# Bible

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Yet I will distress<WH6693> Ariel<WH740>, and there shall be heaviness<WH8386> and sorrow<WH592>: and it shall be unto me as Ariel<WH740>.


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And I will camp<WH2583> against thee round about<WH1754>, and will lay siege<WH6696> against thee with a mount<WH4674>, and I will raise<WH6965> forts<WH4694> against thee.


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And thou shalt be brought down<WH8213>, and shalt speak<WH1696> out of the ground<WH776>, and thy speech<WH565> shall be low<WH7817> out of the dust<WH6083>, and thy voice<WH6963> shall be, as of one that hath a familiar spirit<WH178>, out of the ground<WH776>, and thy speech<WH565> shall whisper<WH6850> out of the dust<WH6083>. / whisper: Heb. peep, or, chirp


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Moreover the multitude<WH1995> of thy strangers<WH2114> shall be like small<WH1851> dust<WH80>, and the multitude<WH1995> of the terrible ones<WH6184> shall be as chaff<WH4671> that passeth away<WH5674>: yea, it shall be at an instant<WH6621> suddenly<WH6597>.


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Thou shalt be visited<WH6485> of the LORD<WH3068> of hosts<WH6635> with thunder<WH7482>, and with earthquake<WH7494>, and great<WH1419> noise<WH6963>, with storm<WH5492> and tempest<WH5591>, and the flame<WH3851> of devouring<WH398> fire<WH784>.


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And the multitude<WH1995> of all the nations<WH1471> that fight<WH6633> against Ariel<WH740>, even all that fight<WH6638> against her and her munition<WH4685>, and that distress<WH6693> her, shall be as a dream<WH2472> of a night<WH3915> vision<WH2377>.


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It shall even be as when an hungry<WH7457> man dreameth<WH2492>, and, behold, he eateth<WH398>; but he awaketh<WH6974>, and his soul<WH5315> is empty<WH7386>: or as when<WH834> a thirsty man<WH6771> dreameth<WH2492>, and, behold, he drinketh<WH8354>; but he awaketh<WH6974>, and, behold, he is faint<WH5889>, and his soul<WH5315> hath appetite<WH8264>: so shall the multitude<WH1995> of all the nations<WH1471> be, that fight<WH6633> against mount<WH2022> Zion<WH6726>.


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Stay<WH4102> yourselves, and wonder<WH8539>; cry ye out<WH8173>, and cry<WH8173>: they are drunken<WH7937>, but not with wine<WH3196>; they stagger<WH5128>, but not with strong drink<WH7941>. / cry ye…: or, take your pleasure, and riot


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For the LORD<WH3068> hath poured out<WH5258> upon you the spirit<WH7307> of deep sleep<WH8639>, and hath closed<WH6105> your eyes<WH5869>: the prophets<WH5030> and your rulers<WH7218>, the seers<WH2374> hath he covered<WH3680>. / rulers: Heb. heads


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And the vision<WH2380> of all is become unto you as the words<WH1697> of a book<WH5612> that is sealed<WH2856>, which men deliver<WH5414> to one that is learned<WH3045>, saying<WH559>, Read<WH7121> this, I pray thee: and he saith<WH559>, I cannot<WH3201>; for it is sealed<WH2856>: / book: or, letter


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And the book<WH5612> is delivered<WH5414> to him that is not learned<WH3045><WH5612>, saying<WH559>, Read<WH7121> this, I pray thee: and he saith<WH559>, I am not learned<WH3045>.


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Wherefore the Lord<WH136> said<WH559>, Forasmuch<WH3282> as this people<WH5971> draw near<WH5066> me with their mouth<WH6310>, and with their lips<WH8193> do honour<WH3513> me, but have removed<WH7368> their heart<WH3820> far<WH7368> from me, and their fear<WH3374> toward me is taught<WH3925> by the precept<WH4687> of men<WH582>:


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Therefore, behold, I will proceed<WH3254> to do a marvellous work<WH6381> among this people<WH5971>, even a marvellous work<WH6381> and a wonder<WH6382>: for the wisdom<WH2451> of their wise<WH2450> men shall perish<WH6>, and the understanding<WH998> of their prudent<WH995> men shall be hid<WH5641>. / proceed: Heb. add


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Woe<WH1945> unto them that seek deep<WH6009> to hide<WH5641> their counsel<WH6098> from the LORD<WH3068>, and their works<WH4639> are in the dark<WH4285>, and they say<WH559>, Who seeth<WH7200> us? and who knoweth<WH3045> us?


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Surely your turning of things upside down<WH2017> shall be esteemed<WH2803> as the potter's<WH3335> clay<WH2563>: for shall the work<WH4639> say<WH559> of him that made<WH6213> it, He made<WH6213> me not? or shall the thing framed<WH3336> say<WH559> of him that framed<WH3335> it, He had no understanding<WH995>?


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Is it not yet a very<WH4213> little while<WH4592>, and Lebanon<WH3844> shall be turned<WH7725> into a fruitful field<WH3759>, and the fruitful field<WH3759> shall be esteemed<WH2803> as a forest<WH3293>?


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And in that day<WH3117> shall the deaf<WH2795> hear<WH8085> the words<WH1697> of the book<WH5612>, and the eyes<WH5869> of the blind<WH5787> shall see<WH7200> out of obscurity<WH652>, and out of darkness<WH2822>.


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The meek<WH6035> also shall increase<WH3254> their joy<WH8057> in the LORD<WH3068>, and the poor<WH34> among men<WH120> shall rejoice<WH1523> in the Holy One<WH6918> of Israel<WH3478>. / increase: Heb. add


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For the terrible one<WH6184> is brought to nought<WH656>, and the scorner<WH3887> is consumed<WH3615>, and all that watch<WH8245> for iniquity<WH205> are cut off<WH3772>:


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That make a man<WH120> an offender<WH2398> for a word<WH1697>, and lay a snare<WH6983> for him that reproveth<WH3198> in the gate<WH8179>, and turn aside<WH5186> the just<WH6662> for a thing of nought<WH8414>.


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Therefore thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>, who redeemed<WH6299> Abraham<WH85>, concerning the house<WH1004> of Jacob<WH3290>, Jacob<WH3290> shall not now be ashamed<WH954>, neither shall his face<WH6440> now wax pale<WH2357>.


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But when he seeth<WH7200> his children<WH3206>, the work<WH4639> of mine hands<WH3027>, in the midst<WH7130> of him, they shall sanctify<WH6942> my name<WH8034>, and sanctify<WH6942> the Holy One<WH6918> of Jacob<WH3290>, and shall fear<WH6206> the God<WH430> of Israel<WH3478>.


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They also that erred<WH8582> in spirit<WH7307> shall come<WH3045> to understanding<WH998>, and they that murmured<WH7279> shall learn<WH3925> doctrine<WH3948>. / come…: Heb. know understanding


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Woe<WH1945> to the rebellious<WH5637> children<WH1121>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>, that take<WH6213> counsel<WH6098>, but not of me; and that cover<WH5258> with a covering<WH4541>, but not of my spirit<WH7307>, that they may add<WH5595> sin<WH2403> to sin<WH2403>:


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That walk<WH1980> to go down<WH3381> into Egypt<WH4714>, and have not asked<WH7592> at my mouth<WH6310>; to strengthen<WH5810> themselves in the strength<WH4581> of Pharaoh<WH6547>, and to trust<WH2620> in the shadow<WH6738> of Egypt<WH4714>!


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Therefore shall the strength<WH4581> of Pharaoh<WH6547> be your shame<WH1322>, and the trust<WH2622> in the shadow<WH6738> of Egypt<WH4714> your confusion<WH3639>.


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For his princes<WH8269> were at Zoan<WH6814>, and his ambassadors<WH4397> came<WH5060> to Hanes<WH2609>.


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They were all ashamed<WH3001> of a people<WH5971> that could not profit<WH3276> them, nor be an help<WH5828> nor profit<WH3276>, but a shame<WH1322>, and also a reproach<WH2781>.


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The burden<WH4853> of the beasts<WH929> of the south<WH5045>: into the land<WH776> of trouble<WH6869> and anguish<WH6695>, from whence come the young<WH3833> and old lion<WH3918>, the viper<WH660> and fiery<WH8314> flying<WH5774> serpent<WH8314>, they will carry<WH5375> their riches<WH2428> upon the shoulders<WH3802> of young asses<WH5895>, and their treasures<WH214> upon the bunches<WH1707> of camels<WH1581>, to a people<WH5971> that shall not profit<WH3276> them.


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For the Egyptians<WH4714> shall help<WH5826> in vain<WH1892>, and to no purpose<WH7385>: therefore have I cried<WH7121> concerning this<WH2063>, Their<WH1992> strength<WH7293> is to sit still<WH7674>. / concerning…: or, to her


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Now go<WH935>, write<WH3789> it before them in a table<WH3871>, and note<WH2710> it in a book<WH5612>, that it may be for the time<WH3117> to come<WH314> for<WH5704> ever<WH5703> and ever<WH5769>: / the…: Heb. the latter day


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That this is a rebellious<WH4805> people<WH5971>, lying<WH3586> children<WH1121>, children<WH1121> that will<WH14> not hear<WH8085> the law<WH8451> of the LORD<WH3068>:


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Which say<WH559> to the seers<WH7200>, See<WH7200> not; and to the prophets<WH2374>, Prophesy<WH2372> not unto us right things<WH5229>, speak<WH1696> unto us smooth things<WH2513>, prophesy<WH2372> deceits<WH4123>:


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Get you out<WH5493> of the way<WH1870>, turn aside<WH5186> out of the path<WH734>, cause the Holy One<WH6918> of Israel<WH3478> to cease<WH7673> from before<WH6440> us.


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Wherefore thus saith<WH559> the Holy One<WH6918> of Israel<WH3478>, Because ye despise<WH3988> this word<WH1697>, and trust<WH982> in oppression<WH6233> and perverseness<WH3868>, and stay<WH8172> thereon: / oppression: or, fraud


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Therefore this iniquity<WH5771> shall be to you as a breach<WH6556> ready to fall<WH5307>, swelling out<WH1158> in a high<WH7682> wall<WH2346>, whose breaking<WH7667> cometh<WH935> suddenly<WH6597> at an instant<WH6621>.


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And he shall break<WH7665> it as the breaking<WH7667> of the potters'<WH3335> vessel<WH5035> that is broken in pieces<WH3807>; he shall not spare<WH2550>: so that there shall not be found<WH4672> in the bursting<WH4386> of it a sherd<WH2789> to take<WH2846> fire<WH784> from the hearth<WH3344>, or to take<WH2834> water<WH4325> withal out of the pit<WH1360>. / the potters'…: Heb. the bottle of potters


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For thus saith<WH559> the Lord<WH136> GOD<WH3069>, the Holy One<WH6918> of Israel<WH3478>; In returning<WH7729> and rest<WH5183> shall ye be saved<WH3467>; in quietness<WH8252> and in confidence<WH985> shall be your strength<WH1369>: and ye would<WH14> not.


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But ye said<WH559>, No; for we will flee<WH5127> upon horses<WH5483>; therefore shall ye flee<WH5127>: and, We will ride<WH7392> upon the swift<WH7031>; therefore shall they that pursue<WH7291> you be swift<WH7043>.


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One<WH259> thousand<WH505> shall flee at<WH6440> the rebuke<WH1606> of one<WH259>; at<WH6440> the rebuke<WH1606> of five<WH2568> shall ye flee<WH5127>: till ye be left<WH3498> as a beacon<WH8650> upon the top<WH7218> of a mountain<WH2022>, and as an ensign<WH5251> on an hill<WH1389>. / a beacon: or, a tree bereft of branches, or, boughs: or, a mast


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And therefore will the LORD<WH3068> wait<WH2442>, that he may be gracious<WH2603> unto you, and therefore will he be exalted<WH7311>, that he may have mercy<WH7355> upon you: for the LORD<WH3068> is a God<WH430> of judgment<WH4941>: blessed<WH835> are all they that wait<WH2442> for him.


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For the people<WH5971> shall dwell<WH3427> in Zion<WH6726> at Jerusalem<WH3389>: thou shalt weep<WH1058> no more<WH1058>: he will be very<WH2603> gracious<WH2603> unto thee at the voice<WH6963> of thy cry<WH2199>; when he shall hear<WH8085> it, he will answer<WH6030> thee.


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And though the Lord<WH136> give<WH5414> you the bread<WH3899> of adversity<WH6862>, and the water<WH4325> of affliction<WH3906>, yet shall not thy teachers<WH3384> be removed into a corner<WH3670> any more, but thine eyes<WH5869> shall see<WH7200> thy teachers<WH3384>: / affliction: or, oppression


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And thine ears<WH241> shall hear<WH8085> a word<WH1697> behind<WH310> thee, saying<WH559>, This is the way<WH1870>, walk ye in it<WH3212>, when ye turn to the right hand<WH541>, and when ye turn to the left<WH8041>.


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Ye shall defile<WH2930> also the covering<WH6826> of thy graven images<WH6456> of silver<WH3701>, and the ornament<WH642> of thy molten images<WH4541> of gold<WH2091>: thou shalt cast them away<WH2219> as a menstruous cloth<WH1739>; thou shalt say<WH559> unto it, Get thee hence<WH3318>. / thy graven…: Heb. the graven images of thy silver / cast: Heb. scatter


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Then shall he give<WH5414> the rain<WH4306> of thy seed<WH2233>, that thou shalt sow<WH2232> the ground<WH127> withal; and bread<WH3899> of the increase<WH8393> of the earth<WH127>, and it shall be fat<WH1879> and plenteous<WH8082>: in that day<WH3117> shall thy cattle<WH4735> feed<WH7462> in large<WH7337> pastures<WH3733>.


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The oxen<WH504> likewise and the young asses<WH5895> that ear<WH5647> the ground<WH127> shall eat<WH398> clean<WH2548> provender<WH1098>, which hath been winnowed<WH2219> with the shovel<WH7371> and with the fan<WH4214>. / clean: or, savoury: Heb. leavened


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And there shall be upon every high<WH1364> mountain<WH2022>, and upon every high<WH5375> hill<WH1389>, rivers<WH6388> and streams<WH2988> of waters<WH4325> in the day<WH3117> of the great<WH7227> slaughter<WH2027>, when the towers<WH4026> fall<WH5307>. / high hill: Heb. lifted up, etc


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Moreover the light<WH216> of the moon<WH3842> shall be as the light<WH216> of the sun<WH2535>, and the light<WH216> of the sun<WH2535> shall be sevenfold<WH7659>, as the light<WH216> of seven<WH7651> days<WH3117>, in the day<WH3117> that the LORD<WH3068> bindeth up<WH2280> the breach<WH7667> of his people<WH5971>, and healeth<WH7495> the stroke<WH4273> of their wound<WH4347>.


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Behold, the name<WH8034> of the LORD<WH3068> cometh<WH935> from far<WH4801>, burning<WH1197> with his anger<WH639>, and the burden<WH4858> thereof is heavy<WH3514>: his lips<WH8193> are full<WH4390> of indignation<WH2195>, and his tongue<WH3956> as a devouring<WH398> fire<WH784>: / burden…: or, grievousness of flame / heavy: Heb. heaviness


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And his breath<WH7307>, as an overflowing<WH7857> stream<WH5158>, shall reach to the midst<WH2673> of the neck<WH6677>, to sift<WH5130> the nations<WH1471> with the sieve<WH5299> of vanity<WH7723>: and there shall be a bridle<WH7448> in the jaws<WH3895> of the people<WH5971>, causing them to err<WH8582>.


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Ye shall have a song<WH7892>, as in the night<WH3915> when a holy<WH6942> solemnity<WH2282> is kept<WH6942>; and gladness<WH8057> of heart<WH3824>, as when one goeth<WH1980> with a pipe<WH2485> to come<WH935> into the mountain<WH2022> of the LORD<WH3068>, to the mighty One<WH6697> of Israel<WH3478>. / mighty…: Heb. Rock


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And the LORD<WH3068> shall cause his glorious<WH1935> voice<WH6963> to be heard<WH8085>, and shall shew<WH7200> the lighting down<WH5183> of his arm<WH2220>, with the indignation<WH2197> of his anger<WH639>, and with the flame<WH3851> of a devouring<WH398> fire<WH784>, with scattering<WH5311>, and tempest<WH2230>, and hailstones<WH68><WH1259>. / his glorious…: Heb. the glory of his voice


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For through the voice<WH6963> of the LORD<WH3068> shall the Assyrian<WH804> be beaten down<WH2865>, which smote<WH5221> with a rod<WH7626>.


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And in every place<WH3605> where the grounded<WH4145> staff<WH4294> shall pass<WH4569>, which the LORD<WH3068> shall lay<WH5117> upon him, it shall be with tabrets<WH8596> and harps<WH3658>: and in battles<WH4421> of shaking<WH8573> will he fight<WH3898> with it. / in every…: Heb. every passing of the rod founded / lay…: Heb. cause to rest upon him / with it: or, against them


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For Tophet<WH8613> is ordained<WH6186> of old<WH865>; yea, for the king<WH4428> it is prepared<WH3559>; he hath made it deep<WH6009> and large<WH7337>: the pile<WH4071> thereof is fire<WH784> and much<WH7235> wood<WH6086>; the breath<WH5397> of the LORD<WH3068>, like a stream<WH5158> of brimstone<WH1614>, doth kindle<WH1197> it. / of old: Heb. from yesterday


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Woe<WH1945> to them that go down<WH3381> to Egypt<WH4714> for help<WH5833>; and stay<WH8172> on horses<WH5483>, and trust<WH982> in chariots<WH7393>, because they are many<WH7227>; and in horsemen<WH6571>, because they are very<WH3966> strong<WH6105>; but they look<WH8159> not unto the Holy One<WH6918> of Israel<WH3478>, neither seek<WH1875> the LORD<WH3068>!


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Yet he also is wise<WH2450>, and will bring<WH935> evil<WH7451>, and will not call back<WH5493> his words<WH1697>: but will arise<WH6965> against the house<WH1004> of the evildoers<WH7489>, and against the help<WH5833> of them that work<WH6466> iniquity<WH205>. / call…: Heb. remove


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Now the Egyptians<WH4714> are men<WH120>, and not God<WH410>; and their horses<WH5483> flesh<WH1320>, and not spirit<WH7307>. When the LORD<WH3068> shall stretch out<WH5186> his hand<WH3027>, both he that helpeth<WH5826> shall fall<WH3782>, and he that is holpen<WH5826> shall fall down<WH5307>, and they all shall fail<WH3615> together<WH3162>.


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For thus hath the LORD<WH3068> spoken<WH559> unto me, Like as the lion<WH738> and the young lion<WH3715> roaring<WH1897> on his prey<WH2964>, when a multitude<WH4393> of shepherds<WH7462> is called forth<WH7121> against him, he will not be afraid<WH2865> of their voice<WH6963>, nor abase<WH6031> himself for the noise<WH1995> of them: so shall the LORD<WH3068> of hosts<WH6635> come down<WH3381> to fight<WH6633> for mount<WH2022> Zion<WH6726>, and for the hill<WH1389> thereof. / noise: or, multitude


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As birds<WH6833> flying<WH5774>, so will the LORD<WH3068> of hosts<WH6635> defend<WH1598> Jerusalem<WH3389>; defending<WH1598> also he will deliver<WH5337> it; and passing over<WH6452> he will preserve<WH4422> it.


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Turn<WH7725> ye unto him from whom the children<WH1121> of Israel<WH3478> have deeply<WH6009> revolted<WH5627>.


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For in that day<WH3117> every man<WH376> shall cast away<WH3988> his idols<WH457> of silver<WH3701>, and his idols<WH457> of gold<WH2091>, which your own hands<WH3027> have made<WH6213> unto you for a sin<WH2399>. / his idols of gold: Heb. the idols of his gold


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Then shall the Assyrian<WH804> fall<WH5307> with the sword<WH2719>, not of a mighty man<WH376>; and the sword<WH2719>, not of a mean man<WH120>, shall devour<WH398> him: but he shall flee<WH5127> from<WH6440> the sword<WH2719>, and his young men<WH970> shall be discomfited<WH4522>. / from: or, for fear of / discomfited: or, tributary: Heb. for melting, or, tribute


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And he shall pass over<WH5674> to his strong hold<WH5553> for fear<WH4032>, and his princes<WH8269> shall be afraid<WH2865> of the ensign<WH5251>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>, whose fire<WH217> is in Zion<WH6726>, and his furnace<WH8574> in Jerusalem<WH3389>. / he…: Heb. his rock shall pass away for fear / his strong hold: or, his strength


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Behold, a king<WH4428> shall reign<WH4427> in righteousness<WH6664>, and princes<WH8269> shall rule<WH8323> in judgment<WH4941>.


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And a man<WH376> shall be as an hiding place<WH4224> from the wind<WH7307>, and a covert<WH5643> from the tempest<WH2230>; as rivers<WH6388> of water<WH4325> in a dry place<WH6724>, as the shadow<WH6738> of a great<WH3515> rock<WH5553> in a weary<WH5889> land<WH776>. / great: Heb. heavy


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And the eyes<WH5869> of them that see<WH7200> shall not be dim<WH8159>, and the ears<WH241> of them that hear<WH8085> shall hearken<WH7181>.


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The heart<WH3824> also of the rash<WH4116> shall understand<WH995> knowledge<WH1847>, and the tongue<WH3956> of the stammerers<WH5926> shall be ready<WH4116> to speak<WH1696> plainly<WH6703>. / rash: Heb. hasty / plainly: or, elegantly


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The vile person<WH5036> shall be no more called<WH7121> liberal<WH5081>, nor the churl<WH3596> said<WH559> to be bountiful<WH7771>.


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For the vile person<WH5036> will speak<WH1696> villany<WH5039>, and his heart<WH3820> will work<WH6213> iniquity<WH205>, to practise<WH6213> hypocrisy<WH2612>, and to utter<WH1696> error<WH8442> against the LORD<WH3068>, to make empty<WH7324> the soul<WH5315> of the hungry<WH7457>, and he will cause the drink<WH4945> of the thirsty<WH6771> to fail<WH2637>.


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The instruments<WH3627> also of the churl<WH3596> are evil<WH7451>: he deviseth<WH3289> wicked devices<WH2154> to destroy<WH2254> the poor<WH6041><WH6035> with lying<WH8267> words<WH561>, even when the needy<WH34> speaketh<WH1696> right<WH4941>. / the needy…: or, he speaketh against the poor in judgment


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But the liberal<WH5081> deviseth<WH3289> liberal things<WH5081>; and by liberal things<WH5081> shall he stand<WH6965>. / stand: or, be established


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Rise up<WH6965>, ye women<WH802> that are at ease<WH7600>; hear<WH8085> my voice<WH6963>, ye careless<WH982> daughters<WH1323>; give ear<WH238> unto my speech<WH565>.


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Many days<WH3117> and years<WH8141> shall ye be troubled<WH7264>, ye careless women<WH982>: for the vintage<WH1210> shall fail<WH3615>, the gathering<WH625> shall not come<WH935>. / Many…: Heb. Days above a year


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Tremble<WH2729>, ye women that are at ease<WH7600>; be troubled<WH7264>, ye careless ones<WH982>: strip<WH6584> you, and make you bare<WH6209>, and gird<WH2290> sackcloth upon your loins<WH2504>.


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They shall lament<WH5594> for the teats<WH7699>, for the pleasant<WH2531> fields<WH7704>, for the fruitful<WH6509> vine<WH1612>. / pleasant…: Heb. fields of desire


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Upon the land<WH127> of my people<WH5971> shall come up<WH5927> thorns<WH6975> and briers<WH8068>; yea, upon all the houses<WH1004> of joy<WH4885> in the joyous<WH5947> city<WH7151>: / yea…: or, burning upon


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Because the palaces<WH759> shall be forsaken<WH5203>; the multitude<WH1995> of the city<WH5892> shall be left<WH5800>; the forts<WH6076> and towers<WH975> shall be for dens<WH4631> for<WH5704> ever<WH5769>, a joy<WH4885> of wild asses<WH6501>, a pasture<WH4829> of flocks<WH5739>; / forts…: or, clifts and watchtowers


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Until the spirit<WH7307> be poured<WH6168> upon us from on high<WH4791>, and the wilderness<WH4057> be a fruitful field<WH3759>, and the fruitful field<WH3759> be counted<WH2803> for a forest<WH3293>.


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Then judgment<WH4941> shall dwell<WH7931> in the wilderness<WH4057>, and righteousness<WH6666> remain<WH3427> in the fruitful field<WH3759>.


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And the work<WH4639> of righteousness<WH6666> shall be peace<WH7965>; and the effect<WH5656> of righteousness<WH6666> quietness<WH8252> and assurance<WH983> for<WH5704> ever<WH5769>.


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And my people<WH5971> shall dwell<WH3427> in a peaceable<WH7965> habitation<WH5116>, and in sure<WH4009> dwellings<WH4908>, and in quiet<WH7600> resting places<WH4496>;


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When it shall hail<WH1258>, coming down<WH3381> on the forest<WH3293>; and the city<WH5892> shall be low<WH8213> in a low place<WH8218>. / low in…: or, utterly abased


btext:
Blessed<WH835> are ye that sow<WH2232> beside all waters<WH4325>, that send forth<WH7971> thither the feet<WH7272> of the ox<WH7794> and the ass<WH2543>.


btext:
Woe<WH1945> to thee that spoilest<WH7703>, and thou wast not spoiled<WH7703>; and dealest treacherously<WH898>, and they dealt not treacherously<WH898> with thee! when thou shalt cease<WH8552> to spoil<WH7703>, thou shalt be spoiled<WH7703>; and when thou shalt make an end<WH5239> to deal treacherously<WH898>, they shall deal treacherously<WH898> with thee.


btext:
O LORD<WH3068>, be gracious<WH2603> unto us; we have waited<WH6960> for thee: be thou their arm<WH2220> every morning<WH1242>, our salvation<WH3444> also in the time<WH6256> of trouble<WH6869>.


btext:
At the noise<WH6963> of the tumult<WH1995> the people<WH5971> fled<WH5074>; at the lifting up<WH7427> of thyself the nations<WH1471> were scattered<WH5310>.


btext:
And your spoil<WH7998> shall be gathered<WH622> like the gathering<WH625> of the caterpiller<WH2625>: as the running to and fro<WH4944> of locusts<WH1357> shall he run<WH8264> upon them.


btext:
The LORD<WH3068> is exalted<WH7682>; for he dwelleth<WH7931> on high<WH4791>: he hath filled<WH4390> Zion<WH6726> with judgment<WH4941> and righteousness<WH6666>.


btext:
And wisdom<WH2451> and knowledge<WH1847> shall be the stability<WH530> of thy times<WH6256>, and strength<WH2633> of salvation<WH3444>: the fear<WH3374> of the LORD<WH3068> is his treasure<WH214>. / salvation: Heb. salvations


btext:
Behold, their valiant ones<WH691> shall cry<WH6817> without<WH2351>: the ambassadors<WH4397> of peace<WH7965> shall weep<WH1058> bitterly<WH4751>. / valiant…: or, messengers


btext:
The highways<WH4546> lie waste<WH8074>, the wayfaring man<WH5674><WH734> ceaseth<WH7673>: he hath broken<WH6565> the covenant<WH1285>, he hath despised<WH3988> the cities<WH5892>, he regardeth<WH2803> no man<WH582>.


btext:
The earth<WH776> mourneth<WH56> and languisheth<WH535>: Lebanon<WH3844> is ashamed<WH2659> and hewn down<WH7060>: Sharon<WH8289> is like a wilderness<WH6160>; and Bashan<WH1316> and Carmel<WH3760> shake off<WH5287> their fruits. / hewn…: or, withered away


btext:
Now will I rise<WH6965>, saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>; now will I be exalted<WH7426>; now will I lift up<WH5375> myself.


btext:
Ye shall conceive<WH2029> chaff<WH2842>, ye shall bring forth<WH3205> stubble<WH7179>: your breath<WH7307>, as fire<WH784>, shall devour<WH398> you.


btext:
And the people<WH5971> shall be as the burnings<WH4955> of lime<WH7875>: as thorns<WH6975> cut up<WH3683> shall they be burned<WH3341> in the fire<WH784>.


btext:
Hear<WH8085>, ye that are far off<WH7350>, what I have done<WH6213>; and, ye that are near<WH7138>, acknowledge<WH3045> my might<WH1369>.


btext:
The sinners<WH2400> in Zion<WH6726> are afraid<WH6342>; fearfulness<WH7461> hath surprised<WH270> the hypocrites<WH2611>. Who among us shall dwell<WH1481> with the devouring<WH398> fire<WH784>? who among us shall dwell<WH1481> with everlasting<WH5769> burnings<WH4168>?


btext:
He that walketh<WH1980> righteously<WH6666>, and speaketh<WH1696> uprightly<WH4339>; he that despiseth<WH3988> the gain<WH1215> of oppressions<WH4642>, that shaketh<WH5287> his hands<WH3709> from holding<WH8551> of bribes<WH7810>, that stoppeth<WH331> his ears<WH241> from hearing<WH8085> of blood<WH1818>, and shutteth<WH6105> his eyes<WH5869> from seeing<WH7200> evil<WH7451>; / righteously: Heb. in righteousnesses / uprightly: Heb. uprightnesses / oppressions: or, deceits / blood: Heb. bloods


btext:
He shall dwell<WH7931> on high<WH4791>: his place of defence<WH4869> shall be the munitions<WH4679> of rocks<WH5553>: bread<WH3899> shall be given<WH5414> him; his waters<WH4325> shall be sure<WH539>. / high: Heb. heights, or, high places


btext:
Thine eyes<WH5869> shall see<WH2372> the king<WH4428> in his beauty<WH3308>: they shall behold<WH7200> the land<WH776> that is very far off<WH4801>. / that…: Heb. of far distances


btext:
Thine heart<WH3820> shall meditate<WH1897> terror<WH367>. Where is the scribe<WH5608>? where is the receiver<WH8254>? where is he that counted<WH5608> the towers<WH4026>? / receiver: Heb. weigher?


btext:
Thou shalt not see<WH7200> a fierce<WH3267> people<WH5971>, a people<WH5971> of a deeper<WH6012> speech<WH8193> than thou canst perceive<WH8085>; of a stammering<WH3932> tongue<WH3956>, that thou canst not understand<WH998>. / stammering: or, ridiculous


btext:
Look<WH2372> upon Zion<WH6726>, the city<WH7151> of our solemnities<WH4150>: thine eyes<WH5869> shall see<WH7200> Jerusalem<WH3389> a quiet<WH7600> habitation<WH5116>, a tabernacle<WH168> that shall not be taken down<WH6813>; not one of the stakes<WH3489> thereof shall ever<WH5331> be removed<WH5265>, neither shall any of the cords<WH2256> thereof be broken<WH5423>.


btext:
But there the glorious<WH117> LORD<WH3068> will be unto us a place<WH4725> of broad<WH7342><WH3027> rivers<WH5104> and streams<WH2975>; wherein shall go<WH3212> no<WH1077> galley<WH590> with oars<WH7885>, neither shall gallant<WH117> ship<WH6716> pass<WH5674> thereby. / of…: Heb. broad of spaces, or, hands


btext:
For the LORD<WH3068> is our judge<WH8199>, the LORD<WH3068> is our lawgiver<WH2710>, the LORD<WH3068> is our king<WH4428>; he will save<WH3467> us. / lawgiver: Heb. statutemaker


btext:
Thy tacklings<WH2256> are loosed<WH5203>; they could not well<WH3653> strengthen<WH2388> their mast<WH8650>, they could not spread<WH6566> the sail<WH5251>: then is the prey<WH5706> of a great<WH4766> spoil<WH7998> divided<WH2505>; the lame<WH6455> take<WH962> the prey<WH957>. / Thy…: or, They have forsaken thy tacklings


btext:
And the inhabitant<WH7934> shall not say<WH559>, I am sick<WH2470>: the people<WH5971> that dwell<WH3427> therein shall be forgiven<WH5375> their iniquity<WH5771>.


btext:
Come near<WH7126>, ye nations<WH1471>, to hear<WH8085>; and hearken<WH7181>, ye people<WH3816>: let the earth<WH776> hear<WH8085>, and all that is therein<WH4393>; the world<WH8398>, and all things that come forth<WH6631> of it. / all that…: Heb. the fulness thereof


btext:
For the indignation<WH7110> of the LORD<WH3068> is upon all nations<WH1471>, and his fury<WH2534> upon all their armies<WH6635>: he hath utterly destroyed<WH2763> them, he hath delivered<WH5414> them to the slaughter<WH2874>.


