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And
the multitude of all
the nations that fight against
Ariel, even all that fight against her and her
munition, and that distress her, shall be as a dream of a night vision.
All
the many nations going out to battle against
Ariel— even all who war against her, laying siege and attacking her— will be like a dream, like a vision in
the night,
It shall even be as when an
hungry man dreameth, and, behold, he eateth; but he awaketh, and his soul is empty: or as when a
thirsty man dreameth, and, behold, he drinketh; but he awaketh, and, behold, he is
faint, and his soul hath
appetite: so shall
the multitude of all
the nations be, that fight against mount
Zion.
as when a
hungry man dreams he is eating,
then awakens still
hungry; as when a
thirsty man dreams he is drinking,
then awakens
faint and
parched. So will it be for all
the many nations who go to battle against Mount
Zion.
Stay
yourselves, and wonder; cry ye out, and cry:
they are
drunken, but not with wine;
they stagger, but not with strong drink.
For the LORD hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and hath closed your eyes: the prophets and your rulers, the seers hath he covered.
For the LORD has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep. He has shut your eyes, O prophets; He has covered your heads, O seers.
And the vision of all is become unto you as the words of a book that is sealed, which men deliver to one that is learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I cannot; for it is sealed:
And
the entire vision will be to you like
the words sealed in a
scroll. If it is handed to someone to read, he will say, “I cannot, because it is sealed.”
And the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I am not learned.
Or if
the scroll is handed to one unable to read, he will say, “I cannot read.”
Wherefore
the Lord said,
Forasmuch as this people draw near me with
their mouth, and with
their lips do honour me, but have removed
their heart far from me, and
their fear toward me is taught by
the precept of men:
Therefore the Lord said: “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is but rules taught by men.
Therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this people, even a marvellous work and a wonder: for
the wisdom of
their wise men shall perish, and
the understanding of
their prudent men shall be
hid.
Therefore I will again
confound these people with wonder upon wonder.
The wisdom of
the wise will
vanish, and
the intelligence of
the intelligent will be hidden.”
Woe unto
them that seek deep to hide
their counsel from
the LORD, and
their works are in
the dark, and
they say, Who
seeth us? and who knoweth us?
Woe to those who
dig deep to hide
their plans from
the LORD. In darkness
they do
their works and say, “Who sees us, and who will know?”
Surely your turning of things
upside down shall be esteemed as
the potter’s clay: for shall
the work say of him that made it, He made me not? or shall
the thing framed say of him that framed it, He had no understanding?
You have turned things
upside down, as if
the potter were regarded as clay. Shall what is formed say to him who formed it, “He did not make me”? Can
the pottery say of
the potter, “He has no understanding”?
Is it not yet a very little while, and
Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field, and
the fruitful field shall be esteemed as a forest?
And in that day shall
the deaf hear
the words of
the book, and
the eyes of
the blind shall see out of obscurity, and out of darkness.
On that day
the deaf will hear
the words of
the scroll, and out of
the deep darkness
the eyes of
the blind will see.
The meek also shall increase
their joy in
the LORD, and
the poor among men shall
rejoice in
the Holy One of Israel.
The humble will increase
their joy in
the LORD, and
the poor among men will
rejoice in
the Holy One of Israel.
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.
Therefore thus saith
the LORD, who redeemed Abraham, concerning
the house of Jacob, Jacob shall not now be
ashamed, neither shall his face now wax pale.
Therefore the LORD who redeemed Abraham says of
the house of Jacob: “No longer will Jacob be
ashamed and no more will his face grow pale.
But when he
seeth his children,
the work of mine hands, in
the midst of him,
they shall
sanctify my name, and
sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and shall fear
the God of Israel.
For when he sees his children around him,
the work of My hands,
they will honor My name,
they will
sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and
they will stand in
awe of
the God of Israel.
They also that
erred in spirit shall come to understanding, and
they that
murmured shall learn doctrine.
Then the wayward in spirit will come to understanding, and those who
grumble will accept instruction.”
Woe to
the rebellious children, saith
the LORD, that take counsel, but not of me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, that
they may add sin to sin:
“
Woe to
the rebellious children,” declares
the LORD, “to those who carry out a plan that is not Mine, who form an alliance, but against My will,
heaping up sin upon sin.
That walk to go down into Egypt, and have not asked at my mouth; to
strengthen themselves in
the strength of Pharaoh, and to trust in
the shadow of Egypt!
