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And the land of Judah shall be a terror unto Egypt, every one that maketh mention thereof shall be afraid in himself, because of the counsel of the LORD of hosts, which he hath determined against it.
The land of Judah will bring terror to Egypt; whenever Judah is mentioned, Egypt will
tremble over what the LORD of Hosts has
planned against it.
And it shall be for a sign and for a witness unto the LORD of hosts in the land of Egypt: for they shall cry unto the LORD because of the oppressors, and he shall send them a saviour, and a great one, and he shall deliver them.
It will be a sign and a witness to the LORD of Hosts in the land of Egypt. When they cry out to the LORD
because of their oppressors, He will send them a
savior and defender to
rescue them.
Therefore said I, Look away from me; I will
weep bitterly, labour not to comfort me,
because of the
spoiling of the daughter of my people.
Therefore I said, “Turn away from me, let me
weep bitterly! Do not try to
console me over the destruction of the daughter of my people.”
Thou
wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee:
because he trusteth in thee.
You will keep in perfect peace the
steadfast of mind,
because he trusts in You.
Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is
everlasting strength:
Trust in the LORD
forever,
because GOD the LORD is the Rock eternal.
But they also have
erred through wine, and through strong drink are out of the way; the priest and the prophet have
erred through strong drink, they are
swallowed up of wine, they are out of the way through strong drink; they
err in vision, they
stumble in judgment.
Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with
hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing
scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under
falsehood have we
hid ourselves:
For you said, “We have made a covenant with death; we have fashioned an agreement with
Sheol. When the
overwhelming scourge passes through it will not touch us,
because we have made lies our refuge and
falsehood our hiding place.”
Grain for bread must be ground, but it is not endlessly
threshed. Though the wheels of the
cart roll over it, the horses do not
crush it.
And the vision of all is become unto you as the words of a book that is sealed, which men deliver to one that is learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I cannot; for it is sealed:
And the entire vision will be to you like the words sealed in a
scroll. If it is handed to someone to read, he will say, “I cannot,
because it is sealed.”
They were all
ashamed of a people that could not profit them, nor be an help nor profit, but a shame, and also a reproach.
everyone will be put to shame
because of a people useless to them. They cannot be of help; they are good for nothing but shame and reproach.”
Wherefore thus saith the Holy One of Israel,
Because ye
despise this word, and trust in oppression and
perverseness, and stay
thereon:
Therefore this is what the Holy One of Israel says: “
Because you have rejected this message, trusting in oppression and relying on
deceit,
Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in
chariots,
because they are many; and in
horsemen,
because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the LORD!
Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who
rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of
chariots and in their multitude of
horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel; they do not seek the LORD.
Because the palaces shall be
forsaken; the multitude of the city shall be left; the forts and towers shall be for dens for ever, a joy of wild
asses, a pasture of flocks;
Seek ye out of the book of the LORD, and read: no one of these shall fail, none shall want her
mate: for my mouth it hath commanded, and his spirit it hath gathered them.
Search and read the
scroll of the LORD: Not one of these will go missing, not one will lack her
mate,
because He has ordered it by His mouth, and He will gather them by His Spirit.
Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent unto
Hezekiah, saying, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Whereas thou hast prayed to me against
Sennacherib king of Assyria:
Then Isaiah son of Amoz sent a message to
Hezekiah: “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says:
Because you have prayed to Me concerning
Sennacherib king of Assyria,
Because thy
rage against me, and thy
tumult, is come up into mine ears, therefore will I put my hook in thy nose, and my
bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest.
Because your
rage and
arrogance against Me have reached My ears, I will put My hook in your nose and My
bit in your mouth; I will send you back the way you came.’
What shall I say? he hath both spoken unto me, and himself hath done it: I shall go softly all my years in the bitterness of my soul.
What can I say? He has spoken to me, and He Himself has done this. I will walk slowly all my years
because of the
anguish of my soul.
The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.
The grass
withers and the flowers fall when the breath of the LORD blows on them; indeed, the people are grass.
Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.
Lift up your eyes on high: Who created all these? He leads forth the
starry host by number; He calls each one by name.
Because of His great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.
Since thou
wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life.
Because you are precious and honored in My sight, and because I love you, I will give men in exchange for you and nations in place of your life.
The beast of the field shall honour me, the
dragons and the owls:
because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen.
The beasts of the field will honor Me, the jackals and the ostriches, because I provide water in the wilderness and rivers in the desert, to give drink to My chosen people.
But thou hast not called upon me, O Jacob; but thou hast been
weary of me, O Israel.
But you have not called on Me, O Jacob,
because you have grown
weary of Me, O Israel.
Because I knew that thou art
obstinate, and thy neck is an iron
sinew, and thy
brow brass;
For I knew that you are
stubborn; your neck is iron and your
forehead is bronze.
Thus saith the LORD, the
Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship,
because of the LORD that is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee.
Thus says the LORD, the
Redeemer and Holy One of Israel, to Him who was
despised and
abhorred by the nation, to the Servant of rulers: “Kings will see You and rise, and princes will bow down,
because of the LORD, who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen You.”
Wherefore, when I came, was there no man? when I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand
shortened at all, that it cannot
redeem? or have I no power to deliver? behold, at my
rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stinketh,
because there is no water, and dieth for
thirst.
Why was no one there when I arrived? Why did no one answer when I called? Is My hand too short to
redeem you? Or do I lack the strength to deliver you? Behold, My
rebuke dries up the sea; I turn the rivers into a desert; the fish
rot for lack of water and die of
thirst.
For the Lord GOD will help me; therefore shall I not be confounded: therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be
ashamed.
Because the Lord GOD helps Me, I have not been disgraced; therefore I have set My face like flint, and I know that I will not be put to shame.
And forgettest the LORD thy maker, that hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and hast feared continually every day
because of the
fury of the
oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy? and where is the
fury of the
oppressor?
But you have forgotten the LORD, your Maker, who stretched out the heavens and laid the foundations of the earth. You live in terror all day long
because of the
fury of the
oppressor who is bent on destruction. But where is the
fury of the
oppressor?
So shall he
sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they consider.
so He will
sprinkle many nations. Kings will shut their mouths
because of Him. For they will see what they have not been told, and they will understand what they have not heard.
And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death;
because he had done no violence, neither was any
deceit in his mouth.
He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with a rich man in His death, although He had done no violence, nor was any
deceit in His mouth.
Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the
spoil with the strong;
because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made
intercession for the transgressors.
Therefore I will
allot Him a portion with the great, and He will divide the spoils with the strong,
because He has poured out His life unto death, and He was numbered with the transgressors. Yet He bore the sin of many and made
intercession for the transgressors.
Sing, O barren, thou that
didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry
aloud, thou that
didst not
travail with child: for more are the children of the
desolate than the children of the married wife, saith the LORD.
“
Shout for joy, O barren woman, who bears no children; break forth in song and cry
aloud, you who have never
travailed;
because more are the children of the
desolate woman than of her who has a husband,” says the LORD.
Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not, and nations that knew not thee shall run unto thee
because of the LORD thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he hath
glorified thee.
Surely you will
summon a nation you do not know, and nations who do not know you will run to you. For the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, has bestowed glory on you.”
Among the smooth stones of the stream is thy portion; they, they are thy lot: even to them hast thou poured a drink offering, thou hast offered a meat offering. Should I receive comfort in these?
Your portion is among the smooth stones of the valley; indeed, they are your lot. Even to them you have poured out a drink offering and offered a grain offering. Should I relent because of these?
And of whom hast thou been afraid or feared, that thou hast
lied, and hast not remembered me, nor laid it to thy heart? have not I held my peace even of old, and thou fearest me not?
Whom have you
dreaded and feared, so that you
lied and failed to remember Me or take this to heart? Is it not
because I have long been silent that you do not fear Me?
Then thou shalt see, and flow together, and thine heart shall fear, and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee, the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee.
