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A man’s insight gives him
patience, and his virtue is to overlook an
offense.
For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.
For surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.
So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.
Know therefore that wisdom is sweet to your soul. If you find it, there is a future for you, and your hope will never be cut off.
He that sendeth a message by the hand of a
fool cutteth
off the feet, and drinketh damage.
Like cutting
off one’s own feet or drinking violence is the sending of a message by the hand of a
fool.
Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend,
forsake not; neither go into thy brother’s house in the day of thy
calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far
off.
Do not
forsake your friend or your father’s friend, and do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your
calamity; better a
neighbor nearby than a brother far away.
If a ruler
hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked.
If a ruler listens to lies, all his officials will be wicked.
Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.
Where there is no vision, the people cast off restraint; but blessed is he who keeps the Law.
There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as
knives, to
devour the poor from
off the earth, and the
needy from among men.
Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil.
Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Draw near to
listen rather than to
offer the sacrifice of fools, who do not know that they do wrong.
If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent
perverting of judgment and justice in a province,
marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they.
If you see the oppression of the poor and the
denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be
astonished at the matter; for one
official is watched by a superior, and others higher still are over them.
If a man
beget an hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, and his soul be not filled with good, and also that he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he.
A man may father a hundred children and live for many years; yet no matter how long he lives, if he is unsatisfied with his prosperity and does not even receive a proper burial, I say that a
stillborn child is better
off than he.
That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out?
What exists is out of reach and very deep. Who can
fathom it?
If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.
If the ruler’s temper flares against you, do not
abandon your post, for calmness lays great
offenses to rest.
Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh: for
childhood and youth are vanity.
So
banish sorrow from your heart, and cast
off pain from your body, for youth and
vigor are fleeting.
I have put
off my coat; how shall I put it on? I have washed my feet; how shall I
defile them?
I have taken
off my
robe— must I put it back on? I have washed my feet— must I soil them again?
Many waters cannot
quench love, neither can the floods
drown it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be
contemned.
Mighty waters cannot
quench love; rivers cannot
sweep it away. If a man were to give all the wealth of his house for love, his
offer would be utterly
scorned.
To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats.
“What good to Me is your multitude of sacrifices?” says the LORD. “I am full from the burnt offerings of rams and the fat of well-fed cattle; I take no delight in the blood of bulls and lambs and goats.
Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an
abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of
assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting.
Bring your worthless
offerings no more; your incense is
detestable to Me— your New Moons, Sabbaths, and convocations. I cannot
endure iniquity in a solemn assembly.
Then
flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the
tongs from
off the altar:
For before the child shall have knowledge to cry, My father, and my mother, the riches of Damascus and the
spoil of Samaria shall be taken away before the king of Assyria.
For before the boy knows how to cry ‘Father’ or ‘Mother,’ the wealth of Damascus and the
plunder of Samaria will be carried
off by the king of Assyria.”
And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of
stumbling and for a rock of
offence to both the houses of Israel, for a
gin and for a
snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
And He will be a sanctuary— but to both houses of Israel a stone of
stumbling and a rock of
offense, to the dwellers of Jerusalem a
trap and a
snare.
Therefore the LORD will cut
off from Israel head and tail, branch and
rush, in one day.
So the LORD will cut off Israel’s head and tail, both palm branch and reed in a single day.
And he shall
snatch on the right hand, and be
hungry; and he shall eat on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied: they shall eat every man the flesh of his own arm:
They
carve out what is on the right, but they are still
hungry; they eat what is on the left, but they are still not satisfied. Each one devours the flesh of his own
offspring.
Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither
doth his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy and cut
off nations not a few.
But this is not his intention; this is not his plan. For it is in his heart to destroy and cut off many nations.
And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from
off thy shoulder, and his yoke from
off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the
anointing.
On that day the burden will be lifted from your shoulders, and the yoke from your neck. The yoke will be broken because your neck will be too large.
Behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, shall
lop the
bough with terror: and the high ones of
stature shall be
hewn down, and the
haughty shall be humbled.
Behold, the Lord GOD of Hosts will
lop off the branches with
terrifying power. The tall trees will be cut down, the lofty ones will be felled.
The
envy also of Ephraim shall depart, and the
adversaries of Judah shall be cut
off: Ephraim shall not
envy Judah, and Judah shall not
vex Ephraim.
Then the jealousy of Ephraim will depart, and the
adversaries of Judah will be cut
off. Ephraim will no longer
envy Judah, nor will Judah
harass Ephraim.