btext:
Their slain<WH2491> also shall be cast out<WH7993>, and their stink<WH889> shall come up<WH5927> out of their carcases<WH6297>, and the mountains<WH2022> shall be melted<WH4549> with their blood<WH1818>.


btext:
And all the host<WH6635> of heaven<WH8064> shall be dissolved<WH4743>, and the heavens<WH8064> shall be rolled together<WH1556> as a scroll<WH5612>: and all their host<WH6635> shall fall down<WH5034>, as the leaf<WH5929> falleth off<WH5034> from the vine<WH1612>, and as a falling<WH5034> fig from the fig tree<WH8384>.


btext:
For my sword<WH2719> shall be bathed<WH7301> in heaven<WH8064>: behold, it shall come down<WH3381> upon Idumea<WH123>, and upon the people<WH5971> of my curse<WH2764>, to judgment<WH4941>.


btext:
The sword<WH2719> of the LORD<WH3068> is filled<WH4390> with blood<WH1818>, it is made fat<WH1878> with fatness<WH2459>, and with the blood<WH1818> of lambs<WH3733> and goats<WH6260>, with the fat<WH2459> of the kidneys<WH3629> of rams<WH352>: for the LORD<WH3068> hath a sacrifice<WH2077> in Bozrah<WH1224>, and a great<WH1419> slaughter<WH2874> in the land<WH776> of Idumea<WH123>.


btext:
And the unicorns<WH7214> shall come down<WH3381> with them, and the bullocks<WH6499> with the bulls<WH47>; and their land<WH776> shall be soaked<WH7301> with blood<WH1818>, and their dust<WH6083> made fat<WH1878> with fatness<WH2459>. / unicorns: or, rhinocerots / soaked: or, drunken


btext:
For it is the day<WH3117> of the LORD'S<WH3068> vengeance<WH5359>, and the year<WH8141> of recompences<WH7966> for the controversy<WH7379> of Zion<WH6726>.


btext:
And the streams<WH5158> thereof shall be turned<WH2015> into pitch<WH2203>, and the dust<WH6083> thereof into brimstone<WH1614>, and the land<WH776> thereof shall become burning<WH1197> pitch<WH2203>.


btext:
It shall not be quenched<WH3518> night<WH3915> nor day<WH3119>; the smoke<WH6227> thereof shall go up<WH5927> for ever<WH5769>: from generation<WH1755> to generation<WH1755> it shall lie waste<WH2717>; none shall pass through<WH5674> it for ever<WH5331> and ever<WH5331>.


btext:
But the cormorant<WH6893> and the bittern<WH7090> shall possess<WH3423> it; the owl<WH3244> also and the raven<WH6158> shall dwell<WH7931> in it: and he shall stretch out<WH5186> upon it the line<WH6957> of confusion<WH8414>, and the stones<WH68> of emptiness<WH922>. / cormorant: or, pelican


btext:
They shall call<WH7121> the nobles<WH2715> thereof to the kingdom<WH4410>, but none shall be there, and all her princes<WH8269> shall be nothing<WH657>.


btext:
And thorns<WH5518> shall come up<WH5927> in her palaces<WH759>, nettles<WH7057> and brambles<WH2336> in the fortresses<WH4013> thereof: and it shall be an habitation<WH5116> of dragons<WH8577>, and a court<WH2681> for owls<WH1323><WH3284>. / owls: or, ostriches: Heb. daughters of the owl


btext:
The wild beasts of the desert<WH6728> shall also meet<WH6298> with the wild beasts of the island<WH338>, and the satyr<WH8163> shall cry<WH7121> to his fellow<WH7453>; the screech owl<WH3917> also shall rest<WH7280> there, and find<WH4672> for herself a place of rest<WH4494>. / The wild…desert: Heb. Ziim / the wild…island: Heb. Ijim / screech…: or, night monster


btext:
There shall the great owl<WH7091> make her nest<WH7077>, and lay<WH4422>, and hatch<WH1234>, and gather<WH1716> under her shadow<WH6738>: there shall the vultures<WH1772> also be gathered<WH6908>, every one<WH802> with her mate<WH7468>.


btext:
Seek ye out<WH1875> of the book<WH5612> of the LORD<WH3068>, and read<WH7121>: no one<WH259> of these<WH2007> shall fail<WH5737>, none<WH802> shall want<WH6485> her mate<WH7468>: for my mouth<WH6310> it hath commanded<WH6680>, and his spirit<WH7307> it hath gathered<WH6908> them.


btext:
And he hath cast<WH5307> the lot<WH1486> for them, and his hand<WH3027> hath divided<WH2505> it unto them by line<WH6957>: they shall possess<WH3423> it for<WH5704> ever<WH5769>, from generation<WH1755> to generation<WH1755> shall they dwell<WH7931> therein.


btext:
The wilderness<WH4057> and the solitary place<WH6723> shall be glad<WH7797> for them; and the desert<WH6160> shall rejoice<WH1523>, and blossom<WH6524> as the rose<WH2261>.


btext:
It shall blossom<WH6524> abundantly<WH6524>, and rejoice<WH1523> even with joy<WH1525> and singing<WH7444>: the glory<WH3519> of Lebanon<WH3844> shall be given<WH5414> unto it, the excellency<WH1926> of Carmel<WH3760> and Sharon<WH8289>, they shall see<WH7200> the glory<WH3519> of the LORD<WH3068>, and the excellency<WH1926> of our God<WH430>.


btext:
Strengthen<WH2388> ye the weak<WH7504> hands<WH3027>, and confirm<WH553> the feeble<WH3782> knees<WH1290>.


btext:
Say<WH559> to them that are of a fearful<WH4116> heart<WH3820>, Be strong<WH2388>, fear<WH3372> not: behold, your God<WH430> will come<WH935> with vengeance<WH5359>, even God<WH430> with a recompence<WH1576>; he will come<WH935> and save<WH3467> you. / fearful: Heb. hasty


btext:
Then the eyes<WH5869> of the blind<WH5787> shall be opened<WH6491>, and the ears<WH241> of the deaf<WH2795> shall be unstopped<WH6605>.


btext:
Then shall the lame<WH6455> man leap<WH1801> as an hart<WH354>, and the tongue<WH3956> of the dumb<WH483> sing<WH7442>: for in the wilderness<WH4057> shall waters<WH4325> break out<WH1234>, and streams<WH5158> in the desert<WH6160>.


btext:
And the parched ground<WH8273> shall become a pool<WH98>, and the thirsty land<WH6774> springs<WH4002> of water<WH4325>: in the habitation<WH5116> of dragons<WH8577>, where each lay<WH7258>, shall be grass<WH2682> with reeds<WH7070> and rushes<WH1573>. / grass…: or, a court for reeds, etc


btext:
And an highway<WH4547> shall be there, and a way<WH1870>, and it shall be called<WH7121> The way<WH1870> of holiness<WH6944>; the unclean<WH2931> shall not pass over<WH5674> it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men<WH1980>, though fools<WH191>, shall not err<WH8582> therein. / but…: or, for he shall be with them


btext:
No lion<WH738> shall be there, nor any ravenous<WH6530> beast<WH2416> shall go up<WH5927> thereon, it shall not be found<WH4672> there; but the redeemed<WH1350> shall walk<WH1980> there:


btext:
And the ransomed<WH6299> of the LORD<WH3068> shall return<WH7725>, and come<WH935> to Zion<WH6726> with songs<WH7440> and everlasting<WH5769> joy<WH8057> upon their heads<WH7218>: they shall obtain<WH5381> joy<WH8057> and gladness<WH8342>, and sorrow<WH3015> and sighing<WH585> shall flee away<WH5127>.


btext:
Now it came to pass in the fourteenth<WH702><WH6240> year<WH8141> of king<WH4428> Hezekiah<WH2396>, that Sennacherib<WH5576> king<WH4428> of Assyria<WH804> came up<WH5927> against all the defenced<WH1219> cities<WH5892> of Judah<WH3063>, and took<WH8610> them.


btext:
And the king<WH4428> of Assyria<WH804> sent<WH7971> Rabshakeh<WH7262> from Lachish<WH3923> to Jerusalem<WH3389> unto king<WH4428> Hezekiah<WH2396> with a great<WH3515> army<WH2426>. And he stood<WH5975> by the conduit<WH8585> of the upper<WH5945> pool<WH1295> in the highway<WH4546> of the fuller's<WH3526> field<WH7704>.


btext:
Then came forth<WH3318> unto him Eliakim<WH471>, Hilkiah's<WH2518> son<WH1121>, which was over the house<WH1004>, and Shebna<WH7644> the scribe<WH5608>, and Joah<WH3098>, Asaph's<WH623> son<WH1121>, the recorder<WH2142>. / scribe: or, secretary


btext:
And Rabshakeh<WH7262> said<WH559> unto them, Say<WH559> ye now to Hezekiah<WH2396>, Thus saith<WH559> the great<WH1419> king<WH4428>, the king<WH4428> of Assyria<WH804>, What confidence<WH986> is this wherein thou trustest<WH982>?


btext:
I say<WH559>, sayest thou, (but they are but vain<WH8193> words<WH1697>) I have counsel<WH6098> and strength<WH1369> for war<WH4421>: now on whom dost thou trust<WH982>, that thou rebellest<WH4775> against me? / vain…: Heb. a word of lips / I have…: or, but counsel and strength are for the war


btext:
Lo, thou trustest<WH982> in the staff<WH4938> of this broken<WH7533> reed<WH7070>, on Egypt<WH4714>; whereon if a man<WH376> lean<WH5564>, it will go<WH935> into his hand<WH3709>, and pierce<WH5344> it: so is Pharaoh<WH6547> king<WH4428> of Egypt<WH4714> to all that trust<WH982> in him.


btext:
But if thou say<WH559> to me, We trust<WH982> in the LORD<WH3068> our God<WH430>: is it not he, whose high places<WH1116> and whose altars<WH4196> Hezekiah<WH2396> hath taken away<WH5493>, and said<WH559> to Judah<WH3063> and to Jerusalem<WH3389>, Ye shall worship<WH7812> before<WH6440> this altar<WH4196>?


btext:
Now therefore give pledges<WH6148>, I pray thee, to my master<WH113> the king<WH4428> of Assyria<WH804>, and I will give<WH5414> thee two thousand<WH505> horses<WH5483>, if thou be able<WH3201> on thy part to set<WH5414> riders<WH7392> upon them. / pledges: or, hostages


btext:
And am I now come up<WH5927> without<WH1107> the LORD<WH3068> against this land<WH776> to destroy<WH7843> it? the LORD<WH3068> said<WH559> unto me, Go up<WH5927> against this land<WH776>, and destroy<WH7843> it.


btext:
Then said<WH559> Eliakim<WH471> and Shebna<WH7644> and Joah<WH3098> unto Rabshakeh<WH7262>, Speak<WH1696>, I pray thee, unto thy servants<WH5650> in the Syrian language<WH762>; for we understand<WH8085> it: and speak<WH1696> not to us in the Jews' language<WH3066>, in the ears<WH241> of the people<WH5971> that are on the wall<WH2346>.


btext:
But Rabshakeh<WH7262> said<WH559>, Hath my master<WH113> sent<WH7971> me to thy master<WH113> and to thee to speak<WH1696> these words<WH1697>? hath he not sent me to the men<WH582> that sit<WH3427> upon the wall<WH2346>, that they may eat<WH398> their own dung<WH2716><WH6675>, and drink<WH8354> their own piss<WH4325><WH7272><WH7890> with you?


btext:
Then Rabshakeh<WH7262> stood<WH5975>, and cried<WH7121> with a loud<WH1419> voice<WH6963> in the Jews' language<WH3066>, and said<WH559>, Hear<WH8085> ye the words<WH1697> of the great<WH1419> king<WH4428>, the king<WH4428> of Assyria<WH804>.


btext:
Thus saith<WH559> the king<WH4428>, Let not Hezekiah<WH2396> deceive<WH5377> you: for he shall not be able<WH3201> to deliver<WH5337> you.


btext:
Neither let Hezekiah<WH2396> make you trust<WH982> in the LORD<WH3068>, saying<WH559>, The LORD<WH3068> will surely<WH5337> deliver<WH5337> us: this city<WH5892> shall not be delivered<WH5414> into the hand<WH3027> of the king<WH4428> of Assyria<WH804>.


btext:
Hearken<WH8085> not to Hezekiah<WH2396>: for thus saith<WH559> the king<WH4428> of Assyria<WH804>, Make<WH6213> an agreement with me by a present<WH1293>, and come out<WH3318> to me: and eat<WH398> ye every one<WH376> of his vine<WH1612>, and every one<WH376> of his fig tree<WH8384>, and drink<WH8354> ye every one<WH376> the waters<WH4325> of his own cistern<WH953>; / Make…: or, Seek my favour by a present: Heb. Make with me a blessing


btext:
Until I come<WH935> and take you away<WH3947> to a land<WH776> like your own land<WH776>, a land<WH776> of corn<WH1715> and wine<WH8492>, a land<WH776> of bread<WH3899> and vineyards<WH3754>.


btext:
Beware lest Hezekiah<WH2396> persuade<WH5496> you, saying<WH559>, The LORD<WH3068> will deliver<WH5337> us. Hath any<WH376> of the gods<WH430> of the nations<WH1471> delivered<WH5337> his land<WH776> out of the hand<WH3027> of the king<WH4428> of Assyria<WH804>?


btext:
Where are the gods<WH430> of Hamath<WH2574> and Arphad<WH774>? where are the gods<WH430> of Sepharvaim<WH5617>? and have they delivered<WH5337> Samaria<WH8111> out of my hand<WH3027>?


btext:
Who are they among all the gods<WH430> of these lands<WH776>, that have delivered<WH5337> their land<WH776> out of my hand<WH3027>, that the LORD<WH3068> should deliver<WH5337> Jerusalem<WH3389> out of my hand<WH3027>?


btext:
But they held their peace<WH2790>, and answered<WH6030> him not a word<WH1697>: for the king's<WH4428> commandment<WH4687> was, saying<WH559>, Answer<WH6030> him not.


btext:
Then came<WH935> Eliakim<WH471>, the son<WH1121> of Hilkiah<WH2518>, that was over the household<WH1004>, and Shebna<WH7644> the scribe<WH5608>, and Joah<WH3098>, the son<WH1121> of Asaph<WH623>, the recorder<WH2142>, to Hezekiah<WH2396> with their clothes<WH899> rent<WH7167>, and told<WH5046> him the words<WH1697> of Rabshakeh<WH7262>.


btext:
And he sent<WH7971> Eliakim<WH471>, who was over the household<WH1004>, and Shebna<WH7644> the scribe<WH5608>, and the elders<WH2205> of the priests<WH3548> covered<WH3680> with sackcloth<WH8242>, unto Isaiah<WH3470> the prophet<WH5030> the son<WH1121> of Amoz<WH531>.


btext:
And they said<WH559> unto him, Thus saith<WH559> Hezekiah<WH2396>, This day<WH3117> is a day<WH3117> of trouble<WH6869>, and of rebuke<WH8433>, and of blasphemy<WH5007>: for the children<WH1121> are come<WH935> to the birth<WH4866>, and there is not strength<WH3581> to bring forth<WH3205>. / blasphemy: or, provocation


btext:
It may be the LORD<WH3068> thy God<WH430> will hear<WH8085> the words<WH1697> of Rabshakeh<WH7262>, whom the king<WH4428> of Assyria<WH804> his master<WH113> hath sent<WH7971> to reproach<WH2778> the living<WH2416> God<WH430>, and will reprove<WH3198> the words<WH1697> which the LORD<WH3068> thy God<WH430> hath heard<WH8085>: wherefore lift up<WH5375> thy prayer<WH8605> for the remnant<WH7611> that is left<WH4672>. / left: Heb. found


btext:
And Isaiah<WH3470> said<WH559> unto them, Thus shall ye say<WH559> unto your master<WH113>, Thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>, Be not afraid<WH3372> of<WH6440> the words<WH1697> that thou hast heard<WH8085>, wherewith the servants<WH5288> of the king<WH4428> of Assyria<WH804> have blasphemed<WH1442> me.


btext:
Behold, I will send<WH5414> a blast<WH7307> upon him, and he shall hear<WH8085> a rumour<WH8052>, and return<WH7725> to his own land<WH776>; and I will cause him to fall<WH5307> by the sword<WH2719> in his own land<WH776>. / send…: or, put a spirit into him


btext:
And he heard<WH8085> say<WH559> concerning Tirhakah<WH8640> king<WH4428> of Ethiopia<WH3568>, He is come forth<WH3318> to make war<WH3898> with thee. And when he heard<WH8085> it, he sent<WH7971> messengers<WH4397> to Hezekiah<WH2396>, saying<WH559>,


btext:
Thus shall ye speak<WH559> to Hezekiah<WH2396> king<WH4428> of Judah<WH3063>, saying<WH559>, Let not thy God<WH430>, in whom thou trustest<WH982>, deceive<WH5377> thee, saying<WH559>, Jerusalem<WH3389> shall not be given<WH5414> into the hand<WH3027> of the king<WH4428> of Assyria<WH804>.


btext:
Behold, thou hast heard<WH8085> what the kings<WH4428> of Assyria<WH804> have done<WH6213> to all lands<WH776> by destroying them utterly<WH2763>; and shalt thou be delivered<WH5337>?


btext:
Have the gods<WH430> of the nations<WH1471> delivered<WH5337> them which my fathers<WH1> have destroyed<WH7843>, as Gozan<WH1470>, and Haran<WH2771>, and Rezeph<WH7530>, and the children<WH1121> of Eden<WH5729> which were in Telassar<WH8515>?


btext:
Where is the king<WH4428> of Hamath<WH2574>, and the king<WH4428> of Arphad<WH774>, and the king<WH4428> of the city<WH5892> of Sepharvaim<WH5617>, Hena<WH2012>, and Ivah<WH5755>?


btext:
And Hezekiah<WH2396> received<WH3947> the letter<WH5612> from the hand<WH3027> of the messengers<WH4397>, and read<WH7121> it: and Hezekiah<WH2396> went up<WH5927> unto the house<WH1004> of the LORD<WH3068>, and spread<WH6566> it before<WH6440> the LORD<WH3068>.


btext:
O LORD<WH3068> of hosts<WH6635>, God<WH430> of Israel<WH3478>, that dwellest<WH3427> between the cherubims<WH3742>, thou art the God<WH430>, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms<WH4467> of the earth<WH776>: thou hast made<WH6213> heaven<WH8064> and earth<WH776>.


btext:
Incline<WH5186> thine ear<WH241>, O LORD<WH3068>, and hear<WH8085>; open<WH6491> thine eyes<WH5869>, O LORD<WH3068>, and see<WH7200>: and hear<WH8085> all the words<WH1697> of Sennacherib<WH5576>, which hath sent<WH7971> to reproach<WH2778> the living<WH2416> God<WH430>.


btext:
Of a truth<WH551>, LORD<WH3068>, the kings<WH4428> of Assyria<WH804> have laid waste<WH2717> all the nations<WH776>, and their countries<WH776>, / nations: Heb. lands


btext:
Now therefore, O LORD<WH3068> our God<WH430>, save<WH3467> us from his hand<WH3027>, that all the kingdoms<WH4467> of the earth<WH776> may know<WH3045> that thou art the LORD<WH3068>, even thou only.


btext:
Then Isaiah<WH3470> the son<WH1121> of Amoz<WH531> sent<WH7971> unto Hezekiah<WH2396>, saying<WH559>, Thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068> God<WH430> of Israel<WH3478>, Whereas thou hast prayed<WH6419> to me against Sennacherib<WH5576> king<WH4428> of Assyria<WH804>:


btext:
This is the word<WH1697> which the LORD<WH3068> hath spoken<WH1696> concerning him; The virgin<WH1330>, the daughter<WH1323> of Zion<WH6726>, hath despised<WH959> thee, and laughed thee to scorn;<WH3932> the daughter<WH1323> of Jerusalem<WH3389> hath shaken<WH5128> her head<WH7218> at thee<WH310>.


btext:
Whom hast thou reproached<WH2778> and blasphemed<WH1442>? and against whom hast thou exalted<WH7311> thy voice<WH6963>, and lifted up<WH5375> thine eyes<WH5869> on high<WH4791>? even against the Holy One<WH6918> of Israel<WH3478>.


btext:
By<WH3027> thy servants<WH5650> hast thou reproached<WH2778> the Lord<WH136>, and hast said<WH559>, By the multitude<WH7230> of my chariots<WH7393> am I come up<WH5927> to the height<WH4791> of the mountains<WH2022>, to the sides<WH3411> of Lebanon<WH3844>; and I will cut down<WH3772> the tall<WH6967> cedars<WH730> thereof, and the choice<WH4005> fir trees<WH1265> thereof: and I will enter<WH935> into the height<WH4791> of his border<WH7093>, and the forest<WH3293> of his Carmel<WH3760>. / By thy…: Heb. By the hand of thy servants / the tall…: Heb. the tallness of the cedars thereof and the choice of the fir trees thereof / the forest…: or, the forest and his fruitful field


btext:
I have digged<WH6979>, and drunk<WH8354> water<WH4325>; and with the sole<WH3709> of my feet<WH6471> have I dried up<WH2717> all the rivers<WH2975> of the besieged places<WH4693>. / besieged: or, fenced and closed


btext:
Hast thou not heard<WH8085> long ago<WH7350>, how I have done<WH6213> it; and of ancient<WH6924> times<WH3117>, that I have formed<WH3335> it? now have I brought<WH935> it to pass, that thou shouldest be to lay waste<WH7582> defenced<WH1219> cities<WH5892> into ruinous<WH5327> heaps<WH1530>. / Hast…: or, Hast thou not heard how I have made it long ago, and formed it of ancient times? should I now bring it to be laid waste, and defenced cities to be ruinous heaps?


btext:
Therefore their inhabitants<WH3427> were of small<WH7116> power<WH3027>, they were dismayed<WH2865> and confounded<WH954>: they were as the grass<WH6212> of the field<WH7704>, and as the green<WH3419> herb<WH1877>, as the grass<WH2682> on the housetops<WH1406>, and as corn blasted<WH7709> before<WH6440> it be grown up<WH7054>. / of small…: Heb. short of hand


btext:
Because thy rage<WH7264> against me, and thy tumult<WH7600>, is come up<WH5927> into mine ears<WH241>, therefore will I put<WH7760> my hook<WH2397> in thy nose<WH639>, and my bridle<WH4964> in thy lips<WH8193>, and I will turn thee back<WH7725> by the way<WH1870> by which thou camest<WH935>.


btext:
And this shall be a sign<WH226> unto thee, Ye shall eat<WH398> this year<WH8141> such as groweth<WH5599> of itself; and the second<WH8145> year<WH8141> that which springeth<WH7823> of the same: and in the third<WH7992> year<WH8141> sow<WH2232> ye, and reap<WH7114>, and plant<WH5193> vineyards<WH3754>, and eat<WH398> the fruit<WH6529> thereof.


btext:
And the remnant<WH7604> that is escaped<WH6413> of the house<WH1004> of Judah<WH3063> shall again<WH3254> take root<WH8328> downward<WH4295>, and bear<WH6213> fruit<WH6529> upward<WH4605>: / the remnant…: Heb. the escaping of the house of Judah that remaineth


btext:
Therefore thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068> concerning the king<WH4428> of Assyria<WH804>, He shall not come<WH935> into this city<WH5892>, nor shoot<WH3384> an arrow<WH2671> there, nor come before<WH6923> it with shields<WH4043>, nor cast<WH8210> a bank<WH5550> against it.


btext:
For I will defend<WH1598> this city<WH5892> to save<WH3467> it for mine own sake, and for my servant<WH5650> David's<WH1732> sake.


btext:
Then the angel<WH4397> of the LORD<WH3068> went forth<WH3318>, and smote<WH5221> in the camp<WH4264> of the Assyrians<WH804> a hundred<WH3967> and fourscore<WH8084> and five<WH2568> thousand<WH505>: and when they arose early<WH7925> in the morning<WH1242>, behold, they were all dead<WH4191> corpses<WH6297>.


btext:
And it came to pass, as he was worshipping<WH7812> in the house<WH1004> of Nisroch<WH5268> his god<WH430>, that Adrammelech<WH152> and Sharezer<WH8272> his sons<WH1121> smote<WH5221> him with the sword<WH2719>; and they escaped<WH4422> into the land<WH776> of Armenia<WH780>: and Esarhaddon<WH634> his son<WH1121> reigned<WH4427> in his stead. / Armenia: Heb. Ararat


btext:
In those days<WH3117> was Hezekiah<WH2396> sick<WH2470> unto death<WH4191>. And Isaiah<WH3470> the prophet<WH5030> the son<WH1121> of Amoz<WH531> came<WH935> unto him, and said<WH559> unto him, Thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>, Set thine house<WH1004> in order<WH6680>: for thou shalt die<WH4191>, and not live<WH2421>. / Set…: Heb. Give charge concerning thy house


btext:
Then Hezekiah<WH2396> turned<WH5437> his face<WH6440> toward the wall<WH7023>, and prayed<WH6419> unto the LORD<WH3068>,


btext:
And said<WH559>, Remember<WH2142> now, O LORD<WH3068>, I beseech<WH577> thee, how I have walked<WH1980> before<WH6440> thee in truth<WH571> and with a perfect<WH8003> heart<WH3820>, and have done<WH6213> that which is good<WH2896> in thy sight<WH5869>. And Hezekiah<WH2396> wept<WH1058><WH1065> sore<WH1419>. / sore: Heb. with great weeping


btext:
Go<WH1980>, and say<WH559> to Hezekiah<WH2396>, Thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>, the God<WH430> of David<WH1732> thy father<WH1>, I have heard<WH8085> thy prayer<WH8605>, I have seen<WH7200> thy tears<WH1832>: behold, I will add<WH3254> unto thy days<WH3117> fifteen<WH2568><WH6240> years<WH8141>.


btext:
And I will deliver<WH5337> thee and this city<WH5892> out of the hand<WH3709> of the king<WH4428> of Assyria<WH804>: and I will defend<WH1598> this city<WH5892>.


btext:
And this shall be a sign<WH226> unto thee from the LORD<WH3068>, that the LORD<WH3068> will do<WH6213> this thing<WH1697> that he hath spoken<WH1696>;


btext:
Behold, I will bring again<WH7725> the shadow<WH6738> of the degrees<WH4609>, which is gone down<WH3381> in the sun<WH8121> dial<WH4609> of Ahaz<WH271>, ten<WH6235> degrees<WH4609> backward<WH322>. So the sun<WH8121> returned<WH7725> ten<WH6235> degrees<WH4609>, by which degrees<WH4609> it was gone down<WH3381>. / sun dial: Heb. degrees by, or, with the sun


btext:
The writing<WH4385> of Hezekiah<WH2396> king<WH4428> of Judah<WH3063>, when he had been sick<WH2470>, and was recovered<WH2421> of his sickness<WH2483>:


btext:
I said<WH559> in the cutting off<WH1824> of my days<WH3117>, I shall go<WH3212> to the gates<WH8179> of the grave<WH7585>: I am deprived<WH6485> of the residue<WH3499> of my years<WH8141>.


btext:
I said<WH559>, I shall not see<WH7200> the LORD<WH3050>, even the LORD<WH3050>, in the land<WH776> of the living<WH2416>: I shall behold<WH5027> man<WH120> no more with the inhabitants<WH3427> of the world<WH2309>.


btext:
Mine age<WH1755> is departed<WH5265>, and is removed<WH1540> from me as a shepherd's<WH7473> tent<WH168>: I have cut off<WH7088> like a weaver<WH707> my life<WH2416>: he will cut me off<WH1214> with pining sickness<WH1803>: from day<WH3117> even to night<WH3915> wilt thou make an end<WH7999> of me. / with…: or, from the thrum


btext:
I reckoned<WH7737> till morning<WH1242>, that, as a lion<WH738>, so will he break<WH7665> all my bones<WH6106>: from day<WH3117> even to night<WH3915> wilt thou make an end<WH7999> of me.


btext:
Like a crane<WH5483> or a swallow<WH5693>, so did I chatter<WH6850>: I did mourn<WH1897> as a dove<WH3123>: mine eyes<WH5869> fail<WH1809> with looking upward<WH4791>: O LORD<WH3068>, I am oppressed<WH6234>; undertake<WH6148> for me. / undertake…: or, ease me


btext:
What shall I say<WH1696>? he hath both spoken<WH559> unto me, and himself hath done<WH6213> it: I shall go softly<WH1718> all my years<WH8141> in the bitterness<WH4751> of my soul<WH5315>.


btext:
O Lord<WH136>, by these things men live<WH2421>, and in all these things is the life<WH2416> of my spirit<WH7307>: so wilt thou recover<WH2492> me, and make me to live<WH2421>.


btext:
Behold, for peace<WH7965> I had great bitterness<WH4751><WH4843>: but thou hast in love<WH2836> to my soul<WH5315> delivered it from the pit<WH7845> of corruption<WH1097>: for thou hast cast<WH7993> all my sins<WH2399> behind<WH310> thy back<WH1460>. / for peace…: or, on my peace came great bitterness / thou hast in…: Heb. thou hast loved my soul from the pit


btext:
For the grave<WH7585> cannot praise<WH3034> thee, death<WH4194> can not celebrate<WH1984> thee: they that go down<WH3381> into the pit<WH953> cannot hope<WH7663> for thy truth<WH571>.


btext:
The living<WH2416>, the living<WH2416>, he shall praise<WH3034> thee, as I do this day<WH3117>: the father<WH1> to the children<WH1121> shall make known<WH3045> thy truth<WH571>.


btext:
The LORD<WH3068> was ready to save<WH3467> me: therefore we will sing my songs<WH5058> to the stringed instruments<WH5059> all the days<WH3117> of our life<WH2416> in the house<WH1004> of the LORD<WH3068>.


btext:
For Isaiah<WH3470> had said<WH559>, Let them take<WH5375> a lump<WH1690> of figs<WH8384>, and lay it for a plaister<WH4799> upon the boil<WH7822>, and he shall recover<WH2421>.


btext:
Hezekiah<WH2396> also had said<WH559>, What is the sign<WH226> that I shall go up<WH5927> to the house<WH1004> of the LORD<WH3068>?


btext:
At that time<WH6256> Merodachbaladan<WH4757>, the son<WH1121> of Baladan<WH1081>, king<WH4428> of Babylon<WH894>, sent<WH7971> letters<WH5612> and a present<WH4503> to Hezekiah<WH2396>: for he had heard<WH8085> that he had been sick<WH2470>, and was recovered<WH2388>.


btext:
And Hezekiah<WH2396> was glad<WH8055> of them, and shewed<WH7200> them the house<WH1004> of his precious things<WH5238>, the silver<WH3701>, and the gold<WH2091>, and the spices<WH1314>, and the precious<WH2896> ointment<WH8081>, and all the house<WH1004> of his armour<WH3627>, and all that was found<WH4672> in his treasures<WH214>: there was nothing<WH1697> in his house<WH1004>, nor in all his dominion<WH4475>, that Hezekiah<WH2396> shewed<WH7200> them not. / precious things: or, spicery / armour: or, jewels: Heb. vessels, or, instruments


btext:
Then came<WH935> Isaiah<WH3470> the prophet<WH5030> unto king<WH4428> Hezekiah<WH2396>, and said<WH559> unto him, What said<WH559> these men<WH582>? and from whence<WH370> came<WH935> they unto thee? And Hezekiah<WH2396> said<WH559>, They are come<WH935> from a far<WH7350> country<WH776> unto me, even from Babylon<WH894>.


btext:
Then said<WH559> he, What have they seen<WH7200> in thine house<WH1004>? And Hezekiah<WH2396> answered<WH559>, All that is in mine house<WH1004> have they seen<WH7200>: there is nothing<WH1697> among my treasures<WH214> that I have not shewed<WH7200> them.


btext:
Then said<WH559> Isaiah<WH3470> to Hezekiah<WH2396>, Hear<WH8085> the word<WH1697> of the LORD<WH3068> of hosts<WH6635>:


btext:
Behold, the days<WH3117> come<WH935>, that all that is in thine house<WH1004>, and that which thy fathers<WH1> have laid up in store<WH686> until this day<WH3117>, shall be carried<WH5375> to Babylon<WH894>: nothing<WH1697> shall be left<WH3498>, saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>.


btext:
Then said<WH559> Hezekiah<WH2396> to Isaiah<WH3470>, Good<WH2896> is the word<WH1697> of the LORD<WH3068> which thou hast spoken<WH1696>. He said<WH559> moreover, For there shall be peace<WH7965> and truth<WH571> in my days<WH3117>.