They set out to go down to Egypt without asking My advice, to seek shelter under Pharaoh’s protection and take refuge in Egypt’s shade.
Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the trust in the shadow of Egypt your confusion.
But Pharaoh’s protection will become your shame, and the refuge of Egypt’s shade your disgrace.
For his princes were at Zoan, and his ambassadors came to Hanes.
For though their princes are at Zoan and their envoys have arrived in Hanes,
They were all
ashamed of a people that could not profit
them, nor be an help nor profit, but a shame, and also a reproach.
everyone will be put to shame because of a people useless to
them.
They cannot be of help;
they are good for nothing but shame and reproach.”
The burden of
the beasts of
the south: into
the land of trouble and
anguish, from whence come
the young and old lion,
the viper and
fiery flying serpent,
they will carry
their riches upon
the shoulders of young
asses, and
their treasures upon
the bunches of camels, to a people that shall not profit
them.
This is
the burden against
the beasts of
the Negev: Through a land of
hardship and distress, of
lioness and lion, of
viper and flying serpent,
they carry
their wealth on
the backs of
donkeys and
their treasures on
the humps of camels, to a people of no profit to
them.
For
the Egyptians shall help in vain, and to no purpose:
therefore have I
cried concerning this,
Their strength is to sit still.
Egypt’s help is
futile and empty;
therefore I have called her
Rahab Who Sits Still.
Now go, write it before them in a table, and note it in a book, that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever:
Go now, write it on a
tablet in
their presence and
inscribe it on a
scroll; it will be for
the days to come, a witness
forever and ever.
That this is a
rebellious people, lying children, children that will not hear
the law of
the LORD:
These are
rebellious people,
deceitful children, children unwilling to obey
the LORD’s instruction.
Which say to
the seers, See not; and to
the prophets,
Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things,
prophesy deceits:
They say to
the seers, “Stop seeing visions!” and to
the prophets, “Do not
prophesy to us
the truth! Speak to us pleasant words;
prophesy illusions.
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!”
Wherefore thus saith
the Holy One of Israel, Because ye
despise this word, and trust in oppression and
perverseness, and stay
thereon:
Therefore this is what
the Holy One of Israel says: “Because you have rejected this message, trusting in oppression and relying on
deceit,
Therefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach ready to fall, swelling out in a high wall, whose breaking cometh suddenly at an instant.
this iniquity of yours is like a breach about to fail, a
bulge in a high wall, whose
collapse will come suddenly— in an instant!
And he shall break it as
the breaking of
the potters’ vessel that is broken in pieces; he shall not
spare: so that
there shall not be found in
the bursting of it a
sherd to take fire from
the hearth, or to take water
withal out of
the pit.
For thus saith the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not.
For
the Lord GOD,
the Holy One of Israel, has said: “By
repentance and rest you would be saved; your strength would lie in quiet confidence— but you were not willing.”
But ye said, No; for we will
flee upon horses;
therefore shall ye
flee: and, We will
ride upon
the swift;
therefore shall
they that pursue you be swift.
“No,” you say, “we will
flee on horses.”
Therefore you will
flee! “We will
ride swift horses,” but your pursuers will be faster.
One thousand shall
flee at
the rebuke of one; at
the rebuke of five shall ye
flee: till ye be left as a
beacon upon
the top of a mountain, and as an
ensign on an hill.
A thousand will
flee at
the threat of one; at
the threat of five you will all
flee, until you are left alone like a pole on a mountaintop, like a
banner on a hill.
And
therefore will
the LORD wait, that he may be
gracious unto you, and
therefore will he be
exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for
the LORD is a God of judgment: blessed are all
they that wait for him.
Therefore the LORD longs to be
gracious to you;
therefore He rises to show you
compassion, for
the LORD is a just God. Blessed are all who wait for Him.
For
the people shall dwell in
Zion at Jerusalem: thou shalt
weep no more: he will be very
gracious unto
thee at
the voice of thy cry; when he shall hear it, he will answer
thee.
O people in
Zion who dwell in Jerusalem, you will
weep no more. He will surely be
gracious when you cry for help; when He hears, He will answer you.
And though
the Lord give you
the bread of
adversity, and
the water of
affliction, yet shall not thy teachers be removed into a corner any more, but thine eyes shall see thy teachers:
The Lord will give you
the bread of
adversity and
the water of
affliction, but your Teacher will no longer hide Himself—with your own eyes you will see Him.
