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He burneth part thereof in the fire; with part thereof he eateth flesh; he roasteth
roast,
and is satisfied:
yea, he warmeth himself,
and saith,
Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire:
He burns half of it in the fire,
and he roasts meat on that half. He eats the
roast and is satisfied. Indeed, he warms himself
and says, “
Ah! I am warm; I see the fire.”
And the residue thereof he maketh a god, even his
graven image: he falleth down unto it,
and worshippeth it,
and prayeth unto it,
and saith, Deliver me; for thou art my god.
From the rest he makes a god, his
graven image. He bows down to it
and worships; he prays to it
and says, “Save me, for you are my god.”
They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.
They do not
comprehend or
discern, for He has shut their eyes so they cannot see
and closed their minds so they cannot understand.
And none considereth in his heart, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire;
yea, also I have
baked bread upon the coals thereof; I have
roasted flesh,
and eaten it:
and shall I make the residue thereof an
abomination? shall I fall down to the stock of a tree?
And no one considers in his heart, no one has the knowledge or insight to say, “I burned half of it in the fire,
and I
baked bread on its coals; I
roasted meat
and I
ate. Shall I make something
detestable with the rest of it? Shall I bow down to a block of wood?”
He feedeth on ashes: a
deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?
He feeds on ashes. His
deluded heart has led him
astray,
and he cannot deliver himself or say, “Is not this thing in my right hand a lie?”
Remember these, O Jacob and Israel; for thou art my servant: I have formed thee; thou art my servant: O Israel, thou shalt not be forgotten of me.
Remember these things, O Jacob, for you are My servant, O Israel. I have made you,
and you are My servant; O Israel, I will never
forget you.
I have
blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions,
and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed thee.
I have
blotted out your transgressions like a cloud,
and your sins like a
mist. Return to Me, for I have redeemed you.
Sing, O ye heavens; for the LORD hath done it:
shout, ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest,
and every tree therein: for the LORD hath redeemed Jacob,
and glorified himself in Israel.
Sing for joy, O heavens, for the LORD has done this;
shout aloud, O depths of the earth. Break forth in song, O mountains, you forests
and all your trees. For the LORD has redeemed Jacob,
and revealed His glory in Israel.
Thus saith the LORD, thy
redeemer,
and he that formed thee from the
womb, I am the LORD that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself;
Thus says the LORD, your
Redeemer who formed you from the
womb: “I am the LORD, who has made all things, who alone stretched out the heavens, who by Myself spread out the earth,
That frustrateth the
tokens of the liars,
and maketh diviners
mad; that turneth wise men backward,
and maketh their knowledge
foolish;
who foils the signs of false prophets and makes fools of diviners, who confounds the wise and turns their knowledge into nonsense,
That confirmeth the word of his servant, and performeth the counsel of his messengers; that saith to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be inhabited; and to the cities of Judah, Ye shall be built, and I will raise up the decayed places thereof:
who confirms the message of His servant and fulfills the counsel of His messengers, who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be inhabited,’ and of the cities of Judah, ‘They will be rebuilt, and I will restore their ruins,’
That saith to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up thy rivers:
who says to the depths of the sea, ‘Be dry, and I will dry up your currents,’
That saith of Cyrus, He is my
shepherd,
and shall perform all my pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built;
and to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid.
who says of Cyrus, ‘My
shepherd will
fulfill all that I desire,’ who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be rebuilt,’
and of the temple, ‘Let its foundation be laid.’”
Thus saith the LORD to his
anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have
holden, to
subdue nations before him;
and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates;
and the gates shall not be shut;
This is what the LORD says to Cyrus His
anointed, whose right hand I have
grasped to
subdue nations before him, to disarm kings, to open the doors before him, so that the gates will not be shut:
I will go before thee,
and make the
crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass,
and cut in
sunder the bars of iron:
“I will go before you and level the mountains; I will break down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron.
And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the LORD, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel.
I will give you the treasures of darkness and the riches hidden in secret places, so that you may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel, who calls you by name.