btext:
Speak<WH1696> ye comfortably<WH3820> to Jerusalem<WH3389>, and cry<WH7121> unto her, that her warfare<WH6635> is accomplished<WH4390>, that her iniquity<WH5771> is pardoned<WH7521>: for she hath received<WH3947> of the LORD'S<WH3068> hand<WH3027> double<WH3718> for all her sins<WH2403>. / comfortably: Heb. to the heart / warfare: or, appointed time


btext:
The voice<WH6963> of him that crieth<WH7121> in the wilderness<WH4057>, Prepare<WH6437> ye the way<WH1870> of the LORD<WH3068>, make straight<WH3474> in the desert<WH6160> a highway<WH4546> for our God<WH430>.


btext:
Every valley<WH1516> shall be exalted<WH5375>, and every mountain<WH2022> and hill<WH1389> shall be made low<WH8213>: and the crooked<WH6121> shall be made straight<WH4334>, and the rough places<WH7406> plain<WH1237>: / straight: or, a straight place / plain: or, a plain place


btext:
And the glory<WH3519> of the LORD<WH3068> shall be revealed<WH1540>, and all flesh<WH1320> shall see<WH7200> it together<WH3162>: for the mouth<WH6310> of the LORD<WH3068> hath spoken<WH1696> it.


btext:
The voice<WH6963> said<WH559>, Cry<WH7121>. And he said<WH559>, What shall I cry<WH7121>? All flesh<WH1320> is grass<WH2682>, and all the goodliness<WH2617> thereof is as the flower<WH6731> of the field<WH7704>:


btext:
The grass<WH2682> withereth<WH3001>, the flower<WH6731> fadeth<WH5034>: because the spirit<WH7307> of the LORD<WH3068> bloweth<WH5380> upon it: surely<WH403> the people<WH5971> is grass<WH2682>.


btext:
The grass<WH2682> withereth<WH3001>, the flower<WH6731> fadeth<WH5034>: but the word<WH1697> of our God<WH430> shall stand<WH6965> for ever<WH5769>.


btext:
O Zion<WH6726>, that bringest good tidings<WH1319>, get thee up<WH5927> into the high<WH1364> mountain<WH2022>; O Jerusalem<WH3389>, that bringest good tidings<WH1319>, lift up<WH7311> thy voice<WH6963> with strength<WH3581>; lift it up<WH7311>, be not afraid<WH3372>; say<WH559> unto the cities<WH5892> of Judah<WH3063>, Behold your God<WH430>! / O Zion…: or, O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion / O Jerusalem…: or, O thou that tellest good tidings to Jerusalem


btext:
Behold, the Lord<WH136> GOD<WH3069> will come<WH935> with strong<WH2389> hand, and his arm<WH2220> shall rule<WH4910> for him: behold, his reward<WH7939> is with him, and his work<WH6468> before<WH6440> him. / with strong…: or, against the strong / his work: or, recompence for his work


btext:
He shall feed<WH7462> his flock<WH5739> like a shepherd<WH7462>: he shall gather<WH6908> the lambs<WH2922> with his arm<WH2220>, and carry<WH5375> them in his bosom<WH2436>, and shall gently lead<WH5095> those that are with young<WH5763>. / that…: or, that give suck


btext:
Who hath measured<WH4058> the waters<WH4325> in the hollow of his hand<WH8168>, and meted out<WH8505> heaven<WH8064> with the span<WH2239>, and comprehended<WH3557> the dust<WH6083> of the earth<WH776> in a measure<WH7991>, and weighed<WH8254> the mountains<WH2022> in scales<WH6425>, and the hills<WH1389> in a balance<WH3976>? / a measure: Heb. a tierce


btext:
Who hath directed<WH8505> the Spirit<WH7307> of the LORD<WH3068>, or being his counsellor<WH376><WH6098> hath taught<WH3045> him? / his…: Heb. man of his counsel


btext:
With whom took he counsel<WH3289>, and who instructed<WH995> him, and taught<WH3925> him in the path<WH734> of judgment<WH4941>, and taught<WH3925> him knowledge<WH1847>, and shewed<WH3045> to him the way<WH1870> of understanding<WH8394>? / instructed…: Heb. made him understand / understanding: Heb. understandings?


btext:
Behold, the nations<WH1471> are as a drop<WH4752> of a bucket<WH1805>, and are counted<WH2803> as the small dust<WH7834> of the balance<WH3976>: behold, he taketh up<WH5190> the isles<WH339> as a very little thing<WH1851>.


btext:
And Lebanon<WH3844> is not<WH369> sufficient<WH1767> to burn<WH1197>, nor the beasts<WH2416> thereof sufficient<WH1767> for a burnt offering<WH5930>.


btext:
All nations<WH1471> before him are as nothing; and they are counted<WH2803> to him less than nothing<WH657>, and vanity<WH8414>.


btext:
To whom then will ye liken<WH1819> God<WH410>? or what likeness<WH1823> will ye compare<WH6186> unto him?


btext:
The workman<WH2796> melteth<WH5258> a graven image<WH6459>, and the goldsmith<WH6884> spreadeth<WH7554> it over with gold<WH2091>, and casteth<WH6884> silver<WH3701> chains<WH7577>.


btext:
He that is so impoverished<WH5533><WH5534> that he hath no oblation<WH8641> chooseth<WH977> a tree<WH6086> that will not rot<WH7537>; he seeketh<WH1245> unto him a cunning<WH2450> workman<WH2796> to prepare<WH3559> a graven image<WH6459>, that shall not be moved<WH4131>. / is so…: Heb. is poor of oblation


btext:
Have ye not known<WH3045>? have ye not heard<WH8085>? hath it not been told<WH5046> you from the beginning<WH7218>? have ye not understood<WH995> from the foundations<WH4146> of the earth<WH776>?


btext:
It is he that sitteth<WH3427> upon the circle<WH2329> of the earth<WH776>, and the inhabitants<WH3427> thereof are as grasshoppers<WH2284>; that stretcheth out<WH5186> the heavens<WH8064> as a curtain<WH1852>, and spreadeth them out<WH4969> as a tent<WH168> to dwell in<WH3427>: / It is…: or, Him that


btext:
That bringeth<WH5414> the princes<WH7336> to nothing; he maketh<WH6213> the judges<WH8199> of the earth<WH776> as vanity<WH8414>.


btext:
Yea, they shall not be planted<WH5193>; yea, they shall not be sown<WH2232>: yea, their stock<WH1503> shall not take root<WH8327> in the earth<WH776>: and he shall also blow<WH5398> upon them, and they shall wither<WH3001>, and the whirlwind<WH5591> shall take<WH5375> them away as stubble<WH7179>.


btext:
To whom then will ye liken<WH1819> me, or shall I be equal<WH7737>? saith<WH559> the Holy One<WH6918>.


btext:
Lift up<WH5375> your eyes<WH5869> on high<WH4791>, and behold<WH7200> who hath created<WH1254> these things, that bringeth out<WH3318> their host<WH6635> by number<WH4557>: he calleth<WH7121> them all by names<WH8034> by the greatness<WH7230> of his might<WH202>, for that he is strong<WH533> in power<WH3581>; not one<WH376> faileth<WH5737>.


btext:
Why sayest<WH559> thou, O Jacob<WH3290>, and speakest<WH1696>, O Israel<WH3478>, My way<WH1870> is hid<WH5641> from the LORD<WH3068>, and my judgment<WH4941> is passed over<WH5674> from my God<WH430>?


btext:
Hast thou not known<WH3045>? hast thou not heard<WH8085>, that the everlasting<WH5769> God<WH430>, the LORD<WH3068>, the Creator<WH1254> of the ends<WH7098> of the earth<WH776>, fainteth<WH3286> not, neither is weary<WH3021>? there is no searching<WH2714> of his understanding<WH8394>.


btext:
He giveth<WH5414> power<WH3581> to the faint<WH3287>; and to them that have no might<WH202> he increaseth<WH7235> strength<WH6109>.


btext:
Even the youths<WH5288> shall faint<WH3286> and be weary<WH3021>, and the young men<WH970> shall utterly<WH3782> fall<WH3782>:


btext:
But they that wait<WH6960> upon the LORD<WH3068> shall renew<WH2498> their strength<WH3581>; they shall mount up<WH5927> with wings<WH83> as eagles<WH5404>; they shall run<WH7323>, and not be weary<WH3021>; and they shall walk<WH3212>, and not faint<WH3286>. / renew: Heb. change


btext:
Keep silence<WH2790> before me, O islands<WH339>; and let the people<WH3816> renew<WH2498> their strength<WH3581>: let them come near<WH5066>; then let them speak<WH1696>: let us come near<WH7126> together<WH3162> to judgment<WH4941>.


btext:
Who raised up<WH5782> the righteous<WH6664> man from the east<WH4217>, called<WH7121> him to his foot<WH7272>, gave<WH5414> the nations<WH1471> before<WH6440> him, and made him rule<WH7287> over kings<WH4428>? he gave<WH5414> them as the dust<WH6083> to his sword<WH2719>, and as driven<WH5086> stubble<WH7179> to his bow<WH7198>. / the righteous…: Heb. righteousness


btext:
He pursued<WH7291> them, and passed<WH5674> safely<WH7965>; even by the way<WH734> that he had not gone<WH935> with his feet<WH7272>. / safely: Heb. in peace


btext:
Who hath wrought<WH6466> and done<WH6213> it, calling<WH7121> the generations<WH1755> from the beginning<WH7218>? I the LORD<WH3068>, the first<WH7223>, and with the last<WH314>; I am he.


btext:
The isles<WH339> saw<WH7200> it, and feared<WH3372>; the ends<WH7098> of the earth<WH776> were afraid<WH2729>, drew near<WH7126>, and came<WH857>.


btext:
They helped<WH5826> every one<WH376> his neighbour<WH7453>; and every one said<WH559> to his brother<WH251>, Be of good courage<WH2388>. / Be…: Heb. Be strong


btext:
So the carpenter<WH2796> encouraged<WH2388> the goldsmith<WH6884>, and he that smootheth<WH2505> with the hammer<WH6360> him that smote<WH1986> the anvil<WH6471>, saying<WH559>, It is ready<WH2896> for the sodering<WH1694>: and he fastened<WH2388> it with nails<WH4548>, that it should not be moved<WH4131>. / goldsmith: or, founder / him…: or, the smiting / saying…: or, saying of the soder, It is good


btext:
But thou, Israel<WH3478>, art my servant<WH5650>, Jacob<WH3290> whom I have chosen<WH977>, the seed<WH2233> of Abraham<WH85> my friend<WH157>.


btext:
Thou whom I have taken<WH2388> from the ends<WH7098> of the earth<WH776>, and called<WH7121> thee from the chief men<WH678> thereof, and said<WH559> unto thee, Thou art my servant<WH5650>; I have chosen<WH977> thee, and not cast thee away<WH3988>.


btext:
Fear<WH3372> thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed<WH8159>; for I am thy God<WH430>: I will strengthen<WH553> thee; yea, I will help<WH5826> thee; yea, I will uphold<WH8551> thee with the right hand<WH3225> of my righteousness<WH6664>.


btext:
Behold, all they that were incensed<WH2734> against thee shall be ashamed<WH954> and confounded<WH3637>: they shall be as nothing; and they<WH582> that strive<WH7379> with thee shall perish<WH6>. / they that strive…: Heb. the men of thy strife


btext:
Thou shalt seek<WH1245> them, and shalt not find<WH4672> them, even them<WH582> that contended<WH4695> with thee: they that war<WH4421> against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought<WH657>. / them that…: Heb. the men of thy contention / they…: Heb. the men of thy war


btext:
For I the LORD<WH3068> thy God<WH430> will hold<WH2388> thy right hand<WH3225>, saying<WH559> unto thee, Fear<WH3372> not; I will help<WH5826> thee.


btext:
Fear<WH3372> not, thou worm<WH8438> Jacob<WH3290>, and ye men<WH4962> of Israel<WH3478>; I will help<WH5826> thee, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>, and thy redeemer<WH1350>, the Holy One<WH6918> of Israel<WH3478>. / men: or, few men


btext:
Behold, I will make<WH7760> thee a new<WH2319> sharp<WH2742> threshing<WH4173> instrument having<WH1167> teeth<WH6374>: thou shalt thresh<WH1758> the mountains<WH2022>, and beat them small<WH1854>, and shalt make<WH7760> the hills<WH1389> as chaff<WH4671>. / teeth: Heb. mouths


btext:
Thou shalt fan<WH2219> them, and the wind<WH7307> shall carry them away<WH5375>, and the whirlwind<WH5591> shall scatter<WH6327> them: and thou shalt rejoice<WH1523> in the LORD<WH3068>, and shalt glory<WH1984> in the Holy One<WH6918> of Israel<WH3478>.


btext:
When the poor<WH6041> and needy<WH34> seek<WH1245> water<WH4325>, and there is none, and their tongue<WH3956> faileth<WH5405> for thirst<WH6772>, I the LORD<WH3068> will hear<WH6030> them, I the God<WH430> of Israel<WH3478> will not forsake<WH5800> them.


btext:
I will open<WH6605> rivers<WH5104> in high places<WH8205>, and fountains<WH4599> in the midst<WH8432> of the valleys<WH1237>: I will make<WH7760> the wilderness<WH4057> a pool<WH98> of water<WH4325>, and the dry<WH6723> land<WH776> springs<WH4161> of water<WH4325>.


btext:
I will plant<WH5414> in the wilderness<WH4057> the cedar<WH730>, the shittah tree<WH7848>, and the myrtle<WH1918>, and the oil<WH8081> tree<WH6086>; I will set<WH7760> in the desert<WH6160> the fir tree<WH1265>, and the pine<WH8410>, and the box tree<WH8391> together<WH3162>:


btext:
That they may see<WH7200>, and know<WH3045>, and consider<WH7760>, and understand<WH7919> together<WH3162>, that the hand<WH3027> of the LORD<WH3068> hath done<WH6213> this, and the Holy One<WH6918> of Israel<WH3478> hath created<WH1254> it.


btext:
Produce<WH7126> your cause<WH7379>, saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>; bring forth<WH5066> your strong<WH6110> reasons, saith<WH559> the King<WH4428> of Jacob<WH3290>. / Produce: Heb. Cause to come near


btext:
Let them bring them forth<WH5066>, and shew<WH5046> us what shall happen<WH7136>: let them shew<WH5046> the former things<WH7223>, what they be, that we may consider<WH7760><WH3820> them, and know<WH3045> the latter end<WH319> of them; or declare<WH8085> us things for to come<WH935>. / consider…: Heb. set our heart upon them


btext:
Shew<WH5046> the things that are to come<WH857> hereafter<WH268>, that we may know<WH3045> that ye are gods<WH430>: yea, do good<WH3190>, or do evil<WH7489>, that we may be dismayed<WH8159>, and behold<WH7200> it together<WH3162>.


btext:
Behold, ye are of nothing<WH369>, and your work<WH6467> of nought<WH659>: an abomination<WH8441> is he that chooseth<WH977> you. / of nothing: or, worse than nothing / of nought: or, worse than of a viper


btext:
I have raised up<WH5782> one from the north<WH6828>, and he shall come<WH857>: from the rising<WH4217> of the sun<WH8121> shall he call<WH7121> upon my name<WH8034>: and he shall come<WH935> upon princes<WH5461> as upon morter<WH2563>, and as the potter<WH3335> treadeth<WH7429> clay<WH2916>.


btext:
Who hath declared<WH5046> from the beginning<WH7218>, that we may know<WH3045>? and beforetime<WH6440>, that we may say<WH559>, He is righteous<WH6662>? yea, there is none that sheweth<WH5046>, yea, there is none that declareth<WH8085>, yea, there is none that heareth<WH8085> your words<WH561>.


btext:
The first<WH7223> shall say to Zion<WH6726>, Behold<WH2009>, behold<WH2009> them: and I will give<WH5414> to Jerusalem<WH3389> one that bringeth good tidings<WH1319>.


btext:
For I beheld<WH7200>, and there was no man<WH376>; even among them, and there was no counsellor<WH3289>, that, when I asked<WH7592> of them, could answer<WH7725> a word<WH1697>. / answer: Heb. return


btext:
Behold, they are all vanity<WH205>; their works<WH4639> are nothing<WH657>: their molten images<WH5262> are wind<WH7307> and confusion<WH8414>.


btext:
Behold my servant<WH5650>, whom I uphold<WH8551>; mine elect<WH972>, in whom my soul<WH5315> delighteth<WH7521>; I have put<WH5414> my spirit<WH7307> upon him: he shall bring forth<WH3318> judgment<WH4941> to the Gentiles<WH1471>.


btext:
He shall not cry<WH6817>, nor lift up<WH5375>, nor cause his voice<WH6963> to be heard<WH8085> in the street<WH2351>.


btext:
A bruised<WH7533> reed<WH7070> shall he not break<WH7665>, and the smoking<WH3544> flax<WH6594> shall he not quench<WH3518>: he shall bring forth<WH3318> judgment<WH4941> unto truth<WH571>. / smoking: or, dimly burning / quench: Heb. quench it


btext:
He shall not fail<WH3543> nor be discouraged<WH7533>, till he have set<WH7760> judgment<WH4941> in the earth<WH776>: and the isles<WH339> shall wait<WH3176> for his law<WH8451>. / discouraged: Heb. broken


btext:
Thus saith<WH559> God<WH410> the LORD<WH3068>, he that created<WH1254> the heavens<WH8064>, and stretched them out<WH5186>; he that spread forth<WH7554> the earth<WH776>, and that which cometh out<WH6631> of it; he that giveth<WH5414> breath<WH5397> unto the people<WH5971> upon it, and spirit<WH7307> to them that walk<WH1980> therein:


btext:
I the LORD<WH3068> have called<WH7121> thee in righteousness<WH6664>, and will hold<WH2388> thine hand<WH3027>, and will keep<WH5341> thee, and give<WH5414> thee for a covenant<WH1285> of the people<WH5971>, for a light<WH216> of the Gentiles<WH1471>;


btext:
To open<WH6491> the blind<WH5787> eyes<WH5869>, to bring out<WH3318> the prisoners<WH616> from the prison<WH4525>, and them that sit<WH3427> in darkness<WH2822> out of the prison<WH3608> house<WH1004>.


btext:
I am the LORD<WH3068>: that is my name<WH8034>: and my glory<WH3519> will I not give<WH5414> to another<WH312>, neither my praise<WH8416> to graven images<WH6456>.


btext:
Behold, the former things<WH7223> are come to pass<WH935>, and new things<WH2319> do I declare<WH5046>: before they spring forth<WH6779> I tell<WH8085> you of them.


btext:
Sing<WH7891> unto the LORD<WH3068> a new<WH2319> song<WH7892>, and his praise<WH8416> from the end<WH7097> of the earth<WH776>, ye that go down<WH3381> to the sea<WH3220>, and all that is therein<WH4393>; the isles<WH339>, and the inhabitants<WH3427> thereof. / all…: Heb. the fulness thereof


btext:
Let the wilderness<WH4057> and the cities<WH5892> thereof lift up<WH5375> their voice, the villages<WH2691> that Kedar<WH6938> doth inhabit<WH3427>: let the inhabitants<WH3427> of the rock<WH5553> sing<WH7442>, let them shout<WH6681> from the top<WH7218> of the mountains<WH2022>.


btext:
Let them give<WH7760> glory<WH3519> unto the LORD<WH3068>, and declare<WH5046> his praise<WH8416> in the islands<WH339>.


btext:
The LORD<WH3068> shall go forth<WH3318> as a mighty man<WH1368>, he shall stir up<WH5782> jealousy<WH7068> like a man<WH376> of war<WH4421>: he shall cry<WH7321>, yea, roar<WH6873>; he shall prevail<WH1396> against his enemies<WH341>. / prevail: or, behave himself mightily


btext:
I have long time<WH5769> holden my peace<WH2814>; I have been still<WH2790>, and refrained<WH662> myself: now will I cry<WH6463> like a travailing woman<WH3205>; I will destroy<WH5395><WH8074> and devour<WH7602> at once<WH3162>. / devour: Heb. swallow, or, sup up


btext:
I will make waste<WH2717> mountains<WH2022> and hills<WH1389>, and dry up<WH3001> all their herbs<WH6212>; and I will make<WH7760> the rivers<WH5104> islands<WH339>, and I will dry up<WH3001> the pools<WH98>.


btext:
And I will bring<WH3212> the blind<WH5787> by a way<WH1870> that they knew<WH3045> not; I will lead<WH1869> them in paths<WH5410> that they have not known<WH3045>: I will make<WH7760> darkness<WH4285> light<WH216> before<WH6440> them, and crooked things<WH4625> straight<WH4334>. These things<WH1697> will I do<WH6213> unto them, and not forsake<WH5800> them. / straight: Heb. into straightness


btext:
They shall be turned<WH5472> back<WH268>, they shall be greatly<WH1322> ashamed<WH954>, that trust<WH982> in graven images<WH6459>, that say<WH559> to the molten images<WH4541>, Ye are our gods<WH430>.


btext:
Who is blind<WH5787>, but my servant<WH5650>? or deaf<WH2795>, as my messenger<WH4397> that I sent<WH7971>? who is blind<WH5787> as he that is perfect<WH7999>, and blind<WH5787> as the LORD'S<WH3068> servant<WH5650>?


btext:
Seeing<WH7200><WH7200> many things<WH7227>, but thou observest<WH8104> not; opening<WH6491> the ears<WH241>, but he heareth<WH8085> not.


btext:
The LORD<WH3068> is well pleased<WH2654> for his righteousness'<WH6664> sake; he will magnify<WH1431> the law<WH8451>, and make it honourable<WH142>. / it: or, him


btext:
But this is a people<WH5971> robbed<WH962> and spoiled<WH8154>; they are all of them snared<WH6351> in holes<WH2352><WH970>, and they are hid<WH2244> in prison<WH3608> houses<WH1004>: they are for a prey<WH957>, and none delivereth<WH5337>; for a spoil<WH4933>, and none saith<WH559>, Restore<WH7725>. / they are all…: or, in snaring all the young men of them / for a spoil: Heb. a treading


btext:
Who among you will give ear<WH238> to this? who will hearken<WH7181> and hear<WH8085> for the time to come<WH268>? / for…: Heb. for the after time?


btext:
Who gave<WH5414> Jacob<WH3290> for a spoil<WH4933><WH4882>, and Israel<WH3478> to the robbers<WH962>? did not the LORD<WH3068>, he against whom<WH2098> we have sinned<WH2398>? for they would<WH14> not walk<WH1980> in his ways<WH1870>, neither were they obedient<WH8085> unto his law<WH8451>.


btext:
Therefore he hath poured<WH8210> upon him the fury<WH2534> of his anger<WH639>, and the strength<WH5807> of battle<WH4421>: and it hath set him on fire<WH3857> round about<WH5439>, yet he knew<WH3045> not; and it burned<WH1197> him, yet he laid<WH7760> it not to heart<WH3820>.


btext:
But now thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068> that created<WH1254> thee, O Jacob<WH3290>, and he that formed<WH3335> thee, O Israel<WH3478>, Fear<WH3372> not: for I have redeemed<WH1350> thee, I have called<WH7121> thee by thy name<WH8034>; thou art mine.


btext:
When thou passest through<WH5674> the waters<WH4325>, I will be with thee; and through the rivers<WH5104>, they shall not overflow<WH7857> thee: when thou walkest<WH3212> through<WH1119> the fire<WH784>, thou shalt not be burned<WH3554>; neither shall the flame<WH3852> kindle<WH1197> upon thee.


btext:
For I am the LORD<WH3068> thy God<WH430>, the Holy One<WH6918> of Israel<WH3478>, thy Saviour<WH3467>: I gave<WH5414> Egypt<WH4714> for thy ransom<WH3724>, Ethiopia<WH3568> and Seba<WH5434> for thee.


btext:
Since thou wast precious<WH3365> in my sight<WH5869>, thou hast been honourable<WH3513>, and I have loved<WH157> thee: therefore will I give<WH5414> men<WH120> for thee, and people<WH3816> for thy life<WH5315>. / life: or, person


btext:
Fear<WH3372> not: for I am with thee: I will bring<WH935> thy seed<WH2233> from the east<WH4217>, and gather<WH6908> thee from the west<WH4628>;


btext:
I will say<WH559> to the north<WH6828>, Give up<WH5414>; and to the south<WH8486>, Keep not back<WH3607>: bring<WH935> my sons<WH1121> from far<WH7350>, and my daughters<WH1323> from the ends<WH7097> of the earth<WH776>;


btext:
Even every one<WH3605> that is called<WH7121> by my name<WH8034>: for I have created<WH1254> him for my glory<WH3519>, I have formed<WH3335> him; yea, I have made<WH6213> him.


btext:
Bring forth<WH3318> the blind<WH5787> people<WH5971> that have<WH3426> eyes<WH5869>, and the deaf<WH2795> that have ears<WH241>.


btext:
Let all the nations<WH1471> be gathered<WH6908> together<WH3162>, and let the people<WH3816> be assembled<WH622>: who among them can declare<WH5046> this, and shew<WH8085> us former things<WH7223>? let them bring forth<WH5414> their witnesses<WH5707>, that they may be justified<WH6663>: or let them hear<WH8085>, and say<WH559>, It is truth<WH571>.


btext:
Ye are my witnesses<WH5707>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>, and my servant<WH5650> whom I have chosen<WH977>: that ye may know<WH3045> and believe<WH539> me, and understand<WH995> that I am he: before<WH6440> me there was no God<WH410> formed<WH3335>, neither shall there be after<WH310> me. / no…: or, nothing formed of God


btext:
I have declared<WH5046>, and have saved<WH3467>, and I have shewed<WH8085>, when there was no strange<WH2114> god among you: therefore ye are my witnesses<WH5707>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>, that I am God<WH410>.


btext:
Yea, before the day<WH3117> was I am he; and there is none that can deliver<WH5337> out of my hand<WH3027>: I will work<WH6466>, and who shall let<WH7725> it? / let it: Heb. turn it back?


btext:
Thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>, your redeemer<WH1350>, the Holy One<WH6918> of Israel<WH3478>; For your sake I have sent<WH7971> to Babylon<WH894>, and have brought down<WH3381> all their nobles<WH1281>, and the Chaldeans<WH3778>, whose cry<WH7440> is in the ships<WH591>. / nobles: Heb. bars


btext:
I am the LORD<WH3068>, your Holy One<WH6918>, the creator<WH1254> of Israel<WH3478>, your King<WH4428>.


btext:
Thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>, which maketh<WH5414> a way<WH1870> in the sea<WH3220>, and a path<WH5410> in the mighty<WH5794> waters<WH4325>;


btext:
Which bringeth forth<WH3318> the chariot<WH7393> and horse<WH5483>, the army<WH2428> and the power<WH5808>; they shall lie down<WH7901> together<WH3162>, they shall not rise<WH6965>: they are extinct<WH1846>, they are quenched<WH3518> as tow<WH6594>.


btext:
Remember<WH2142> ye not the former things<WH7223>, neither consider<WH995> the things of old<WH6931>.


btext:
Behold, I will do<WH6213> a new thing<WH2319>; now it shall spring forth<WH6779>; shall ye not know<WH3045> it? I will even make<WH7760> a way<WH1870> in the wilderness<WH4057>, and rivers<WH5104> in the desert<WH3452>.


btext:
The beast<WH2416> of the field<WH7704> shall honour<WH3513> me, the dragons<WH8577> and the owls<WH1323><WH3284>: because I give<WH5414> waters<WH4325> in the wilderness<WH4057>, and rivers<WH5104> in the desert<WH3452>, to give drink<WH8248> to my people<WH5971>, my chosen<WH972>. / owls: or, ostriches: Heb. daughters of the owl


btext:
This<WH2098> people<WH5971> have I formed<WH3335> for myself; they shall shew forth<WH5608> my praise<WH8416>.


btext:
But thou hast not called<WH7121> upon me, O Jacob<WH3290>; but thou hast been weary<WH3021> of me, O Israel<WH3478>.


btext:
Thou hast not brought<WH935> me the small cattle<WH7716> of thy burnt offerings<WH5930>; neither hast thou honoured<WH3513> me with thy sacrifices<WH2077>. I have not caused thee to serve<WH5647> with an offering<WH4503>, nor wearied<WH3021> thee with incense<WH3828>. / small…: Heb. lambs, or, kids


btext:
Thou hast bought<WH7069> me no sweet cane<WH7070> with money<WH3701>, neither hast thou filled<WH7301> me with the fat<WH2459> of thy sacrifices<WH2077>: but thou hast made me to serve<WH5647> with thy sins<WH2403>, thou hast wearied<WH3021> me with thine iniquities<WH5771>. / filled…: Heb. made me drunk, or, abundantly moistened


btext:
I, even I, am he that blotteth out<WH4229> thy transgressions<WH6588> for mine own sake, and will not remember<WH2142> thy sins<WH2403>.


btext:
Put me in remembrance<WH2142>: let us plead<WH8199> together<WH3162>: declare<WH5608> thou, that thou mayest be justified<WH6663>.


btext:
Thy first<WH7223> father<WH1> hath sinned<WH2398>, and thy teachers<WH3887> have transgressed<WH6586> against me. / teachers: Heb. interpreters


btext:
Therefore I have profaned<WH2490> the princes<WH8269> of the sanctuary<WH6944>, and have given<WH5414> Jacob<WH3290> to the curse<WH2764>, and Israel<WH3478> to reproaches<WH1421>. / princes…: or, holy princes


btext:
Yet now hear<WH8085>, O Jacob<WH3290> my servant<WH5650>; and Israel<WH3478>, whom I have chosen<WH977>:


btext:
Thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068> that made<WH6213> thee, and formed<WH3335> thee from the womb<WH990>, which will help<WH5826> thee; Fear<WH3372> not, O Jacob<WH3290>, my servant<WH5650>; and thou, Jesurun<WH3484>, whom I have chosen<WH977>.


btext:
For I will pour<WH3332> water<WH4325> upon him that is thirsty<WH6771>, and floods<WH5140> upon the dry ground<WH3004>: I will pour<WH3332> my spirit<WH7307> upon thy seed<WH2233>, and my blessing<WH1293> upon thine offspring<WH6631>:


btext:
And they shall spring up<WH6779> as among<WH996> the grass<WH2682>, as willows<WH6155> by the water<WH4325> courses<WH2988>.


btext:
One shall say<WH559>, I am the LORD'S<WH3068>; and another shall call<WH7121> himself by the name<WH8034> of Jacob<WH3290>; and another shall subscribe<WH3789> with his hand<WH3027> unto the LORD<WH3068>, and surname<WH3655> himself by the name<WH8034> of Israel<WH3478>.


btext:
Thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068> the King<WH4428> of Israel<WH3478>, and his redeemer<WH1350> the LORD<WH3068> of hosts<WH6635>; I am the first<WH7223>, and I am the last<WH314>; and beside<WH1107> me there is no God<WH430>.


btext:
And who, as I, shall call<WH7121>, and shall declare<WH5046> it, and set it in order<WH6186> for me, since I appointed<WH7760> the ancient<WH5769> people<WH5971>? and the things that are coming<WH857>, and shall come<WH935>, let them shew<WH5046> unto them.


btext:
Fear<WH6342> ye not, neither be afraid<WH7297><WH7297>: have not I told<WH8085> thee from that time<WH227>, and have declared<WH5046> it? ye are even my witnesses<WH5707>. Is there<WH3426> a God<WH433> beside<WH1107> me? yea, there is no God<WH6697>; I know<WH3045> not any. / God; I: Heb. rock, etc


btext:
They that make<WH3335> a graven image<WH6459> are all of them vanity<WH8414>; and their delectable things<WH2530> shall not profit<WH3276>; and they are their own witnesses<WH5707>; they see<WH7200> not, nor know<WH3045>; that they may be ashamed<WH954>. / delectable: Heb. desirable


btext:
Who hath formed<WH3335> a god<WH410>, or molten<WH5258> a graven image<WH6459> that is profitable<WH3276> for nothing<WH1115>?


btext:
Behold, all his fellows<WH2270> shall be ashamed<WH954>: and the workmen<WH2796>, they are of men<WH120>: let them all be gathered together<WH6908>, let them stand up<WH5975>; yet they shall fear<WH6342>, and they shall be ashamed<WH954> together<WH3162>.