Thou shalt not be joined with them in burial, because thou hast destroyed thy land, and slain thy people: the seed of evildoers shall never be
renowned.
You will not join them in burial, since you have destroyed your land and slaughtered your own people. The offspring of the wicked will never again be mentioned.
For I will rise up against them, saith the LORD of hosts, and cut
off from Babylon the name, and
remnant, and son, and nephew, saith the LORD.
“I will rise up against them,” declares the LORD of Hosts. “I will cut
off from Babylon her name and her
remnant, her
offspring and her
posterity,” declares the LORD.
That I will break the Assyrian in my land, and upon my mountains
tread him under foot: then shall his yoke depart from
off them, and his burden depart from
off their shoulders.
I will break Assyria in My land; I will
trample him on My mountain. His yoke will be taken
off My people, and his burden removed from their shoulders.”
He is gone up to Bajith, and to Dibon, the high places, to
weep: Moab shall
howl over
Nebo, and over Medeba: on all their heads shall be
baldness, and every
beard cut
off.
Dibon goes up to its temple to
weep at its high places. Moab wails over
Nebo, as well as over Medeba. Every head is
shaved, every
beard is cut
off.
The nations shall
rush like the
rushing of many waters: but God shall
rebuke them, and they shall
flee far
off, and shall be
chased as the
chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the
whirlwind.
The nations
rage like the
rush of many waters. He rebukes them, and they
flee far away, driven before the wind like
chaff on the hills, like tumbleweeds before a
gale.
For
afore the harvest, when the
bud is perfect, and the
sour grape is
ripening in the flower, he shall both cut
off the sprigs with pruninghooks, and take away and cut down the branches.
For before the harvest, when the
blossom is gone and the flower becomes a
ripening grape, He will cut
off the shoots with a
pruning knife and remove and discard the branches.
And the LORD shall be known to Egypt, and the Egyptians shall know the LORD in that day, and shall do sacrifice and
oblation;
yea, they shall
vow a
vow unto the LORD, and perform it.
The LORD will make Himself known to Egypt, and on that day Egypt will acknowledge the LORD. They will worship with sacrifices and
offerings; they will make vows to the LORD and
fulfill them.
At the same time spake the LORD by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, Go and loose the
sackcloth from
off thy loins, and put
off thy
shoe from thy foot. And he did so, walking naked and
barefoot.
the LORD had already spoken through Isaiah son of Amoz, saying, “Go, remove the
sackcloth from your
waist and the
sandals from your feet.” And Isaiah did so, walking around naked and
barefoot.
And I will drive thee from thy station, and from thy state shall he pull thee down.
I will remove you from
office, and you will be
ousted from your position.
And they shall
hang upon him all the glory of his father’s house, the
offspring and the issue, all vessels of small quantity, from the vessels of cups, even to all the vessels of flagons.
So they will
hang on him all the glory of his father’s house: the descendants and the
offshoots—all the lesser vessels, from
bowls to every kind of
jar.
In that day, saith the LORD of hosts, shall the
nail that is fastened in the sure place be removed, and be cut down, and fall; and the burden that was upon it shall be cut
off: for the LORD hath spoken it.
In that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, the
peg driven into a firm place will give way; it will be
sheared off and fall, and the load upon it will be cut down.” Indeed, the LORD has spoken.
Is this your
joyous city, whose antiquity is of ancient days? her own feet shall carry her
afar off to
sojourn.
Is this your
jubilant city, whose origin is from antiquity, whose feet have taken her to settle far away?
He will
swallow up death in victory; and the Lord GOD will
wipe away tears from
off all faces; and the
rebuke of his people shall he take away from
off all the earth: for the LORD hath spoken it.
He will
swallow up death
forever. The Lord GOD will
wipe away the tears from every face and remove the disgrace of His people from the whole earth. For the LORD has spoken.
When the boughs thereof are
withered, they shall be broken
off: the women come, and set them on fire: for it is a people of no understanding: therefore he that made them will not have mercy on them, and he that formed them will
shew them no favour.
When its limbs are dry, they are broken
off. Women come and use them for
kindling; for this is a people without understanding. Therefore their Maker has no
compassion on them, and their
Creator shows them no favor.
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall beat off from the channel of the river unto the stream of Egypt, and ye shall be gathered one by one, O ye children of Israel.
