out her hands to say, “
Woe is me, for my soul
faints before the murderers!”
Run ye to
and fro through the streets of Jerusalem,
and see now,
and know,
and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be any that executeth judgment, that seeketh the truth;
and I will
pardon it.
“Go up
and down the streets of Jerusalem. Look now
and take note; search her squares. If you can find a single person,
anyone who acts justly,
anyone who seeks the truth, then I will
forgive the city.
And though they say, The LORD liveth; surely they
swear falsely.
Although they say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ they are
swearing falsely.”
O LORD, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast
stricken them, but they have not
grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.
O LORD, do not Your eyes look for truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain. You finished them off, but they refused to accept discipline. They have made their faces harder than stone
and refused to
repent.
I will get me unto the great men,
and will speak unto them; for they have known the way of the LORD,
and the judgment of their God: but these have altogether broken the yoke,
and burst the bonds.
I will go to the powerful
and speak to them. Surely they know the way of the LORD, the justice of their God.” But they too, with one
accord, had broken the yoke
and torn off the chains.
Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall
slay them,
and a wolf of the evenings shall
spoil them, a
leopard shall watch over their cities: every one that goeth out thence shall be
torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many,
and their backslidings are increased.
Therefore a lion from the forest will strike them down, a wolf from the desert will
ravage them. A
leopard will lie in wait near their cities,
and everyone who ventures out will be
torn to pieces. For their
rebellious acts are many,
and their unfaithful deeds are numerous.
How shall I
pardon thee for this? thy children have
forsaken me,
and sworn by them that are no gods: when I had fed them to the full, they then committed
adultery,
and assembled themselves by troops in the harlots’ houses.
“Why should I
forgive you? Your children have
forsaken Me
and sworn by gods that are not gods. I satisfied their needs, yet they committed
adultery and assembled at the houses of prostitutes.
Shall I not visit for these things? saith the LORD:
and shall not my soul be
avenged on such a nation as this?
Should I not
punish them for these things?” declares the LORD. “Should I not
avenge Myself on such a nation as this?
Go ye up upon her walls, and destroy; but make not a full end: take away her battlements; for they are not the LORD’S.
Go up through her vineyards
and ravage them, but do not finish them off. Strip off her branches, for they do not belong to the LORD.
For the house of Israel
and the house of Judah have dealt very
treacherously against me, saith the LORD.
For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have been utterly unfaithful to Me,” declares the LORD.
They have
belied the LORD,
and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine:
They have
lied about the LORD
and said: “He will not do anything;
harm will not come to us; we will not see sword or famine.
And the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them: thus shall it be done unto them.
The prophets are but wind, for the word is not in them. So let their own predictions
befall them.”
Wherefore thus saith the LORD God of hosts, Because ye speak this word, behold, I will make my words in thy mouth fire,
and this people wood,
and it shall
devour them.
Therefore this is what the LORD God of Hosts says: “Because you have spoken this word, I will make My words a fire in your mouth and this people the wood it consumes.
Lo, I will bring a nation upon you from far, O house of Israel, saith the LORD: it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou knowest not, neither understandest what they say.
Behold, I am bringing a distant nation against you, O house of Israel,” declares the LORD. “It is an established nation, an ancient nation, a nation whose language you do not know and whose speech you do not understand.
And they shall eat up thine harvest,
and thy bread, which thy sons
and thy daughters should eat: they shall eat up thy flocks
and thine herds: they shall eat up thy vines
and thy fig trees: they shall
impoverish thy
fenced cities, wherein thou trustedst, with the sword.
They will
devour your harvest
and food; they will
consume your sons
and daughters; they will eat up your flocks
and herds; they will feed on your vines
and fig trees. With the sword they will destroy the fortified cities in which you trust.”
And it shall come to pass, when ye shall say, Wherefore doeth the LORD our God all these things unto us? then shalt thou answer them, Like as ye have
forsaken me,
and served strange gods in your land, so shall ye serve strangers in a land that is not yours.
