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For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the LORD; and there is none else.
For thus says the LORD, who created the heavens—He is
God; He formed the earth and fashioned it; He established it; He did not
create it to be empty, but formed it to be inhabited: “I am the LORD, and there is no other.
Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, ye that are escaped of the nations: they have no knowledge that set up the wood of their
graven image, and pray unto a
god that cannot save.
Come, gather together, and draw near, you fugitives from the nations. Ignorant are those who carry idols of wood and pray to a god that cannot save.
Tell ye, and bring them near;
yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have not I the LORD? and there is no
God else beside me; a just
God and a Saviour; there is none beside me.
Speak up and present your case—
yes, let them take counsel together. Who
foretold this long ago? Who
announced it from ancient times? Was it not I, the LORD? There is no other
God but Me, a righteous
God and
Savior; there is none but Me.
Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else.
Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other.
They
stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves are gone into captivity.
The
gods cower; they
crouch together, unable to
relieve the burden; but they themselves go into captivity.
They pour out their bags of gold and
weigh out silver on scales; they
hire a
goldsmith to fashion it into a
god, so they can bow down and worship.
Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me,
Remember what happened long ago, for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me.
Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, which
swear by the name of the LORD, and make mention of the
God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness.
“
Listen to this, O house of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel, who have descended from the line of Judah, who
swear by the name of the LORD, who
invoke the
God of Israel— but not in truth or righteousness—
For they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel; The LORD of hosts is his name.
who indeed call
yourselves after the holy city and
lean on the
God of Israel; the LORD of Hosts is His name.
I have even from the beginning declared it to thee; before it came to pass I shewed it thee: lest thou shouldest say, Mine
idol hath done them, and my
graven image, and my
molten image, hath commanded them.
Therefore I declared it to you long ago; I
announced it before it came to pass, so that you could not claim, ‘My
idol has done this; my carved image and
molten god has ordained it.’
Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord GOD, and his Spirit, hath sent me.
Come near to Me and
listen to this: From the beginning I have not spoken in secret; from the time it happened, I was there.” And now the Lord
GOD has sent me, accompanied by His Spirit.
Thus saith the LORD, thy
Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the LORD thy
God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go.
Thus says the LORD your
Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the LORD your
God, who teaches you for your benefit, who directs you in the way you should go.
Then I said, I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for
nought, and in vain: yet surely my judgment is with the LORD, and my work with my
God.
But I said, “I have labored in vain, I have spent My strength in
futility and vanity; yet My
vindication is with the LORD, and My reward is with My
God.”
And now, saith the LORD that formed me from the
womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him, Though Israel be not gathered, yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the LORD, and my
God shall be my strength.
And now says the LORD, who formed Me from the
womb to be His Servant, to bring Jacob back to Him, that Israel might be gathered to Him— for I am honored in the sight of the LORD, and My
God is My strength—
Thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I will lift up mine hand to the Gentiles, and set up my standard to the people: and they shall bring thy sons in their arms, and thy daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders.
This is what the Lord
GOD says: “Behold, I will lift up My hand to the nations, and raise My
banner to the peoples. They will bring your sons in their arms and carry your daughters on their shoulders.
The Lord
GOD hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is
weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned.
The Lord
GOD has given Me the tongue of
discipleship, to
sustain the
weary with a word. He awakens Me morning by morning; He awakens My ear to
listen as a disciple.
The Lord
GOD hath opened mine ear, and I was not
rebellious, neither turned away back.
The Lord
GOD has opened My ears, and I have not been
rebellious, nor have I turned back.
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.
Behold, the Lord
GOD will help me; who is he that shall
condemn me? lo, they all shall wax old as a garment; the
moth shall eat them up.
Surely the Lord
GOD helps Me. Who is there to
condemn Me? See, they will all wear out like a garment; the
moths will
devour them.
Who is among you that feareth the LORD, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the LORD, and stay upon his God.
Who among you fears the LORD and obeys the voice of His Servant? Who among you walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the LORD; let him
lean on his
God.
But I am the LORD thy
God, that divided the sea, whose waves
roared: The LORD of hosts is his name.
For I am the LORD your
God who stirs up the sea so that its waves
roar— the LORD of Hosts is His name.
Thy sons have
fainted, they lie at the head of all the streets, as a wild bull in a net: they are full of the
fury of the LORD, the
rebuke of thy
God.
