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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.”
Behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart,
and shall
howl for
vexation of spirit.
My servants will
shout for joy with a
glad heart, but you will cry out with a heavy heart
and wail with a broken spirit.
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.
For, behold, I
create new heavens
and a new earth:
and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.
For behold, I will
create new heavens
and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind.
And I will
rejoice in Jerusalem,
and joy in my people:
and the voice of
weeping shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of crying.
I will
rejoice in Jerusalem
and take delight in My people. The sounds of
weeping and crying will no longer be heard in her.
There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not filled his days: for the child shall die an hundred years old; but the
sinner being an hundred years old shall be
accursed.
No longer will a
nursing infant live but a few days, or an old man fail to live out his years. For the youth will die at a hundred years,
and he who fails to reach a hundred will be considered
accursed.
And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them.
They will build houses and dwell in them; they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
They shall not build,
and another inhabit; they shall not plant,
and another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my people,
and mine
elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands.
No longer will they build houses for others to inhabit, nor plant for others to eat. For as is the lifetime of a tree, so will be the days of My people, and My chosen ones will fully enjoy the work of their hands.
They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they are the seed of the blessed of the LORD, and their offspring with them.
They will not labor in vain or bear children
doomed to
disaster; for they will be a people blessed by the LORD— they
and their descendants with them.
And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
Even before they call, I will answer, and while they are still speaking, I will hear.
The wolf
and the lamb shall feed together,
and the lion shall eat straw like the
bullock:
and dust shall be the serpent’s meat. They shall not
hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the LORD.
The wolf
and the lamb will feed together,
and the lion will eat straw like the ox, but the food of the serpent will be dust. They will neither
harm nor destroy on all My holy mountain,” says the LORD.
Thus saith the LORD, The heaven is my throne,
and the earth is my
footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me?
and where is the place of my rest?
This is what the LORD says: “Heaven is My throne,
and earth is My
footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me? Or where will My place of
repose be?
For all those things hath mine hand made,
and all those things have been, saith the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor
and of a
contrite spirit,
and trembleth at my word.
Has not My hand made all these things?
And so they came into being,” declares the LORD. “This is the one I will esteem: he who is humble
and contrite in spirit, who trembles at My word.
He that killeth an ox is as if he
slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he cut off a dog’s neck; he that offereth an
oblation, as if he offered
swine’s blood; he that burneth incense, as if he blessed an
idol.
Yea, they have chosen their own ways,
and their soul delighteth in their abominations.
Whoever slaughters an ox is like one who slays a man;
whoever sacrifices a lamb is like one who breaks a dog’s neck;
whoever presents a grain offering is like one who offers pig’s blood;
whoever offers
frankincense is like one who blesses an
idol. Indeed, they have chosen their own ways
and delighted in their abominations.
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.”
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.
Rejoice ye with Jerusalem,
and be
glad with her, all ye that love her:
rejoice for joy with her, all ye that
mourn for her:
That ye may
suck,
and be satisfied with the breasts of her consolations; that ye may milk out,
and be delighted with the abundance of her glory.
so that you may
nurse and be satisfied at her comforting breasts; you may drink deeply
and delight
yourselves in her glorious abundance.
For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river,
and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream: then shall ye
suck, ye shall be borne upon her sides,
and be
dandled upon her knees.
For this is what the LORD says: “I will extend peace to her like a river,
and the wealth of nations like a flowing stream; you will
nurse and be carried on her arm,
and bounced upon her knees.
As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem.
As a mother comforts her son, so will I comfort you,
and you will be
consoled over Jerusalem.”
And when ye see this, your heart shall
rejoice,
and your bones shall
flourish like an
herb:
and the hand of the LORD shall be known toward his servants,
and his
indignation toward his enemies.
When you see, you will
rejoice,
and you will
flourish like grass; then the hand of the LORD will be revealed to His servants, but His wrath will be shown to His enemies.
For, behold, the LORD will come with fire,
and with his
chariots like a
whirlwind, to render his anger with
fury,
and his
rebuke with flames of fire.
For by fire
and by his sword will the LORD
plead with all flesh:
and the slain of the LORD shall be many.
For by fire
and by His sword, the LORD will
execute judgment on all flesh,
and many will be slain by the LORD.
They that
sanctify themselves,
and purify themselves in the gardens behind one tree in the midst, eating
swine’s flesh,
and the
abomination,
and the
mouse, shall be consumed together, saith the LORD.
“Those who
consecrate and purify themselves to enter the groves—to follow one in the center of those who eat the flesh of
swine and vermin and rats—will perish together,” declares the LORD.
For I know their works and their thoughts: it shall come, that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see my glory.
“And I, knowing their deeds and thoughts, am coming to gather all nations and tongues, and they will come and see My glory.