Then you will look and be
radiant, and your heart will
tremble and swell with joy,
because the riches of the sea will be brought to you, and the wealth of the nations will come to you.
Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of
Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of the LORD thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel,
because he hath
glorified thee.
Surely the islands will wait for Me, with the ships of
Tarshish in the lead, to bring your children from
afar, with their silver and gold, to the honor of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for He has
glorified you.
The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me;
because the LORD hath
anointed me to
preach good
tidings unto the
meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to
proclaim liberty to the
captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me,
because the LORD has
anointed Me to
preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to
proclaim liberty to the
captives and freedom to the prisoners,
I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the LORD, and the praises of the LORD, according to all that the LORD hath bestowed on us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which he hath bestowed on them according to his
mercies, and according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses.
I will make known the LORD’s loving devotion and His
praiseworthy acts,
because of all that the LORD has done for us— the many good things for the house of Israel according to His great
compassion and loving devotion.
And there is none that calleth upon thy name, that stirreth up himself to take hold of thee: for thou hast
hid thy face from us, and hast consumed us,
because of our
iniquities.
No one calls on Your name or strives to take hold of You. For You have hidden Your face from us and delivered us into the hand of our iniquity.
Your
iniquities, and the
iniquities of your fathers together, saith the LORD, which have burned incense upon the mountains, and
blasphemed me upon the hills: therefore will I measure their former work into their
bosom.
both for your
iniquities and for those of your fathers,” says the LORD. “
Because they burned incense on the mountains and
scorned Me on the hills, I will measure into their laps full payment for their former deeds.”
Therefore will I number you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter: because when I called, ye did not answer; when I spake, ye did not hear; but did evil before mine eyes, and did choose that wherein I delighted not.
I will
destine you for the sword, and you will all
kneel down to be slaughtered,
because I called and you did not answer, I spoke and you did not
listen; you did evil in My sight and chose that in which I did not delight.”
That he who blesseth himself in the earth shall
bless himself in the God of truth; and he that sweareth in the earth shall
swear by the God of truth;
because the former troubles are forgotten, and
because they are
hid from mine eyes.
Whoever invokes a blessing in the land will do so by the God of truth, and
whoever takes an oath in the land will
swear by the God of truth. For the former troubles will be forgotten and hidden from My sight.
I also will choose their delusions, and will bring their fears upon them; because when I called, none did answer; when I spake, they did not hear: but they did evil before mine eyes, and chose that in which I delighted not.
So I will choose their punishment and I will bring terror upon them,
because I called and no one answered, I spoke and no one
listened. But they did evil in My sight and chose that in which I did not delight.”
Hear the word of the LORD, ye that
tremble at his word; your brethren that
hated you, that cast you out for my name’s sake, said, Let the LORD be
glorified: but he shall appear to your joy, and they shall be
ashamed.
You who
tremble at His word, hear the word of the LORD: “Your brothers who
hate you and
exclude you
because of My name have said, ‘Let the LORD be
glorified that we may see your joy!’ But they will be put to shame.”
And I will utter my judgments against them touching all their wickedness, who have
forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, and worshipped the works of their own hands.
I will
pronounce My judgments against them for all their wickedness,
because they have
forsaken Me to burn incense to other gods and to worship the works of their own hands.
Yet thou sayest,
Because I am innocent, surely his anger shall turn from me. Behold, I will
plead with thee,
because thou sayest, I have not
sinned.
you say, ‘I am innocent. Surely His anger will turn from me.’ Behold, I will judge you,
because you say, ‘I have not
sinned.’
And I saw, when for all the causes whereby
backsliding Israel committed
adultery I had put her away, and given her a bill of
divorce; yet her
treacherous sister Judah feared not, but went and played the
harlot also.
She saw that
because faithless Israel had committed
adultery, I gave her a
certificate of
divorce and sent her away. Yet that unfaithful sister Judah had no fear and
prostituted herself as well.
A voice was heard upon the high places,
weeping and supplications of the children of Israel: for they have
perverted their way, and they have forgotten the LORD their God.