btext:
The smith<WH1270><WH2796> with the tongs<WH4621> both worketh<WH6466> in the coals<WH6352>, and fashioneth<WH3335> it with hammers<WH4717>, and worketh<WH6466> it with the strength<WH3581> of his arms<WH2220>: yea, he is hungry<WH7457>, and his strength<WH3581> faileth<WH369>: he drinketh<WH8354> no water<WH4325>, and is faint<WH3286>. / with the tongs: or, with an axe


btext:
The carpenter<WH2796><WH6086> stretcheth out<WH5186> his rule<WH6957>; he marketh it out<WH8388> with a line<WH8279>; he fitteth<WH6213> it with planes<WH4741>, and he marketh it out<WH8388> with the compass<WH4230>, and maketh<WH6213> it after the figure<WH8403> of a man<WH376>, according to the beauty<WH8597> of a man<WH120>; that it may remain<WH3427> in the house<WH1004>.


btext:
He heweth him down<WH3772> cedars<WH730>, and taketh<WH3947> the cypress<WH8645> and the oak<WH437>, which he strengtheneth<WH553> for himself among the trees<WH6086> of the forest<WH3293>: he planteth<WH5193> an ash<WH766>, and the rain<WH1653> doth nourish<WH1431> it. / strengtheneth: or, taketh courage


btext:
Then shall it be for a man<WH120> to burn<WH1197>: for he will take<WH3947> thereof, and warm<WH2552> himself; yea, he kindleth<WH5400> it, and baketh<WH644> bread<WH3899>; yea, he maketh<WH6466> a god<WH410>, and worshippeth<WH7812> it; he maketh<WH6213> it a graven image<WH6459>, and falleth down<WH5456> thereto.


btext:
He burneth<WH8313> part<WH2677> thereof in<WH1119> the fire<WH784>; with part<WH2677> thereof he eateth<WH398> flesh<WH1320>; he roasteth<WH6740> roast<WH6748>, and is satisfied<WH7646>: yea, he warmeth<WH2552> himself, and saith<WH559>, Aha<WH1889>, I am warm<WH2552>, I have seen<WH7200> the fire<WH217>:


btext:
And the residue<WH7611> thereof he maketh<WH6213> a god<WH410>, even his graven image<WH6459>: he falleth down<WH5456> unto it, and worshippeth<WH7812> it, and prayeth<WH6419> unto it, and saith<WH559>, Deliver<WH5337> me; for thou art my god<WH410>.


btext:
They have not known<WH3045> nor understood<WH995>: for he hath shut<WH2902> their eyes<WH5869>, that they cannot see<WH7200>; and their hearts<WH3826>, that they cannot understand<WH7919>. / shut: Heb. daubed


btext:
And none considereth<WH7725> in his heart<WH3820>, neither is there knowledge<WH1847> nor understanding<WH8394> to say<WH559>, I have burned<WH8313> part<WH2677> of it in<WH1119> the fire<WH784>; yea, also I have baked<WH644> bread<WH3899> upon the coals<WH1513> thereof; I have roasted<WH6740> flesh<WH1320>, and eaten<WH398> it: and shall I make<WH6213> the residue<WH3499> thereof an abomination<WH8441>? shall I fall down<WH5456> to the stock<WH944> of a tree<WH6086>? / considereth…: Heb. setteth to his heart / the stock…: Heb. that which comes of a tree?


btext:
He feedeth<WH7462> on ashes<WH665>: a deceived<WH2048> heart<WH3820> hath turned him aside<WH5186>, that he cannot deliver<WH5337> his soul<WH5315>, nor say<WH559>, Is there not a lie<WH8267> in my right hand<WH3225>?


btext:
Remember<WH2142> these, O Jacob<WH3290> and Israel<WH3478>; for thou art my servant<WH5650>: I have formed<WH3335> thee; thou art my servant<WH5650>: O Israel<WH3478>, thou shalt not be forgotten<WH5382> of me.


btext:
I have blotted out<WH4229>, as a thick cloud<WH5645>, thy transgressions<WH6588>, and, as a cloud<WH6051>, thy sins<WH2403>: return<WH7725> unto me; for I have redeemed<WH1350> thee.


btext:
Sing<WH7442>, O ye heavens<WH8064>; for the LORD<WH3068> hath done<WH6213> it: shout<WH7321>, ye lower parts<WH8482> of the earth<WH776>: break forth<WH6476> into singing<WH7440>, ye mountains<WH2022>, O forest<WH3293>, and every tree<WH6086> therein: for the LORD<WH3068> hath redeemed<WH1350> Jacob<WH3290>, and glorified<WH6286> himself in Israel<WH3478>.


btext:
Thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>, thy redeemer<WH1350>, and he that formed<WH3335> thee from the womb<WH990>, I am the LORD<WH3068> that maketh<WH6213> all things; that stretcheth forth<WH5186> the heavens<WH8064> alone; that spreadeth abroad<WH7554> the earth<WH776> by myself;


btext:
That frustrateth<WH6565> the tokens<WH226> of the liars<WH907>, and maketh diviners<WH7080> mad<WH1984>; that turneth<WH7725> wise<WH2450> men backward<WH268>, and maketh their knowledge<WH1847> foolish<WH5528>;


btext:
That confirmeth<WH6965> the word<WH1697> of his servant<WH5650>, and performeth<WH7999> the counsel<WH6098> of his messengers<WH4397>; that saith<WH559> to Jerusalem<WH3389>, Thou shalt be inhabited<WH3427>; and to the cities<WH5892> of Judah<WH3063>, Ye shall be built<WH1129>, and I will raise up<WH6965> the decayed places<WH2723> thereof: / decayed…: Heb. wastes


btext:
That saith<WH559> to the deep<WH6683>, Be dry<WH2717>, and I will dry up<WH3001> thy rivers<WH5104>:


btext:
That saith<WH559> of Cyrus<WH3566>, He is my shepherd<WH7462>, and shall perform<WH7999> all my pleasure<WH2656>: even saying<WH559> to Jerusalem<WH3389>, Thou shalt be built<WH1129>; and to the temple<WH1964>, Thy foundation shall be laid<WH3245>.


btext:
Thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068> to his anointed<WH4899>, to Cyrus<WH3566>, whose right hand<WH3225> I have holden<WH2388>, to subdue<WH7286> nations<WH1471> before<WH6440> him; and I will loose<WH6605> the loins<WH4975> of kings<WH4428>, to open<WH6605> before<WH6440> him the two leaved gates<WH1817>; and the gates<WH8179> shall not be shut<WH5462>; / have…: or, strengthened


btext:
I will go<WH3212> before<WH6440> thee, and make<WH3474> the crooked places<WH1921> straight<WH3474><WH3474>: I will break in pieces<WH7665> the gates<WH1817> of brass<WH5154>, and cut in sunder<WH1438> the bars<WH1280> of iron<WH1270>:


btext:
And I will give<WH5414> thee the treasures<WH214> of darkness<WH2822>, and hidden riches<WH4301> of secret places<WH4565>, that thou mayest know<WH3045> that I, the LORD<WH3068>, which call<WH7121> thee by thy name<WH8034>, am the God<WH430> of Israel<WH3478>.


btext:
For Jacob<WH3290> my servant's<WH5650> sake, and Israel<WH3478> mine elect<WH972>, I have even called<WH7121> thee by thy name<WH8034>: I have surnamed<WH3655> thee, though thou hast not known<WH3045> me.


btext:
I am the LORD<WH3068>, and there is none else, there is no God<WH430> beside<WH2108> me: I girded<WH247> thee, though thou hast not known<WH3045> me:


btext:
That they may know<WH3045> from the rising<WH4217> of the sun<WH8121>, and from the west<WH4628>, that there is none<WH657> beside<WH1107> me. I am the LORD<WH3068>, and there is none else.


btext:
I form<WH3335> the light<WH216>, and create<WH1254> darkness<WH2822>: I make<WH6213> peace<WH7965>, and create<WH1254> evil<WH7451>: I the LORD<WH3068> do<WH6213> all these things.


btext:
Drop down<WH7491>, ye heavens<WH8064>, from above<WH4605>, and let the skies<WH7834> pour down<WH5140> righteousness<WH6664>: let the earth<WH776> open<WH6605>, and let them bring forth<WH6509> salvation<WH3468>, and let righteousness<WH6666> spring up<WH6779> together<WH3162>; I the LORD<WH3068> have created<WH1254> it.


btext:
Woe<WH1945> unto him that striveth<WH7378> with his Maker<WH3335>! Let the potsherd<WH2789> strive with the potsherds<WH2789> of the earth<WH127>. Shall the clay<WH2563> say<WH559> to him that fashioneth<WH3335> it, What makest<WH6213> thou? or thy work<WH6467>, He hath no hands<WH3027>?


btext:
Woe<WH1945> unto him that saith<WH559> unto his father<WH1>, What begettest<WH3205> thou? or to the woman<WH802>, What hast thou brought forth<WH2342>?


btext:
Thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>, the Holy One<WH6918> of Israel<WH3478>, and his Maker<WH3335>, Ask<WH7592> me of things to come<WH857> concerning my sons<WH1121>, and concerning the work<WH6467> of my hands<WH3027> command<WH6680> ye me.


btext:
I have made<WH6213> the earth<WH776>, and created<WH1254> man<WH120> upon it: I, even my hands<WH3027>, have stretched out<WH5186> the heavens<WH8064>, and all their host<WH6635> have I commanded<WH6680>.


btext:
I have raised him up<WH5782> in righteousness<WH6664>, and I will direct<WH3474> all his ways<WH1870>: he shall build<WH1129> my city<WH5892>, and he shall let go<WH7971> my captives<WH1546>, not for price<WH4242> nor reward<WH7810>, saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068> of hosts<WH6635>. / direct: or, make straight


btext:
Thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>, The labour<WH3018> of Egypt<WH4714>, and merchandise<WH5505> of Ethiopia<WH3568> and of the Sabeans<WH5436>, men<WH582> of stature<WH4060>, shall come over<WH5674> unto thee, and they shall be thine: they shall come<WH3212> after<WH310> thee; in chains<WH2131> they shall come over<WH5674>, and they shall fall down<WH7812> unto thee, they shall make supplication<WH6419> unto thee, saying, Surely God<WH410> is in thee; and there is none else, there is no<WH657> God<WH430>.


btext:
Verily<WH403> thou art a God<WH410> that hidest<WH5641> thyself, O God<WH430> of Israel<WH3478>, the Saviour<WH3467>.


btext:
They shall be ashamed<WH954>, and also confounded<WH3637>, all of them: they shall go<WH1980> to confusion<WH3639> together<WH3162> that are makers<WH2796> of idols<WH6736>.


btext:
But Israel<WH3478> shall be saved<WH3467> in the LORD<WH3068> with an everlasting<WH5769> salvation<WH8668>: ye shall not be ashamed<WH954> nor confounded<WH3637> world<WH5769> without end<WH5703>.


btext:
For thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068> that created<WH1254> the heavens<WH8064>; God<WH430> himself that formed<WH3335> the earth<WH776> and made<WH6213> it; he hath established<WH3559> it, he created<WH1254> it not in vain<WH8414>, he formed<WH3335> it to be inhabited<WH3427>: I am the LORD<WH3068>; and there is none else.


btext:
I have not spoken<WH1696> in secret<WH5643>, in a dark<WH2822> place<WH4725> of the earth<WH776>: I said<WH559> not unto the seed<WH2233> of Jacob<WH3290>, Seek<WH1245> ye me in vain<WH8414>: I the LORD<WH3068> speak<WH1696> righteousness<WH6664>, I declare<WH5046> things that are right<WH4339>.


btext:
Assemble<WH6908> yourselves and come<WH935>; draw near<WH5066> together<WH3162>, ye that are escaped<WH6412> of the nations<WH1471>: they have no knowledge<WH3045> that set up<WH5375> the wood<WH6086> of their graven image<WH6459>, and pray<WH6419> unto a god<WH410> that cannot save<WH3467>.


btext:
Tell<WH5046> ye, and bring them near<WH5066>; yea, let them take counsel<WH3289> together<WH3162>: who hath declared<WH8085> this from ancient time<WH6924>? who hath told<WH5046> it from that time? have not I the LORD<WH3068>? and there is no God<WH430> else beside<WH1107> me; a just<WH6662> God<WH410> and a Saviour<WH3467>; there is none<WH369> beside<WH2108> me.


btext:
Look<WH6437> unto me, and be ye saved<WH3467>, all the ends<WH657> of the earth<WH776>: for I am God<WH410>, and there is none else.


btext:
I have sworn<WH7650> by myself, the word<WH1697> is gone out<WH3318> of my mouth<WH6310> in righteousness<WH6666>, and shall not return<WH7725>, That unto me every knee<WH1290> shall bow<WH3766>, every tongue<WH3956> shall swear<WH7650>.


btext:
Surely, shall one say<WH559>, in the LORD<WH3068> have I righteousness<WH6666> and strength<WH5797>: even to him shall men come<WH935>; and all that are incensed<WH2734> against him shall be ashamed<WH954>. / Surely…: or, Surely he shall say of me, In the LORD is all righteousness and strength / righteousness: Heb. righteousnesses


btext:
In the LORD<WH3068> shall all the seed<WH2233> of Israel<WH3478> be justified<WH6663>, and shall glory<WH1984>.


btext:
Bel<WH1078> boweth down<WH3766>, Nebo<WH5015> stoopeth<WH7164>, their idols<WH6091> were upon the beasts<WH2416>, and upon the cattle<WH929>: your carriages<WH5385> were heavy loaden<WH6006>; they are a burden<WH4853> to the weary<WH5889> beast.


btext:
They stoop<WH7164>, they bow down<WH3766> together<WH3162>; they could<WH3201> not deliver<WH4422> the burden<WH4853>, but themselves<WH5315> are gone<WH1980> into captivity<WH7628>. / themselves: Heb. their soul


btext:
Hearken<WH8085> unto me, O house<WH1004> of Jacob<WH3290>, and all the remnant<WH7611> of the house<WH1004> of Israel<WH3478>, which are borne<WH6006> by me from the belly<WH990>, which are carried<WH5375> from the womb<WH7356>:


btext:
And even to your old age<WH2209> I am he; and even to hoar hairs<WH7872> will I carry<WH5445> you: I have made<WH6213>, and I will bear<WH5375>; even I will carry<WH5445>, and will deliver<WH4422> you.


btext:
To whom will ye liken<WH1819> me, and make me equal<WH7737>, and compare<WH4911> me, that we may be like<WH1819>?


btext:
They lavish<WH2107> gold<WH2091> out of the bag<WH3599>, and weigh<WH8254> silver<WH3701> in the balance<WH7070>, and hire<WH7936> a goldsmith<WH6884>; and he maketh<WH6213> it a god<WH410>: they fall down<WH5456>, yea, they worship<WH7812>.


btext:
They bear<WH5375> him upon the shoulder<WH3802>, they carry<WH5445> him, and set him in his place<WH3240>, and he standeth<WH5975>; from his place<WH4725> shall he not remove<WH4185>: yea, one shall cry<WH6817> unto him, yet can he not answer<WH6030>, nor save<WH3467> him out of his trouble<WH6869>.


btext:
Remember<WH2142> this, and shew yourselves men<WH377>: bring it again<WH7725> to mind<WH3820>, O ye transgressors<WH6586>.


btext:
Remember<WH2142> the former things<WH7223> of old<WH5769>: for I am God<WH410>, and there is none else; I am God<WH430>, and there is none<WH657> like<WH3644> me,


btext:
Declaring<WH5046> the end<WH319> from the beginning<WH7225>, and from ancient times<WH6924> the things that are not yet done<WH6213>, saying<WH559>, My counsel<WH6098> shall stand<WH6965>, and I will do<WH6213> all my pleasure<WH2656>:


btext:
Calling<WH7121> a ravenous bird<WH5861> from the east<WH4217>, the man<WH376> that executeth my counsel<WH6098> from a far<WH4801> country<WH776>: yea, I have spoken<WH1696> it, I will also bring<WH935> it to pass; I have purposed<WH3335> it, I will also do<WH6213> it. / that…: Heb. of my counsel


btext:
Hearken<WH8085> unto me, ye stouthearted<WH47><WH3820>, that are far from<WH7350> righteousness<WH6666>:


btext:
I bring near<WH7126> my righteousness<WH6666>; it shall not be far off<WH7368>, and my salvation<WH8668> shall not tarry<WH309>: and I will place<WH5414> salvation<WH8668> in Zion<WH6726> for Israel<WH3478> my glory<WH8597>.


btext:
Come down<WH3381>, and sit<WH3427> in the dust<WH6083>, O virgin<WH1330> daughter<WH1323> of Babylon<WH894>, sit<WH3427> on the ground<WH776>: there is no throne<WH3678>, O daughter<WH1323> of the Chaldeans<WH3778>: for thou shalt no more<WH3254> be called<WH7121> tender<WH7390> and delicate<WH6028>.


btext:
Take<WH3947> the millstones<WH7347>, and grind<WH2912> meal<WH7058>: uncover<WH1540> thy locks<WH6777>, make bare<WH2834> the leg<WH7640>, uncover<WH1540> the thigh<WH7785>, pass over<WH5674> the rivers<WH5104>.


btext:
Thy nakedness<WH6172> shall be uncovered<WH1540>, yea, thy shame<WH2781> shall be seen<WH7200>: I will take<WH3947> vengeance<WH5359>, and I will not meet<WH6293> thee as a man<WH120>.


btext:
As for our redeemer<WH1350>, the LORD<WH3068> of hosts<WH6635> is his name<WH8034>, the Holy One<WH6918> of Israel<WH3478>.


btext:
Sit<WH3427> thou silent<WH1748>, and get<WH935> thee into darkness<WH2822>, O daughter<WH1323> of the Chaldeans<WH3778>: for thou shalt no more<WH3254> be called<WH7121>, The lady<WH1404> of kingdoms<WH4467>.


btext:
I was wroth<WH7107> with my people<WH5971>, I have polluted<WH2490> mine inheritance<WH5159>, and given<WH5414> them into thine hand<WH3027>: thou didst shew<WH7760> them no mercy<WH7356>; upon the ancient<WH2205> hast thou very<WH3966> heavily<WH3513> laid thy yoke<WH5923>.


btext:
And thou saidst<WH559>, I shall be a lady<WH1404> for ever<WH5769>: so that thou didst not lay<WH7760> these things to thy heart<WH3820>, neither didst remember<WH2142> the latter end<WH319> of it.


btext:
Therefore hear<WH8085> now this, thou that art given to pleasures<WH5719>, that dwellest<WH3427> carelessly<WH983>, that sayest<WH559> in thine heart<WH3824>, I am, and none else<WH657> beside me; I shall not sit<WH3427> as a widow<WH490>, neither shall I know<WH3045> the loss of children<WH7908>:


btext:
But these two<WH8147> things shall come<WH935> to thee in a moment<WH7281> in one<WH259> day<WH3117>, the loss of children<WH7908>, and widowhood<WH489>: they shall come<WH935> upon thee in their perfection<WH8537> for the multitude<WH7230> of thy sorceries<WH3785>, and for the great<WH3966> abundance<WH6109> of thine enchantments<WH2267>.


btext:
For thou hast trusted<WH982> in thy wickedness<WH7451>: thou hast said<WH559>, None seeth<WH7200> me. Thy wisdom<WH2451> and thy knowledge<WH1847>, it hath perverted<WH7725> thee; and thou hast said<WH559> in thine heart<WH3820>, I am, and none else<WH657> beside me. / perverted…: or, caused thee to turn away


btext:
Therefore shall evil<WH7451> come<WH935> upon thee; thou shalt not know<WH3045> from whence it riseth<WH7837>: and mischief<WH1943> shall fall<WH5307> upon thee; thou shalt not be able<WH3201> to put it off<WH3722>: and desolation<WH7722> shall come<WH935> upon thee suddenly<WH6597>, which thou shalt not know<WH3045>. / from…: Heb. the morning thereof / put: Heb. expiate


btext:
Stand<WH5975> now with thine enchantments<WH2267>, and with the multitude<WH7230> of thy sorceries<WH3785>, wherein<WH834> thou hast laboured<WH3021> from thy youth<WH5271>; if so be thou shalt be able<WH3201> to profit<WH3276>, if so be thou mayest prevail<WH6206>.


btext:
Thou art wearied<WH3811> in the multitude<WH7230> of thy counsels<WH6098>. Let now the astrologers<WH1895><WH8064>, the stargazers<WH2374><WH3556>, the monthly<WH2320> prognosticators<WH3045>, stand up<WH5975>, and save<WH3467> thee from these things that shall come<WH935> upon thee. / astrologers: Heb. viewers of the heavens / the monthly…: Heb. that give knowledge concerning the months


btext:
Behold, they shall be as stubble<WH7179>; the fire<WH784> shall burn<WH8313> them; they shall not deliver<WH5337> themselves<WH5315> from the power<WH3027> of the flame<WH3852>: there shall not be a coal<WH1513> to warm<WH2552> at, nor fire<WH217> to sit<WH3427> before it. / themselves: Heb. their souls


btext:
Thus shall they be unto thee with whom thou hast laboured<WH3021>, even thy merchants<WH5503>, from thy youth<WH5271>: they shall wander<WH8582> every one<WH376> to his quarter<WH5676>; none shall save<WH3467> thee.


btext:
Hear<WH8085> ye this, O house<WH1004> of Jacob<WH3290>, which are called<WH7121> by the name<WH8034> of Israel<WH3478>, and are come forth<WH3318> out of the waters<WH4325> of Judah<WH3063>, which swear<WH7650> by the name<WH8034> of the LORD<WH3068>, and make mention<WH2142> of the God<WH430> of Israel<WH3478>, but not in truth<WH571>, nor in righteousness<WH6666>.


btext:
For they call<WH7121> themselves of the holy<WH6944> city<WH5892>, and stay<WH5564> themselves upon the God<WH430> of Israel<WH3478>; The LORD<WH3068> of hosts<WH6635> is his name<WH8034>.


btext:
I have declared<WH5046> the former things<WH7223> from the beginning<WH227>; and they went forth<WH3318> out of my mouth<WH6310>, and I shewed<WH8085> them; I did<WH6213> them suddenly<WH6597>, and they came to pass<WH935>.


btext:
Because I knew<WH1847> that thou art obstinate<WH7186>, and thy neck<WH6203> is an iron<WH1270> sinew<WH1517>, and thy brow<WH4696> brass<WH5154>; / obstinate: Heb. hard


btext:
I have even from the beginning<WH227> declared<WH5046> it to thee; before it came to pass<WH935> I shewed<WH8085> it thee: lest thou shouldest say<WH559>, Mine idol<WH6090> hath done<WH6213> them, and my graven image<WH6459>, and my molten image<WH5262>, hath commanded<WH6680> them.


btext:
Thou hast heard<WH8085>, see<WH2372> all this; and will not ye declare<WH5046> it? I have shewed<WH8085> thee new things<WH2319> from this time<WH6258>, even hidden things<WH5341>, and thou didst not know<WH3045> them.


btext:
They are created<WH1254> now, and not from the beginning; even before<WH6440> the day<WH3117> when thou heardest<WH8085> them not; lest thou shouldest say<WH559>, Behold, I knew<WH3045> them.


btext:
Yea, thou heardest<WH8085> not; yea, thou knewest<WH3045> not; yea, from that time that thine ear<WH241> was not opened<WH6605>: for I knew<WH3045> that thou wouldest deal very<WH898> treacherously<WH898>, and wast called<WH7121> a transgressor<WH6586> from the womb<WH990>.


btext:
For my name's<WH8034> sake will I defer<WH748> mine anger<WH639>, and for my praise<WH8416> will I refrain<WH2413> for thee, that I cut thee not off<WH3772>.


btext:
Behold, I have refined<WH6884> thee, but not with silver<WH3701>; I have chosen<WH977> thee in the furnace<WH3564> of affliction<WH6040>. / with…: or, for silver


btext:
For mine own sake, even for mine own sake, will I do<WH6213> it: for how should my name be polluted<WH2490>? and I will not give<WH5414> my glory<WH3519> unto another<WH312>.


btext:
Hearken<WH8085> unto me, O Jacob<WH3290> and Israel<WH3478>, my called<WH7121>; I am he; I am the first<WH7223>, I also am the last<WH314>.


btext:
Mine hand<WH3027> also hath laid the foundation<WH3245> of the earth<WH776>, and my right hand<WH3225> hath spanned<WH2946> the heavens<WH8064>: when I call<WH7121> unto them, they stand up<WH5975> together<WH3162>. / my…: or, the palm of my right hand hath spread out


btext:
All ye, assemble<WH6908> yourselves, and hear<WH8085>; which among them hath declared<WH5046> these things? The LORD<WH3068> hath loved<WH157> him: he will do<WH6213> his pleasure<WH2656> on Babylon<WH894>, and his arm<WH2220> shall be on the Chaldeans<WH3778>.


btext:
I, even I, have spoken<WH1696>; yea, I have called<WH7121> him: I have brought<WH935> him, and he shall make his way<WH1870> prosperous<WH6743>.


btext:
Come<WH7126> ye near<WH7126> unto me, hear<WH8085> ye this; I have not spoken<WH1696> in secret<WH5643> from the beginning<WH7218>; from the time<WH6256> that it was, there am I: and now the Lord<WH136> GOD<WH3069>, and his Spirit<WH7307>, hath sent<WH7971> me.


btext:
Thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>, thy Redeemer<WH1350>, the Holy One<WH6918> of Israel<WH3478>; I am the LORD<WH3068> thy God<WH430> which teacheth<WH3925> thee to profit<WH3276>, which leadeth<WH1869> thee by the way<WH1870> that thou shouldest go<WH3212>.


btext:
O that<WH3863> thou hadst hearkened<WH7181> to my commandments<WH4687>! then had thy peace<WH7965> been as a river<WH5104>, and thy righteousness<WH6666> as the waves<WH1530> of the sea<WH3220>:


btext:
Thy seed<WH2233> also had been as the sand<WH2344>, and the offspring<WH6631> of thy bowels<WH4578> like the gravel<WH4579> thereof; his name<WH8034> should not have been cut off<WH3772> nor destroyed<WH8045> from before<WH6440> me.


btext:
Go ye forth<WH3318> of Babylon<WH894>, flee<WH1272> ye from the Chaldeans<WH3778>, with a voice<WH6963> of singing<WH7440> declare<WH5046> ye, tell<WH8085> this, utter<WH3318> it even to the end<WH7097> of the earth<WH776>; say<WH559> ye, The LORD<WH3068> hath redeemed<WH1350> his servant<WH5650> Jacob<WH3290>.


btext:
And they thirsted<WH6770> not when he led<WH3212> them through the deserts<WH2723>: he caused the waters<WH4325> to flow<WH5140> out of the rock<WH6697> for them: he clave<WH1234> the rock<WH6697> also, and the waters<WH4325> gushed out<WH2100>.


btext:
Listen<WH8085>, O isles<WH339>, unto me; and hearken<WH7181>, ye people<WH3816>, from far<WH7350>; The LORD<WH3068> hath called<WH7121> me from the womb<WH990>; from the bowels<WH4578> of my mother<WH517> hath he made mention<WH2142> of my name<WH8034>.


btext:
And he hath made<WH7760> my mouth<WH6310> like a sharp<WH2299> sword<WH2719>; in the shadow<WH6738> of his hand<WH3027> hath he hid<WH2244> me, and made<WH7760> me a polished<WH1305> shaft<WH2671>; in his quiver<WH827> hath he hid<WH5641> me;


btext:
And said<WH559> unto me, Thou art my servant<WH5650>, O Israel<WH3478>, in whom I will be glorified<WH6286>.


btext:
Then I said<WH559>, I have laboured<WH3021> in vain<WH7385>, I have spent<WH3615> my strength<WH3581> for nought<WH8414>, and in vain<WH1892>: yet surely<WH403> my judgment<WH4941> is with the LORD<WH3068>, and my work<WH6468> with my God<WH430>. / my work: or, my reward


btext:
And now, saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068> that formed<WH3335> me from the womb<WH990> to be his servant<WH5650>, to bring<WH7725> Jacob<WH3290> again<WH7725> to him, Though Israel<WH3478> be not gathered<WH622>, yet shall I be glorious<WH3513> in the eyes<WH5869> of the LORD<WH3068>, and my God<WH430> shall be my strength<WH5797>. / Though…: or, That Israel may be gathered to him, and I may, etc


btext:
And he said<WH559>, It is a light thing<WH7043> that thou shouldest be my servant<WH5650> to raise up<WH6965> the tribes<WH7626> of Jacob<WH3290>, and to restore<WH7725> the preserved<WH5341><WH5336> of Israel<WH3478>: I will also give<WH5414> thee for a light<WH216> to the Gentiles<WH1471>, that thou mayest be my salvation<WH3444> unto the end<WH7097> of the earth<WH776>. / It is…: or, Art thou lighter than that thou shouldest, etc / preserved: or, desolations


btext:
Thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>, the Redeemer<WH1350> of Israel<WH3478>, and his Holy One<WH6918>, to him whom man<WH5315> despiseth<WH960>, to him whom the nation<WH1471> abhorreth<WH8581>, to a servant<WH5650> of rulers<WH4910>, Kings<WH4428> shall see<WH7200> and arise<WH6965>, princes<WH8269> also shall worship<WH7812>, because of the LORD<WH3068> that is faithful<WH539>, and the Holy One<WH6918> of Israel<WH3478>, and he shall choose<WH977> thee. / whom man…: or, that is despised in soul


btext:
Thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>, In an acceptable<WH7522> time<WH6256> have I heard<WH6030> thee, and in a day<WH3117> of salvation<WH3444> have I helped<WH5826> thee: and I will preserve<WH5341> thee, and give<WH5414> thee for a covenant<WH1285> of the people<WH5971>, to establish<WH6965> the earth<WH776>, to cause to inherit<WH5157> the desolate<WH8074> heritages<WH5159>; / establish: or, raise up


btext:
That thou mayest say<WH559> to the prisoners<WH631>, Go forth<WH3318>; to them that are in darkness<WH2822>, Shew<WH1540> yourselves. They shall feed<WH7462> in the ways<WH1870>, and their pastures<WH4830> shall be in all high places<WH8205>.


btext:
They shall not hunger<WH7456> nor thirst<WH6770>; neither shall the heat<WH8273> nor sun<WH8121> smite<WH5221> them: for he that hath mercy<WH7355> on them shall lead<WH5090> them, even by the springs<WH4002> of water<WH4325> shall he guide<WH5095> them.


btext:
And I will make<WH7760> all my mountains<WH2022> a way<WH1870>, and my highways<WH4546> shall be exalted<WH7311>.


btext:
Behold, these shall come<WH935> from far<WH7350>: and, lo, these from the north<WH6828> and from the west<WH3220>; and these from the land<WH776> of Sinim<WH5515>.


btext:
Sing<WH7442>, O heavens<WH8064>; and be joyful<WH1523>, O earth<WH776>; and break forth<WH6476> into singing<WH7440>, O mountains<WH2022>: for the LORD<WH3068> hath comforted<WH5162> his people<WH5971>, and will have mercy<WH7355> upon his afflicted<WH6041>.


btext:
But Zion<WH6726> said<WH559>, The LORD<WH3068> hath forsaken<WH5800> me, and my Lord<WH136> hath forgotten<WH7911> me.


btext:
Can a woman<WH802> forget<WH7911> her sucking child<WH5764>, that she should not have compassion<WH7355> on the son<WH1121> of her womb<WH990>? yea, they may forget<WH7911>, yet will I not forget<WH7911> thee. / that…: Heb. from having compassion


btext:
Behold, I have graven<WH2710> thee upon the palms of my hands<WH3709>; thy walls<WH2346> are continually<WH8548> before me.


btext:
Thy children<WH1121> shall make haste<WH4116>; thy destroyers<WH2040> and they that made thee waste<WH2717> shall go forth<WH3318> of thee.


btext:
Lift up<WH5375> thine eyes<WH5869> round about<WH5439>, and behold<WH7200>: all these gather themselves together<WH6908>, and come<WH935> to thee. As I live<WH2416>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>, thou shalt surely clothe<WH3847> thee with them all, as with an ornament<WH5716>, and bind<WH7194> them on thee, as a bride<WH3618> doeth.


btext:
For thy waste<WH2723> and thy desolate places<WH8074>, and the land<WH776> of thy destruction<WH2035>, shall even now be too narrow<WH3334> by reason of the inhabitants<WH3427>, and they that swallowed thee up<WH1104> shall be far away<WH7368>.


btext:
The children<WH1121> which thou shalt have, after thou hast lost<WH7923> the other, shall say<WH559> again in thine ears<WH241>, The place<WH4725> is too strait<WH6862> for me: give<WH5066> place<WH4725> to me that I may dwell<WH3427>.