In that day the LORD will
thresh from the flowing Euphrates to the Wadi of Egypt, and you, O Israelites, will be gathered one by one.
For the terrible one is brought to
nought, and the
scorner is consumed, and all that watch for iniquity are cut
off:
For the
ruthless will
vanish, the mockers will disappear, and all who look for evil will be cut down—
That make a man an
offender for a word, and lay a
snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just for a thing of
nought.
those who
indict a man with a word, who
ensnare the
mediator at the gate, and who with false charges deprive the innocent of justice.
Get you out of the way, turn aside out of the path, cause the Holy One of Israel to cease from before us.
Get out of the way; turn off the road. Rid us of the Holy One of Israel!”
Hear, ye that are far off, what I have done; and, ye that are near, acknowledge my might.
You who are far off, hear what I have done; you who are near, acknowledge My might.”
Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold the land that is very far off.
Your eyes will see the King in His beauty and behold a land that stretches
afar.
Thy tacklings are loosed; they could not well
strengthen their mast, they could not spread the sail: then is the prey of a great
spoil divided; the
lame take the prey.
Your ropes are
slack; they cannot secure the mast or spread the sail. Then an abundance of spoils will be divided, and even the
lame will carry
off plunder.
And all the host of heaven shall be dissolved, and the heavens shall be rolled together as a
scroll: and all their host shall fall down, as the leaf falleth
off from the vine, and as a falling fig from the fig tree.
All the stars of heaven will be dissolved. The
skies will be rolled up like a
scroll, and all their stars will fall like
withered leaves from the vine, like foliage from the fig tree.
How then
wilt thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master’s servants, and put thy trust on Egypt for
chariots and for
horsemen?
For how can you
repel a single
officer among the least of my master’s servants when you depend on Egypt for
chariots and
horsemen?
I said in the cutting off of my days, I shall go to the gates of the grave: I am deprived of the residue of my years.
I said, “In the prime of my life I must go through the gates of
Sheol and be deprived of the remainder of my years.”
Mine age is departed, and is removed from me as a
shepherd’s tent: I have cut
off like a
weaver my life: he will cut me
off with pining sickness: from day even to night
wilt thou make an end of me.
My dwelling has been
picked up and removed from me like a
shepherd’s tent. I have rolled up my life like a
weaver; He cuts me
off from the
loom; from day until night You make an end of me.
Behold, the days come, that all that is in thine house, and that which thy fathers have laid up in store until this day, shall be carried to Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith the LORD.
The time will surely come when everything in your palace and all that your fathers have stored up until this day will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing will be left, says the LORD.
Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and
comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and
weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?
Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, or marked
off the heavens with the span of his hand? Who has held the dust of the earth in a
basket, or
weighed the mountains on a scale and the hills with a balance?
And
Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt
offering.
Lebanon is not sufficient for fuel, nor its animals enough for a burnt
offering.
Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein:
This is what God the LORD says— He who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and its offspring, who gives breath to the people on it and life to those who walk in it:
Fear not: for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west;
Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east and gather you from the west.
Thou hast not brought me the small cattle of thy burnt
offerings; neither hast thou honoured me with thy sacrifices. I have not caused thee to serve with an
offering, nor
wearied thee with incense.
You have not brought Me sheep for burnt
offerings, nor honored Me with your sacrifices. I have not burdened you with
offerings, nor
wearied you with
frankincense.
For I will pour water upon him that is
thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine
offspring:
For I will pour water on the
thirsty land, and currents on the dry ground. I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants, and My blessing on your
offspring.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that
plucked off the hair: I
hid not my face from shame and
spitting.
I
offered My back to those who struck Me, and My cheeks to those who
tore out My
beard. I did not hide My face from
scorn and
spittle.
Shake off your dust! Rise up and sit on your throne, O Jerusalem. Remove the chains from your neck, O
captive Daughter of
Zion.
He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut
off out of the land of the living: for the
transgression of my people was he
stricken.
By oppression and judgment He was taken away, and who can recount His descendants? For He was cut
off from the land of the living; He was
stricken for the
transgression of My people.
Yet it pleased the LORD to
bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an
offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall
prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall
prosper in his hand.
Yet it was the LORD’s will to
crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt
offering, He will see His
offspring, He will
prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the LORD will
prosper in His hand.
Instead of the
thorn shall come up the
fir tree, and instead of the
brier shall come up the
myrtle tree: and it shall be to the LORD for a name, for an
everlasting sign that shall not be cut
off.