For Jacob my servant’s sake,
and Israel mine
elect, I have even called thee by thy name: I have
surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me.
For the sake of Jacob My servant and Israel My chosen one, I call you by name; I have given you a title of honor, though you have not known Me.
I am the LORD,
and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I
girded thee, though thou hast not known me:
I am the LORD,
and there is no other; there is no God but Me. I will
equip you for battle, though you have not known Me,
That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside me. I am the LORD, and there is none else.
so that all may know, from where the sun rises to where it sets, that there is none but Me; I am the LORD, and there is no other.
I form the light,
and create darkness: I make peace,
and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.
I form the light
and create the darkness; I bring prosperity
and create calamity. I, the LORD, do all these things.
Drop down, ye heavens, from above,
and let the
skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open,
and let them bring forth salvation,
and let righteousness spring up together; I the LORD have created it.
Drip down, O heavens, from above,
and let the
skies pour down righteousness. Let the earth open up that salvation may
sprout and righteousness spring up with it; I, the LORD, have created it.
Thus saith the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker, Ask me of things to come concerning my sons, and concerning the work of my hands command ye me.
Thus says the LORD, the Holy One of Israel,
and its Maker: “How
dare you question Me about My sons, or
instruct Me in the work of My hands?
I have made the earth, and created man upon it: I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens, and all their host have I commanded.
It is I who made the earth and created man upon it. It was My hands that stretched out the heavens, and I ordained all their host.
I have raised him up in righteousness,
and I will direct all his ways: he shall build my city,
and he shall let go my
captives, not for price nor reward, saith the LORD of hosts.
I will raise up Cyrus in righteousness, and I will make all his ways straight. He will rebuild My city and set My exiles free, but not for payment or reward, says the LORD of Hosts.”
Thus saith the LORD, The labour of Egypt,
and merchandise of
Ethiopia and of the
Sabeans, men of
stature, shall come over unto thee,
and they shall be thine: they shall come after thee; in chains they shall come over,
and they shall fall down unto thee, they shall make
supplication unto thee, saying, Surely God is in thee;
and there is none else, there is no God.
This is what the LORD says: “The products of Egypt
and the
merchandise of
Cush, along with the
Sabeans, men of
stature, will come over to you
and will be yours; they will
trudge behind you; they will come over in chains
and bow down to you. They will
confess to you: ‘God is indeed with you,
and there is no other; there is no other God.’”
They shall be
ashamed,
and also confounded, all of them: they shall go to confusion together that are makers of idols.
They will all be put to shame
and humiliated; the makers of idols will depart together in disgrace.
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.
I have
sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness,
and shall not return, That unto me every
knee shall bow, every tongue shall
swear.
By Myself I have
sworn; truth has gone out from My mouth, a word that will not be
revoked: Every
knee will bow before Me, every tongue will
swear allegiance.
Surely, shall one say, in the LORD have I righteousness
and strength: even to him shall men come;
and all that are incensed against him shall be
ashamed.
Surely they will say of Me, ‘In the LORD alone are righteousness
and strength.’” All who
rage against Him will come to Him
and be put to shame.
In the LORD shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall glory.
In the LORD all descendants of Israel will be justified
and will
exult.
Bel boweth down,
Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts,
and upon the cattle: your carriages were heavy loaden; they are a burden to the
weary beast.
Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob,
and all the
remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne by me from the
belly, which are carried from the
womb:
“
Listen to Me, O house of Jacob, all the
remnant of the house of Israel, who have been sustained from the
womb, carried along since birth.
And even to your old age I am he;
and even to
hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made,
and I will bear; even I will carry,
and will deliver you.
Even to your old age, I will be the same,
and I will bear you up when you turn gray. I have made you,
and I will carry you; I will
sustain you
and deliver you.
To whom will ye
liken me,
and make me equal,
and compare me, that we may be like?
To whom will you
liken Me or count Me equal? To whom will you compare Me, that we should be alike?
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.