A voice is heard on the barren heights, the children of Israel
weeping and
begging for mercy,
because they have
perverted their ways and forgotten the LORD their God.
Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my
fury come forth like fire, and burn that none can
quench it,
because of the evil of your doings.
Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and remove the foreskins of your hearts, O men of Judah and people of Jerusalem. Otherwise, My wrath will break out like fire and burn with no one to
extinguish it,
because of your evil deeds.”
As keepers of a field, are they against her round about;
because she hath been
rebellious against me, saith the LORD.
They
surround her like men guarding a field,
because she has rebelled against Me,” declares the LORD.
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!”
My
bowels, my
bowels! I am pained at my very heart; my heart maketh a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace,
because thou hast heard, O my soul, the sound of the
trump, the
alarm of war.
My
anguish, my
anguish! I
writhe in pain! Oh, the pain in my chest! My heart pounds within me; I cannot be silent. For I have heard the sound of the horn, the
alarm of battle.
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.”
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!”
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.
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.
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.
Reprobate silver shall men call them,
because the LORD hath rejected them.
They are called rejected silver, because the LORD has rejected them.”
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,
Why do we sit still?
assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the defenced cities, and let us be silent there: for the LORD our God hath put us to silence, and given us water of gall to drink,
because we have
sinned against the LORD.
Why are we just sitting here? Gather together, let us
flee to the fortified cities and perish there, for the LORD our God has
doomed us. He has given us poisoned water to drink,
because we have
sinned against the LORD.
Behold the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people
because of them that dwell in a far country: Is not the LORD in
Zion? is not her king in her? Why have they
provoked me to anger with their
graven images, and with strange
vanities?
Listen to the cry of the daughter of my people from a land far away: “Is the LORD no longer in
Zion? Is her King no longer there?” “Why have they
provoked Me to anger with their carved images, with their worthless foreign idols?”
Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, I will
melt them, and try them; for how shall I do for the daughter of my people?
Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Behold, I will refine them and test them, for what else can I do because of the daughter of My people?
For the mountains will I take up a
weeping and
wailing, and for the habitations of the wilderness a
lamentation,
because they are burned up, so that none can pass through them; neither can men hear the voice of the cattle; both the fowl of the heavens and the beast are fled; they are gone.
I will take up a
weeping and
wailing for the mountains, a
dirge over the wilderness pasture, for they have been
scorched so no one passes through, and the lowing of cattle is not heard. Both the birds of the air and the beasts have fled; they have gone away.
And the LORD saith,
Because they have
forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice, neither walked therein;
And the LORD answered, “It is
because they have
forsaken My law, which I set before them; they have not walked in it or obeyed My voice.
For a voice of
wailing is heard out of
Zion, How are we
spoiled! we are greatly confounded,
because we have
forsaken the land,
because our dwellings have cast us out.
For the sound of
wailing is heard from
Zion: ‘How
devastated we are! How great is our shame! For we have abandoned the land
because our dwellings have been
torn down.’”
They are upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also is it in them to do good.
Like scarecrows in a
cucumber patch, their idols cannot speak. They must be carried
because they cannot walk. Do not fear them, for they can do no
harm, and neither can they do any good.”
Woe is me for my
hurt! my wound is
grievous: but I said, Truly this is a grief, and I must bear it.
Woe to me
because of my brokenness; my wound is
grievous! But I said, “This is truly my sickness, and I must bear it.”
How long shall the land
mourn, and the herbs of every field wither, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein? the beasts are consumed, and the birds;
because they said, He shall not see our last end.
How long will the land
mourn and the grass of every field be
withered?
Because of the evil of its residents, the animals and birds have been swept away, for the people have said, “He cannot see what our end will be.”
They have made it
desolate, and being
desolate it mourneth unto me; the whole land is made
desolate,
because no man layeth it to heart.
They have made it a
desolation;
desolate before Me, it mourns. All the land is laid waste, but no man takes it to heart.