And when the people ask, ‘For what
offense has the LORD our God done all these things to us?’ You are to tell them, ‘Just as you have
forsaken Me
and served foreign gods in your land, so will you serve foreigners in a land that is not your own.’”
Declare this in the house of Jacob,
and publish it in Judah, saying,
Declare this in the house of Jacob
and proclaim it in Judah:
Hear now this, O
foolish people,
and without understanding; which have eyes,
and see not; which have ears,
and hear not:
“Hear this, O
foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear.
Fear ye not me? saith the LORD: will ye not
tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it:
and though the waves thereof
toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they
roar, yet can they not pass over it?
Do you not fear Me?” declares the LORD. “Do you not
tremble before Me, the One who set the sand as the boundary for the sea, an
enduring barrier it cannot cross? The waves
surge, but they cannot prevail. They
roar but cannot cross it.
But this people hath a revolting
and a
rebellious heart; they are revolted
and gone.
But these people have
stubborn and rebellious hearts. They have turned aside
and gone away.
Neither say they in their heart, Let us now fear the LORD our God, that giveth rain, both the former and the latter, in his season: he reserveth unto us the appointed weeks of the harvest.
They have not said in their hearts, ‘Let us fear the LORD our God, who gives the rains, both autumn and spring, in season, who keeps for us the appointed weeks of harvest.’
As a
cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of
deceit: therefore they are become great,
and waxen rich.
Like cages full of birds, so their houses are full of
deceit. Therefore they have become powerful
and rich.
They are
waxen fat, they
shine:
yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they
prosper;
and the right of the
needy do they not judge.
They have grown fat
and sleek,
and have
excelled in the deeds of the wicked. They have not taken up the cause of the fatherless, that they might
prosper; nor have they defended the rights of the
needy.
A wonderful
and horrible thing is committed in the land;
The prophets
prophesy falsely,
and the priests bear rule by their means;
and my people love to have it so:
and what will ye do in the end thereof?
The prophets
prophesy falsely,
and the priests rule by their own authority. My people love it so, but what will you do in the end?
O ye children of Benjamin, gather
yourselves to
flee out of the midst of Jerusalem,
and blow the
trumpet in Tekoa,
and set up a sign of fire in Beth-haccerem: for evil appeareth out of the north,
and great destruction.
“Run for cover, O sons of Benjamin;
flee from Jerusalem! Sound the ram’s horn in Tekoa; send up a signal over Beth-haccherem, for
disaster looms from the north, even great destruction.
I have
likened the daughter of
Zion to a comely
and delicate woman.
Though she is beautiful
and delicate, I will destroy the Daughter of
Zion.
The
shepherds with their flocks shall come unto her; they shall pitch their tents against her round about; they shall feed every one in his place.
Shepherds and their flocks will come against her; they will pitch their tents all around her, each tending his own portion:
Prepare ye war against her; arise,
and let us go up at
noon.
Woe unto us! for the day goeth away, for the shadows of the evening are stretched out.
‘Prepare for battle against her; rise up, let us attack at
noon.
Woe to us, for the
daylight is
fading; the evening shadows grow long.
Arise, and let us go by night, and let us destroy her palaces.
Rise up, let us attack by night and destroy her fortresses!’”
For thus hath the LORD of hosts said,
Hew ye down trees,
and cast a mount against Jerusalem: this is the city to be visited; she is wholly oppression in the midst of her.
For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Cut down the trees
and raise a siege
ramp against Jerusalem. This city must be punished; there is nothing but oppression in her midst.
As a fountain casteth out her waters, so she casteth out her wickedness: violence
and spoil is heard in her; before me continually is grief
and wounds.
As a well gushes its water, so she pours out her evil. Violence and destruction resound in her; sickness and wounds are ever before Me.