btext:
Then shalt thou say<WH559> in thine heart<WH3824>, Who hath begotten<WH3205> me these, seeing I have lost my children<WH7921>, and am desolate<WH1565>, a captive<WH1540>, and removing to and fro<WH5493>? and who hath brought up<WH1431> these? Behold, I was left<WH7604> alone; these, where<WH375> had they been?


btext:
Thus saith<WH559> the Lord<WH136> GOD<WH3069>, Behold, I will lift up<WH5375> mine hand<WH3027> to the Gentiles<WH1471>, and set up<WH7311> my standard<WH5251> to the people<WH5971>: and they shall bring<WH935> thy sons<WH1121> in their arms<WH2684>, and thy daughters<WH1323> shall be carried<WH5375> upon their shoulders<WH3802>. / arms: Heb. bosom


btext:
And kings<WH4428> shall be thy nursing fathers<WH539>, and their queens<WH8282> thy nursing mothers<WH3243>: they shall bow down<WH7812> to thee with their face<WH639> toward the earth<WH776>, and lick up<WH3897> the dust<WH6083> of thy feet<WH7272>; and thou shalt know<WH3045> that I am the LORD<WH3068>: for they shall not be ashamed<WH954> that wait<WH6960> for me. / nursing fathers: Heb. nourishers / queens: Heb. princesses


btext:
Shall the prey<WH4455> be taken<WH3947> from the mighty<WH1368>, or the lawful<WH6662> captive<WH7628> delivered<WH4422>? / lawful…: Heb. captivity of the just


btext:
But thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>, Even the captives<WH7628> of the mighty<WH1368> shall be taken away<WH3947>, and the prey<WH4455> of the terrible<WH6184> shall be delivered<WH4422>: for I will contend<WH7378> with him that contendeth<WH3401> with thee, and I will save<WH3467> thy children<WH1121>. / captives: Heb. captivity


btext:
And I will feed<WH398> them that oppress<WH3238> thee with their own flesh<WH1320>; and they shall be drunken<WH7937> with their own blood<WH1818>, as with sweet wine<WH6071>: and all flesh<WH1320> shall know<WH3045> that I the LORD<WH3068> am thy Saviour<WH3467> and thy Redeemer<WH1350>, the mighty One<WH46> of Jacob<WH3290>. / sweet: or, new


btext:
Thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>, Where is the bill<WH5612> of your mother's<WH517> divorcement<WH3748>, whom I have put away<WH7971>? or which of my creditors<WH5383> is it to whom I have sold<WH4376> you? Behold, for your iniquities<WH5771> have ye sold<WH4376> yourselves, and for your transgressions<WH6588> is your mother<WH517> put away<WH7971>.


btext:
Wherefore, when I came<WH935>, was there no man<WH376>? when I called<WH7121>, was there none to answer<WH6030>? Is my hand<WH3027> shortened<WH7114> at all<WH7114>, that it cannot redeem<WH6304>? or have I no power<WH3581> to deliver<WH5337>? behold, at my rebuke<WH1606> I dry up<WH2717> the sea<WH3220>, I make<WH7760> the rivers<WH5104> a wilderness<WH4057>: their fish<WH1710> stinketh<WH887>, because there is no water<WH4325>, and dieth<WH4191> for thirst<WH6772>.


btext:
I clothe<WH3847> the heavens<WH8064> with blackness<WH6940>, and I make<WH7760> sackcloth<WH8242> their covering<WH3682>.


btext:
The Lord<WH136> GOD<WH3069> hath given<WH5414> me the tongue<WH3956> of the learned<WH3928>, that I should know<WH3045> how to speak<WH5790> a word<WH1697> in season to him that is weary<WH3287>: he wakeneth<WH5782> morning<WH1242> by morning<WH1242>, he wakeneth<WH5782> mine ear<WH241> to hear<WH8085> as the learned<WH3928>.


btext:
The Lord<WH136> GOD<WH3069> hath opened<WH6605> mine ear<WH241>, and I was not rebellious<WH4784>, neither turned away<WH5472> back<WH268>.


btext:
I gave<WH5414> my back<WH1460> to the smiters<WH5221>, and my cheeks<WH3895> to them that plucked off<WH4803> the hair: I hid<WH5641> not my face<WH6440> from shame<WH3639> and spitting<WH7536>.


btext:
For the Lord<WH136> GOD<WH3069> will help<WH5826> me; therefore shall I not be confounded<WH3637>: therefore have I set<WH7760> my face<WH6440> like a flint<WH2496>, and I know<WH3045> that I shall not be ashamed<WH954>.


btext:
He is near<WH7138> that justifieth<WH6663> me; who will contend<WH7378> with me? let us stand<WH5975> together<WH3162>: who is mine adversary<WH1167><WH4941>? let him come near<WH5066> to me. / mine…: Heb. the master of my cause?


btext:
Behold, the Lord<WH136> GOD<WH3069> will help<WH5826> me; who is he that shall condemn<WH7561> me? lo, they all shall wax old<WH1086> as a garment<WH899>; the moth<WH6211> shall eat them up<WH398>.


btext:
Who is among you that feareth<WH3373> the LORD<WH3068>, that obeyeth<WH8085> the voice<WH6963> of his servant<WH5650>, that walketh<WH1980> in darkness<WH2825>, and hath no light<WH5051>? let him trust<WH982> in the name<WH8034> of the LORD<WH3068>, and stay<WH8172> upon his God<WH430>.


btext:
Behold, all ye that kindle<WH6919> a fire<WH784>, that compass yourselves about<WH247> with sparks<WH2131>: walk<WH3212> in the light<WH217> of your fire<WH784>, and in the sparks<WH2131> that ye have kindled<WH1197>. This shall ye have of mine hand<WH3027>; ye shall lie down<WH7901> in sorrow<WH4620>.


btext:
Hearken<WH8085> to me, ye that follow after<WH7291> righteousness<WH6664>, ye that seek<WH1245> the LORD<WH3068>: look<WH5027> unto the rock<WH6697> whence ye are hewn<WH2672>, and to the hole<WH4718> of the pit<WH953> whence ye are digged<WH5365>.


btext:
Look<WH5027> unto Abraham<WH85> your father<WH1>, and unto Sarah<WH8283> that bare<WH2342> you: for I called<WH7121> him alone<WH259>, and blessed<WH1288> him, and increased<WH7235> him.


btext:
For the LORD<WH3068> shall comfort<WH5162> Zion<WH6726>: he will comfort<WH5162> all her waste places<WH2723>; and he will make<WH7760> her wilderness<WH4057> like Eden<WH5731>, and her desert<WH6160> like the garden<WH1588> of the LORD<WH3068>; joy<WH8342> and gladness<WH8057> shall be found<WH4672> therein, thanksgiving<WH8426>, and the voice<WH6963> of melody<WH2172>.


btext:
Hearken<WH7181> unto me, my people<WH5971>; and give ear<WH238> unto me, O my nation<WH3816>: for a law<WH8451> shall proceed<WH3318> from me, and I will make my judgment<WH4941> to rest<WH7280> for a light<WH216> of the people<WH5971>.


btext:
My righteousness<WH6664> is near<WH7138>; my salvation<WH3468> is gone forth<WH3318>, and mine arms<WH2220> shall judge<WH8199> the people<WH5971>; the isles<WH339> shall wait<WH6960> upon me, and on mine arm<WH2220> shall they trust<WH3176>.


btext:
Lift up<WH5375> your eyes<WH5869> to the heavens<WH8064>, and look<WH5027> upon the earth<WH776> beneath: for the heavens<WH8064> shall vanish away<WH4414> like smoke<WH6227>, and the earth<WH776> shall wax old<WH1086> like a garment<WH899>, and they that dwell<WH3427> therein shall die<WH4191> in like<WH3644> manner<WH3654>: but my salvation<WH3444> shall be for ever<WH5769>, and my righteousness<WH6666> shall not be abolished<WH2865>.


btext:
Hearken<WH8085> unto me, ye that know<WH3045> righteousness<WH6664>, the people<WH5971> in whose heart<WH3820> is my law<WH8451>; fear<WH3372> ye not the reproach<WH2781> of men<WH582>, neither be ye afraid<WH2865> of their revilings<WH1421>.


btext:
For the moth<WH6211> shall eat them up<WH398> like a garment<WH899>, and the worm<WH5580> shall eat<WH398> them like wool<WH6785>: but my righteousness<WH6666> shall be for ever<WH5769>, and my salvation<WH3444> from generation<WH1755> to generation<WH1755>.


btext:
Awake<WH5782>, awake<WH5782>, put on<WH3847> strength<WH5797>, O arm<WH2220> of the LORD<WH3068>; awake<WH5782>, as in the ancient<WH6924> days<WH3117>, in the generations<WH1755> of old<WH5769>. Art thou not it that hath cut<WH2672> Rahab<WH7294>, and wounded<WH2490> the dragon<WH8577>?


btext:
Art thou not it which hath dried<WH2717> the sea<WH3220>, the waters<WH4325> of the great<WH7227> deep<WH8415>; that hath made<WH7760> the depths<WH4615> of the sea<WH3220> a way<WH1870> for the ransomed<WH1350> to pass over<WH5674>?


btext:
Therefore the redeemed<WH6299> of the LORD<WH3068> shall return<WH7725>, and come<WH935> with singing<WH7440> unto Zion<WH6726>; and everlasting<WH5769> joy<WH8057> shall be upon their head<WH7218>: they shall obtain<WH5381> gladness<WH8342> and joy<WH8057>; and sorrow<WH3015> and mourning<WH585> shall flee away<WH5127>.


btext:
I, even I, am he that comforteth<WH5162> you: who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid<WH3372> of a man<WH582> that shall die<WH4191>, and of the son<WH1121> of man<WH120> which shall be made<WH5414> as grass<WH2682>;


btext:
And forgettest<WH7911> the LORD<WH3068> thy maker<WH6213>, that hath stretched forth<WH5186> the heavens<WH8064>, and laid the foundations<WH3245> of the earth<WH776>; and hast feared<WH6342> continually<WH8548> every day<WH3117> because<WH6440> of the fury<WH2534> of the oppressor<WH6693>, as if<WH834> he were ready<WH3559> to destroy<WH7843>? and where is the fury<WH2534> of the oppressor<WH6693>? / were…: or, made himself ready


btext:
The captive exile<WH6808> hasteneth<WH4116> that he may be loosed<WH6605>, and that he should not die<WH4191> in the pit<WH7845>, nor that his bread<WH3899> should fail<WH2637>.


btext:
But I am the LORD<WH3068> thy God<WH430>, that divided<WH7280> the sea<WH3220>, whose waves<WH1530> roared<WH1993>: The LORD<WH3068> of hosts<WH6635> is his name<WH8034>.


btext:
And I have put<WH7760> my words<WH1697> in thy mouth<WH6310>, and I have covered<WH3680> thee in the shadow<WH6738> of mine hand<WH3027>, that I may plant<WH5193> the heavens<WH8064>, and lay the foundations<WH3245> of the earth<WH776>, and say<WH559> unto Zion<WH6726>, Thou art my people<WH5971>.


btext:
Awake<WH5782>, awake<WH5782>, stand up<WH6965>, O Jerusalem<WH3389>, which hast drunk<WH8354> at the hand<WH3027> of the LORD<WH3068> the cup<WH3563> of his fury<WH2534>; thou hast drunken<WH8354> the dregs<WH6907> of the cup<WH3563> of trembling<WH8653>, and wrung them out<WH4680>.


btext:
There is none to guide<WH5095> her among all the sons<WH1121> whom she hath brought forth<WH3205>; neither is there any that taketh<WH2388> her by the hand<WH3027> of all the sons<WH1121> that she hath brought up<WH1431>.


btext:
These two<WH8147> things are come<WH7122> unto thee; who shall be sorry<WH5110> for thee? desolation<WH7701>, and destruction<WH7667>, and the famine<WH7458>, and the sword<WH2719>: by whom shall I comfort<WH5162> thee? / are…: Heb. happened / destruction: Heb. breaking


btext:
Thy sons<WH1121> have fainted<WH5968>, they lie<WH7901> at the head<WH7218> of all the streets<WH2351>, as a wild bull<WH8377> in a net<WH4364>: they are full<WH4392> of the fury<WH2534> of the LORD<WH3068>, the rebuke<WH1606> of thy God<WH430>.


btext:
Therefore hear<WH8085> now this, thou afflicted<WH6041>, and drunken<WH7937>, but not with wine<WH3196>:


btext:
Thus saith<WH559> thy Lord<WH113> the LORD<WH3068>, and thy God<WH430> that pleadeth<WH7378> the cause of his people<WH5971>, Behold, I have taken out<WH3947> of thine hand<WH3027> the cup<WH3563> of trembling<WH8653>, even the dregs<WH6907> of the cup<WH3563> of my fury<WH2534>; thou shalt no more<WH3254> drink it again<WH8354>:


btext:
But I will put<WH7760> it into the hand<WH3027> of them that afflict<WH3013> thee; which have said<WH559> to thy soul<WH5315>, Bow down<WH7812>, that we may go over<WH5674>: and thou hast laid<WH7760> thy body<WH1460> as the ground<WH776>, and as the street<WH2351>, to them that went over<WH5674>.


btext:
Awake<WH5782>, awake<WH5782>; put on<WH3847> thy strength<WH5797>, O Zion<WH6726>; put on<WH3847> thy beautiful<WH8597> garments<WH899>, O Jerusalem<WH3389>, the holy<WH6944> city<WH5892>: for henceforth there shall no more<WH3254> come<WH935> into thee the uncircumcised<WH6189> and the unclean<WH2931>.


btext:
Shake<WH5287> thyself from the dust<WH6083>; arise<WH6965>, and sit down<WH3427>, O Jerusalem<WH3389>: loose<WH6605> thyself from the bands<WH4147> of thy neck<WH6677>, O captive<WH7628> daughter<WH1323> of Zion<WH6726>.


btext:
For thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>, Ye have sold<WH4376> yourselves for nought<WH2600>; and ye shall be redeemed<WH1350> without money<WH3701>.


btext:
For thus saith<WH559> the Lord<WH136> GOD<WH3069>, My people<WH5971> went down<WH3381> aforetime<WH7223> into Egypt<WH4714> to sojourn<WH1481> there; and the Assyrian<WH804> oppressed<WH6231> them without cause<WH657>.


btext:
Now therefore, what have I here, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>, that my people<WH5971> is taken away<WH3947> for nought<WH2600>? they that rule<WH4910> over them make them to howl<WH3213>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>; and my name<WH8034> continually<WH8548> every day<WH3117> is blasphemed<WH5006>.


btext:
Therefore my people<WH5971> shall know<WH3045> my name<WH8034>: therefore they shall know in that day<WH3117> that I am he that doth speak<WH1696>: behold, it is I.


btext:
How beautiful<WH4998> upon the mountains<WH2022> are the feet<WH7272> of him that bringeth good tidings<WH1319>, that publisheth<WH8085> peace<WH7965>; that bringeth good tidings<WH1319> of good<WH2896>, that publisheth<WH8085> salvation<WH3444>; that saith<WH559> unto Zion<WH6726>, Thy God<WH430> reigneth<WH4427>!


btext:
Thy watchmen<WH6822> shall lift up<WH5375> the voice<WH6963>; with the voice<WH6963> together<WH3162> shall they sing<WH7442>: for they shall see<WH7200> eye<WH5869> to eye<WH5869>, when the LORD<WH3068> shall bring again<WH7725> Zion<WH6726>.


btext:
Break forth into joy<WH6476>, sing<WH7442> together<WH3162>, ye waste places<WH2723> of Jerusalem<WH3389>: for the LORD<WH3068> hath comforted<WH5162> his people<WH5971>, he hath redeemed<WH1350> Jerusalem<WH3389>.


btext:
The LORD<WH3068> hath made bare<WH2834> his holy<WH6944> arm<WH2220> in the eyes<WH5869> of all the nations<WH1471>; and all the ends<WH657> of the earth<WH776> shall see<WH7200> the salvation<WH3444> of our God<WH430>.


btext:
Depart<WH5493> ye, depart<WH5493> ye, go ye out<WH3318> from thence, touch<WH5060> no unclean<WH2931> thing; go ye out<WH3318> of the midst<WH8432> of her; be ye clean<WH1305>, that bear<WH5375> the vessels<WH3627> of the LORD<WH3068>.


btext:
For ye shall not go out<WH3318> with haste<WH2649>, nor go<WH3212> by flight<WH4499>: for the LORD<WH3068> will go<WH1980> before<WH6440> you; and the God<WH430> of Israel<WH3478> will be your rereward<WH622>. / be…: Heb. gather you up


btext:
Behold, my servant<WH5650> shall deal prudently<WH7919>, he shall be exalted<WH7311> and extolled<WH5375>, and be very<WH3966> high<WH1361>. / deal…: or, prosper


btext:
As many<WH7227> were astonied<WH8074> at thee; his visage<WH4758> was so marred<WH4893> more than any man<WH376>, and his form<WH8389> more than the sons<WH1121> of men<WH120>:


btext:
So shall he sprinkle<WH5137> many<WH7227> nations<WH1471>; the kings<WH4428> shall shut<WH7092> their mouths<WH6310> at him: for that which had not been told<WH5608> them shall they see<WH7200>; and that which they had not heard<WH8085> shall they consider<WH995>.


btext:
Who hath believed<WH539> our report<WH8052>? and to whom is the arm<WH2220> of the LORD<WH3068> revealed<WH1540>? / report: or, doctrine?: Heb. hearing?


btext:
For he shall grow up<WH5927> before<WH6440> him as a tender plant<WH3126>, and as a root<WH8328> out of a dry<WH6723> ground<WH776>: he hath no form<WH8389> nor comeliness<WH1926>; and when we shall see<WH7200> him, there is no beauty<WH4758> that we should desire<WH2530> him.


btext:
He is despised<WH959> and rejected<WH2310> of men<WH376>; a man<WH376> of sorrows<WH4341>, and acquainted<WH3045> with grief<WH2483>: and we hid as it were<WH4564> our faces<WH6440> from him; he was despised<WH959>, and we esteemed<WH2803> him not. / we hid…: or, he hid as it were his face from us: Heb. as an hiding of faces from him, or, from us


btext:
Surely<WH403> he hath borne<WH5375> our griefs<WH2483>, and carried<WH5445> our sorrows<WH4341>: yet we did esteem<WH2803> him stricken<WH5060>, smitten<WH5221> of God<WH430>, and afflicted<WH6031>.


btext:
But he was wounded<WH2490> for our transgressions<WH6588>, he was bruised<WH1792> for our iniquities<WH5771>: the chastisement<WH4148> of our peace<WH7965> was upon him; and with his stripes<WH2250> we are healed<WH7495>. / wounded: or, tormented / stripes: Heb. bruise


btext:
All we like sheep<WH6629> have gone astray<WH8582>; we have turned<WH6437> every one<WH376> to his own way<WH1870>; and the LORD<WH3068> hath laid<WH6293> on him the iniquity<WH5771> of us all. / laid…: Heb. made the iniquity of us all to meet on him


btext:
He was oppressed<WH5065>, and he was afflicted<WH6031>, yet he opened<WH6605> not his mouth<WH6310>: he is brought<WH2986> as a lamb<WH7716> to the slaughter<WH2874>, and as a sheep<WH7353> before<WH6440> her shearers<WH1494> is dumb<WH481>, so he openeth<WH6605> not his mouth<WH6310>.


btext:
He was taken<WH3947> from prison<WH6115> and from judgment<WH4941>: and who shall declare<WH7878> his generation<WH1755>? for he was cut off<WH1504> out of the land<WH776> of the living<WH2416>: for the transgression<WH6588> of my people<WH5971> was he stricken<WH5061>. / from prison…: or, he was taken away by distress and judgment: but, etc / was he…: Heb. was the stroke upon him


btext:
And he made<WH5414> his grave<WH6913> with the wicked<WH7563>, and with the rich<WH6223> in his death<WH4194>; because he had done<WH6213> no violence<WH2555>, neither was any deceit<WH4820> in his mouth<WH6310>. / death: Heb. deaths


btext:
Yet it pleased<WH2654> the LORD<WH3068> to bruise<WH1792> him; he hath put him to grief<WH2470>: when thou shalt make<WH7760> his soul<WH5315> an offering for sin<WH817>, he shall see<WH7200> his seed<WH2233>, he shall prolong<WH748> his days<WH3117>, and the pleasure<WH2656> of the LORD<WH3068> shall prosper<WH6743> in his hand<WH3027>. / thou…: or, his soul shall make an offering


btext:
He shall see<WH7200> of the travail<WH5999> of his soul<WH5315>, and shall be satisfied<WH7646>: by his knowledge<WH1847> shall my righteous<WH6662> servant<WH5650> justify<WH6663> many<WH7227>; for he shall bear<WH5445> their iniquities<WH5771>.


btext:
Therefore will I divide<WH2505> him a portion with the great<WH7227>, and he shall divide<WH2505> the spoil<WH7998> with the strong<WH6099>; because he hath poured out<WH6168> his soul<WH5315> unto death<WH4194>: and he was numbered<WH4487> with the transgressors<WH6586>; and he bare<WH5375> the sin<WH2399> of many<WH7227>, and made intercession<WH6293> for the transgressors<WH6586>.


btext:
Sing<WH7442>, O barren<WH6135>, thou that didst not bear<WH3205>; break forth<WH6476> into singing<WH7440>, and cry aloud<WH6670>, thou that didst not travail with child<WH2342>: for more<WH7227> are the children<WH1121> of the desolate<WH8074> than the children<WH1121> of the married wife<WH1166>, saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>.


btext:
Enlarge<WH7337> the place<WH4725> of thy tent<WH168>, and let them stretch forth<WH5186> the curtains<WH3407> of thine habitations<WH4908>: spare<WH2820> not, lengthen<WH748> thy cords<WH4340>, and strengthen<WH2388> thy stakes<WH3489>;


btext:
For thou shalt break forth<WH6555> on the right hand<WH3225> and on the left<WH8040>; and thy seed<WH2233> shall inherit<WH3423> the Gentiles<WH1471>, and make the desolate<WH8074> cities<WH5892> to be inhabited<WH3427>.


btext:
Fear<WH3372> not; for thou shalt not be ashamed<WH954>: neither be thou confounded<WH3637>; for thou shalt not be put to shame<WH2659>: for thou shalt forget<WH7911> the shame<WH1322> of thy youth<WH5934>, and shalt not remember<WH2142> the reproach<WH2781> of thy widowhood<WH491> any more.


btext:
For thy Maker<WH6213> is thine husband<WH1166>; the LORD<WH3068> of hosts<WH6635> is his name<WH8034>; and thy Redeemer<WH1350> the Holy One<WH6918> of Israel<WH3478>; The God<WH430> of the whole earth<WH776> shall he be called<WH7121>.


btext:
For the LORD<WH3068> hath called<WH7121> thee as a woman<WH802> forsaken<WH5800> and grieved<WH6087> in spirit<WH7307>, and a wife<WH802> of youth<WH5271>, when thou wast refused<WH3988>, saith<WH559> thy God<WH430>.


btext:
For a small<WH6996> moment<WH7281> have I forsaken<WH5800> thee; but with great<WH1419> mercies<WH7356> will I gather<WH6908> thee.


btext:
In a little<WH8241> wrath<WH7110> I hid<WH5641> my face<WH6440> from thee for a moment<WH7281>; but with everlasting<WH5769> kindness<WH2617> will I have mercy<WH7355> on thee, saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068> thy Redeemer<WH1350>.


btext:
For this is as the waters<WH4325> of Noah<WH5146> unto me: for as I have sworn<WH7650> that the waters<WH4325> of Noah<WH5146> should no more go over<WH5674> the earth<WH776>; so have I sworn<WH7650> that I would not be wroth<WH7107> with thee, nor rebuke<WH1605> thee.


btext:
For the mountains<WH2022> shall depart<WH4185>, and the hills<WH1389> be removed<WH4131>; but my kindness<WH2617> shall not depart<WH4185> from thee, neither shall the covenant<WH1285> of my peace<WH7965> be removed<WH4131>, saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068> that hath mercy<WH7355> on thee.


btext:
O thou afflicted<WH6041>, tossed with tempest<WH5590>, and not comforted<WH5162>, behold, I will lay<WH7257> thy stones<WH68> with fair colours<WH6320>, and lay thy foundations<WH3245> with sapphires<WH5601>.


btext:
And I will make<WH7760> thy windows<WH8121> of agates<WH3539>, and thy gates<WH8179> of carbuncles<WH68><WH688>, and all thy borders<WH1366> of pleasant<WH2656> stones<WH68>.


btext:
And all thy children<WH1121> shall be taught<WH3928> of the LORD<WH3068>; and great<WH7227> shall be the peace<WH7965> of thy children<WH1121>.


btext:
In righteousness<WH6666> shalt thou be established<WH3559>: thou shalt be far<WH7368> from oppression<WH6233>; for thou shalt not fear<WH3372>: and from terror<WH4288>; for it shall not come near<WH7126> thee.


btext:
Behold, they shall surely<WH1481> gather together<WH1481>, but not<WH657> by me: whosoever<WH4310> shall gather together<WH1481> against thee shall fall<WH5307> for thy sake.


btext:
Behold, I have created<WH1254> the smith<WH2796> that bloweth<WH5301> the coals<WH6352> in the fire<WH784>, and that bringeth forth<WH3318> an instrument<WH3627> for his work<WH4639>; and I have created<WH1254> the waster<WH7843> to destroy<WH2254>.


btext:
No weapon<WH3627> that is formed<WH3335> against thee shall prosper<WH6743>; and every tongue<WH3956> that shall rise<WH6965> against thee in judgment<WH4941> thou shalt condemn<WH7561>. This is the heritage<WH5159> of the servants<WH5650> of the LORD<WH3068>, and their righteousness<WH6666> is of me, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>.


btext:
Ho<WH1945>, every one that thirsteth<WH6771>, come<WH3212> ye to the waters<WH4325>, and he that hath no money<WH3701>; come<WH3212> ye, buy<WH7666>, and eat<WH398>; yea, come<WH3212>, buy<WH7666> wine<WH3196> and milk<WH2461> without money<WH3701> and without price<WH4242>.


btext:
Wherefore do ye spend<WH8254> money<WH3701> for that which is not bread<WH3899>? and your labour<WH3018> for that which satisfieth<WH7654> not<WH3808>? hearken<WH8085> diligently<WH8085> unto me, and eat<WH398> ye that which is good<WH2896>, and let your soul<WH5315> delight<WH6026> itself in fatness<WH1880>. / spend: Heb. weigh


btext:
Incline<WH5186> your ear<WH241>, and come<WH3212> unto me: hear<WH8085>, and your soul<WH5315> shall live<WH2421>; and I will make<WH3772> an everlasting<WH5769> covenant<WH1285> with you, even the sure<WH539> mercies<WH2617> of David<WH1732>.


btext:
Behold, I have given<WH5414> him for a witness<WH5707> to the people<WH3816>, a leader<WH5057> and commander<WH6680> to the people<WH3816>.


btext:
Behold, thou shalt call<WH7121> a nation<WH1471> that thou knowest<WH3045> not, and nations<WH1471> that knew<WH3045> not thee shall run<WH7323> unto thee because of the LORD<WH3068> thy God<WH430>, and for the Holy One<WH6918> of Israel<WH3478>; for he hath glorified<WH6286> thee.


btext:
Seek<WH1875> ye the LORD<WH3068> while he may be found<WH4672>, call<WH7121> ye upon him while he is near<WH7138>:


btext:
Let the wicked<WH7563> forsake<WH5800> his way<WH1870>, and the unrighteous<WH205> man<WH376> his thoughts<WH4284>: and let him return<WH7725> unto the LORD<WH3068>, and he will have mercy<WH7355> upon him; and to our God<WH430>, for he will abundantly<WH7235> pardon<WH5545>. / the unrighteous…: Heb. the man of iniquity / abundantly…: Heb. multiply to pardon


btext:
For my thoughts<WH4284> are not your thoughts<WH4284>, neither are your ways<WH1870> my ways<WH1870>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>.


btext:
For as the heavens<WH8064> are higher<WH1361> than the earth<WH776>, so are my ways<WH1870> higher<WH1361> than your ways<WH1870>, and my thoughts<WH4284> than your thoughts<WH4284>.


btext:
For as the rain<WH1653> cometh down<WH3381>, and the snow<WH7950> from heaven<WH8064>, and returneth<WH7725> not thither, but watereth<WH7301> the earth<WH776>, and maketh it bring forth<WH3205> and bud<WH6779>, that it may give<WH5414> seed<WH2233> to the sower<WH2232>, and bread<WH3899> to the eater<WH398>:


btext:
So shall my word<WH1697> be that goeth forth<WH3318> out of my mouth<WH6310>: it shall not return<WH7725> unto me void<WH7387>, but it shall accomplish<WH6213> that which I please<WH2654>, and it shall prosper<WH6743> in the thing whereto I sent<WH7971> it.


btext:
For ye shall go out<WH3318> with joy<WH8057>, and be led forth<WH2986> with peace<WH7965>: the mountains<WH2022> and the hills<WH1389> shall break forth<WH6476> before<WH6440> you into singing<WH7440>, and all the trees<WH6086> of the field<WH7704> shall clap<WH4222> their hands<WH3709>.


btext:
Instead of the thorn<WH5285> shall come up<WH5927> the fir tree<WH1265>, and instead of the brier<WH5636> shall come up<WH5927> the myrtle tree<WH1918>: and it shall be to the LORD<WH3068> for a name<WH8034>, for an everlasting<WH5769> sign<WH226> that shall not be cut off<WH3772>.


btext:
Thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>, Keep<WH8104> ye judgment<WH4941>, and do<WH6213> justice<WH6666>: for my salvation<WH3444> is near<WH7138> to come<WH935>, and my righteousness<WH6666> to be revealed<WH1540>. / judgment: or, equity


btext:
Blessed<WH835> is the man<WH582> that doeth<WH6213> this, and the son<WH1121> of man<WH120> that layeth hold<WH2388> on it; that keepeth<WH8104> the sabbath<WH7676> from polluting<WH2490> it, and keepeth<WH8104> his hand<WH3027> from doing<WH6213> any evil<WH7451>.


btext:
Neither let the son<WH1121> of the stranger<WH5236>, that hath joined<WH3867> himself to the LORD<WH3068>, speak<WH559>, saying<WH559>, The LORD<WH3068> hath utterly<WH914> separated<WH914> me from his people<WH5971>: neither let the eunuch<WH5631> say<WH559>, Behold, I am a dry<WH3002> tree<WH6086>.


btext:
For thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068> unto the eunuchs<WH5631> that keep<WH8104> my sabbaths<WH7676>, and choose<WH977> the things that please<WH2654> me, and take hold<WH2388> of my covenant<WH1285>;


btext:
Even unto them will I give<WH5414> in mine house<WH1004> and within my walls<WH2346> a place<WH3027> and a name<WH8034> better<WH2896> than of sons<WH1121> and of daughters<WH1323>: I will give<WH5414> them an everlasting<WH5769> name<WH8034>, that shall not be cut off<WH3772>.


btext:
Also the sons<WH1121> of the stranger<WH5236>, that join<WH3867> themselves to the LORD<WH3068>, to serve<WH8334> him, and to love<WH157> the name<WH8034> of the LORD<WH3068>, to be his servants<WH5650>, every one that keepeth<WH8104> the sabbath<WH7676> from polluting<WH2490> it, and taketh hold<WH2388> of my covenant<WH1285>;


btext:
Even them will I bring<WH935> to my holy<WH6944> mountain<WH2022>, and make them joyful<WH8055> in my house<WH1004> of prayer<WH8605>: their burnt offerings<WH5930> and their sacrifices<WH2077> shall be accepted<WH7522> upon mine altar<WH4196>; for mine house<WH1004> shall be called<WH7121> an house<WH1004> of prayer<WH8605> for all people<WH5971>.


btext:
The Lord<WH136> GOD<WH3069> which gathereth<WH6908> the outcasts<WH1760> of Israel<WH3478> saith<WH5002>, Yet will I gather<WH6908> others to him, beside those that are gathered<WH6908> unto him. / beside…: Heb. to his gathered


btext:
All ye beasts<WH2416> of the field<WH7704>, come<WH857> to devour<WH398>, yea, all ye beasts<WH2416> in the forest<WH3293>.