They have sown wheat, but shall
reap thorns: they have put themselves to pain, but shall not profit: and they shall be
ashamed of your revenues
because of the fierce anger of the LORD.
They have sown wheat but harvested thorns. They have exhausted themselves to no
avail. Bear the shame of your harvest
because of the fierce anger of the LORD.”
But if ye will not hear it, my soul shall
weep in secret places for your pride; and mine eye shall
weep sore, and run down with tears,
because the LORD’S flock is carried away
captive.
But if you do not
listen, I will
weep in secret
because of your pride. My eyes will overflow with tears,
because the LORD’s flock has been taken
captive.
And if thou say in thine heart, Wherefore come these things upon me? For the greatness of thine iniquity are thy skirts discovered, and thy heels made bare.
And if you ask
yourself, “Why has this happened to me?” It is
because of the magnitude of your iniquity that your skirts have been
stripped off and your body has been exposed.
This is thy lot, the portion of thy measures from me, saith the LORD;
because thou hast forgotten me, and trusted in
falsehood.
This is your lot, the portion I have measured to you,” declares the LORD, “
because you have forgotten Me and trusted in
falsehood.
Because the ground is chapt, for there was no rain in the earth, the plowmen were
ashamed, they covered their heads.
The ground is
cracked because no rain has fallen on the land. The farmers are
ashamed; they cover their heads.
Yea, the hind also
calved in the field, and
forsook it,
because there was no grass.
Even the
doe in the field deserts her
newborn fawn because there is no grass.
And the wild
asses did stand in the high places, they
snuffed up the wind like
dragons; their eyes did fail,
because there was no grass.
Wild
donkeys stand on barren heights; they
pant for air like jackals; their eyes fail for lack of pasture.”
And the people to whom they
prophesy shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem
because of the famine and the sword; and they shall have none to
bury them, them, their wives, nor their sons, nor their daughters: for I will pour their wickedness upon them.
And the people to whom they
prophesy will be thrown into the streets of Jerusalem
because of famine and sword. There will be no one to
bury them or their wives, their sons or their daughters. I will pour out their own evil upon them.
And I will cause them to be removed into all kingdoms of the earth,
because of
Manasseh the son of
Hezekiah king of Judah, for that which he did in Jerusalem.
I will make them a
horror to all the kingdoms of the earth
because of what
Manasseh son of
Hezekiah king of Judah did in Jerusalem.
I sat not in the assembly of the mockers, nor
rejoiced; I sat alone
because of thy hand: for thou hast filled me with
indignation.
I never sat with the band of revelers, nor did I
celebrate with them.
Because Your hand was on me, I sat alone, for You have filled me with
indignation.
Then shalt thou say unto them,
Because your fathers have
forsaken me, saith the LORD, and have walked after other gods, and have served them, and have worshipped them, and have
forsaken me, and have not kept my law;
Then you are to answer them: ‘It is
because your fathers have
forsaken Me, declares the LORD, and followed other gods, and served and worshiped them. They abandoned Me and did not keep My instruction.
And first I will
recompense their iniquity and their sin double;
because they have
defiled my land, they have filled mine inheritance with the carcases of their
detestable and
abominable things.
And I will first repay them double their iniquity and their sin,
because they have
defiled My land with the
carcasses of their
detestable idols, and they have filled My inheritance with their abominations.”
O my mountain in the field, I will give thy substance and all thy treasures to the
spoil, and thy high places for sin, throughout all thy borders.
O My mountain in the
countryside, I will give over your wealth and all your treasures as
plunder,
because of the sin of your high places, within all your borders.
O LORD, the hope of Israel, all that
forsake thee shall be
ashamed, and they that depart from me shall be written in the earth,
because they have
forsaken the LORD, the fountain of living waters.
O LORD, the hope of Israel, all who
abandon You will be put to shame. All who turn away will be written in the dust, for they have abandoned the LORD, the fountain of living water.