And I will set a sign among them,
and I will send those that escape of them unto the nations, to
Tarshish,
Pul,
and Lud, that draw the bow, to
Tubal,
and Javan, to the isles
afar off, that have not heard my fame, neither have seen my glory;
and they shall declare my glory among the Gentiles.
I will establish a sign among them,
and I will send survivors from among them to the nations—to
Tarshish, Put,
and the archers of Lud; to
Tubal,
Javan,
and the islands far away who have not heard of My fame or seen My glory. So they will
proclaim My glory among the nations.
And they shall bring all your brethren for an offering unto the LORD out of all nations upon horses,
and in
chariots,
and in litters,
and upon mules,
and upon swift beasts, to my holy mountain Jerusalem, saith the LORD, as the children of Israel bring an offering in a clean vessel into the house of the LORD.
And they will bring all your brothers from all the nations as a gift to the LORD on horses
and chariots and wagons, on mules
and camels, to My holy mountain Jerusalem,” says the LORD, “just as the Israelites bring an offering in a clean vessel to the house of the LORD.”
And I will also take of them for priests and for Levites, saith the LORD.
“And I will select some of them as priests and Levites,” says the LORD.
For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the LORD, so shall your seed and your name remain.
“For just as the new heavens
and the new earth, which I will make, will
endure before Me,” declares the LORD, “so your descendants
and your name will
endure.
And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the LORD.
From one New Moon to another and from one Sabbath to another, all mankind will come to worship before Me,” says the LORD.
And they shall go forth,
and look upon the carcases of the men that have
transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be
quenched;
and they shall be an
abhorring unto all flesh.
“As they go forth, they will see the corpses of the men who have rebelled against Me; for their worm will never die, their fire will never be
quenched,
and they will be a
horror to all mankind.”
and through the days of
Jehoiakim son of
Josiah king of Judah, until the fifth month of the
eleventh year of
Zedekiah son of
Josiah king of Judah, when the people of Jerusalem went into exile.
Before I formed thee in the
belly I knew thee;
and before thou camest forth out of the
womb I
sanctified thee,
and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.
“Before I formed you in the
womb I knew you,
and before you were born I set you apart
and appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”
But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee,
and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.
But the LORD told me: “Do not say, ‘I am only a child.’ For to
everyone I send you, you must go,
and all that I command you, you must speak.
Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.
Then the LORD reached out His hand, touched my mouth, and said to me: “Behold, I have put My words in your mouth.
See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.
See, I have appointed you
today over nations
and kingdoms to
uproot and tear down, to destroy
and overthrow, to build
and plant.”
Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Jeremiah, what seest thou?
And I said, I see a rod of an
almond tree.
And the word of the LORD came to me, asking, “Jeremiah, what do you see?” “I see a branch of an
almond tree,” I replied.
And the word of the LORD came unto me the second time, saying, What seest thou?
And I said, I see a
seething pot;
and the face thereof is toward the north.
Again the word of the LORD came to me, asking, “What do you see?” “I see a boiling pot,” I replied, “
and it is
tilting toward us from the north.”
For, lo, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north, saith the LORD; and they shall come, and they shall set every one his throne at the entering of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all the walls thereof round about, and against all the cities of Judah.
For I am about to
summon all the clans
and kingdoms of the north,” declares the LORD. “Their kings will come
and set up their thrones at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem. They will attack all her surrounding walls
and all the other cities of Judah.
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.
Thou therefore
gird up thy loins,
and arise,
and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I
confound thee before them.
Get
yourself ready. Stand up
and tell them everything that I command you. Do not be
intimidated by them, or I will
terrify you before them.
For, behold, I have made thee this day a defenced city,
and an iron
pillar,
and brasen walls against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, against the princes thereof, against the priests thereof,
and against the people of the land.
Now behold, this day I have made you like a fortified city, an iron
pillar,
and bronze walls against the whole land—against the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests,
and the people of the land.
And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee; for I am with thee, saith the LORD, to deliver thee.
They will fight against you but will never overcome you, since I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD.
Go
and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD; I remember thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine
espousals, when thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown.
“Go
and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem that this is what the LORD says: ‘I remember the devotion of your youth, your love as a
bride, how you followed Me in the wilderness, in a land not sown.
Israel was
holiness unto the LORD,
and the firstfruits of his increase: all that
devour him shall
offend; evil shall come upon them, saith the LORD.
Israel was holy to the LORD, the firstfruits of His harvest. All who
devoured her found themselves guilty;
disaster came upon them,’” declares the LORD.
Hear ye the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel:
Hear the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob, and all you families of the house of Israel.
Thus saith the LORD, What iniquity have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain?
This is what the LORD says: “What fault did your fathers find in Me that they
strayed so far from Me,
and followed worthless idols,
and became worthless themselves?