Your sons have
fainted; they lie at the head of every street, like an
antelope in a net. They are full of the wrath of the LORD, the
rebuke of your
God.
Thus saith thy Lord the LORD, and thy
God that pleadeth the cause of his people, Behold, I have taken out of thine hand the cup of
trembling, even the
dregs of the cup of my
fury; thou shalt no more drink it again:
Thus says your Lord, the LORD, even your
God, who defends His people: “See, I have removed from your hand the cup of
staggering. From that
goblet, the cup of My
fury, you will never drink again.
For thus saith the Lord
GOD, My people went down
aforetime into Egypt to
sojourn there; and the Assyrian
oppressed them without cause.
For this is what the Lord
GOD says: “At first My people went down to Egypt to live, then Assyria
oppressed them without cause.
How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good
tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good
tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto
Zion, Thy
God reigneth!
How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who
proclaim peace, who bring good
tidings, who
proclaim salvation, who say to
Zion, “Your
God reigns!”
The LORD hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.
The LORD has bared His holy arm in the sight of all the nations; all the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God.
For ye shall not go out with
haste, nor go by flight: for the LORD will go before you; and the
God of Israel will be your rereward.
For you will not leave in a
hurry nor
flee in
haste, for the LORD goes before you, and the
God of Israel is your rear guard.
Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him
stricken,
smitten of
God, and
afflicted.
For thy Maker is thine husband; the LORD of hosts is his name; and thy
Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The
God of the whole earth shall he be called.
For your husband is your Maker— the LORD of Hosts is His name— the Holy One of Israel is your
Redeemer; He is called the
God of all the earth.
For the LORD hath called thee as a woman
forsaken and
grieved in spirit, and a wife of youth, when thou
wast refused, saith thy
God.
For the LORD has called you back, like a wife deserted and wounded in spirit, like the rejected wife of one’s youth,” says your God.
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.”
Let the wicked
forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our
God, for he will abundantly
pardon.
Let the wicked man
forsake his own way and the unrighteous man his own thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have
compassion, and to our
God, for He will freely
pardon.
The Lord GOD which gathereth the outcasts of Israel saith, Yet will I gather others to him, beside those that are gathered unto him.
Thus declares the Lord
GOD, who gathers the
dispersed of Israel: “I will gather to them still others besides those already gathered.”
There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked.
“There is no peace,” says my God, “for the wicked.”
Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and
forsook not the
ordinance of their
God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to
God.
For day after day they seek Me and delight to know My ways, like a nation that does what is right and does not
forsake the justice of their
God. They ask Me for righteous judgments; they delight in the nearness of
God.”
But your
iniquities have separated between you and your
God, and your sins have
hid his face from you, that he will not hear.
But your
iniquities have built barriers between you and your
God, and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He does not hear.
In
transgressing and lying against the LORD, and departing away from our
God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of
falsehood.
rebelling and denying the LORD, turning away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering lies from the heart.
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 sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the LORD shall be unto thee an
everlasting light, and thy
God thy glory.
No longer will the sun be your light by day, nor the brightness of the moon
shine on your night; for the LORD will be your
everlasting light, and your
God will be your
splendor.
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,
But ye shall be named the Priests of the LORD: men shall call you the Ministers of our
God: ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and in their glory shall ye
boast yourselves.
But you will be called the priests of the LORD; they will speak of you as ministers of our
God; you will feed on the wealth of nations, and you will
boast in their riches.
I will greatly
rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my
God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the
robe of righteousness, as a
bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a
bride adorneth herself with her jewels.
I will
rejoice greatly in the LORD, my soul will
exult in my
God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and
wrapped me in a
robe of righteousness, as a
bridegroom wears a priestly
headdress, as a
bride adorns herself with her jewels.
For as the earth bringeth forth her
bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord
GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.
For as the earth brings forth its growth, and as a garden enables seed to spring up, so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring up before all the nations.
Thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the hand of the LORD, and a royal
diadem in the hand of thy
God.
You will be a crown of glory in the hand of the LORD, a royal
diadem in the palm of your
God.
For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee: and as the
bridegroom rejoiceth over the
bride, so shall thy
God rejoice over thee.
For as a young man marries a young woman, so your sons will marry you; and as a
bridegroom rejoices over his
bride, so your
God will
rejoice over you.
For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, what he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him.
From ancient times no one has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides You, who acts on behalf of those who wait for Him.