btext:
His watchmen<WH6822> are blind<WH5787>: they are all ignorant<WH3045>, they are all dumb<WH483> dogs<WH3611>, they cannot<WH3201> bark<WH5024>; sleeping<WH1957>, lying down<WH7901>, loving<WH157> to slumber<WH5123>. / sleeping: or, dreaming, or, talking in their sleep


btext:
Yea, they are greedy<WH5794><WH5315> dogs<WH3611> which can<WH3045> never have<WH3045> enough<WH7654>, and they are shepherds<WH7462> that cannot understand<WH995>: they all look<WH6437> to their own way<WH1870>, every one<WH376> for his gain<WH1215>, from his quarter<WH7097>. / greedy: Heb. strong of appetite / can…: Heb. know not to be satisfied


btext:
Come<WH857> ye, say they, I will fetch<WH3947> wine<WH3196>, and we will fill<WH5433> ourselves with strong drink<WH7941>; and to morrow<WH4279> shall be as this day<WH3117>, and much<WH3966> more<WH3499> abundant<WH1419>.


btext:
The righteous<WH6662> perisheth<WH6>, and no man<WH376> layeth<WH7760> it to heart<WH3820>: and merciful<WH2617> men<WH582> are taken away<WH622>, none considering<WH995> that the righteous<WH6662> is taken away<WH622> from<WH6440> the evil<WH7451> to come. / merciful…: Heb. men of kindness, or, godliness / from…: or, from that which is evil


btext:
He shall enter<WH935> into peace<WH7965>: they shall rest<WH5117> in their beds<WH4904>, each one walking<WH1980> in his uprightness<WH5228>. / enter into: or, go in / in his…: or, before him


btext:
But draw near<WH7126> hither, ye sons<WH1121> of the sorceress<WH6049>, the seed<WH2233> of the adulterer<WH5003> and the whore<WH2181>.


btext:
Against whom do ye sport<WH6026> yourselves? against whom make ye a wide<WH7337> mouth<WH6310>, and draw out<WH748> the tongue<WH3956>? are ye not children<WH3206> of transgression<WH6588>, a seed<WH2233> of falsehood<WH8267>,


btext:
Enflaming<WH2552> yourselves with idols<WH410> under every green<WH7488> tree<WH6086>, slaying<WH7819> the children<WH3206> in the valleys<WH5158> under the clifts<WH5585> of the rocks<WH5553>? / with…: or, among the oaks


btext:
Among the smooth<WH2511> stones of the stream<WH5158> is thy portion<WH2506>; they, they are thy lot<WH1486>: even to them hast thou poured<WH8210> a drink offering<WH5262>, thou hast offered<WH5927> a meat offering<WH4503>. Should I receive comfort<WH5162> in these?


btext:
Upon a lofty<WH1364> and high<WH5375> mountain<WH2022> hast thou set<WH7760> thy bed<WH4904>: even thither wentest thou up<WH5927> to offer<WH2076> sacrifice<WH2077>.


btext:
Behind<WH310> the doors<WH1817> also and the posts<WH4201> hast thou set up<WH7760> thy remembrance<WH2146>: for thou hast discovered<WH1540> thyself to another than me, and art gone up<WH5927>; thou hast enlarged<WH7337> thy bed<WH4904>, and made<WH3772> thee a covenant with them; thou lovedst<WH157> their bed<WH4904> where<WH3027> thou sawest<WH2372> it. / made…: or, hewed it for thyself larger than theirs / where…: or, thou providedst room


btext:
And thou wentest<WH7788> to the king<WH4428> with ointment<WH8081>, and didst increase<WH7235> thy perfumes<WH7547>, and didst send<WH7971> thy messengers<WH6735> far off<WH7350>, and didst debase<WH8213> thyself even unto hell<WH7585>. / thou…: or, thou respectedst


btext:
Thou art wearied<WH3021> in the greatness<WH7230> of thy way<WH1870>; yet saidst<WH559> thou not, There is no hope<WH2976>: thou hast found<WH4672> the life<WH2416> of thine hand<WH3027>; therefore thou wast not grieved<WH2470>. / life: or, living


btext:
And of whom hast thou been afraid<WH1672> or feared<WH3372>, that thou hast lied<WH3576>, and hast not remembered<WH2142> me, nor laid<WH7760> it to thy heart<WH3820>? have not I held my peace<WH2814> even of old<WH5769>, and thou fearest<WH3372> me not?


btext:
I will declare<WH5046> thy righteousness<WH6666>, and thy works<WH4639>; for they shall not profit<WH3276> thee.


btext:
When thou criest<WH2199>, let thy companies<WH6899> deliver<WH5337> thee; but the wind<WH7307> shall carry them all away<WH5375>; vanity<WH1892> shall take<WH3947> them: but he that putteth his trust<WH2620> in me shall possess<WH5157> the land<WH776>, and shall inherit<WH3423> my holy<WH6944> mountain<WH2022>;


btext:
And shall say<WH559>, Cast ye up<WH5549>, cast ye up<WH5549>, prepare<WH6437> the way<WH1870>, take up<WH7311> the stumblingblock<WH4383> out of the way<WH1870> of my people<WH5971>.


btext:
For thus saith<WH559> the high<WH7311> and lofty One<WH5375> that inhabiteth<WH7931> eternity<WH5703>, whose name<WH8034> is Holy<WH6918>; I dwell<WH7931> in the high<WH4791> and holy<WH6918> place, with him also that is of a contrite<WH1793> and humble<WH8217> spirit<WH7307>, to revive<WH2421> the spirit<WH7307> of the humble<WH8217>, and to revive<WH2421> the heart<WH3820> of the contrite ones<WH1792>.


btext:
For I will not contend<WH7378> for ever<WH5769>, neither will I be always<WH5331> wroth<WH7107>: for the spirit<WH7307> should fail<WH5848> before<WH6440> me, and the souls<WH5397> which I have made<WH6213>.


btext:
For the iniquity<WH5771> of his covetousness<WH1215> was I wroth<WH7107>, and smote<WH5221> him: I hid<WH5641> me, and was wroth<WH7107>, and he went on<WH3212> frowardly<WH7726> in the way<WH1870> of his heart<WH3820>. / frowardly: Heb. turning away


btext:
I have seen<WH7200> his ways<WH1870>, and will heal<WH7495> him: I will lead<WH5148> him also, and restore<WH7999> comforts<WH5150> unto him and to his mourners<WH57>.


btext:
I create<WH1254> the fruit<WH5108> of the lips<WH8193>; Peace<WH7965>, peace<WH7965> to him that is far off<WH7350>, and to him that is near<WH7138>, saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>; and I will heal<WH7495> him.


btext:
But the wicked<WH7563> are like the troubled<WH1644> sea<WH3220>, when it cannot<WH3201> rest<WH8252>, whose waters<WH4325> cast up<WH1644> mire<WH7516> and dirt<WH2916>.


btext:
Cry<WH7121> aloud<WH1627>, spare<WH2820> not, lift<WH7311> up thy voice<WH6963> like a trumpet<WH7782>, and shew<WH5046> my people<WH5971> their transgression<WH6588>, and the house<WH1004> of Jacob<WH3290> their sins<WH2403>. / aloud: Heb. with the throat


btext:
Yet they seek<WH1875> me daily<WH3117><WH3117>, and delight<WH2654> to know<WH1847> my ways<WH1870>, as a nation<WH1471> that did<WH6213> righteousness<WH6666>, and forsook<WH5800> not the ordinance<WH4941> of their God<WH430>: they ask<WH7592> of me the ordinances<WH4941> of justice<WH6664>; they take delight<WH2654> in approaching<WH7132> to God<WH430>.


btext:
Wherefore have we fasted<WH6684>, say they, and thou seest<WH7200> not? wherefore have we afflicted<WH6031> our soul<WH5315>, and thou takest no knowledge<WH3045>? Behold, in the day<WH3117> of your fast<WH6685> ye find<WH4672> pleasure<WH2656>, and exact<WH5065> all your labours<WH6092>. / labours: or, things wherewith ye grieve others: Heb. griefs


btext:
Behold, ye fast<WH6684> for strife<WH7379> and debate<WH4683>, and to smite<WH5221> with the fist<WH106> of wickedness<WH7562>: ye shall not fast<WH6684> as ye do this day<WH3117>, to make your voice<WH6963> to be heard<WH8085> on high<WH4791>. / ye shall…: or, ye fast not as this day


btext:
Is it such a fast<WH6685> that I have chosen<WH977>? a day<WH3117> for a man<WH120> to afflict<WH6031> his soul<WH5315>? is it to bow down<WH3721> his head<WH7218> as a bulrush<WH100>, and to spread<WH3331> sackcloth<WH8242> and ashes<WH665> under him? wilt thou call<WH7121> this<WH2088> a fast<WH6685>, and an acceptable<WH7522> day<WH3117> to the LORD<WH3068>? / a day…: or, to afflict his soul for a day?


btext:
Is not this the fast<WH6685> that I have chosen<WH977>? to loose<WH6605> the bands<WH2784> of wickedness<WH7562>, to undo<WH5425> the heavy<WH4133> burdens<WH92>, and to let the oppressed<WH7533> go<WH7971> free<WH2670>, and that ye break<WH5423> every yoke<WH4133>? / the heavy…: Heb. the bundles of the yoke / oppressed: Heb. broken


btext:
Is it not to deal<WH6536> thy bread<WH3899> to the hungry<WH7457>, and that thou bring<WH935> the poor<WH6041> that are cast out<WH4788> to thy house<WH1004>? when thou seest<WH7200> the naked<WH6174>, that thou cover<WH3680> him; and that thou hide<WH5956> not thyself from thine own flesh<WH1320>? / cast…: or, afflicted


btext:
Then shall thy light<WH216> break forth<WH1234> as the morning<WH7837>, and thine health<WH724> shall spring forth<WH6779> speedily<WH4120>: and thy righteousness<WH6664> shall go<WH1980> before<WH6440> thee; the glory<WH3519> of the LORD<WH3068> shall be thy rereward<WH622>. / be…: Heb. gather thee up


btext:
Then shalt thou call<WH7121>, and the LORD<WH3068> shall answer<WH6030>; thou shalt cry<WH7768>, and he shall say<WH559>, Here I am. If thou take away<WH5493> from the midst<WH8432> of thee the yoke<WH4133>, the putting forth<WH7971> of the finger<WH676>, and speaking<WH1696> vanity<WH205>;


btext:
And if thou draw out<WH6329> thy soul<WH5315> to the hungry<WH7457>, and satisfy<WH7646> the afflicted<WH6031> soul<WH5315>; then shall thy light<WH216> rise<WH2224> in obscurity<WH2822>, and thy darkness<WH653> be as the noonday<WH6672>:


btext:
And the LORD<WH3068> shall guide<WH5148> thee continually<WH8548>, and satisfy<WH7646> thy soul<WH5315> in drought<WH6710>, and make fat<WH2502> thy bones<WH6106>: and thou shalt be like a watered<WH7302> garden<WH1588>, and like a spring<WH4161> of water<WH4325>, whose waters<WH4325> fail<WH3576> not. / drought: Heb. droughts / fail: Heb. lie, or, deceive


btext:
And they that shall be of thee shall build<WH1129> the old<WH5769> waste places<WH2723>: thou shalt raise up<WH6965> the foundations<WH4146> of many<WH1755> generations<WH1755>; and thou shalt be called<WH7121>, The repairer<WH1443> of the breach<WH6556>, The restorer<WH7725> of paths<WH5410> to dwell in<WH3427>.


btext:
If thou turn away<WH7725> thy foot<WH7272> from the sabbath<WH7676>, from doing<WH6213> thy pleasure<WH2656> on my holy<WH6944> day<WH3117>; and call<WH7121> the sabbath<WH7676> a delight<WH6027>, the holy<WH6918> of the LORD<WH3068>, honourable<WH3513>; and shalt honour<WH3513> him, not doing<WH6213> thine own ways<WH1870>, nor finding<WH4672> thine own pleasure<WH2656>, nor speaking<WH1696> thine own words<WH1697>:


btext:
Then shalt thou delight<WH6026> thyself in the LORD<WH3068>; and I will cause thee to ride<WH7392> upon the high places<WH1116> of the earth<WH776>, and feed<WH398> thee with the heritage<WH5159> of Jacob<WH3290> thy father<WH1>: for the mouth<WH6310> of the LORD<WH3068> hath spoken<WH1696> it.


btext:
Behold<WH2005>, the LORD'S<WH3068> hand<WH3027> is not shortened<WH7114>, that it cannot save<WH3467>; neither his ear<WH241> heavy<WH3513>, that it cannot hear<WH8085>:


btext:
But your iniquities<WH5771> have separated<WH914> between<WH996> you and your God<WH430>, and your sins<WH2403> have hid<WH5641> his face<WH6440> from you, that he will not hear<WH8085>. / have hid: or, have made him hide


btext:
For your hands<WH3709> are defiled<WH1351> with blood<WH1818>, and your fingers<WH676> with iniquity<WH5771>; your lips<WH8193> have spoken<WH1696> lies<WH8267>, your tongue<WH3956> hath muttered<WH1897> perverseness<WH5766>.


btext:
None calleth<WH7121> for justice<WH6664>, nor any pleadeth<WH8199> for truth<WH530>: they trust<WH982> in vanity<WH8414>, and speak<WH1696> lies<WH7723>; they conceive<WH2029> mischief<WH5999>, and bring forth<WH3205> iniquity<WH205>.


btext:
They hatch<WH1234> cockatrice'<WH6848> eggs<WH1000>, and weave<WH707> the spider's<WH5908> web<WH6980>: he that eateth<WH398> of their eggs<WH1000> dieth<WH4191>, and that which is crushed<WH2116> breaketh out<WH1234> into a viper<WH660>. / cockatrice': or, adder's / crushed…: or, sprinkled is as if there brake out a viper


btext:
Their webs<WH6980> shall not become garments<WH899>, neither shall they cover<WH3680> themselves with their works<WH4639>: their works<WH4639> are works<WH4639> of iniquity<WH205>, and the act<WH6467> of violence<WH2555> is in their hands<WH3709>.


btext:
Their feet<WH7272> run<WH7323> to evil<WH7451>, and they make haste<WH4116> to shed<WH8210> innocent<WH5355> blood<WH1818>: their thoughts<WH4284> are thoughts<WH4284> of iniquity<WH205>; wasting<WH7701> and destruction<WH7667> are in their paths<WH4546>. / destruction: Heb. breaking


btext:
The way<WH1870> of peace<WH7965> they know<WH3045> not; and there is no judgment<WH4941> in their goings<WH4570>: they have made them crooked<WH6140> paths<WH5410>: whosoever goeth<WH1869> therein shall not know<WH3045> peace<WH7965>. / judgment: or, right


btext:
Therefore is judgment<WH4941> far<WH7368> from us, neither doth justice<WH6666> overtake<WH5381> us: we wait<WH6960> for light<WH216>, but behold obscurity<WH2822>; for brightness<WH5054>, but we walk<WH1980> in darkness<WH653>.


btext:
We grope<WH1659> for the wall<WH7023> like the blind<WH5787>, and we grope<WH1659> as if we had no eyes<WH5869>: we stumble<WH3782> at noonday<WH6672> as in the night<WH5399>; we are in desolate<WH820> places as dead<WH4191> men.


btext:
We roar<WH1993> all like bears<WH1677>, and mourn<WH1897> sore<WH1897> like doves<WH3123>: we look<WH6960> for judgment<WH4941>, but there is none; for salvation<WH3444>, but it is far off<WH7368> from us.


btext:
For our transgressions<WH6588> are multiplied<WH7231> before thee, and our sins<WH2403> testify<WH6030> against us: for our transgressions<WH6588> are with us; and as for our iniquities<WH5771>, we know<WH3045> them;


btext:
In transgressing<WH6586> and lying<WH3584> against the LORD<WH3068>, and departing away<WH5253> from<WH310> our God<WH430>, speaking<WH1696> oppression<WH6233> and revolt<WH5627>, conceiving<WH2029> and uttering<WH1897> from the heart<WH3820> words<WH1697> of falsehood<WH8267>.


btext:
And judgment<WH4941> is turned away<WH5253> backward<WH268>, and justice<WH6666> standeth<WH5975> afar off<WH7350>: for truth<WH571> is fallen<WH3782> in the street<WH7339>, and equity<WH5229> cannot<WH3201> enter<WH935>.


btext:
Yea, truth<WH571> faileth<WH5737>; and he that departeth<WH5493> from evil<WH7451> maketh himself a prey<WH7997>: and the LORD<WH3068> saw<WH7200> it, and it displeased<WH3415><WH5869> him that there was no judgment<WH4941>. / maketh…: or, is accounted mad / it displeased…: Heb. it was evil in his eyes


btext:
And he saw<WH7200> that there was no man<WH376>, and wondered<WH8074> that there was no intercessor<WH6293>: therefore his arm<WH2220> brought salvation<WH3467> unto him; and his righteousness<WH6666>, it sustained<WH5564> him.


btext:
For he put on<WH3847> righteousness<WH6666> as a breastplate<WH8302>, and an helmet<WH3553> of salvation<WH3444> upon his head<WH7218>; and he put on<WH3847> the garments<WH899> of vengeance<WH5359> for clothing<WH8516>, and was clad<WH5844> with zeal<WH7068> as a cloke<WH4598>.


btext:
According to<WH5921> their deeds<WH1578>, accordingly he will repay<WH7999>, fury<WH2534> to his adversaries<WH6862>, recompence<WH1576> to his enemies<WH341>; to the islands<WH339> he will repay<WH7999> recompence<WH1576>. / deeds: Heb. recompences


btext:
So shall they fear<WH3372> the name<WH8034> of the LORD<WH3068> from the west<WH4628>, and his glory<WH3519> from the rising<WH4217> of the sun<WH8121>. When the enemy<WH6862> shall come in<WH935> like a flood<WH5104>, the Spirit<WH7307> of the LORD<WH3068> shall lift up a standard<WH5127> against him. / lift…: or, put him to flight


btext:
And the Redeemer<WH1350> shall come<WH935> to Zion<WH6726>, and unto them that turn<WH7725> from transgression<WH6588> in Jacob<WH3290>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>.


btext:
As for me, this is my covenant<WH1285> with them, saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>; My spirit<WH7307> that is upon thee, and my words<WH1697> which I have put<WH7760> in thy mouth<WH6310>, shall not depart<WH4185> out of thy mouth<WH6310>, nor out of the mouth<WH6310> of thy seed<WH2233>, nor out of the mouth<WH6310> of thy seed's<WH2233> seed<WH2233>, saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>, from henceforth and for<WH5704> ever<WH5769>.


btext:
Arise<WH6965>, shine<WH215>; for thy light<WH216> is come<WH935>, and the glory<WH3519> of the LORD<WH3068> is risen<WH2224> upon thee. / shine…: or, be enlightened; for thy light cometh


btext:
For, behold, the darkness<WH2822> shall cover<WH3680> the earth<WH776>, and gross darkness<WH6205> the people<WH3816>: but the LORD<WH3068> shall arise<WH2224> upon thee, and his glory<WH3519> shall be seen<WH7200> upon thee.


btext:
And the Gentiles<WH1471> shall come<WH1980> to thy light<WH216>, and kings<WH4428> to the brightness<WH5051> of thy rising<WH2225>.


btext:
Lift up<WH5375> thine eyes<WH5869> round about<WH5439>, and see<WH7200>: all they gather themselves together<WH6908>, they come<WH935> to thee: thy sons<WH1121> shall come<WH935> from far<WH7350>, and thy daughters<WH1323> shall be nursed<WH539> at thy side<WH6654>.


btext:
Then thou shalt see<WH7200><WH3372>, and flow together<WH5102>, and thine heart<WH3824> shall fear<WH6342>, and be enlarged<WH7337>; because the abundance<WH1995> of the sea<WH3220> shall be converted<WH2015> unto thee, the forces<WH2428> of the Gentiles<WH1471> shall come<WH935> unto thee. / abundance…: or, noise of the sea shall be turned toward thee / forces: or, wealth


btext:
The multitude<WH8229> of camels<WH1581> shall cover<WH3680> thee, the dromedaries<WH1070> of Midian<WH4080> and Ephah<WH5891>; all they from Sheba<WH7614> shall come<WH935>: they shall bring<WH5375> gold<WH2091> and incense<WH3828>; and they shall shew forth<WH1319> the praises<WH8416> of the LORD<WH3068>.


btext:
All the flocks<WH6629> of Kedar<WH6938> shall be gathered together<WH6908> unto thee, the rams<WH352> of Nebaioth<WH5032> shall minister<WH8334> unto thee: they shall come up<WH5927> with acceptance<WH7522> on mine altar<WH4196>, and I will glorify<WH6286> the house<WH1004> of my glory<WH8597>.


btext:
Who are these that fly<WH5774> as a cloud<WH5645>, and as the doves<WH3123> to their windows<WH699>?


btext:
Surely the isles<WH339> shall wait<WH6960> for me, and the ships<WH591> of Tarshish<WH8659> first<WH7223>, to bring<WH935> thy sons<WH1121> from far<WH7350>, their silver<WH3701> and their gold<WH2091> with them, unto the name<WH8034> of the LORD<WH3068> thy God<WH430>, and to the Holy One<WH6918> of Israel<WH3478>, because he hath glorified<WH6286> thee.


btext:
And the sons<WH1121> of strangers<WH5236> shall build up<WH1129> thy walls<WH2346>, and their kings<WH4428> shall minister<WH8334> unto thee: for in my wrath<WH7110> I smote<WH5221> thee, but in my favour<WH7522> have I had mercy<WH7355> on thee.


btext:
Therefore thy gates<WH8179> shall be open<WH6605> continually<WH8548>; they shall not be shut<WH5462> day<WH3119> nor night<WH3915>; that men may bring<WH935> unto thee the forces<WH2428> of the Gentiles<WH1471>, and that their kings<WH4428> may be brought<WH5090>. / forces: or, wealth


btext:
For the nation<WH1471> and kingdom<WH4467> that will not serve<WH5647> thee shall perish<WH6>; yea, those nations<WH1471> shall be utterly<WH2717> wasted<WH2717>.


btext:
The glory<WH3519> of Lebanon<WH3844> shall come<WH935> unto thee, the fir tree<WH1265>, the pine tree<WH8410>, and the box<WH8391> together<WH3162>, to beautify<WH6286> the place<WH4725> of my sanctuary<WH4720>; and I will make the place<WH4725> of my feet<WH7272> glorious<WH3513>.


btext:
The sons<WH1121> also of them that afflicted<WH6031> thee shall come<WH1980> bending<WH7817> unto thee; and all they that despised<WH5006> thee shall bow themselves down<WH7812> at the soles<WH3709> of thy feet<WH7272>; and they shall call<WH7121> thee, The city<WH5892> of the LORD<WH3068>, The Zion<WH6726> of the Holy One<WH6918> of Israel<WH3478>.


btext:
Whereas<WH8478> thou hast been forsaken<WH5800> and hated<WH8130>, so that no man went through<WH5674> thee, I will make<WH7760> thee an eternal<WH5769> excellency<WH1347>, a joy<WH4885> of many<WH1755> generations<WH1755>.


btext:
Thou shalt also suck<WH3243> the milk<WH2461> of the Gentiles<WH1471>, and shalt suck<WH3243> the breast<WH7699> of kings<WH4428>: and thou shalt know<WH3045> that I the LORD<WH3068> am thy Saviour<WH3467> and thy Redeemer<WH1350>, the mighty One<WH46> of Jacob<WH3290>.


btext:
For brass<WH5178> I will bring<WH935> gold<WH2091>, and for iron<WH1270> I will bring<WH935> silver<WH3701>, and for wood<WH6086> brass<WH5178>, and for stones<WH68> iron<WH1270>: I will also make<WH7760> thy officers<WH6486> peace<WH7965>, and thine exactors<WH5065> righteousness<WH6666>.


btext:
Violence<WH2555> shall no more be heard<WH8085> in thy land<WH776>, wasting<WH7701> nor destruction<WH7667> within thy borders<WH1366>; but thou shalt call<WH7121> thy walls<WH2346> Salvation<WH3444>, and thy gates<WH8179> Praise<WH8416>.


btext:
The sun<WH8121> shall be no more thy light<WH216> by day<WH3119>; neither for brightness<WH5051> shall the moon<WH3394> give light<WH216> unto thee: but the LORD<WH3068> shall be unto thee an everlasting<WH5769> light<WH215>, and thy God<WH430> thy glory<WH8597>.


btext:
Thy sun<WH8121> shall no more go down<WH935>; neither shall thy moon<WH3391> withdraw<WH622> itself: for the LORD<WH3068> shall be thine everlasting<WH5769> light<WH216>, and the days<WH3117> of thy mourning<WH60> shall be ended<WH7999>.


btext:
Thy people<WH5971> also shall be all righteous<WH6662>: they shall inherit<WH3423> the land<WH776> for ever<WH5769>, the branch<WH5342> of my planting<WH4302>, the work<WH4639> of my hands<WH3027>, that I may be glorified<WH6286>.


btext:
A little one<WH6996> shall become a thousand<WH505>, and a small one<WH6810> a strong<WH6099> nation<WH1471>: I the LORD<WH3068> will hasten<WH2363> it in his time<WH6256>.


btext:
The Spirit<WH7307> of the Lord<WH136> GOD<WH3069> is upon me; because the LORD<WH3068> hath anointed<WH4886> me to preach good tidings<WH1319> unto the meek<WH6035>; he hath sent<WH7971> me to bind up<WH2280> the brokenhearted<WH7665><WH3820>, to proclaim<WH7121> liberty<WH1865> to the captives<WH7617>, and the opening of the prison<WH6495> to them that are bound<WH631>;


btext:
To proclaim<WH7121> the acceptable<WH7522> year<WH8141> of the LORD<WH3068>, and the day<WH3117> of vengeance<WH5359> of our God<WH430>; to comfort<WH5162> all that mourn<WH57>;


btext:
To appoint<WH7760> unto them that mourn<WH57> in Zion<WH6726>, to give<WH5414> unto them beauty<WH6287> for ashes<WH665>, the oil<WH8081> of joy<WH8342> for mourning<WH60>, the garment<WH4594> of praise<WH8416> for the spirit<WH7307> of heaviness<WH3544>; that they might be called<WH7121> trees<WH352> of righteousness<WH6664>, the planting<WH4302> of the LORD<WH3068>, that he might be glorified<WH6286>.


btext:
And they shall build<WH1129> the old<WH5769> wastes<WH2723>, they shall raise up<WH6965> the former<WH7223> desolations<WH8074>, and they shall repair<WH2318> the waste<WH2721> cities<WH5892>, the desolations<WH8074> of many<WH1755> generations<WH1755>.


btext:
And strangers<WH2114> shall stand<WH5975> and feed<WH7462> your flocks<WH6629>, and the sons<WH1121> of the alien<WH5236> shall be your plowmen<WH406> and your vinedressers<WH3755>.


btext:
But ye shall be named<WH7121> the Priests<WH3548> of the LORD<WH3068>: men shall call<WH559> you the Ministers<WH8334> of our God<WH430>: ye shall eat<WH398> the riches<WH2428> of the Gentiles<WH1471>, and in their glory<WH3519> shall ye boast<WH3235> yourselves.


btext:
For your shame<WH1322> ye shall have double<WH4932>; and for confusion<WH3639> they shall rejoice<WH7442> in their portion<WH2506>: therefore in their land<WH776> they shall possess<WH3423> the double<WH4932>: everlasting<WH5769> joy<WH8057> shall be unto them.


btext:
For I the LORD<WH3068> love<WH157> judgment<WH4941>, I hate<WH8130> robbery<WH1498> for burnt offering<WH5930>; and I will direct<WH5414> their work<WH6468> in truth<WH571>, and I will make<WH3772> an everlasting<WH5769> covenant<WH1285> with them.


btext:
And their seed<WH2233> shall be known<WH3045> among the Gentiles<WH1471>, and their offspring<WH6631> among<WH8432> the people<WH5971>: all that see<WH7200> them shall acknowledge<WH5234> them, that they are the seed<WH2233> which the LORD<WH3068> hath blessed<WH1288>.


btext:
I will greatly<WH7797> rejoice<WH7797> in the LORD<WH3068>, my soul<WH5315> shall be joyful<WH1523> in my God<WH430>; for he hath clothed<WH3847> me with the garments<WH899> of salvation<WH3468>, he hath covered<WH3271> me with the robe<WH4598> of righteousness<WH6666>, as a bridegroom<WH2860> decketh<WH3547> himself with ornaments<WH6287>, and as a bride<WH3618> adorneth<WH5710> herself with her jewels<WH3627>. / decketh: Heb. decketh as a priest


btext:
For as the earth<WH776> bringeth forth<WH3318> her bud<WH6780>, and as the garden<WH1593> causeth the things that are sown<WH2221> in it to spring forth<WH6779>; so the Lord<WH136> GOD<WH3069> will cause righteousness<WH6666> and praise<WH8416> to spring forth<WH6779> before all the nations<WH1471>.


btext:
For Zion's<WH6726> sake will I not hold my peace<WH2814>, and for Jerusalem's<WH3389> sake I will not rest<WH8252>, until the righteousness<WH6664> thereof go forth<WH3318> as brightness<WH5051>, and the salvation<WH3444> thereof as a lamp<WH3940> that burneth<WH1197>.


btext:
And the Gentiles<WH1471> shall see<WH7200> thy righteousness<WH6664>, and all kings<WH4428> thy glory<WH3519>: and thou shalt be called<WH7121> by a new<WH2319> name<WH5344>, which the mouth<WH6310> of the LORD<WH3068> shall name<WH8034>.


btext:
Thou shalt also be a crown<WH5850> of glory<WH8597> in the hand<WH3027> of the LORD<WH3068>, and a royal<WH4410> diadem<WH6797><WH6797> in the hand<WH3709> of thy God<WH430>.


btext:
Thou shalt no more be termed<WH559> Forsaken<WH5800>; neither shall thy land<WH776> any more be termed<WH559> Desolate<WH8077>: but thou shalt be called<WH7121> Hephzibah<WH2657>, and thy land<WH776> Beulah<WH1166>: for the LORD<WH3068> delighteth<WH2654> in thee, and thy land<WH776> shall be married<WH1166>. / Hephzibah: that is, My delight is in her / Beulah: that is, Married


btext:
For as a young man<WH970> marrieth<WH1166> a virgin<WH1330>, so shall thy sons<WH1121> marry<WH1166> thee: and as the bridegroom<WH2860> rejoiceth<WH4885> over the bride<WH3618>, so shall thy God<WH430> rejoice<WH7797> over thee. / as the…: Heb. with the joy of the bridegroom


btext:
I have set<WH6485> watchmen<WH8104> upon thy walls<WH2346>, O Jerusalem<WH3389>, which shall never<WH8548> hold their peace<WH2814> day<WH3117> nor night<WH3915>: ye that make mention<WH2142> of the LORD<WH3068>, keep not silence<WH1824>, / make…: or, are the LORD's remembrancers


btext:
And give<WH5414> him no rest<WH1824>, till he establish<WH3559>, and till he make<WH7760> Jerusalem<WH3389> a praise<WH8416> in the earth<WH776>. / rest: Heb. silence


btext:
The LORD<WH3068> hath sworn<WH7650> by his right hand<WH3225>, and by the arm<WH2220> of his strength<WH5797>, Surely I will<WH518> no more give<WH5414> thy corn<WH1715> to be meat<WH3978> for thine enemies<WH341>; and the sons<WH1121> of the stranger<WH5236> shall not drink<WH8354> thy wine<WH8492>, for the which thou hast laboured<WH3021>: / Surely…: Heb. If I give, etc


btext:
But they that have gathered<WH622> it shall eat<WH398> it, and praise<WH1984> the LORD<WH3068>; and they that have brought it together<WH6908> shall drink<WH8354> it in the courts<WH2691> of my holiness<WH6944>.


btext:
Go through<WH5674>, go through<WH5674> the gates<WH8179>; prepare<WH6437> ye the way<WH1870> of the people<WH5971>; cast up<WH5549>, cast up<WH5549> the highway<WH4546>; gather out<WH5619> the stones<WH68>; lift up<WH7311> a standard<WH5251> for the people<WH5971>.


btext:
Behold, the LORD<WH3068> hath proclaimed<WH8085> unto the end<WH7097> of the world<WH776>, Say<WH559> ye to the daughter<WH1323> of Zion<WH6726>, Behold, thy salvation<WH3468> cometh<WH935>; behold, his reward<WH7939> is with him, and his work<WH6468> before<WH6440> him. / work: or, recompence


btext:
And they shall call<WH7121> them, The holy<WH6944> people<WH5971>, The redeemed<WH1350> of the LORD<WH3068>: and thou shalt be called<WH7121>, Sought out<WH1875>, A city<WH5892> not forsaken<WH5800>.