They bear him upon the shoulder, they carry him,
and set him in his place,
and he standeth; from his place shall he not remove:
yea, one shall cry unto him, yet can he not answer, nor save him out of his trouble.
They lift it to their shoulder
and carry it along; they set it in its place,
and there it stands, not
budging from that spot. They cry out to it, but it does not answer; it saves no one from his troubles.
Remember this,
and shew yourselves men: bring it again to mind, O ye transgressors.
Remember this
and be
brave; take it to heart, you transgressors!
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.
Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:
I declare the end from the beginning,
and ancient times from what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand,
and all My good pleasure I will
accomplish.’
Calling a
ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth my counsel from a far country:
yea, I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it.
I
summon a bird of prey from the east, a man for My purpose from a far-off land. Truly I have spoken,
and truly I will bring it to pass. I have
planned it,
and I will surely do it.
I bring near my righteousness; it shall not be far off,
and my salvation shall not
tarry:
and I will place salvation in
Zion for Israel my glory.
I am bringing My righteousness near; it is not far away,
and My salvation will not be delayed. I will grant salvation to
Zion and adorn Israel with My
splendor.
Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, sit on the ground: there is no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called tender and delicate.
“Go down
and sit in the dust, O Virgin Daughter of Babylon. Sit on the ground without a throne, O Daughter of
Chaldea! For you will no longer be called tender or delicate.
Take the millstones,
and grind meal: uncover thy locks, make bare the leg, uncover the
thigh, pass over the rivers.
Take millstones
and grind flour; remove your
veil; strip off your
skirt, bare your
thigh,
and wade through the streams.
Thy nakedness shall be uncovered,
yea, thy shame shall be seen: I will take
vengeance,
and I will not meet thee as a man.
Your nakedness will be uncovered
and your shame will be exposed. I will take
vengeance; I will
spare no one.”
Sit thou silent, and get thee into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called, The lady of kingdoms.
“Sit in silence
and go into darkness, O Daughter of
Chaldea. For you will no longer be called the queen of kingdoms.
I was
wroth with my people, I have
polluted mine inheritance,
and given them into thine hand: thou
didst shew them no mercy; upon the ancient hast thou very
heavily laid thy yoke.
I was
angry with My people; I
profaned My
heritage,
and I placed them under your control. You showed them no mercy; even on the elderly you laid a most heavy yoke.
And thou saidst, I shall be a lady for ever: so that thou
didst not lay these things to thy heart, neither
didst remember the latter end of it.
You said, ‘I will be queen
forever.’ You did not take these things to heart or consider their outcome.
Therefore hear now this, thou that art given to pleasures, that dwellest
carelessly, that sayest in thine heart, I am,
and none else beside me; I shall not sit as a widow, neither shall I know the loss of children:
So now hear this, O lover of
luxury who sits securely, who says to herself, ‘I am,
and there is none besides me. I will never be a widow or know the loss of children.’
But these two things shall come to thee in a moment in one day, the loss of children,
and widowhood: they shall come upon thee in their perfection for the multitude of thy
sorceries,
and for the great abundance of thine enchantments.
These two things will overtake you in a moment, in a single day: loss of children,
and widowhood. They will come upon you in full measure, in spite of your many
sorceries and the
potency of your spells.
For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness: thou hast said, None
seeth me. Thy wisdom
and thy knowledge, it hath
perverted thee;
and thou hast said in thine heart, I am,
and none else beside me.
You were secure in your wickedness; you said, ‘No one sees me.’ Your wisdom
and knowledge led you
astray; you told
yourself, ‘I am,
and there is none besides me.’
Therefore shall evil come upon thee; thou shalt not know from whence it riseth:
and mischief shall fall upon thee; thou shalt not be able to put if off:
and desolation shall come upon thee suddenly, which thou shalt not know.
But
disaster will come upon you; you will not know how to charm it away. A
calamity will
befall you that you will be unable to ward off.
Devastation will happen to you suddenly
and unexpectedly.
Stand now with thine enchantments,
and with the multitude of thy
sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail.