Therefore thus saith the Lord
GOD, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be
hungry: behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be
thirsty: behold, my servants shall
rejoice, but ye shall be
ashamed:
Therefore this is what the Lord
GOD says: “My servants will eat, but you will go
hungry; My servants will drink, but you will go
thirsty; My servants will
rejoice, but you will be put to shame.
And ye shall leave your name for a
curse unto my chosen: for the Lord
GOD shall
slay thee, and call his servants by another name:
You will leave behind your name as a
curse for My chosen ones, and the Lord
GOD will
slay you; but to His servants He will give another name.
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.
Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? saith the LORD: shall I cause to bring forth, and shut the
womb? saith thy
God.
Shall I bring a
baby to the point of birth and not deliver it?” says the LORD. “Or will I who deliver close the
womb?” says your
God.
Then said I,
Ah, Lord
GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.
“
Ah, Lord
GOD,” I said, “I surely do not know how to speak, for I am only a child!”
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.
Hath a nation changed their
gods, which are yet no
gods? but my people have changed their glory for that which
doth not profit.
Has a nation ever changed its gods, though they are no gods at all? Yet My people have exchanged their Glory for useless idols.
Hast thou not procured this unto
thyself, in that thou hast
forsaken the LORD thy
God, when he led thee by the way?
Have you not brought this on
yourself by
forsaking the LORD your
God when He led you in the way?
Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast
forsaken the LORD thy
God, and that my fear is not in thee, saith the Lord
GOD of hosts.
Your own evil will discipline you; your own
apostasies will
reprimand you. Consider and
realize how evil and bitter it is for you to
forsake the LORD your
God and to have no fear of Me,” declares the Lord
GOD of Hosts.
For though thou wash thee with
nitre, and take thee much
sope, yet thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord
GOD.
Although you wash with
lye and use an abundance of soap, the
stain of your guilt is still before Me,” declares the Lord
GOD.
Withhold thy foot from being
unshod, and thy throat from
thirst: but thou saidst, There is no hope: no; for I have loved strangers, and after them will I go.
You should have kept your feet from going bare and your throat from being
thirsty. But you said, ‘It is hopeless! For I love foreign
gods, and I must go after them.’
But where are thy gods that thou hast made thee? let them arise, if they can save thee in the time of thy trouble: for according to the number of thy cities are thy gods, O Judah.
But where are the
gods you made for
yourselves? Let them rise up in your time of trouble and save you if they can; for your
gods are as numerous as your cities, O Judah.
Only acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast
transgressed against the LORD thy
God, and hast scattered thy ways to the strangers under every green tree, and ye have not obeyed my voice, saith the LORD.
Only acknowledge your guilt, that you have rebelled against the LORD your God. You have scattered your favors to foreign gods under every green tree and have not obeyed My voice,’” declares the LORD.
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.
Return, ye
backsliding children, and I will
heal your backslidings. Behold, we come unto thee; for thou art the LORD our
God.
“Return, O faithless children, and I will
heal your
faithlessness.” “Here we are. We come to You, for You are the LORD our
God.
Truly in vain is salvation hoped for from the hills, and from the multitude of mountains: truly in the LORD our God is the salvation of Israel.
Surely
deception comes from the hills, and
commotion from the mountains. Surely the salvation of Israel is in the LORD our
God.
For shame hath
devoured the labour of our fathers from our youth; their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters.
From our youth, that shameful god has consumed what our fathers have worked for— their flocks and herds, their sons and daughters.
We lie down in our shame, and our confusion covereth us: for we have
sinned against the LORD our
God, we and our fathers, from our youth even unto this day, and have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our
God.
Let us lie down in our shame; let our disgrace cover us. We have
sinned against the LORD our
God, both we and our fathers; from our youth even to this day we have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our
God.”
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.”
Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are
foolish: for they know not the way of the LORD, nor the judgment of their
God.
Then I said, “They are only the poor; they have played the
fool, for they do not know the way of the LORD, the justice of their
God.
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.
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.
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.
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.’”
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.’
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.
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,
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,
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!
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 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.
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.
Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the
God of Israel; Behold, I will feed them, even this people, with
wormwood, and give them water of gall to drink.
Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts, the
God of Israel, says: “Behold, I will feed this people
wormwood and give them poisoned water to drink.
But the LORD is the true
God, he is the living
God, and an
everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall
tremble, and the nations shall not be able to
abide his
indignation.
But the LORD is the true
God; He is the living
God and eternal King. The earth quakes at His wrath, and the nations cannot
endure His
indignation.