To whom shall I speak,
and give
warning, that they may hear? behold, their ear is
uncircumcised,
and they cannot
hearken: behold, the word of the LORD is unto them a reproach; they have no delight in it.
To whom can I give this
warning? Who will
listen to me? Look, their ears are closed, so they cannot hear. See, the word of the LORD has become offensive to them; they find no pleasure in it.
Therefore I am full of the
fury of the LORD; I am
weary with holding in: I will pour it out upon the children abroad,
and upon the assembly of young men together: for even the husband with the wife shall be taken, the aged with him that is full of days.
But I am full of the LORD’s wrath; I am
tired of holding it back. “Pour it out on the children in the street,
and on the young men gathered together. For both husband
and wife will be captured, the old
and the very old alike.
And their houses shall be turned unto others, with their fields and wives together: for I will stretch out my hand upon the inhabitants of the land, saith the LORD.
Their houses will be turned over to others, their fields and wives as well, for I will stretch out My hand against the inhabitants of the land,” declares the LORD.
For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them every one is given to
covetousness;
and from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.
“For from the least of them to the greatest, all are
greedy for gain; from prophet to priest, all practice
deceit.
Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.
This is what the LORD says: “Stand at the crossroads and look. Ask for the ancient paths: ‘Where is the good way?’ Then walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it!’
I appointed
watchmen over you
and said, ‘
Listen for the sound of the ram’s horn.’ But they answered, ‘We will not
listen!’
Therefore hear, ye nations, and know, O congregation, what is among them.
Therefore hear, O nations, and learn, O congregations, what will happen to them.
Hear, O earth: behold, I will bring evil upon this people, even the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not
hearkened unto my words, nor to my law, but rejected it.
Hear, O earth! I am bringing
disaster on this people, the fruit of their own schemes, because they have paid no attention to My word
and have rejected My instruction.
To what purpose cometh there to me incense from
Sheba,
and the sweet cane from a far country? your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices sweet unto me.
What use to Me is
frankincense from
Sheba or sweet cane from a distant land? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable; your sacrifices do not please Me.”
Therefore thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will lay stumblingblocks before this people, and the fathers and the sons together shall fall upon them; the neighbour and his friend shall perish.
Therefore this is what the LORD says: “I will lay
stumbling blocks before this people; fathers
and sons alike will be
staggered; friends
and neighbors will perish.”
Thus saith the LORD, Behold, a people cometh from the north country, and a great nation shall be raised from the sides of the earth.
This is what the LORD says: “Behold, an army is coming from the land of the north; a great nation is
stirred up from the ends of the earth.
They shall lay hold on bow
and spear; they are cruel,
and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea;
and they
ride upon horses, set in
array as men for war against thee, O daughter of
Zion.
They
grasp the bow
and spear; they are cruel
and merciless. Their voice roars like the sea,
and they
ride upon horses, lined up like men in formation against you, O Daughter of
Zion.”
We have heard the fame thereof: our hands wax feeble:
anguish hath taken hold of us,
and pain, as of a woman in
travail.
We have heard the report; our hands
hang limp.
Anguish has gripped us, pain like that of a woman in labor.
Go not forth into the field, nor walk by the way; for the sword of the enemy and fear is on every side.
Do not go out to the fields; do not walk the road. For the enemy has a sword; terror is on every side.
O daughter of my people, dress
yourselves in
sackcloth and roll in ashes.
Mourn with bitter
wailing, as you would for an only son, for suddenly the destroyer will come upon us.
I have set thee for a tower and a fortress among my people, that thou mayest know and try their way.
“I have appointed you to examine My people like ore, so you may know and try their ways.
They are all
grievous revolters, walking with slanders: they are brass
and iron; they are all corrupters.
All are
hardened rebels, walking around as slanderers. They are bronze
and iron; all of them are corrupt.
Stand in the gate of the LORD’S house,
and proclaim there this word,
and say, Hear the word of the LORD, all ye of Judah, that enter in at these gates to worship the LORD.