Instead of the thornbush, a
cypress will grow, and instead of the
brier, a
myrtle will spring up; they will make a name for the LORD, an
everlasting sign, never to be destroyed.”
Even unto them will I give in mine house and within my walls a place and a name better than of sons and of daughters: I will give them an
everlasting name, that shall not be cut
off.
I will give them, in My house and within My walls, a
memorial and a name better than that of sons and daughters. I will give them an
everlasting name that will not be cut
off.
Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people.
I will bring them to My holy mountain and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on My altar, for My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations.”
“But come here, you sons of a
sorceress, you
offspring of adulterers and prostitutes!
Among the smooth stones of the stream is thy portion; they, they are thy lot: even to them hast thou poured a drink offering, thou hast offered a meat offering. Should I receive comfort in these?
Your portion is among the smooth stones of the valley; indeed, they are your lot. Even to them you have poured out a drink offering and offered a grain offering. Should I relent because of these?
Upon a lofty and high mountain hast thou set thy bed: even thither wentest thou up to offer sacrifice.
On a high and lofty hill you have made your bed, and there you went up to offer sacrifices.
You went to
Molech with oil and multiplied your perfumes. You have sent your envoys a great distance; you have descended even to
Sheol itself.
When thou criest, let thy companies deliver thee; but the wind shall carry them all away; vanity shall take them: but he that putteth his trust in me shall possess the land, and shall
inherit my holy mountain;
When you cry out, let your companies of idols deliver you! Yet the wind will carry
off all of them, a breath will take them away. But he who seeks refuge in Me will
inherit the land and possess My holy mountain.”
I
create the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace to him that is far
off, and to him that is near, saith the LORD; and I will
heal him.
bringing praise to their lips. Peace, peace to those far and near,” says the LORD, “and I will
heal them.”
Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to
undo the heavy burdens, and to let the
oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?
Isn’t this the fast that I have chosen: to break the chains of wickedness, to
untie the cords of the yoke, to set the
oppressed free and
tear off every yoke?
We
roar all like bears, and
mourn sore like doves: we look for judgment, but there is none; for salvation, but it is far
off from us.
We all
growl like bears and
moan like doves. We hope for justice, but find none, for salvation, but it is far from us.
And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth
afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and
equity cannot enter.
So justice is turned away, and righteousness stands at a distance. For truth has
stumbled in the public square, and
honesty cannot enter.
For brass I will bring gold, and for iron I will bring silver, and for wood brass, and for stones iron: I will also make thy officers peace, and thine exactors righteousness.
Instead of bronze I will bring you gold; I will bring silver in place of iron, bronze instead of wood, and iron instead of stones. I will
appoint peace as your governor and righteousness as your ruler.
For I the LORD love judgment, I
hate robbery for burnt
offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an
everlasting covenant with them.
And their seed shall be known among the Gentiles, and their offspring among the people: all that see them shall acknowledge them, that they are the seed which the LORD hath blessed.
Their descendants will be known among the nations, and their offspring among the peoples. All who see them will acknowledge that they are a people the LORD has blessed.
But ye are they that
forsake the LORD, that
forget my holy mountain, that prepare a table for that
troop, and that furnish the drink
offering unto that number.
But you who
forsake the LORD, who
forget My holy mountain, who set a table for Fortune and fill
bowls of mixed wine for
Destiny,
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.
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.
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.”
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.
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.
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.
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
And it shall come to pass at that day, saith the LORD, that the heart of the king shall perish, and the heart of the princes; and the priests shall be
astonished, and the prophets shall wonder.
“In that day,” declares the LORD, “the king and
officials will lose their courage. The priests will
tremble in fear, and the prophets will be
astounded.”
O LORD, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast
stricken them, but they have not
grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.
O LORD, do not Your eyes look for truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain. You finished them
off, but they refused to accept discipline. They have made their faces harder than stone and refused to
repent.
I will get me unto the great men, and will speak unto them; for they have known the way of the LORD, and the judgment of their God: but these have altogether broken the yoke, and
burst the bonds.
I will go to the powerful and speak to them. Surely they know the way of the LORD, the justice of their God.” But they too, with one
accord, had broken the yoke and
torn off the chains.
Go ye up upon her walls, and destroy; but make not a full end: take away her battlements; for they are not the LORD’S.
Go up through her vineyards and
ravage them, but do not finish them
off. Strip
off her branches, for they do not belong to the LORD.