btext:
Who is this that cometh<WH935> from Edom<WH123>, with dyed<WH2556> garments<WH899> from Bozrah<WH1224>? this that is glorious<WH1921> in his apparel<WH3830>, travelling<WH6808> in the greatness<WH7230> of his strength<WH3581>? I that speak<WH1696> in righteousness<WH6666>, mighty<WH7227> to save<WH3467>. / glorious: Heb. decked


btext:
Wherefore art thou red<WH122> in thine apparel<WH3830>, and thy garments<WH899> like him that treadeth<WH1869> in the winefat<WH1660>?


btext:
I have trodden<WH1869> the winepress<WH6333> alone; and of the people<WH5971> there was none<WH376> with me: for I will tread<WH1869> them in mine anger<WH639>, and trample<WH7429> them in my fury<WH2534>; and their blood<WH5332> shall be sprinkled<WH5137> upon my garments<WH899>, and I will stain<WH1351> all my raiment<WH4403>.


btext:
For the day<WH3117> of vengeance<WH5359> is in mine heart<WH3820>, and the year<WH8141> of my redeemed<WH1350> is come<WH935>.


btext:
And I looked<WH5027>, and there was none to help<WH5826>; and I wondered<WH8074> that there was none to uphold<WH5564>: therefore mine own arm<WH2220> brought salvation<WH3467> unto me; and my fury<WH2534>, it upheld<WH5564> me.


btext:
And I will tread down<WH947> the people<WH5971> in mine anger<WH639>, and make them drunk<WH7937> in my fury<WH2534>, and I will bring down<WH3381> their strength<WH5332> to the earth<WH776>.


btext:
I will mention<WH2142> the lovingkindnesses<WH2617> of the LORD<WH3068>, and the praises<WH8416> of the LORD<WH3068>, according to all that the LORD<WH3068> hath bestowed<WH1580> on us, and the great<WH7227> goodness<WH2898> toward the house<WH1004> of Israel<WH3478>, which he hath bestowed<WH1580> on them according to his mercies<WH7356>, and according to the multitude<WH7230> of his lovingkindnesses<WH2617>.


btext:
For he said<WH559>, Surely they are my people<WH5971>, children<WH1121> that will not lie<WH8266>: so he was their Saviour<WH3467>.


btext:
In all their affliction<WH6869> he was afflicted<WH6862>, and the angel<WH4397> of his presence<WH6440> saved<WH3467> them: in his love<WH160> and in his pity<WH2551> he redeemed<WH1350> them; and he bare<WH5190> them, and carried<WH5375> them all the days<WH3117> of old<WH5769>.


btext:
But they rebelled<WH4784>, and vexed<WH6087> his holy<WH6944> Spirit<WH7307>: therefore he was turned<WH2015> to be their enemy<WH341>, and he fought<WH3898> against them.


btext:
Then he remembered<WH2142> the days<WH3117> of old<WH5769>, Moses<WH4872>, and his people<WH5971>, saying, Where is he that brought them up<WH5927> out of the sea<WH3220> with the shepherd<WH7462> of his flock<WH6629>? where is he that put<WH7760> his holy<WH6944> Spirit<WH7307> within<WH7130> him? / shepherd: or, shepherds


btext:
That led<WH3212> them by the right hand<WH3225> of Moses<WH4872> with his glorious<WH8597> arm<WH2220>, dividing<WH1234> the water<WH4325> before<WH6440> them, to make<WH6213> himself an everlasting<WH5769> name<WH8034>?


btext:
That led<WH3212> them through the deep<WH8415>, as an horse<WH5483> in the wilderness<WH4057>, that they should not stumble<WH3782>?


btext:
As a beast<WH929> goeth down<WH3381> into the valley<WH1237>, the Spirit<WH7307> of the LORD<WH3068> caused him to rest<WH5117>: so didst thou lead<WH5090> thy people<WH5971>, to make<WH6213> thyself a glorious<WH8597> name<WH8034>.


btext:
Look down<WH5027> from heaven<WH8064>, and behold<WH7200> from the habitation<WH2073> of thy holiness<WH6944> and of thy glory<WH8597>: where is thy zeal<WH7068> and thy strength<WH1369>, the sounding<WH1995> of thy bowels<WH4578> and of thy mercies<WH7356> toward me? are they restrained<WH662>? / the sounding: or, the multitude


btext:
Doubtless<WH3588> thou art our father<WH1>, though Abraham<WH85> be ignorant<WH3808><WH3045> of us, and Israel<WH3478> acknowledge<WH5234> us not: thou, O LORD<WH3068>, art our father<WH1>, our redeemer<WH1350>; thy name<WH8034> is from everlasting<WH5769>. / our redeemer…: or, our redeemer from everlasting is thy name


btext:
O LORD<WH3068>, why hast thou made us to err<WH8582> from thy ways<WH1870>, and hardened<WH7188> our heart<WH3820> from thy fear<WH3374>? Return<WH7725> for thy servants'<WH5650> sake, the tribes<WH7626> of thine inheritance<WH5159>.


btext:
The people<WH5971> of thy holiness<WH6944> have possessed<WH3423> it but a little while<WH4705>: our adversaries<WH6862> have trodden down<WH947> thy sanctuary<WH4720>.


btext:
We are thine: thou never<WH5769> barest rule<WH4910> over them; they were not called<WH7121> by thy name<WH8034>. / they…: Heb. thy name was not called upon them


btext:
Oh<WH3863> that thou wouldest rend<WH7167> the heavens<WH8064>, that thou wouldest come down<WH3381>, that the mountains<WH2022> might flow down<WH2151> at thy presence<WH6440>,


btext:
As when the melting<WH2003> fire<WH784> burneth<WH6919>, the fire<WH784> causeth the waters<WH4325> to boil<WH1158>, to make thy name<WH8034> known<WH3045> to thine adversaries<WH6862>, that the nations<WH1471> may tremble<WH7264> at thy presence<WH6440>! / the melting…: Heb. the fire of meltings


btext:
When thou didst<WH6213> terrible things<WH3372> which we looked<WH6960> not for, thou camest down<WH3381>, the mountains<WH2022> flowed down<WH2151> at thy presence<WH6440>.


btext:
For since the beginning of the world<WH5769> men have not heard<WH8085>, nor perceived by the ear<WH238>, neither hath the eye<WH5869> seen<WH7200>, O God<WH430>, beside<WH2108> thee, what he hath prepared<WH6213> for him that waiteth<WH2442> for him. / seen…: or, seen a God beside thee, which doeth so for him, etc


btext:
Thou meetest<WH6293> him that rejoiceth<WH7797> and worketh<WH6213> righteousness<WH6664>, those that remember<WH2142> thee in thy ways<WH1870>: behold, thou art wroth<WH7107>; for we have sinned<WH2398>: in those is continuance<WH5769>, and we shall be saved<WH3467>.


btext:
But we are all as an unclean<WH2931> thing, and all our righteousnesses<WH6666> are as filthy<WH5708> rags<WH899>; and we all do fade<WH5034><WH1101> as a leaf<WH5929>; and our iniquities<WH5771>, like the wind<WH7307>, have taken us away<WH5375>.


btext:
And there is none that calleth<WH7121> upon thy name<WH8034>, that stirreth up<WH5782> himself to take hold<WH2388> of thee: for thou hast hid<WH5641> thy face<WH6440> from us, and hast consumed<WH4127> us, because<WH3027> of our iniquities<WH5771>. / consumed: Heb. melted / because: Heb. by the hand


btext:
But now, O LORD<WH3068>, thou art our father<WH1>; we are the clay<WH2563>, and thou our potter<WH3335>; and we all are the work<WH4639> of thy hand<WH3027>.


btext:
Be not wroth<WH7107> very sore<WH3966>, O LORD<WH3068>, neither remember<WH2142> iniquity<WH5771> for ever<WH5703>: behold, see<WH5027>, we beseech thee, we are all thy people<WH5971>.


btext:
Thy holy<WH6944> cities<WH5892> are a wilderness<WH4057>, Zion<WH6726> is a wilderness<WH4057>, Jerusalem<WH3389> a desolation<WH8077>.


btext:
Our holy<WH6944> and our beautiful<WH8597> house<WH1004>, where our fathers<WH1> praised<WH1984> thee, is burned up<WH8316> with fire<WH784>: and all our pleasant things<WH4261> are laid waste<WH2723>.


btext:
Wilt thou refrain<WH662> thyself for these things, O LORD<WH3068>? wilt thou hold thy peace<WH2814>, and afflict<WH6031> us very sore<WH3966>?


btext:
I am sought<WH1875> of them that asked<WH7592> not<WH3808> for me; I am found<WH4672> of them that sought<WH1245> me not<WH3808>: I said<WH559>, Behold me, behold me, unto a nation<WH1471> that was not called<WH7121> by my name<WH8034>.


btext:
I have spread out<WH6566> my hands<WH3027> all the day<WH3117> unto a rebellious<WH5637> people<WH5971>, which walketh<WH1980> in a way<WH1870> that was not good<WH2896>, after<WH310> their own thoughts<WH4284>;


btext:
A people<WH5971> that provoketh me to anger<WH3707> continually<WH8548> to my face<WH6440>; that sacrificeth<WH2076> in gardens<WH1593>, and burneth incense<WH6999> upon altars of brick<WH3843>; / upon…: Heb. upon bricks


btext:
Which remain<WH3427> among the graves<WH6913>, and lodge<WH3885> in the monuments<WH5341>, which eat<WH398> swine's<WH2386> flesh<WH1320>, and broth<WH4839><WH6564> of abominable<WH6292> things is in their vessels<WH3627>; / broth: or, pieces


btext:
Which say<WH559>, Stand<WH7126> by thyself, come not near<WH5066> to me; for I am holier<WH6942> than thou. These are a smoke<WH6227> in my nose<WH639>, a fire<WH784> that burneth<WH3344> all the day<WH3117>. / nose: or, anger


btext:
Behold, it is written<WH3789> before<WH6440> me: I will not keep silence<WH2814>, but will recompense<WH7999>, even recompense<WH7999> into their bosom<WH2436>,


btext:
Your iniquities<WH5771>, and the iniquities<WH5771> of your fathers<WH1> together<WH3162>, saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>, which have burned incense<WH6999> upon the mountains<WH2022>, and blasphemed<WH2778> me upon the hills<WH1389>: therefore will I measure<WH4058> their former<WH7223> work<WH6468> into their bosom<WH2436>.


btext:
Thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>, As the new wine<WH8492> is found<WH4672> in the cluster<WH811>, and one saith<WH559>, Destroy<WH7843> it not; for a blessing<WH1293> is in it: so will I do<WH6213> for my servants'<WH5650> sakes, that I may not destroy<WH7843> them all.


btext:
And I will bring forth<WH3318> a seed<WH2233> out of Jacob<WH3290>, and out of Judah<WH3063> an inheritor<WH3423> of my mountains<WH2022>: and mine elect<WH972> shall inherit<WH3423> it, and my servants<WH5650> shall dwell<WH7931> there.


btext:
And Sharon<WH8289> shall be a fold<WH5116> of flocks<WH6629>, and the valley<WH6010> of Achor<WH5911> a place for the herds<WH1241> to lie down in<WH7258>, for my people<WH5971> that have sought<WH1875> me.


btext:
But ye are they that forsake<WH5800> the LORD<WH3068>, that forget<WH7913> my holy<WH6944> mountain<WH2022>, that prepare<WH6186> a table<WH7979> for that troop<WH1409><WH1408>, and that furnish<WH4390> the drink offering<WH4469> unto that number<WH4507>. / troop: or, Gad / number: or, Meni, a pagan god


btext:
Therefore will I number<WH4487> you to the sword<WH2719>, and ye shall all bow down<WH3766> to the slaughter<WH2874>: because when I called<WH7121>, ye did not answer<WH6030>; when I spake<WH1696>, ye did not hear<WH8085>; but did<WH6213> evil<WH7451> before mine eyes<WH5869>, and did choose<WH977> that wherein I delighted<WH2654> not.


btext:
Therefore thus saith<WH559> the Lord<WH136> GOD<WH3069>, Behold, my servants<WH5650> shall eat<WH398>, but ye shall be hungry<WH7456>: behold, my servants<WH5650> shall drink<WH8354>, but ye shall be thirsty<WH6770>: behold, my servants<WH5650> shall rejoice<WH8055>, but ye shall be ashamed<WH954>:


btext:
Behold, my servants<WH5650> shall sing<WH7442> for joy<WH2898> of heart<WH3820>, but ye shall cry<WH6817> for sorrow<WH3511> of heart<WH3820>, and shall howl<WH3213> for vexation<WH7667> of spirit<WH7307>. / vexation: Heb. breaking


btext:
And ye shall leave<WH3240> your name<WH8034> for a curse<WH7621> unto my chosen<WH972>: for the Lord<WH136> GOD<WH3069> shall slay<WH4191> thee, and call<WH7121> his servants<WH5650> by another<WH312> name<WH8034>:


btext:
That he who blesseth<WH1288> himself in the earth<WH776> shall bless<WH1288> himself in the God<WH430> of truth<WH543>; and he that sweareth<WH7650> in the earth<WH776> shall swear<WH7650> by the God<WH430> of truth<WH543>; because the former<WH7223> troubles<WH6869> are forgotten<WH7911>, and because they are hid<WH5641> from mine eyes<WH5869>.


btext:
For, behold, I create<WH1254> new<WH2319> heavens<WH8064> and a new<WH2319> earth<WH776>: and the former<WH7223> shall not be remembered<WH2142>, nor come<WH5927> into mind<WH3820>. / come…: Heb. come upon the heart


btext:
But be ye glad<WH7797> and rejoice<WH1523> for ever<WH5703> in that which I create<WH1254>: for, behold, I create<WH1254> Jerusalem<WH3389> a rejoicing<WH1525>, and her people<WH5971> a joy<WH4885>.


btext:
And I will rejoice<WH1523> in Jerusalem<WH3389>, and joy<WH7797> in my people<WH5971>: and the voice<WH6963> of weeping<WH1065> shall be no more heard<WH8085> in her, nor the voice<WH6963> of crying<WH2201>.


btext:
There shall be no more thence an infant<WH5764> of days<WH3117>, nor an old man<WH2205> that hath not filled<WH4390> his days<WH3117>: for the child<WH5288> shall die<WH4191> an hundred<WH3967> years<WH8141> old<WH1121>; but the sinner<WH2398> being an hundred<WH3967> years<WH8141> old<WH1121> shall be accursed<WH7043>.


btext:
And they shall build<WH1129> houses<WH1004>, and inhabit<WH3427> them; and they shall plant<WH5193> vineyards<WH3754>, and eat<WH398> the fruit<WH6529> of them.


btext:
They shall not build<WH1129>, and another<WH312> inhabit<WH3427>; they shall not plant<WH5193>, and another<WH312> eat<WH398>: for as the days<WH3117> of a tree<WH6086> are the days<WH3117> of my people<WH5971>, and mine elect<WH972> shall long enjoy<WH1086> the work<WH4639> of their hands<WH3027>. / shall long…: Heb. shall make them continue long, or, shall wear out


btext:
They shall not labour<WH3021> in vain<WH7385>, nor bring forth<WH3205> for trouble<WH928>; for they are the seed<WH2233> of the blessed<WH1288> of the LORD<WH3068>, and their offspring<WH6631> with them.


btext:
And it shall come to pass, that before they call<WH7121>, I will answer<WH6030>; and while they are yet speaking<WH1696>, I will hear<WH8085>.


btext:
The wolf<WH2061> and the lamb<WH2924> shall feed<WH7462> together<WH259>, and the lion<WH738> shall eat<WH398> straw<WH8401> like the bullock<WH1241>: and dust<WH6083> shall be the serpent's<WH5175> meat<WH3899>. They shall not hurt<WH7489> nor destroy<WH7843> in all my holy<WH6944> mountain<WH2022>, saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>.


btext:
Thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>, The heaven<WH8064> is my throne<WH3678>, and the earth<WH776> is my footstool<WH7272><WH1916>: where is the house<WH1004> that ye build<WH1129> unto me? and where is the place<WH4725> of my rest<WH4496>?


btext:
For all those things hath mine hand<WH3027> made<WH6213>, and all those things have been, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>: but to this man will I look<WH5027>, even to him that is poor<WH6041> and of a contrite<WH5223> spirit<WH7307>, and trembleth<WH2730> at my word<WH1697>.


btext:
He that killeth<WH7819> an ox<WH7794> is as if he slew<WH5221> a man<WH376>; he that sacrificeth<WH2076> a lamb<WH7716>, as if he cut off<WH6202> a dog's<WH3611> neck<WH6202>; he that offereth<WH5927> an oblation<WH4503>, as if he offered swine's<WH2386> blood<WH1818>; he that burneth<WH2142> incense<WH3828>, as if he blessed<WH1288> an idol<WH205>. Yea, they have chosen<WH977> their own ways<WH1870>, and their soul<WH5315> delighteth<WH2654> in their abominations<WH8251>. / lamb: or, kid / burneth: Heb. maketh a memorial of


btext:
I also will choose<WH977> their delusions<WH8586>, and will bring<WH935> their fears<WH4035> upon them; because when I called<WH7121>, none did answer<WH6030>; when I spake<WH1696>, they did not hear<WH8085>: but they did<WH6213> evil<WH7451> before mine eyes<WH5869>, and chose<WH977> that in which I delighted<WH2654> not. / delusions: or, devices


btext:
Hear<WH8085> the word<WH1697> of the LORD<WH3068>, ye that tremble<WH2730> at his word<WH1697>; Your brethren<WH251> that hated<WH8130> you, that cast you out<WH5077> for my name's<WH8034> sake, said<WH559>, Let the LORD<WH3068> be glorified<WH3513>: but he shall appear<WH7200> to your joy<WH8057>, and they shall be ashamed<WH954>.


btext:
A voice<WH6963> of noise<WH7588> from the city<WH5892>, a voice<WH6963> from the temple<WH1964>, a voice<WH6963> of the LORD<WH3068> that rendereth<WH7999> recompence<WH1576> to his enemies<WH341>.


btext:
Before she travailed<WH2342>, she brought forth<WH3205>; before her pain<WH2256> came<WH935>, she was delivered<WH4422> of a man child<WH2145>.


btext:
Who hath heard<WH8085> such a thing? who hath seen<WH7200> such things? Shall the earth<WH776> be made to bring forth<WH2342> in one<WH259> day<WH3117>? or shall a nation<WH1471> be born<WH3205> at once<WH6471>? for as soon as<WH1571> Zion<WH6726> travailed<WH2342>, she brought forth<WH3205> her children<WH1121>.


btext:
Shall I bring to the birth<WH7665>, and not cause to bring forth<WH3205>? saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>: shall I<WH589> cause to bring forth<WH3205>, and shut<WH6113> the womb? saith<WH559> thy God<WH430>. / not…: or, not beget?


btext:
Rejoice<WH8055> ye with Jerusalem<WH3389>, and be glad<WH1523> with her, all ye that love<WH157> her: rejoice<WH7797> for joy<WH4885> with her, all ye that mourn<WH56> for her:


btext:
That ye may suck<WH3243>, and be satisfied<WH7646> with the breasts<WH7699> of her consolations<WH8575>; that ye may milk out<WH4711>, and be delighted<WH6026> with the abundance<WH2123> of her glory<WH3519>. / abundance: or, brightness


btext:
For thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>, Behold, I will extend<WH5186> peace<WH7965> to her like a river<WH5104>, and the glory<WH3519> of the Gentiles<WH1471> like a flowing<WH7857> stream<WH5158>: then shall ye suck<WH3243>, ye shall be borne<WH5375> upon her sides<WH6654>, and be dandled<WH8173> upon her knees<WH1290>.


btext:
As one<WH376> whom his mother<WH517> comforteth<WH5162>, so will I comfort<WH5162> you; and ye shall be comforted<WH5162> in Jerusalem<WH3389>.


btext:
And when ye see<WH7200> this, your heart<WH3820> shall rejoice<WH7797>, and your bones<WH6106> shall flourish<WH6524> like an herb<WH1877>: and the hand<WH3027> of the LORD<WH3068> shall be known<WH3045> toward his servants<WH5650>, and his indignation<WH2194> toward his enemies<WH341>.


btext:
For, behold, the LORD<WH3068> will come<WH935> with fire<WH784>, and with his chariots<WH4818> like a whirlwind<WH5492>, to render<WH7725> his anger<WH639> with fury<WH2534>, and his rebuke<WH1606> with flames<WH3851> of fire<WH784>.


btext:
For by fire<WH784> and by his sword<WH2719> will the LORD<WH3068> plead<WH8199> with all flesh<WH1320>: and the slain<WH2491> of the LORD<WH3068> shall be many<WH7231>.


btext:
They that sanctify<WH6942> themselves, and purify<WH2891> themselves in the gardens<WH1593> behind<WH310> one<WH259> tree in the midst<WH8432>, eating<WH398> swine's<WH2386> flesh<WH1320>, and the abomination<WH8263>, and the mouse<WH5909>, shall be consumed<WH5486> together<WH3162>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>. / behind…: or, one after another


btext:
For I know their works<WH4639> and their thoughts<WH4284>: it shall come<WH935>, that I will gather<WH6908> all nations<WH1471> and tongues<WH3956>; and they shall come<WH935>, and see<WH7200> my glory<WH3519>.


btext:
And I will set<WH7760> a sign<WH226> among them, and I will send<WH7971> those that escape<WH6412> of them unto the nations<WH1471>, to Tarshish<WH8659>, Pul<WH6322>, and Lud<WH3865>, that draw<WH4900> the bow<WH7198>, to Tubal<WH8422>, and Javan<WH3120>, to the isles<WH339> afar off<WH7350>, that have not heard<WH8085> my fame<WH8088>, neither have seen<WH7200> my glory<WH3519>; and they shall declare<WH5046> my glory<WH3519> among the Gentiles<WH1471>.


btext:
And they shall bring<WH935> all your brethren<WH251> for an offering<WH4503> unto the LORD<WH3068> out of all nations<WH1471> upon horses<WH5483>, and in chariots<WH7393>, and in litters<WH6632>, and upon mules<WH6505>, and upon swift beasts<WH3753>, to my holy<WH6944> mountain<WH2022> Jerusalem<WH3389>, saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>, as the children<WH1121> of Israel<WH3478> bring<WH935> an offering<WH4503> in a clean<WH2889> vessel<WH3627> into the house<WH1004> of the LORD<WH3068>. / litters: or, coaches


btext:
And I will also take<WH3947> of them for priests<WH3548> and for Levites<WH3881>, saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>.


btext:
For as the new<WH2319> heavens<WH8064> and the new<WH2319> earth<WH776>, which I will make<WH6213>, shall remain<WH5975> before<WH6440> me, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>, so shall your seed<WH2233> and your name<WH8034> remain<WH5975>.


btext:
And it shall come to pass, that from<WH1767> one new moon<WH2320> to another<WH2320>, and from<WH1767> one sabbath<WH7676> to another<WH7676>, shall all flesh<WH1320> come<WH935> to worship<WH7812> before<WH6440> me, saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>. / from one new…: Heb. from new moon to his new moon, and from sabbath to his sabbath


btext:
And they shall go forth<WH3318>, and look<WH7200> upon the carcases<WH6297> of the men<WH582> that have transgressed<WH6586> against me: for their worm<WH8438> shall not die<WH4191>, neither shall their fire<WH784> be quenched<WH3518>; and they shall be an abhorring<WH1860> unto all flesh<WH1320>.


btext:
The words<WH1697> of Jeremiah<WH3414> the son<WH1121> of Hilkiah<WH2518>, of the priests<WH3548> that were in Anathoth<WH6068> in the land<WH776> of Benjamin<WH1144>:


btext:
To whom the word<WH1697> of the LORD<WH3068> came in the days<WH3117> of Josiah<WH2977> the son<WH1121> of Amon<WH526> king<WH4428> of Judah<WH3063>, in the thirteenth<WH7969><WH6240> year<WH8141> of his reign<WH4427>.


btext:
It came also in the days<WH3117> of Jehoiakim<WH3079> the son<WH1121> of Josiah<WH2977> king<WH4428> of Judah<WH3063>, unto the end<WH8552> of the eleventh<WH6249><WH6240> year<WH8141> of Zedekiah<WH6667> the son<WH1121> of Josiah<WH2977> king<WH4428> of Judah<WH3063>, unto the carrying away<WH1540> of Jerusalem<WH3389> captive<WH1540> in the fifth<WH2549> month<WH2320>.


btext:
Before<WH2962> I formed<WH3335> thee in the belly<WH990> I knew<WH3045> thee; and before thou camest forth<WH3318> out of the womb<WH7358> I sanctified<WH6942> thee, and I ordained<WH5414> thee a prophet<WH5030> unto the nations<WH1471>. / ordained: Heb. gave


btext:
Then said<WH559> I, Ah<WH162>, Lord<WH136> GOD<WH3069>! behold, I cannot<WH3045> speak<WH1696>: for I am a child<WH5288>.


btext:
But the LORD<WH3068> said<WH559> unto me, Say<WH559> not, I am a child<WH5288>: for thou shalt go<WH3212> to all that I shall send<WH7971> thee, and whatsoever I command<WH6680> thee thou shalt speak<WH1696>.


btext:
Be not afraid<WH3372> of their faces<WH6440>: for I am with thee to deliver<WH5337> thee, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>.


btext:
Then the LORD<WH3068> put forth<WH7971> his hand<WH3027>, and touched<WH5060> my mouth<WH6310>. And the LORD<WH3068> said<WH559> unto me, Behold, I have put<WH5414> my words<WH1697> in thy mouth<WH6310>.


btext:
See<WH7200>, I have this day<WH3117> set<WH6485> thee over the nations<WH1471> and over the kingdoms<WH4467>, to root out<WH5428>, and to pull down<WH5422>, and to destroy<WH6>, and to throw down<WH2040>, to build<WH1129>, and to plant<WH5193>.


btext:
Moreover the word<WH1697> of the LORD<WH3068> came unto me, saying<WH559>, Jeremiah<WH3414>, what seest<WH7200> thou? And I said<WH559>, I see<WH7200> a rod<WH4731> of an almond tree<WH8247>.


btext:
Then said<WH559> the LORD<WH3068> unto me, Thou hast well<WH3190> seen<WH7200>: for I will hasten<WH8245> my word<WH1697> to perform<WH6213> it.


btext:
And the word<WH1697> of the LORD<WH3068> came unto me the second time<WH8145>, saying<WH559>, What seest<WH7200> thou? And I said<WH559>, I see<WH7200> a seething<WH5301> pot<WH5518>; and the face<WH6440> thereof is toward<WH6440> the north<WH6828>. / toward…: Heb. from the face of the north


btext:
Then the LORD<WH3068> said<WH559> unto me, Out of the north<WH6828> an evil<WH7451> shall break forth<WH6605> upon all the inhabitants<WH3427> of the land<WH776>. / shall…: Heb. shall be opened


btext:
For, lo, I will call<WH7121> all the families<WH4940> of the kingdoms<WH4467> of the north<WH6828>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>; and they shall come<WH935>, and they shall set<WH5414> every one<WH376> his throne<WH3678> at the entering<WH6607> of the gates<WH8179> of Jerusalem<WH3389>, and against all the walls<WH2346> thereof round about<WH5439>, and against all the cities<WH5892> of Judah<WH3063>.


btext:
And I will utter<WH1696> my judgments<WH4941> against them touching<WH5921> all their wickedness<WH7451>, who have forsaken<WH5800> me, and have burned incense<WH6999> unto other<WH312> gods<WH430>, and worshipped<WH7812> the works<WH4639> of their own hands<WH3027>.


btext:
Thou therefore gird up<WH247> thy loins<WH4975>, and arise<WH6965>, and speak<WH1696> unto them all that I command<WH6680> thee: be not dismayed<WH2865> at their faces<WH6440>, lest I confound<WH2865> thee before<WH6440> them. / confound: or, break to pieces


btext:
For, behold, I<WH589> have made<WH5414> thee this day<WH3117> a defenced<WH4013> city<WH5892>, and an iron<WH1270> pillar<WH5982>, and brasen<WH5178> walls<WH2346> against the whole land<WH776>, against the kings<WH4428> of Judah<WH3063>, against the princes<WH8269> thereof, against the priests<WH3548> thereof, and against the people<WH5971> of the land<WH776>.


btext:
And they shall fight<WH3898> against thee; but they shall not prevail<WH3201> against thee; for I am with thee, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>, to deliver<WH5337> thee.


btext:
Go<WH1980> and cry<WH7121> in the ears<WH241> of Jerusalem<WH3389>, saying<WH559>, Thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>; I remember<WH2142> thee, the kindness<WH2617> of thy youth<WH5271>, the love<WH160> of thine espousals<WH3623>, when thou wentest<WH3212> after<WH310> me in the wilderness<WH4057>, in a land<WH776> that was not sown<WH2232>. / thee: or, for thy sake


btext:
Israel<WH3478> was holiness<WH6944> unto the LORD<WH3068>, and the firstfruits<WH7225> of his increase<WH8393>: all that devour<WH398> him shall offend<WH816>; evil<WH7451> shall come<WH935> upon them, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>.


btext:
Hear<WH8085> ye the word<WH1697> of the LORD<WH3068>, O house<WH1004> of Jacob<WH3290>, and all the families<WH4940> of the house<WH1004> of Israel<WH3478>:


btext:
Thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>, What iniquity<WH5766> have your fathers<WH1> found<WH4672> in me, that they are gone far<WH7368> from me, and have walked<WH3212> after<WH310> vanity<WH1892>, and are become vain<WH1891>?


btext:
Neither said<WH559> they, Where is the LORD<WH3068> that brought us up<WH5927> out of the land<WH776> of Egypt<WH4714>, that led<WH3212> us through the wilderness<WH4057>, through a land<WH776> of deserts<WH6160> and of pits<WH7745>, through a land<WH776> of drought<WH6723>, and of the shadow of death<WH6757>, through a land<WH776> that no man<WH376> passed through<WH5674>, and where no man<WH120> dwelt<WH3427>?


btext:
And I brought<WH935> you into a plentiful<WH3759> country<WH776>, to eat<WH398> the fruit<WH6529> thereof and the goodness<WH2898> thereof; but when ye entered<WH935>, ye defiled<WH2930> my land<WH776>, and made<WH7760> mine heritage<WH5159> an abomination<WH8441>. / a plentiful…: or, the land of Carmel


btext:
The priests<WH3548> said<WH559> not, Where is the LORD<WH3068>? and they that handle<WH8610> the law<WH8451> knew<WH3045> me not: the pastors<WH7462> also transgressed<WH6586> against me, and the prophets<WH5030> prophesied<WH5012> by Baal<WH1168>, and walked<WH1980> after<WH310> things that do not profit<WH3276>.


btext:
Wherefore I will yet plead<WH7378> with you, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>, and with your children's<WH1121> children<WH1121> will I plead<WH7378>.


btext:
For pass over<WH5674> the isles<WH339> of Chittim<WH3794>, and see<WH7200>; and send<WH7971> unto Kedar<WH6938>, and consider<WH995> diligently<WH3966>, and see<WH7200> if there be such a thing. / over: or, over to


btext:
Hath a nation<WH1471> changed<WH3235> their gods<WH430>, which are yet no gods<WH430>? but my people<WH5971> have changed<WH4171> their glory<WH3519> for that which doth not profit<WH3276>.


btext:
Be astonished<WH8074>, O ye heavens<WH8064>, at this, and be horribly afraid<WH8175>, be ye very<WH3966> desolate<WH2717>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>.


btext:
For my people<WH5971> have committed<WH6213> two<WH8147> evils<WH7451>; they have forsaken<WH5800> me the fountain<WH4726> of living<WH2416> waters<WH4325>, and hewed them out<WH2672> cisterns<WH877>, broken<WH7665> cisterns<WH877>, that can hold<WH3557> no water<WH4325>.


btext:
Is Israel<WH3478> a servant<WH5650>? is he a homeborn<WH1004><WH3211> slave? why<WH4069> is he spoiled<WH957>? / spoiled: Heb. become a spoil?


btext:
The young lions<WH3715> roared<WH7580> upon him, and yelled<WH5414><WH6963>, and they made<WH7896> his land<WH776> waste<WH8047>: his cities<WH5892> are burned<WH3341> without inhabitant<WH3427>. / yelled: Heb. gave out their voice


btext:
Also the children<WH1121> of Noph<WH5297> and Tahapanes<WH8471> have broken<WH7462> the crown of thy head<WH6936>. / have…: or, feed on thy crown


btext:
Hast thou not procured<WH6213> this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsaken<WH5800> the LORD<WH3068> thy God<WH430>, when<WH6256> he led<WH3212> thee by the way<WH1870>?