Neither said they, Where is the LORD that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, that led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts
and of pits, through a land of
drought,
and of the shadow of death, through a land that no man passed through,
and where no man dwelt?
They did not ask, ‘Where is the LORD who brought us up from the land of Egypt, who led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts
and pits, a land of
drought and darkness, a land where no one travels
and no one lives?’
I brought you into a fertile land to eat its fruit
and bounty, but you came
and defiled My land,
and made My inheritance
detestable.
The priests said not, Where is the LORD?
and they that handle the law knew me not: the pastors also
transgressed against me,
and the prophets
prophesied by
Baal,
and walked after things that do not profit.
The priests did not ask, ‘Where is the LORD?’ The experts in the law no longer knew Me,
and the leaders rebelled against Me. The prophets
prophesied by
Baal and followed useless idols.
Wherefore I will yet
plead with you, saith the LORD,
and with your children’s children will I
plead.
Therefore, I will
contend with you again, declares the LORD,
and I will bring a case against your children’s children.
For pass over the isles of
Chittim,
and see;
and send unto
Kedar,
and consider
diligently,
and see if there be such a thing.
Cross over to the coasts of
Cyprus and take a look; send to
Kedar and consider carefully; see if there has ever been anything like this:
For my people have committed two evils; they have
forsaken me the fountain of living waters,
and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.
“For My people have committed two evils: They have
forsaken Me, the fountain of living water,
and they have
dug their own cisterns— broken cisterns that cannot hold water.
The young lions
roared upon him,
and yelled,
and they made his land waste: his cities are burned without inhabitant.
The young lions have
roared at him; they have
growled with a loud voice. They have laid waste his land; his cities lie in ruins, without inhabitant.
Also the children of
Noph and Tahapanes have broken the crown of thy head.
The men of
Memphis and Tahpanhes have
shaved the crown of your head.
And now what hast thou to do in the way of Egypt, to drink the waters of Sihor? or what hast thou to do in the way of Assyria, to drink the waters of the river?
Now what will you gain on your way to Egypt to drink the waters of the Nile? What will you gain on your way to Assyria to drink the waters of the Euphrates?
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 of old time I have broken thy yoke,
and burst thy bands;
and thou saidst, I will not
transgress; when upon every high hill
and under every green tree thou wanderest, playing the
harlot.
“For long ago you broke your yoke
and tore off your chains, saying, ‘I will not serve!’ Indeed, on every high hill
and under every green tree you lay down as a
prostitute.
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.
How canst thou say, I am not
polluted, I have not gone after
Baalim? see thy way in the valley, know what thou hast done: thou art a swift
dromedary traversing her ways;
“How can you say, ‘I am not
defiled; I have not run after the Baals’? Look at your
behavior in the valley; acknowledge what you have done. You are a swift young she-
camel galloping here
and there,
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.’
As the
thief is
ashamed when he is found, so is the house of Israel
ashamed; they, their kings, their princes,
and their priests,
and their prophets,
As the
thief is
ashamed when he is caught, so the house of Israel is disgraced. They, their kings, their officials, their priests,
and their prophets
Saying to a stock, Thou art my father; and to a stone, Thou hast brought me forth: for they have turned their back unto me, and not their face: but in the time of their trouble they will say, Arise, and save us.
say to a tree, ‘You are my father,’
and to a stone, ‘You gave me birth.’ For they have turned their backs to Me
and not their faces, yet in the time of trouble they
beg, ‘Rise up
and save us!’
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.
Yea, thou shalt go forth from him,
and thine hands upon thine head: for the LORD hath rejected thy confidences,
and thou shalt not
prosper in them.
Moreover, you will leave that place with your hands on your head, for the LORD has rejected those you trust; you will not
prosper by their help.”
They say, If a man put away his wife,
and she go from him,
and become another man’s, shall he return unto her again? shall not that land be greatly
polluted? but thou hast played the
harlot with many lovers; yet return again to me, saith the LORD.
“If a man divorces his wife
and she leaves him to marry another, can he ever return to her? Would not such a land be completely
defiled? But you have played the
harlot with many lovers—
and you would return to Me?” declares the LORD.
Lift up thine eyes unto the high places,
and see where thou hast not been
lien with. In the ways hast thou sat for them, as the Arabian in the wilderness;
and thou hast
polluted the land with thy whoredoms
and with thy wickedness.
“Lift up your eyes to the barren heights
and see. Is there any place where you have not been
violated? You sat beside the
highways waiting for your lovers, like a
nomad in the desert. You have
defiled the land with your
prostitution and wickedness.
Will he reserve his anger for ever? will he keep it to the end? Behold, thou hast spoken and done evil things as thou couldest.
Will He be
angry forever? Will He be
indignant to the end?’ This you have spoken, but you keep doing all the evil you can.”