Because my people hath forgotten me, they have burned incense to vanity, and they have caused them to
stumble in their ways from the ancient paths, to walk in paths, in a way not cast up;
Yet My people have forgotten Me. They burn incense to worthless idols that make them
stumble in their ways, leaving the ancient roads to walk on
rutted bypaths instead of on the
highway.
Because they have
forsaken me, and have
estranged this place, and have burned incense in it unto other gods, whom neither they nor their fathers have known, nor the kings of Judah, and have filled this place with the blood of innocents;
because they have abandoned Me and made this a foreign place. They have burned incense in this place to other gods that neither they nor their fathers nor the kings of Judah have ever known. They have filled this place with the blood of the innocent.
And I will make this city
desolate, and an
hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be
astonished and hiss
because of all the plagues thereof.
And the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses of the kings of Judah, shall be
defiled as the place of
Tophet,
because of all the houses upon whose roofs they have burned incense unto all the host of heaven, and have poured out drink offerings unto other gods.
The houses of Jerusalem and the houses of the kings of Judah will be
defiled like that place, Topheth—all the houses on whose rooftops they burned incense to all the host of heaven and poured out drink offerings to other gods.”
Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring upon this city and upon all her towns all the evil that I have pronounced against it,
because they have
hardened their necks, that they might not hear my words.
“This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I am about to bring on this city and on all the villages around it every
disaster I have pronounced against them,
because they have
stiffened their necks so as not to
heed My words.’”
For since I spake, I
cried out, I
cried violence and
spoil;
because the word of the LORD was made a reproach unto me, and a
derision, daily.
For whenever I speak, I cry out; I
proclaim violence and destruction. For the word of the LORD has become to me a reproach and
derision all day long.
Because he
slew me not from the
womb; or that my mother might have been my grave, and her
womb to be always great with me.
because he did not kill me in the
womb so that my mother might have been my grave, and her
womb forever enlarged.
O house of David, thus saith the LORD;
Execute judgment in the morning, and deliver him that is
spoiled out of the hand of the
oppressor, lest my
fury go out like fire, and burn that none can
quench it,
because of the evil of your doings.
O house of David, this is what the LORD says: ‘
Administer justice every morning, and
rescue the
victim of
robbery from the hand of his
oppressor, or My wrath will go forth like fire and burn with no one to
extinguish it
because of their evil deeds.
Then they shall answer,
Because they have
forsaken the covenant of the LORD their God, and worshipped other gods, and served them.
Then people will reply, ‘
Because they have
forsaken the covenant of the LORD their God and have worshiped and served other gods.’”
Shalt thou reign,
because thou closest
thyself in
cedar? did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, and then it was well with him?
Does it make you a king to
excel in
cedar? Did not your father have food and drink? He administered justice and righteousness, and so it went well with him.
The wind shall eat up all thy pastors, and thy lovers shall go into captivity: surely then shalt thou be
ashamed and confounded for all thy wickedness.
The wind will drive away all your
shepherds, and your lovers will go into captivity. Then you will be
ashamed and
humiliated because of all your wickedness.
Mine heart within me is broken
because of the prophets; all my bones
shake; I am like a
drunken man, and like a man whom wine hath overcome,
because of the LORD, and
because of the words of his
holiness.
As for the prophets: My heart is broken within me, and all my bones
tremble. I have become like a
drunkard, like a man overcome by wine,
because of the LORD,
because of His holy words.
For the land is full of adulterers; for
because of
swearing the land mourneth; the pleasant places of the wilderness are dried up, and their course is evil, and their force is not right.
For the land is full of adulterers—
because of the
curse, the land mourns and the pastures of the wilderness have dried up— their course is evil and their power is misused.
But since ye say, The burden of the LORD; therefore thus saith the LORD; Because ye say this word, The burden of the LORD, and I have sent unto you, saying, Ye shall not say, The burden of the LORD;
But if you claim, ‘This is the burden of the LORD,’ then this is what the LORD says: Because you have said, ‘This is the burden of the LORD,’ and I specifically told you not to make this claim,
Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts; Because ye have not heard my words,
Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Because you have not obeyed My words,