So take your stand with your spells
and with your many
sorceries, with which you have
wearied yourself from your youth. Perhaps you will succeed; perhaps you will
inspire terror!
Thou art
wearied in the multitude of thy counsels. Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up,
and save thee from these things that shall come upon thee.
You are
wearied by your many counselors; let them come forward now
and save you— your astrologers who observe the stars, who monthly
predict your fate.
Thus shall they be unto thee with whom thou hast laboured, even thy merchants, from thy youth: they shall
wander every one to his quarter; none shall save thee.
This is what they are to you— those with whom you have labored and traded from youth— each one strays in his own direction; not one of them can save you.
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 declared the former things from the beginning; and they went forth out of my mouth, and I shewed them; I did them suddenly, and they came to pass.
I
foretold the former things long ago; they came out of My mouth
and I proclaimed them. Suddenly I acted,
and they came to pass.
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.
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.’
Thou hast heard, see all this;
and will not ye declare it? I have shewed thee new things from this time, even hidden things,
and thou
didst not know them.
You have heard these things; look at them all. Will you not acknowledge them? From now on I will tell you of new things, hidden things unknown to you.
They are created now, and not from the beginning; even before the day when thou heardest them not; lest thou shouldest say, Behold, I knew them.
They are created now,
and not long ago; you have not heard of them before
today. So you cannot claim, ‘I already knew them!’
You have never heard; you have never understood; for a long time your ears have not been open. For I knew how
deceitful you are; you have been called a
rebel from birth.
For my name’s sake will I
defer mine anger,
and for my praise will I
refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off.
For the sake of My name I will delay My wrath; for the sake of My praise I will restrain it, so that you will not be cut off.
For mine own sake, even for mine own sake, will I do it: for how should my name be
polluted?
and I will not give my glory unto another.
For My own sake, My very own sake, I will act; for how can I let Myself be
defamed? I will not yield My glory to another.
Hearken unto me, O Jacob
and Israel, my called; I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.
Listen to Me, O Jacob,
and Israel, whom I have called: I am He; I am the first,
and I am the last.
Mine hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth,
and my right hand hath
spanned the heavens: when I call unto them, they stand up together.
Surely My own hand founded the earth,
and My right hand spread out the heavens; when I
summon them, they stand up together.
All ye,
assemble yourselves,
and hear; which among them hath declared these things? The LORD hath loved him: he will do his pleasure on Babylon,
and his arm shall be on the Chaldeans.
Come together, all of you,
and listen: Which of the idols has
foretold these things? The LORD’s chosen ally will carry out His desire against Babylon,
and His arm will be against the Chaldeans.
I, even I, have spoken;
yea, I have called him: I have brought him,
and he shall make his way prosperous.
I, even I, have spoken;
yes, I have called him. I have brought him,
and he will succeed in his mission.
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.
O that thou hadst
hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river,
and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea:
If only you had paid attention to My commandments, your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness like waves of the sea.
Thy seed also had been as the sand,
and the offspring of thy
bowels like the gravel thereof; his name should not have been cut off nor destroyed from before me.
Your descendants would have been as countless as the sand,
and your offspring as numerous as its grains; their name would never be cut off or
eliminated from My presence.”
And they
thirsted not when he led them through the deserts: he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them: he
clave the rock also,
and the waters
gushed out.
They did not
thirst when He led them through the deserts; He made water flow for them from the rock; He split the rock,
and water
gushed out.
Listen, O isles, unto me;
and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the
womb; from the
bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name.
Listen to Me, O islands; pay attention, O distant peoples: The LORD called Me from the
womb; from the body of My mother He named Me.
And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he
hid me,
and made me a polished shaft; in his
quiver hath he
hid me;
He made My mouth like a sharp sword; He
hid Me in the shadow of His hand. He made Me like a polished
arrow; He
hid Me in His
quiver.
And said unto me, Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be
glorified.
He said to Me, “You are My Servant, Israel, in whom I will display My glory.”
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—
And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.