“Stand in the gate of the house of the LORD
and proclaim this message: Hear the word of the LORD, all you people of Judah who enter through these gates to worship the LORD.
Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel,
Amend your ways
and your doings,
and I will cause you to dwell in this place.
Thus says the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel: Correct your ways and deeds, and I will let you live in this place.
For if ye throughly
amend your ways
and your doings; if ye throughly
execute judgment between a man
and his neighbour;
For if you really correct your ways and deeds, if you act justly toward one another,
If ye
oppress not the stranger, the fatherless,
and the widow,
and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your
hurt:
if you no longer
oppress the foreigner
and the fatherless
and the widow,
and if you no longer shed innocent blood in this place or follow other gods to your own
harm,
Then will I cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers, for ever and ever.
then I will let you live in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers
forever and ever.
Will ye
steal, murder,
and commit
adultery,
and swear falsely,
and burn incense unto
Baal,
and walk after other gods whom ye know not;
Will you
steal and murder, commit
adultery and perjury, burn incense to
Baal,
and follow other gods that you have not known,
And come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered to do all these abominations?
and then come and stand before Me in this house, which bears My Name, and say, ‘We are delivered, so we can continue with all these abominations’?
But go ye now unto my place which was in
Shiloh, where I set my name at the first,
and see what I did to it for the wickedness of my people Israel.
But go now to the place in
Shiloh where I first made a dwelling for My Name,
and see what I did to it because of the wickedness of My people Israel.
And now, because ye have done all these works, saith the LORD, and I spake unto you, rising up early and speaking, but ye heard not; and I called you, but ye answered not;
And now, because you have done all these things, declares the LORD,
and because I have spoken to you again
and again but you would not
listen,
and I have called to you but you would not answer,
Therefore will I do unto this house, which is called by my name, wherein ye trust,
and unto the place which I gave to you
and to your fathers, as I have done to
Shiloh.
therefore what I did to
Shiloh I will now do to the house that bears My Name, the house in which you trust, the place that I gave to you
and your fathers.
And I will cast you out of my sight, as I have cast out all your brethren, even the whole seed of Ephraim.
And I will cast you out of My presence, just as I have cast out all your brothers, all the descendants of Ephraim.
Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up cry nor prayer for them, neither make
intercession to me: for I will not hear thee.
As for you, do not pray for these people, do not offer a
plea or petition on their behalf,
and do not
beg Me, for I will not
listen to you.
Seest thou not what they do in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?
Do you not see what they are doing in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?
The children gather wood,
and the fathers
kindle the fire,
and the women
knead their
dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven,
and to pour out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may
provoke me to anger.
The sons gather wood, the fathers light the fire,
and the women
knead the
dough to make cakes for the Queen of Heaven; they pour out drink offerings to other gods to
provoke Me to anger.
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, mine anger
and my
fury shall be poured out upon this place, upon man,
and upon beast,
and upon the trees of the field,
and upon the fruit of the ground;
and it shall burn,
and shall not be
quenched.
Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, My anger
and My
fury will be poured out on this place, on man
and beast, on the trees of the field
and the produce of the land,
and it will burn
and not be
extinguished.
Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Put your burnt offerings unto your sacrifices, and eat flesh.
This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Add your burnt offerings to your other sacrifices
and eat the meat
yourselves!
For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices:
For when I brought your fathers out of the land of Egypt, I did not merely command them about burnt offerings and sacrifices,
But this thing commanded I them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people: and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well unto you.
but this is what I commanded them: Obey Me, and I will be your God, and you will be My people. You must walk in all the ways I have commanded you, so that it may go well with you.
But they
hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in the counsels
and in the imagination of their evil heart,
and went backward,
and not forward.
Yet they did not
listen or
incline their ear, but they followed the
stubborn inclinations of their own evil hearts. They went backward
and not forward.