The LORD said also unto me in the days of
Josiah the king, Hast thou seen that which
backsliding Israel hath done? she is gone up upon every high mountain
and under every green tree,
and there hath played the
harlot.
Now in the days of King
Josiah, the LORD said to me, “Have you seen what faithless Israel has done? She has gone up on every high hill
and under every green tree to
prostitute herself there.
And I said after she had done all these things, Turn thou unto me. But she returned not.
And her
treacherous sister Judah saw it.
I thought that after she had done all these things, she would return to Me. But she did not return, and her unfaithful sister Judah saw it.
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.
And it came to pass through the lightness of her
whoredom, that she
defiled the land,
and committed
adultery with stones
and with stocks.
And yet for all this her
treacherous sister Judah hath not turned unto me with her whole heart, but
feignedly, saith the LORD.
Yet in spite of all this, her unfaithful sister Judah did not return to Me with all her heart, but only in pretense,” declares the LORD.
And the LORD said to me, “Faithless Israel has shown herself more righteous than unfaithful Judah.
Go
and proclaim these words toward the north,
and say, Return, thou
backsliding Israel, saith the LORD;
and I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you: for I am
merciful, saith the LORD,
and I will not keep anger for ever.
Go,
proclaim this message toward the north: ‘Return, O faithless Israel,’ declares the LORD. ‘I will no longer look on you with anger, for I am
merciful,’ declares the LORD. ‘I will not be
angry forever.
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.
Turn, O
backsliding children, saith the LORD; for I am married unto you:
and I will take you one of a city,
and two of a family,
and I will bring you to
Zion:
“Return, O faithless children,” declares the LORD, “for I am your master,
and I will take you—one from a city
and two from a family—
and bring you to
Zion.
And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.
Then I will give you
shepherds after My own heart, who will feed you with knowledge
and understanding.”
And it shall come to pass, when ye be multiplied and increased in the land, in those days, saith the LORD, they shall say no more, The ark of the covenant of the LORD: neither shall it come to mind: neither shall they remember it; neither shall they visit it; neither shall that be done any more.
“In those days, when you multiply
and increase in the land,” declares the LORD, “they will no longer
discuss the ark of the covenant of the LORD. It will never come to mind,
and no one will remember it or miss it, nor will another one be made.
At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of the LORD; and all the nations shall be gathered unto it, to the name of the LORD, to Jerusalem: neither shall they walk any more after the imagination of their evil heart.
At that time Jerusalem will be called The Throne of the LORD,
and all the nations will be gathered in Jerusalem to honor the name of the LORD. They will no longer follow the
stubbornness of their evil hearts.
In those days the house of Judah shall walk with the house of Israel, and they shall come together out of the land of the north to the land that I have given for an inheritance unto your fathers.
In those days the house of Judah will walk with the house of Israel, and they will come together from the land of the north to the land that I gave to your fathers as an inheritance.
But I said, How shall I put thee among the children,
and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly
heritage of the hosts of nations?
and I said, Thou shalt call me, My father;
and shalt not turn away from me.
Then I said, ‘How I long to make you My sons and give you a desirable land, the most beautiful inheritance of all the nations!’ I thought you would call Me ‘Father’ and never turn away from following Me.
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.”
If thou
wilt return, O Israel, saith the LORD, return unto me:
and if thou
wilt put away thine abominations out of my sight, then shalt thou not remove.
“If you will return, O Israel, return to Me,” declares the LORD. “If you will remove your
detestable idols from My sight
and no longer waver,
And thou shalt
swear, The LORD liveth, in truth, in judgment,
and in righteousness;
and the nations shall
bless themselves in him,
and in him shall they glory.
and if you can
swear, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ in truth, in justice,
and in righteousness, then the nations will be blessed by Him,
and in Him they will glory.”
For thus saith the LORD to the men of Judah
and Jerusalem, Break up your
fallow ground,
and sow not among thorns.
For this is what the LORD says to the men of Judah
and Jerusalem: “Break up your
unplowed ground,
and do not
sow among the thorns.
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.”
Declare ye in Judah,
and publish in Jerusalem;
and say, Blow ye the
trumpet in the land: cry, gather together,
and say,
Assemble yourselves,
and let us go into the defenced cities.
Set up the standard toward
Zion: retire, stay not: for I will bring evil from the north,
and a great destruction.
Raise a signal flag toward
Zion. Seek refuge! Do not delay! For I am bringing
disaster from the north,
and terrible destruction.
The lion is come up from his
thicket,
and the destroyer of the Gentiles is on his way; he is gone forth from his place to make thy land
desolate;
and thy cities shall be laid waste, without an inhabitant.
A lion has gone up from his
thicket,
and a destroyer of nations has set out. He has left his
lair to lay waste your land. Your cities will be reduced to ruins
and lie uninhabited.
So put on
sackcloth,
mourn and wail, for the fierce anger of the LORD has not turned away from us.”