Thus shall ye say unto them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, even they shall perish from the earth, and from under these heavens.
Thus you are to tell them: “These gods, who have made neither the heavens nor the earth, will perish from this earth and from under these heavens.”
And say thou unto them, Thus saith the LORD
God of Israel;
Cursed be the man that obeyeth not the words of this covenant,
You must tell them that this is what the LORD, the
God of Israel, says:
Cursed is the man who does not obey the words of this covenant,
Which I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, Obey my voice, and do them, according to all which I command you: so shall ye be my people, and I will be your God:
which I commanded your forefathers when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, out of the iron furnace, saying, ‘Obey Me, and do everything I command you, and you will be My people, and I will be your God.’
They are turned back to the
iniquities of their forefathers, which refused to hear my words; and they went after other
gods to serve them: the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken my covenant which I made with their fathers.
They have returned to the sins of their forefathers who refused to obey My words. They have followed other gods to serve them. The house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken the covenant I made with their fathers.
Then shall the cities of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem go, and cry unto the gods unto whom they offer incense: but they shall not save them at all in the time of their trouble.
Then the cities of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem will go and cry out to the
gods to which they have been burning incense, but these
gods certainly will not save them in their time of
disaster.
For according to the number of thy cities were thy
gods, O Judah; and according to the number of the streets of Jerusalem have ye set up altars to that shameful thing, even altars to burn incense unto
Baal.
Your
gods are indeed as numerous as your cities, O Judah; the altars of shame you have set up—the altars to burn incense to
Baal—are as many as the streets of Jerusalem.’
This evil people, which refuse to hear my words, which walk in the imagination of their heart, and walk after other
gods, to serve them, and to worship them, shall even be as this
girdle, which is good for nothing.
These evil people, who refuse to
listen to My words, who follow the
stubbornness of their own hearts, and who go after other
gods to serve and worship them, they will be like this loincloth—of no use at all.
Therefore thou shalt speak unto them this word; Thus saith the LORD
God of Israel, Every
bottle shall be filled with wine: and they shall say unto thee, Do we not certainly know that every
bottle shall be filled with wine?
Therefore you are to tell them that this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Every wineskin shall be filled with wine.’ And when they reply, ‘Don’t we surely know that every wineskin should be filled with wine?’
Give glory to the LORD your
God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet
stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness.
Give glory to the LORD your
God before He brings darkness, before your feet
stumble on the
dusky mountains. You wait for light, but He turns it into deep
gloom and thick darkness.
Then said I,
Ah, Lord
GOD! behold, the prophets say unto them, Ye shall not see the sword, neither shall ye have famine; but I will give you
assured peace in this place.
“
Ah, Lord
GOD!” I replied, “Look, the prophets are telling them, ‘You will not see the sword or suffer famine, but I will give you lasting peace in this place.’”
Are there any among the
vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? art not thou he, O LORD our
God? therefore we will wait upon thee: for thou hast made all these things.
Can the worthless idols of the nations bring rain? Do the
skies alone send showers? Is this not by You, O LORD our
God? So we put our hope in You, for You have done all these things.
Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and
rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O LORD
God of hosts.
Your words were found, and I
ate them. Your words became my joy and my heart’s delight. For I bear Your name, O LORD
God of Hosts.
For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the
God of Israel; Behold, I will cause to cease out of this place in your eyes, and in your days, the voice of
mirth, and the voice of
gladness, the voice of the
bridegroom, and the voice of the
bride.
For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the
God of Israel, says: I am going to remove from this place, before your very eyes and in your days, the sounds of joy and
gladness, the voices of the
bride and
bridegroom.
And it shall come to pass, when thou shalt
shew this people all these words, and they shall say unto thee, Wherefore hath the LORD pronounced all this great evil against us? or what is our iniquity? or what is our sin that we have committed against the LORD our
God?
When you tell these people all these things, they will ask you, ‘Why has the LORD pronounced all this great
disaster against us? What is our guilt? What is the sin that we have committed against the LORD our
God?’
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.
Therefore will I cast you out of this land into a land that ye know not, neither ye nor your fathers; and there shall ye serve other
gods day and night; where I will not
shew you favour.
So I will cast you out of this land into a land that neither you nor your fathers have known. There you will serve other gods day and night, for I will show you no favor.’
Shall a man make gods unto himself, and they are no gods?
Can man make gods for himself? Such are not gods!”