Since the day that your fathers came forth out of the land of Egypt unto this day I have even sent unto you all my servants the prophets, daily rising up early and sending them:
From the day your fathers came out of the land of Egypt until this day, I have sent you all My servants the prophets again and again.
Yet they
hearkened not unto me, nor inclined their ear, but
hardened their neck: they did worse than their fathers.
Yet they would not
listen to Me or
incline their ear, but they
stiffened their necks
and did more evil than their fathers.
But thou shalt say unto them, This is a nation that obeyeth not the voice of the LORD their God, nor receiveth correction: truth is perished, and is cut off from their mouth.
Therefore you must say to them, ‘This is the nation that would not
listen to the voice of the LORD their God
and would not receive correction. Truth has perished; it has disappeared from their lips.
Cut off thine hair, O Jerusalem,
and cast it away,
and take up a
lamentation on high places; for the LORD hath rejected
and forsaken the generation of his wrath.
Cut off your hair
and throw it away. Raise up a
lamentation on the barren heights, for the LORD has rejected
and forsaken the generation of His wrath.’
For the children of Judah have done evil in my sight, saith the LORD: they have set their abominations in the house which is called by my name, to
pollute it.
For the people of Judah have done evil in My sight, declares the LORD. They have set up their abominations in the house that bears My Name,
and so have
defiled it.
And they have built the high places of
Tophet, which is in the valley of the son of
Hinnom, to burn their sons
and their daughters in the fire; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my heart.
They have built the high places of Topheth in the Valley of
Hinnom so they could burn their sons
and daughters in the fire—something I never commanded, nor did it even enter My mind.
Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that it shall no more be called
Tophet, nor the valley of the son of
Hinnom, but the valley of slaughter: for they shall
bury in
Tophet, till there be no place.
So behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when this place will no longer be called Topheth
and the Valley of
Hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter. For they will
bury the dead in Topheth until there is no more room.
And the carcases of this people shall be meat for the fowls of the heaven,
and for the beasts of the earth;
and none shall
fray them away.
The corpses of this people will become food for the birds of the air
and the beasts of the earth,
and there will be no one to
scare them away.
Then will I cause to cease from the cities of Judah,
and from the streets of Jerusalem, the voice of
mirth,
and the voice of
gladness, the voice of the
bridegroom,
and the voice of the
bride: for the land shall be
desolate.
I will remove from the cities of Judah
and the streets of Jerusalem the sounds of joy
and gladness and the voices of the
bride and bridegroom, for the land will become a wasteland.”
At that time, saith the LORD, they shall bring out the bones of the kings of Judah, and the bones of his princes, and the bones of the priests, and the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, out of their graves:
“At that time,” declares the LORD, “the bones of the kings of Judah, the bones of the officials, the bones of the priests, the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the people of Jerusalem will be removed from their graves.
And they shall spread them before the sun, and the moon, and all the host of heaven, whom they have loved, and whom they have served, and after whom they have walked, and whom they have sought, and whom they have worshipped: they shall not be gathered, nor be buried; they shall be for dung upon the face of the earth.
They will be exposed to the sun and moon, and to all the host of heaven which they have loved, served, followed, consulted, and worshiped. Their bones will not be gathered up or buried, but will become like dung lying on the ground.
And death shall be chosen rather than life by all the residue of them that remain of this evil family, which remain in all the places
whither I have driven them, saith the LORD of hosts.
And wherever I have banished them, the
remnant of this evil family will choose death over life,” declares the LORD of Hosts.
Moreover thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD; Shall they fall, and not arise? shall he turn away, and not return?
So you are to tell them this is what the LORD says: “Do men fall and not get up again? Does one turn away and not return?
I
hearkened and heard, but they spake not
aright: no man
repented him of his wickedness, saying, What have I done? every one turned to his course, as the horse rusheth into the battle.
I have
listened and heard; they do not speak what is right. No one repents of his wickedness, asking, ‘What have I done?’
Everyone has pursued his own course like a horse charging into battle.