And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.
And whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear this command behind you: “This is the way. Walk in it.”
Ye shall
defile also
the covering of thy
graven images of silver, and
the ornament of thy
molten images of gold: thou shalt cast
them away as a
menstruous cloth; thou shalt say unto it, Get
thee hence.
So you will
desecrate your silver-plated idols and your gold-plated images. You will throw
them away like
menstrual cloths, saying to
them, “Be gone!”
Then shall he give
the rain of thy seed, that thou shalt
sow the ground
withal; and bread of
the increase of
the earth, and it shall be fat and
plenteous: in that day shall thy cattle feed in large pastures.
Then He will send rain for
the seed that you have sown in
the ground, and
the food that comes from your land will be rich and
plentiful. On that day your cattle will
graze in open pastures.
And there shall be upon every high mountain, and upon every high hill, rivers and streams of waters in the day of the great slaughter, when the towers fall.
And from every high mountain and every raised hill, streams of water will flow in the day of great slaughter, when the towers fall.
Moreover
the light of
the moon shall be as
the light of
the sun, and
the light of
the sun shall be
sevenfold, as
the light of seven days, in
the day that
the LORD bindeth up
the breach of his people, and healeth
the stroke of
their wound.
The light of the moon will be as bright as the sun, and the light of the sun will be seven times brighter—like the light of seven days—on the day that the LORD binds up the brokenness of His people and heals the wounds He has inflicted.
Behold,
the name of
the LORD cometh from far, burning with his anger, and
the burden
thereof is heavy: his lips are full of
indignation, and his tongue as a
devouring fire:
Behold,
the Name of
the LORD comes from
afar, with burning anger and dense smoke. His lips are full of
fury, and His tongue is like a
consuming fire.
And his breath, as an overflowing stream, shall reach to
the midst of
the neck, to
sift the nations with
the sieve of vanity: and
there shall be a
bridle in
the jaws of
the people, causing
them to
err.
His breath is like a
rushing torrent that rises to
the neck. He comes to
sift the nations in a
sieve of destruction; He bridles
the jaws of
the peoples to lead
them astray.
Ye shall have a song, as in
the night when a holy
solemnity is kept; and
gladness of heart, as when one goeth with a pipe to come into
the mountain of
the LORD, to
the mighty One of Israel.
You will sing as on
the night of a holy festival, and your heart will
rejoice like one who walks to
the music of a
flute, going up to
the mountain of
the LORD, to
the Rock of Israel.
And
the LORD shall cause his glorious voice to be heard, and shall
shew the lighting down of his arm, with
the indignation of his anger, and with
the flame of a
devouring fire, with
scattering, and
tempest, and hailstones.
And
the LORD will cause His
majestic voice to be heard and His mighty arm to be revealed, striking in
angry wrath with a flame of
consuming fire, and with cloudburst, storm, and hailstones.
For through
the voice of
the LORD shall
the Assyrian be beaten down, which
smote with a rod.
For Assyria will be
shattered at
the voice of
the LORD; He will strike
them with His
scepter.
And in every place where
the grounded staff shall pass, which
the LORD shall lay upon him, it shall be with tabrets and harps: and in battles of
shaking will he fight with it.
And with every stroke of
the rod of punishment that
the LORD brings down on
them,
the tambourines and lyres will sound as He battles with weapons
brandished.
For
Tophet is ordained of old;
yea, for
the king it is prepared; he hath made it deep and large:
the pile
thereof is fire and much wood;
the breath of
the LORD, like a stream of
brimstone,
doth kindle it.
For Topheth has long been prepared; it has been made ready for
the king. Its funeral
pyre is deep and wide, with
plenty of fire and wood.
The breath of
the LORD, like a
torrent of burning sulfur, sets it
ablaze.
Woe to
them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in
chariots, because
they are many; and in
horsemen, because
they are very strong; but
they look not unto
the Holy One of Israel, neither seek
the LORD!
Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who
rely on horses, who trust in
their abundance of
chariots and in
their multitude of
horsemen.
They do not look to
the Holy One of Israel;
they do not seek
the LORD.
Yet he also is wise, and will bring evil, and will not call back his words: but will arise against the house of the evildoers, and against the help of them that work iniquity.
Yet He too is wise and brings
disaster; He does not call back His words. He will rise up against
the house of
the wicked and against
the allies of evildoers.