He says: “It is not enough for You to be My Servant, to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the protected ones of Israel. I will also make You a light for the nations, to bring My salvation to the ends of the earth.”
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.”
Thus saith the LORD, In an acceptable time have I heard thee,
and in a day of salvation have I helped thee:
and I will preserve thee,
and give thee for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to
inherit the
desolate heritages;
This is what the LORD says: “In the time of favor I will answer You,
and in the day of salvation I will help You; I will keep You
and appoint You to be a covenant for the people, to restore the land, to
apportion its
desolate inheritances,
That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that are in darkness,
Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways,
and their pastures shall be in all high places.
to say to the prisoners, ‘Come out,’
and to those in darkness, ‘Show
yourselves.’ They will feed along the pathways,
and find pasture on every barren hill.
They shall not hunger nor
thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun
smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them.
They will not hunger or
thirst, nor will
scorching heat or sun beat down on them. For He who has
compassion on them will guide them
and lead them beside springs of water.
I will turn all My mountains into roads,
and My
highways will be raised up.
Behold, these shall come from far: and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim.
Behold, they will come from far away, from the north and from the west, and from the land of Aswan.”
Sing, O heavens;
and be joyful, O earth;
and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the LORD hath comforted his people,
and will have mercy upon his
afflicted.
Shout for joy, O heavens;
rejoice, O earth; break forth in song, O mountains! For the LORD has comforted His people,
and He will have
compassion on His
afflicted ones.
But
Zion said, The LORD hath
forsaken me,
and my Lord hath forgotten me.
But
Zion said, “The LORD has
forsaken me; the Lord has forgotten me!”
Thy children shall make
haste; thy destroyers
and they that made thee waste shall go forth of thee.
Your builders
hasten back; your destroyers
and wreckers depart from you.
Lift up thine eyes round about,
and behold: all these gather themselves together,
and come to thee. As I live, saith the LORD, thou shalt surely
clothe thee with them all, as with an ornament,
and bind them on thee, as a
bride doeth.
Lift up your eyes
and look around. They all gather together; they come to you. As surely as I live,” declares the LORD, “you will wear them all as
jewelry and put them on like a
bride.
For thy waste
and thy
desolate places,
and the land of thy destruction, shall even now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants,
and they that
swallowed thee up shall be far away.
For your ruined
and desolate places
and your
ravaged land will now indeed be too small for your people,
and those who
devoured you will be far away.
Then shalt thou say in thine heart, Who hath
begotten me these, seeing I have lost my children,
and am
desolate, a
captive,
and removing to
and fro?
and who hath brought up these? Behold, I was left alone; these, where had they been?
Then you will say in your heart, ‘Who has
begotten these for me? I was
bereaved and barren; I was exiled
and rejected. So who has reared them? Look, I was left all alone, so where did they come from?’”
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.
And kings shall be thy
nursing fathers,
and their queens thy
nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth,
and lick up the dust of thy feet;
and thou shalt know that I am the LORD: for they shall not be
ashamed that wait for me.
Kings will be your
foster fathers,
and their queens your
nursing mothers. They will bow to you facedown
and lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD; those who hope in Me will never be put to shame.”
But thus saith the LORD, Even the
captives of the mighty shall be taken away,
and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered: for I will
contend with him that contendeth with thee,
and I will save thy children.
And I will feed them that
oppress thee with their own flesh;
and they shall be
drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine:
and all flesh shall know that I the LORD am thy Saviour
and thy
Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.
I will make your oppressors eat their own flesh; they will be
drunk on their own blood, as with wine. Then all mankind will know that I, the LORD, am your
Savior and your
Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.”
Thus saith the LORD, Where is the bill of your mother’s
divorcement, whom I have put away? or which of my creditors is it to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your
iniquities have ye sold
yourselves,
and for your transgressions is your mother put away.
This is what the LORD says: “Where is your mother’s
certificate of
divorce with which I sent her away? Or to which of My creditors did I sell you? Look, you were sold for your
iniquities,
and for your transgressions your mother was sent away.
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.