Now
the Egyptians are men, and not God; and
their horses flesh, and not spirit. When
the LORD shall stretch out his hand, both he that helpeth shall fall, and he that is
holpen shall fall down, and
they all shall fail together.
But
the Egyptians are men, not God;
their horses are flesh, not spirit. When
the LORD stretches out His hand,
the helper will
stumble, and
the one he helps will fall; both will perish together.
For thus hath
the LORD spoken unto me, Like as
the lion and
the young lion
roaring on his prey, when a multitude of
shepherds is called forth against him, he will not be afraid of
their voice, nor
abase himself for
the noise of
them: so shall
the LORD of hosts come down to fight for mount
Zion, and for
the hill
thereof.
For this is what
the LORD has said to me: “Like a lion
roaring or a young lion over its prey— and though a band of
shepherds is called out against it, it is not
terrified by
their shouting or subdued by
their clamor— so
the LORD of Hosts will come down to do battle on Mount
Zion and its heights.
As birds flying, so will the LORD of hosts defend Jerusalem; defending also he will deliver it; and passing over he will preserve it.
Like birds
hovering overhead, so
the LORD of Hosts will protect Jerusalem. He will shield it and deliver it; He will pass over it and preserve it.”
Turn ye unto him from whom the children of Israel have deeply revolted.
Return to
the One against whom you have so
blatantly rebelled, O children of Israel.
For in that day every man shall cast away his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which your own hands have made unto you for a sin.
For on that day, every one of you will
reject the idols of silver and gold that your own hands have
sinfully made.
Then shall
the Assyrian fall with
the sword, not of a mighty man; and
the sword, not of a mean man, shall
devour him: but he shall
flee from
the sword, and his young men shall be
discomfited.
“
Then Assyria will fall, but not by
the sword of man; a sword will
devour them, but not one made by mortals.
They will
flee before
the sword, and
their young men will be put to forced labor.
And he shall pass over to his strong hold for fear, and his princes shall be afraid of
the ensign, saith
the LORD, whose fire is in
Zion, and his furnace in Jerusalem.
Their rock will pass away for fear, and
their princes will
panic at
the sight of
the battle standard,” declares
the LORD, whose fire is in
Zion, whose furnace is in Jerusalem.
And a man shall be as an hiding place from
the wind, and a
covert from
the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as
the shadow of a great rock in a
weary land.
Each will be like a shelter from
the wind, a refuge from
the storm, like streams of water in a dry land, like
the shadow of a great rock in an
arid land.
And
the eyes of
them that see shall not be
dim, and
the ears of
them that hear shall
hearken.
Then the eyes of those who see will no longer be closed, and
the ears of those who hear will
listen.
The heart also of
the rash shall understand knowledge, and
the tongue of
the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly.
No longer will a
fool be called noble, nor a
scoundrel be respected.
For
the vile person will speak
villany, and his heart will work iniquity, to
practise hypocrisy, and to utter error against
the LORD, to make empty
the soul of
the hungry, and he will cause
the drink of
the thirsty to fail.
The instruments also of
the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy
the poor with lying words, even when
the needy speaketh right.
The weapons of
the scoundrel are destructive; he hatches plots to destroy
the poor with lies, even when
the plea of
the needy is just.
But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand.
But a noble man makes honorable plans; he stands up for worthy causes.
Many days and years shall ye be troubled, ye careless women: for
the vintage shall fail,
the gathering shall not come.
In a little more than a year you will
tremble, O secure ones. For
the grape harvest will fail and
the fruit harvest will not arrive.
They shall
lament for
the teats, for
the pleasant fields, for
the fruitful vine.
Beat your breasts for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vines,
Upon
the land of my people shall come up thorns and briers;
yea, upon all
the houses of joy in
the joyous city:
and for
the land of my people, overgrown with thorns and briers— even for every house of
merriment in this city of
revelry.
Because
the palaces shall be
forsaken;
the multitude of
the city shall be left;
the forts and towers shall be for dens for ever, a joy of wild
asses, a pasture of flocks;
Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness be a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be counted for a forest.
until
the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high.
Then the desert will be an
orchard, and
the orchard will seem like a forest.
Then judgment shall dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness remain in the fruitful field.
Then justice will inhabit the wilderness, and righteousness will dwell in the fertile field.
And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.
The work of righteousness will be peace;
the service of righteousness will be quiet confidence
forever.
And my people shall dwell in a peaceable
habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places;
Then my people will dwell in a peaceful place, in safe and secure places of rest.
When it shall
hail, coming down on
the forest; and
the city shall be low in a low place.
But
hail will level
the forest, and
the city will sink to
the depths.
Blessed are ye that
sow beside all waters, that send forth thither
the feet of
the ox and
the ass.
Blessed are those who
sow beside abundant waters, who let
the ox and
donkey range freely.
Woe to you, O destroyer never destroyed, O
traitor never
betrayed! When you have finished destroying, you will be destroyed. When you have finished
betraying, you will be
betrayed.
O LORD, be
gracious unto us; we have waited for
thee: be thou
their arm every morning, our salvation also in
the time of trouble.
O LORD, be
gracious to us! We wait for You. Be our strength every morning and our salvation in time of trouble.
At
the noise of
the tumult the people fled; at
the lifting up of
thyself the nations were scattered.
And your
spoil shall be gathered like
the gathering of
the caterpiller: as
the running to and
fro of locusts shall he run upon
them.
Your
spoil, O nations, is gathered as by locusts; like a
swarm of locusts men
sweep over it.
The LORD is
exalted; for he dwelleth on high: he hath filled
Zion with judgment and righteousness.
The LORD is
exalted, for He dwells on high; He has filled
Zion with justice and righteousness.
And wisdom and knowledge shall be
the stability of thy times, and strength of salvation:
the fear of
the LORD is his
treasure.
He will be
the sure foundation for your times, a
storehouse of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge.
The fear of
the LORD is
Zion’s
treasure.
Behold,
their valiant ones shall cry without:
the ambassadors of peace shall
weep bitterly.
Behold,
their valiant ones cry
aloud in
the streets;
the envoys of peace
weep bitterly.
The highways lie waste,
the wayfaring man ceaseth: he hath broken
the covenant, he hath
despised the cities, he regardeth no man.
The highways are deserted; travel has ceased.
The treaty has been broken,
the witnesses are
despised, and human life is disregarded.
Now will I rise, saith
the LORD; now will I be
exalted; now will I lift up myself.
“Now I will arise,” says
the LORD. “Now I will lift Myself up. Now I will be
exalted.
And the people shall be as the burnings of lime: as thorns cut up shall they be burned in the fire.
The peoples will be burned to ashes, like thorns cut down and set
ablaze.
The sinners in
Zion are afraid;
fearfulness hath surprised
the hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with
the devouring fire? who among us shall dwell with
everlasting burnings?
He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil;
He who walks righteously and speaks with
sincerity, who refuses gain from
extortion, whose hand never takes a
bribe, who stops his ears against
murderous plots and shuts his eyes
tightly against evil—
He shall dwell on high: his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure.
he will dwell on
the heights;
the mountain fortress will be his refuge; his food will be provided and his water
assured.
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.
Thine heart shall
meditate terror. Where is
the scribe? where is
the receiver? where is he that counted
the towers?
Your mind will
ponder the former terror: “Where is he who
tallies? Where is he who weighs? Where is he who counts
the towers?”
Thou shalt not see a fierce people, a people of a deeper speech than thou canst perceive; of a
stammering tongue, that thou canst not understand.
You will no longer see
the insolent, a people whose speech is unintelligible, who
stammer in a language you cannot understand.
Look upon
Zion,
the city of our
solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet
habitation, a tabernacle that shall not be taken down; not one of
the stakes
thereof shall ever be removed, neither shall any of
the cords
thereof be broken.
Look upon
Zion,
the city of our appointed feasts. Your eyes will see Jerusalem, a peaceful pasture, a tent that does not
wander; its tent pegs will not be pulled up, nor will any of its cords be broken.
But
there the glorious LORD will be unto us a place of broad rivers and streams; wherein shall go no
galley with oars, neither shall
gallant ship pass
thereby.
But
there the Majestic One, our LORD, will be for us a place of rivers and wide canals, where no
galley with oars will row, and no
majestic vessel will pass.
For
the LORD is our judge,
the LORD is our
lawgiver,
the LORD is our king; he will save us.
For
the LORD is our Judge,
the LORD is our
lawgiver,
the LORD is our King. It is He who will save us.
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
the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick:
the people that dwell
therein shall be
forgiven their iniquity.
And no resident of
Zion will say, “I am sick.”
The people who dwell
there will be
forgiven of iniquity.