btext:
And now what hast thou to do in the way<WH1870> of Egypt<WH4714>, to drink<WH8354> the waters<WH4325> of Sihor<WH7883>? or what hast thou to do in the way<WH1870> of Assyria<WH804>, to drink<WH8354> the waters<WH4325> of the river<WH5104>?


btext:
Thine own wickedness<WH7451> shall correct<WH3256> thee, and thy backslidings<WH4878> shall reprove<WH3198> thee: know<WH3045> therefore and see<WH7200> that it is an evil<WH7451> thing and bitter<WH4751>, that thou hast forsaken<WH5800> the LORD<WH3068> thy God<WH430>, and that my fear<WH6345> is not in thee, saith<WH5002> the Lord<WH136> GOD<WH3069> of hosts<WH6635>.


btext:
For of old time<WH5769> I have broken<WH7665> thy yoke<WH5923>, and burst<WH5423> thy bands<WH4147>; and thou saidst<WH559>, I will not transgress<WH5674><WH5647>; when upon every high<WH1364> hill<WH1389> and under every green<WH7488> tree<WH6086> thou wanderest<WH6808>, playing the harlot<WH2181>. / transgress: or, serve


btext:
Yet I had planted<WH5193> thee a noble vine<WH8321>, wholly a right<WH571> seed<WH2233>: how then art thou turned<WH2015> into the degenerate plant<WH5494> of a strange<WH5237> vine<WH1612> unto me?


btext:
For though thou wash<WH3526> thee with nitre<WH5427>, and take thee much<WH7235> soap<WH1287>, yet thine iniquity<WH5771> is marked<WH3799> before<WH6440> me, saith<WH5002> the Lord<WH136> GOD<WH3069>.


btext:
How canst thou say<WH559>, I am not polluted<WH2930>, I have not gone<WH1980> after<WH310> Baalim<WH1168>? see<WH7200> thy way<WH1870> in the valley<WH1516>, know<WH3045> what thou hast done<WH6213>: thou art a swift<WH7031> dromedary<WH1072> traversing<WH8308> her ways<WH1870>; / thou art…: or, O swift dromedary


btext:
A wild ass<WH6501> used<WH3928> to the wilderness<WH4057>, that snuffeth up<WH7602> the wind<WH7307> at her pleasure<WH185><WH5315>; in her occasion<WH8385> who can turn her away<WH7725>? all they that seek<WH1245> her will not weary<WH3286> themselves; in her month<WH2320> they shall find<WH4672> her. / A wild…: or, O wild ass, etc / used: Heb. taught / her pleasure: Heb. the desire of her heart / turn…: or, reverse it?


btext:
Withhold<WH4513> thy foot<WH7272> from being unshod<WH3182>, and thy throat<WH1627> from thirst<WH6773>: but thou saidst<WH559>, There is no hope<WH2976>: no; for I have loved<WH157> strangers<WH2114>, and after<WH310> them will I go<WH3212>. / There…: or, Is the case desperate?


btext:
As the thief<WH1590> is ashamed<WH1322> when he is found<WH4672>, so is the house<WH1004> of Israel<WH3478> ashamed<WH3001>; they, their kings<WH4428>, their princes<WH8269>, and their priests<WH3548>, and their prophets<WH5030>,


btext:
Saying<WH559> to a stock<WH6086>, Thou art my father<WH1>; and to a stone<WH68>, Thou hast brought me forth<WH3205>: for they have turned<WH6437> their back<WH6203> unto me, and not their face<WH6440>: but in the time<WH6256> of their trouble<WH7451> they will say<WH559>, Arise<WH6965>, and save<WH3467> us. / brought…: or, begotten me / their back: Heb. the hinder part of the neck


btext:
But where are thy gods<WH430> that thou hast made<WH6213> thee? let them arise<WH6965>, if they can save<WH3467> thee in the time<WH6256> of thy trouble<WH7451>: for according to the number<WH4557> of thy cities<WH5892> are thy gods<WH430>, O Judah<WH3063>. / trouble: Heb. evil


btext:
Wherefore will ye plead<WH7378> with me? ye all have transgressed<WH6586> against me, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>.


btext:
In vain<WH7723> have I smitten<WH5221> your children<WH1121>; they received<WH3947> no correction<WH4148>: your own sword<WH2719> hath devoured<WH398> your prophets<WH5030>, like a destroying<WH7843> lion<WH738>.


btext:
O generation<WH1755>, see<WH7200> ye the word<WH1697> of the LORD<WH3068>. Have I been a wilderness<WH4057> unto Israel<WH3478>? a land<WH776> of darkness<WH3991>? wherefore say<WH559> my people<WH5971>, We are lords<WH7300>; we will come<WH935> no more unto thee? / We are…: Heb. We have dominion


btext:
Can a maid<WH1330> forget<WH7911> her ornaments<WH5716>, or a bride<WH3618> her attire<WH7196>? yet my people<WH5971> have forgotten<WH7911> me days<WH3117> without number<WH4557>.


btext:
Why trimmest<WH3190> thou thy way<WH1870> to seek<WH1245> love<WH160>? therefore hast thou also taught<WH3925> the wicked ones<WH7451> thy ways<WH1870>.


btext:
Also in thy skirts<WH3671> is found<WH4672> the blood<WH1818> of the souls<WH5315> of the poor<WH34> innocents<WH5355>: I have not found<WH4672> it by secret search<WH4290>, but upon all these. / secret…: Heb. digging


btext:
Yet thou sayest<WH559>, Because I am innocent<WH5352>, surely his anger<WH639> shall turn<WH7725> from me. Behold, I will plead<WH8199> with thee, because thou sayest<WH559>, I have not sinned<WH2398>.


btext:
Why gaddest thou about<WH235> so much<WH3966> to change<WH8138> thy way<WH1870>? thou also shalt be ashamed<WH954> of Egypt<WH4714>, as thou wast ashamed<WH954> of Assyria<WH804>.


btext:
Yea, thou shalt go forth<WH3318> from him, and thine hands<WH3027> upon thine head<WH7218>: for the LORD<WH3068> hath rejected<WH3988> thy confidences<WH4009>, and thou shalt not prosper<WH6743> in them.


btext:
They say<WH559>, If a man<WH376> put away<WH7971> his wife<WH802>, and she go<WH1980> from him, and become another<WH312> man's<WH376>, shall he return unto her again<WH7725>? shall not that land<WH776> be greatly<WH2610> polluted<WH2610>? but thou hast played the harlot<WH2181> with many<WH7227> lovers<WH7453>; yet return again<WH7725> to me, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>. / They say: Heb. Saying


btext:
Lift up<WH5375> thine eyes<WH5869> unto the high places<WH8205>, and see<WH7200> where<WH375> thou hast not been lien<WH7693><WH7901> with. In the ways<WH1870> hast thou sat<WH3427> for them, as the Arabian<WH6163> in the wilderness<WH4057>; and thou hast polluted<WH2610> the land<WH776> with thy whoredoms<WH2184> and with thy wickedness<WH7451>.


btext:
Therefore the showers<WH7241> have been withholden<WH4513>, and there hath been no latter rain<WH4456>; and thou hadst a whore's<WH2181><WH802> forehead<WH4696>, thou refusedst<WH3985> to be ashamed<WH3637>.


btext:
Wilt thou not from this time cry<WH7121> unto me, My father<WH1>, thou art the guide<WH441> of my youth<WH5271>?


btext:
Will he reserve<WH5201> his anger for ever<WH5769>? will he keep<WH8104> it to the end<WH5331>? Behold, thou hast spoken<WH1696> and done<WH6213> evil things<WH7451> as thou couldest<WH3201>.


btext:
The LORD<WH3068> said<WH559> also unto me in the days<WH3117> of Josiah<WH2977> the king<WH4428>, Hast thou seen<WH7200> that which backsliding<WH4878> Israel<WH3478> hath done<WH6213>? she is gone up<WH1980> upon every high<WH1364> mountain<WH2022> and under<WH8478> every green<WH7488> tree<WH6086>, and there hath played the harlot<WH2181>.


btext:
And I said<WH559> after<WH310> she had done<WH6213> all these things, Turn<WH7725> thou unto me. But she returned<WH7725> not. And her treacherous<WH901> sister<WH269> Judah<WH3063> saw<WH7200> it.


btext:
And I saw<WH7200>, when for all the causes<WH182> whereby backsliding<WH4878> Israel<WH3478> committed adultery<WH5003> I had put her away<WH7971>, and given<WH5414> her a bill<WH5612> of divorce<WH3748>; yet her treacherous<WH898> sister<WH269> Judah<WH3063> feared<WH3372> not, but went<WH3212> and played the harlot<WH2181> also.


btext:
And it came to pass through the lightness<WH6963> of her whoredom<WH2184>, that she defiled<WH2610> the land<WH776>, and committed adultery<WH5003> with stones<WH68> and with stocks<WH6086>. / lightness: or, fame


btext:
And yet for all this her treacherous<WH901> sister<WH269> Judah<WH3063> hath not turned<WH7725> unto me with her whole heart<WH3820>, but feignedly<WH8267>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>. / feignedly: Heb. in falsehood


btext:
And the LORD<WH3068> said<WH559> unto me, The backsliding<WH4878> Israel<WH3478> hath justified<WH6663> herself<WH5315> more than treacherous<WH898> Judah<WH3063>.


btext:
Go<WH1980> and proclaim<WH7121> these words<WH1697> toward the north<WH6828>, and say<WH559>, Return<WH7725>, thou backsliding<WH4878> Israel<WH3478>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>; and I will not cause mine anger<WH6440> to fall<WH5307> upon you: for I am merciful<WH2623>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>, and I will not keep<WH5201> anger for ever<WH5769>.


btext:
Only acknowledge<WH3045> thine iniquity<WH5771>, that thou hast transgressed<WH6586> against the LORD<WH3068> thy God<WH430>, and hast scattered<WH6340> thy ways<WH1870> to the strangers<WH2114> under every green<WH7488> tree<WH6086>, and ye have not obeyed<WH8085> my voice<WH6963>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>.


btext:
Turn<WH7725>, O backsliding<WH7726> children<WH1121>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>; for I am married<WH1166> unto you: and I will take<WH3947> you one<WH259> of a city<WH5892>, and two<WH8147> of a family<WH4940>, and I will bring<WH935> you to Zion<WH6726>:


btext:
And I will give<WH5414> you pastors<WH7462> according to mine heart<WH3820>, which shall feed<WH7462> you with knowledge<WH1844> and understanding<WH7919>.


btext:
And it shall come to pass, when ye be multiplied<WH7235> and increased<WH6509> in the land<WH776>, in those days<WH3117>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>, they shall say<WH559> no more, The ark<WH727> of the covenant<WH1285> of the LORD<WH3068>: neither shall it come<WH5927> to mind<WH3820>: neither shall they remember<WH2142> it; neither shall they visit<WH6485> it; neither shall that be done<WH6213> any more. / come to mind: Heb. come upon the heart / that…: or, it be magnified


btext:
At that time<WH6256> they shall call<WH7121> Jerusalem<WH3389> the throne<WH3678> of the LORD<WH3068>; and all the nations<WH1471> shall be gathered<WH6960> unto it, to the name<WH8034> of the LORD<WH3068>, to Jerusalem<WH3389>: neither shall they walk<WH3212> any more after<WH310> the imagination<WH8307> of their evil<WH7451> heart<WH3820>. / imagination: or, stubbornness


btext:
In those days<WH3117> the house<WH1004> of Judah<WH3063> shall walk<WH3212> with the house<WH1004> of Israel<WH3478>, and they shall come<WH935> together<WH3162> out of the land<WH776> of the north<WH6828> to the land<WH776> that I have given for an inheritance<WH5157> unto your fathers<WH1>. / with: or, to / given…: or, caused your fathers to possess


btext:
But I said<WH559>, How shall I put<WH7896> thee among the children<WH1121>, and give<WH5414> thee a pleasant<WH2532> land<WH776>, a goodly<WH6643> heritage<WH5159> of the hosts<WH6635> of nations<WH1471>? and I said<WH559>, Thou shalt call<WH7121> me, My father<WH1>; and shalt not turn away<WH7725> from me<WH310>. / from me: Heb. from after me / a goodly…: Heb. an heritage of glory, or, beauty / pleasant…: Heb. land of desire


btext:
Surely<WH403> as a wife<WH802> treacherously<WH898> departeth from her husband<WH7453>, so have ye dealt treacherously<WH898> with me, O house<WH1004> of Israel<WH3478>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>. / husband: Heb. friend


btext:
A voice<WH6963> was heard<WH8085> upon the high places<WH8205>, weeping<WH1065> and supplications<WH8469> of the children<WH1121> of Israel<WH3478>: for they have perverted<WH5753> their way<WH1870>, and they have forgotten<WH7911> the LORD<WH3068> their God<WH430>.


btext:
Return<WH7725>, ye backsliding<WH7726> children<WH1121>, and I will heal<WH7495> your backslidings<WH4878>. Behold, we come<WH857> unto thee; for thou art the LORD<WH3068> our God<WH430>.


btext:
Truly<WH403> in vain<WH8267> is salvation hoped for from the hills<WH1389>, and from the multitude<WH1995> of mountains<WH2022>: truly<WH403> in the LORD<WH3068> our God<WH430> is the salvation<WH8668> of Israel<WH3478>.


btext:
For shame<WH1322> hath devoured<WH398> the labour<WH3018> of our fathers<WH1> from our youth<WH5271>; their flocks<WH6629> and their herds<WH1241>, their sons<WH1121> and their daughters<WH1323>.


btext:
We lie down<WH7901> in our shame<WH1322>, and our confusion<WH3639> covereth<WH3680> us: for we have sinned<WH2398> against the LORD<WH3068> our God<WH430>, we and our fathers<WH1>, from our youth<WH5271> even unto this day<WH3117>, and have not obeyed<WH8085> the voice<WH6963> of the LORD<WH3068> our God<WH430>.


btext:
If thou wilt return<WH7725>, O Israel<WH3478>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>, return<WH7725> unto me: and if thou wilt put away<WH5493> thine abominations<WH8251> out of my sight<WH6440>, then shalt thou not remove<WH5110>.


btext:
And thou shalt swear<WH7650>, The LORD<WH3068> liveth<WH2416>, in truth<WH571>, in judgment<WH4941>, and in righteousness<WH6666>; and the nations<WH1471> shall bless<WH1288> themselves in him, and in him shall they glory<WH1984>.


btext:
For thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068> to the men<WH376> of Judah<WH3063> and Jerusalem<WH3389>, Break up<WH5214> your fallow ground<WH5215>, and sow<WH2232> not among thorns<WH6975>.


btext:
Circumcise<WH4135> yourselves to the LORD<WH3068>, and take away<WH5493> the foreskins<WH6190> of your heart<WH3824>, ye men<WH376> of Judah<WH3063> and inhabitants<WH3427> of Jerusalem<WH3389>: lest my fury<WH2534> come forth<WH3318> like fire<WH784>, and burn<WH1197> that none can quench<WH3518> it, because<WH6440> of the evil<WH7455> of your doings<WH4611>.


btext:
Declare<WH5046> ye in Judah<WH3063>, and publish<WH8085> in Jerusalem<WH3389>; and say<WH559>, Blow<WH8628> ye the trumpet<WH7782> in the land<WH776>: cry<WH7121>, gather together<WH4390>, and say<WH559>, Assemble<WH622> yourselves, and let us go<WH935> into the defenced<WH4013> cities<WH5892>.


btext:
Set up<WH5375> the standard<WH5251> toward Zion<WH6726>: retire<WH5756>, stay<WH5975> not: for I will bring<WH935> evil<WH7451> from the north<WH6828>, and a great<WH1419> destruction<WH7667>. / retire: or, strengthen / destruction: Heb. breaking


btext:
The lion<WH738> is come up<WH5927> from his thicket<WH5441>, and the destroyer<WH7843> of the Gentiles<WH1471> is on his way<WH5265>; he is gone forth<WH3318> from his place<WH4725> to make<WH7760> thy land<WH776> desolate<WH8047>; and thy cities<WH5892> shall be laid waste<WH5327>, without an inhabitant<WH3427>.


btext:
For this gird<WH2296> you with sackcloth<WH8242>, lament<WH5594> and howl<WH3213>: for the fierce<WH2740> anger<WH639> of the LORD<WH3068> is not turned back<WH7725> from us.


btext:
And it shall come to pass at that day<WH3117>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>, that the heart<WH3820> of the king<WH4428> shall perish<WH6>, and the heart<WH3820> of the princes<WH8269>; and the priests<WH3548> shall be astonished<WH8074>, and the prophets<WH5030> shall wonder<WH8539>.


btext:
Then said<WH559> I, Ah<WH162>, Lord<WH136> GOD<WH3069>! surely<WH403> thou hast greatly<WH5377> deceived<WH5377> this people<WH5971> and Jerusalem<WH3389>, saying<WH559>, Ye shall have peace<WH7965>; whereas the sword<WH2719> reacheth<WH5060> unto the soul<WH5315>.


btext:
At that time<WH6256> shall it be said<WH559> to this people<WH5971> and to Jerusalem<WH3389>, A dry<WH6703> wind<WH7307> of the high places<WH8205> in the wilderness<WH4057> toward<WH1870> the daughter<WH1323> of my people<WH5971>, not to fan<WH2219>, nor to cleanse<WH1305>,


btext:
Even a full<WH4392> wind<WH7307> from those places shall come<WH935> unto me: now also will I give<WH1696> sentence<WH4941> against them. / a full…: or, a fuller wind than those / give…: Heb. utter judgments


btext:
Behold, he shall come up<WH5927> as clouds<WH6051>, and his chariots<WH4818> shall be as a whirlwind<WH5492>: his horses<WH5483> are swifter<WH7043> than eagles<WH5404>. Woe<WH188> unto us! for we are spoiled<WH7703>.


btext:
O Jerusalem<WH3389>, wash<WH3526> thine heart<WH3820> from wickedness<WH7451>, that thou mayest be saved<WH3467>. How long shall thy vain<WH205> thoughts<WH4284> lodge<WH3885> within<WH7130> thee?


btext:
For a voice<WH6963> declareth<WH5046> from Dan<WH1835>, and publisheth<WH8085> affliction<WH205> from mount<WH2022> Ephraim<WH669>.


btext:
Make ye mention<WH2142> to the nations<WH1471>; behold, publish<WH8085> against Jerusalem<WH3389>, that watchers<WH5341> come<WH935> from a far<WH4801> country<WH776>, and give out<WH5414> their voice<WH6963> against the cities<WH5892> of Judah<WH3063>.


btext:
As keepers<WH8104> of a field<WH7704>, are they against her round about<WH5439>; because she hath been rebellious<WH4784> against me, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>.


btext:
Thy way<WH1870> and thy doings<WH4611> have procured<WH6213> these things unto thee; this is thy wickedness<WH7451>, because it is bitter<WH4751>, because it reacheth<WH5060> unto thine heart<WH3820>.


btext:
My bowels<WH4578>, my bowels<WH4578>! I am pained<WH2342><WH3176> at my very<WH7023> heart<WH3820>; my heart<WH3820> maketh a noise<WH1993> in me; I cannot hold my peace<WH2790>, because thou hast heard<WH8085>, O my soul<WH5315>, the sound<WH6963> of the trumpet<WH7782>, the alarm<WH8643> of war<WH4421>. / my very…: Heb. the walls of my heart


btext:
Destruction<WH7667> upon destruction<WH7667> is cried<WH7121>; for the whole land<WH776> is spoiled<WH7703>: suddenly<WH6597> are my tents<WH168> spoiled<WH7703>, and my curtains<WH3407> in a moment<WH7281>.


btext:
How long shall I see<WH7200> the standard<WH5251>, and hear<WH8085> the sound<WH6963> of the trumpet<WH7782>?


btext:
For my people<WH5971> is foolish<WH191>, they have not known<WH3045> me; they are sottish<WH5530> children<WH1121>, and they have none understanding<WH995>: they are wise<WH2450> to do evil<WH7489>, but to do good<WH3190> they have no knowledge<WH3045>.


btext:
I beheld<WH7200> the earth<WH776>, and, lo, it was without form<WH8414>, and void<WH922>; and the heavens<WH8064>, and they had no light<WH216>.


btext:
I beheld<WH7200> the mountains<WH2022>, and, lo, they trembled<WH7493>, and all the hills<WH1389> moved lightly<WH7043>.


btext:
I beheld<WH7200>, and, lo, there was no man<WH120>, and all the birds<WH5775> of the heavens<WH8064> were fled<WH5074>.


btext:
I beheld<WH7200>, and, lo, the fruitful place<WH3759> was a wilderness<WH4057>, and all the cities<WH5892> thereof were broken down<WH5422> at the presence<WH6440> of the LORD<WH3068>, and by his fierce<WH2740> anger<WH639>.


btext:
For thus hath the LORD<WH3068> said<WH559>, The whole land<WH776> shall be desolate<WH8077>; yet will I not make<WH6213> a full end<WH3617>.


btext:
For this shall the earth<WH776> mourn<WH56>, and the heavens<WH8064> above<WH4605> be black<WH6937>: because I have spoken<WH1696> it, I have purposed<WH2161> it, and will not repent<WH5162>, neither will I turn back<WH7725> from it.


btext:
The whole city<WH5892> shall flee<WH1272> for the noise<WH6963> of the horsemen<WH6571> and bowmen<WH7198><WH7411>; they shall go<WH935> into thickets<WH5645>, and climb up<WH5927> upon the rocks<WH3710>: every city<WH5892> shall be forsaken<WH5800>, and not a man<WH376> dwell<WH3427> therein<WH2004>.


btext:
And when thou art spoiled<WH7703>, what wilt thou do<WH6213>? Though thou clothest<WH3847> thyself with crimson<WH8144>, though thou deckest<WH5710> thee with ornaments<WH5716> of gold<WH2091>, though thou rentest<WH7167> thy face<WH5869> with painting<WH6320>, in vain<WH7723> shalt thou make thyself fair<WH3302>; thy lovers<WH5689> will despise<WH3988> thee, they will seek<WH1245> thy life<WH5315>. / face: Heb. eyes


btext:
For I have heard<WH8085> a voice<WH6963> as of a woman in travail<WH2470>, and the anguish<WH6869> as of her that bringeth forth her first child<WH1069>, the voice<WH6963> of the daughter<WH1323> of Zion<WH6726>, that bewaileth<WH3306> herself, that spreadeth<WH6566> her hands<WH3709>, saying, Woe<WH188> is me now! for my soul<WH5315> is wearied<WH5888> because of murderers<WH2026>.


btext:
Run ye to and fro<WH7751> through the streets<WH2351> of Jerusalem<WH3389>, and see<WH7200> now, and know<WH3045>, and seek<WH1245> in the broad places<WH7339> thereof, if ye can find<WH4672> a man<WH376>, if there be<WH3426> any that executeth<WH6213> judgment<WH4941>, that seeketh<WH1245> the truth<WH530>; and I will pardon<WH5545> it.


btext:
And though they say<WH559>, The LORD<WH3068> liveth<WH2416>; surely they swear<WH7650> falsely<WH8267>.


btext:
O LORD<WH3068>, are not thine eyes<WH5869> upon the truth<WH530>? thou hast stricken<WH5221> them, but they have not grieved<WH2342>; thou hast consumed<WH3615> them, but they have refused<WH3985> to receive<WH3947> correction<WH4148>: they have made their faces<WH6440> harder<WH2388> than a rock<WH5553>; they have refused<WH3985> to return<WH7725>.


btext:
Therefore I said<WH559>, Surely these are poor<WH1800>; they are foolish<WH2973>: for they know<WH3045> not the way<WH1870> of the LORD<WH3068>, nor the judgment<WH4941> of their God<WH430>.


btext:
I will get<WH3212> me unto the great men<WH1419>, and will speak<WH1696> unto them; for they have known<WH3045> the way<WH1870> of the LORD<WH3068>, and the judgment<WH4941> of their God<WH430>: but these have altogether<WH3162> broken<WH7665> the yoke<WH5923>, and burst<WH5423> the bonds<WH4147>.


btext:
Wherefore a lion<WH738> out of the forest<WH3293> shall slay<WH5221> them, and a wolf<WH2061> of the evenings<WH6160> shall spoil<WH7703> them, a leopard<WH5246> shall watch<WH8245> over their cities<WH5892>: every one that goeth out<WH3318> thence shall<WH2007> be torn in pieces<WH2963>: because their transgressions<WH6588> are many<WH7231>, and their backslidings<WH4878> are increased<WH6105>. / evenings: or, deserts / are increased: Heb. are strong


btext:
How<WH335> shall I pardon<WH5545> thee for this<WH2063>? thy children<WH1121> have forsaken<WH5800> me, and sworn<WH7650> by them that are no<WH3808> gods<WH430>: when I had fed them to the full<WH7650>, they then committed adultery<WH5003>, and assembled themselves by troops<WH1413> in the harlots'<WH2181> houses<WH1004>.


btext:
They were as fed<WH2109> horses<WH5483> in the morning<WH7904>: every one<WH376> neighed<WH6670> after his neighbour's<WH7453> wife<WH802>.


btext:
Shall I not visit<WH6485> for these things? saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>: and shall not my soul<WH5315> be avenged<WH5358> on such a nation<WH1471> as this?


btext:
Go ye up<WH5927> upon her walls<WH8284>, and destroy<WH7843>; but make<WH6213> not a full end<WH3617>: take away<WH5493> her battlements<WH5189>; for they are not the LORD'S<WH3068>.


btext:
For the house<WH1004> of Israel<WH3478> and the house<WH1004> of Judah<WH3063> have dealt very<WH898> treacherously<WH898> against me, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>.


btext:
They have belied<WH3584> the LORD<WH3068>, and said<WH559>, It is not he; neither shall evil<WH7451> come<WH935> upon us; neither shall we see<WH7200> sword<WH2719> nor famine<WH7458>:


btext:
And the prophets<WH5030> shall become wind<WH7307>, and the word<WH1696> is not in them: thus shall it be done<WH6213> unto them.


btext:
Wherefore thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068> God<WH430> of hosts<WH6635>, Because ye speak<WH1696> this word<WH1697>, behold, I will make<WH5414> my words<WH1697> in thy mouth<WH6310> fire<WH784>, and this people<WH5971> wood<WH6086>, and it shall devour<WH398> them.


btext:
Lo, I will bring<WH935> a nation<WH1471> upon you from far<WH4801>, O house<WH1004> of Israel<WH3478>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>: it is a mighty<WH386> nation<WH1471>, it is an ancient<WH5769> nation<WH1471>, a nation<WH1471> whose language<WH3956> thou knowest<WH3045> not, neither understandest<WH8085> what they say<WH1696>.


btext:
And they shall eat up<WH398> thine harvest<WH7105>, and thy bread<WH3899>, which thy sons<WH1121> and thy daughters<WH1323> should eat<WH398>: they shall eat up<WH398> thy flocks<WH6629> and thine herds<WH1241>: they shall eat up<WH398> thy vines<WH1612> and thy fig trees<WH8384>: they shall impoverish<WH7567> thy fenced<WH4013> cities<WH5892>, wherein thou<WH2007> trustedst<WH982>, with the sword<WH2719>.


btext:
Nevertheless in those days<WH3117>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>, I will not make<WH6213> a full end<WH3617> with you.


btext:
And it shall come to pass, when ye shall say<WH559>, Wherefore<WH8478><WH4100> doeth<WH6213> the LORD<WH3068> our God<WH430> all these things unto us? then shalt thou answer<WH559> them, Like as ye have forsaken<WH5800> me, and served<WH5647> strange<WH5236> gods<WH430> in your land<WH776>, so shall ye serve<WH5647> strangers<WH2114> in a land<WH776> that is not yours.


btext:
Declare<WH5046> this in the house<WH1004> of Jacob<WH3290>, and publish<WH8085> it in Judah<WH3063>, saying<WH559>,


btext:
Hear<WH8085> now this, O foolish<WH5530> people<WH5971>, and without understanding<WH3820>; which have eyes<WH5869>, and see<WH7200> not; which have ears<WH241>, and hear<WH8085> not: / understanding: Heb. heart


btext:
Fear<WH3372> ye not me? saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>: will ye not tremble<WH2342> at my presence<WH6440>, which have placed<WH7760> the sand<WH2344> for the bound<WH1366> of the sea<WH3220> by a perpetual<WH5769> decree<WH2706>, that it cannot pass<WH5674> it: and though the waves<WH1530> thereof toss<WH1607> themselves, yet can they not prevail<WH3201>; though they roar<WH1993>, yet can they not pass over<WH5674> it?


btext:
But this people<WH5971> hath a revolting<WH5637> and a rebellious<WH4784> heart<WH3820>; they are revolted<WH5493> and gone<WH3212>.


btext:
Neither say<WH559> they in their heart<WH3824>, Let us now fear<WH3372> the LORD<WH3068> our God<WH430>, that giveth<WH5414> rain<WH1653>, both the former<WH3138> and the latter<WH4456>, in his season<WH6256>: he reserveth<WH8104> unto us the appointed<WH2708> weeks<WH7620> of the harvest<WH7105>.


btext:
Your iniquities<WH5771> have turned away<WH5186> these things, and your sins<WH2403> have withholden<WH4513> good<WH2896> things from you.


btext:
For among my people<WH5971> are found<WH4672> wicked<WH7563> men: they lay wait<WH7789>, as he that setteth<WH7918> snares<WH3353>; they set<WH5324> a trap<WH4889>, they catch<WH3920> men<WH582>. / they lay…: or, they pry as fowlers lie in wait


btext:
As a cage<WH3619> is full<WH4392> of birds<WH5775>, so are their houses<WH1004> full<WH4392> of deceit<WH4820>: therefore they are become great<WH1431>, and waxen rich<WH6238>. / cage: or, coop


btext:
They are waxen fat<WH8080>, they shine<WH6245>: yea, they overpass<WH5674> the deeds<WH1697> of the wicked<WH7451>: they judge<WH1777> not the cause<WH1779>, the cause of the fatherless<WH3490>, yet they prosper<WH6743>; and the right<WH4941> of the needy<WH34> do they not judge<WH8199>.


btext:
Shall I not visit<WH6485> for these things? saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>: shall not my soul<WH5315> be avenged<WH5358> on such a nation<WH1471> as this?


btext:
A wonderful<WH8047> and horrible thing<WH8186> is committed<WH1961> in the land<WH776>; / A wonderful…: or, Astonishment and filthiness


btext:
The prophets<WH5030> prophesy<WH5012> falsely<WH8267>, and the priests<WH3548> bear rule<WH7287> by their means<WH3027>; and my people<WH5971> love<WH157> to have it so: and what will ye do<WH6213> in the end<WH319> thereof? / bear…: or, take into their hands


btext:
O ye children<WH1121> of Benjamin<WH1144>, gather yourselves to flee<WH5756> out of the midst<WH7130> of Jerusalem<WH3389>, and blow<WH8628> the trumpet<WH7782> in Tekoa<WH8620>, and set up<WH5375> a sign<WH4864> of fire in Bethhaccerem<WH1021>: for evil<WH7451> appeareth<WH8259> out of the north<WH6828>, and great<WH1419> destruction<WH7667>.


btext:
I have likened<WH1820> the daughter<WH1323> of Zion<WH6726> to a comely<WH5116> and delicate<WH6026> woman. / comely: or, dwelling at home


btext:
The shepherds<WH7462> with their flocks<WH5739> shall come<WH935> unto her; they shall pitch<WH8628> their tents<WH168> against her round about<WH5439>; they shall feed<WH7462> every one<WH376> in his place<WH3027>.


btext:
Prepare<WH6942> ye war<WH4421> against her; arise<WH6965>, and let us go up<WH5927> at noon<WH6672>. Woe<WH188> unto us! for the day<WH3117> goeth away<WH6437>, for the shadows<WH6752> of the evening<WH6153> are stretched out<WH5186>.


btext:
Arise<WH6965>, and let us go<WH5927> by night<WH3915>, and let us destroy<WH7843> her palaces<WH759>.


btext:
For thus hath the LORD<WH3068> of hosts<WH6635> said<WH559>, Hew ye down<WH3772> trees<WH6097>, and cast<WH8210> a mount<WH5550> against Jerusalem<WH3389>: this is the city<WH5892> to be visited<WH6485>; she is wholly oppression<WH6233> in the midst<WH7130> of her. / cast…: or, pour out the engine of shot


btext:
As a fountain<WH953> casteth out<WH6979> her waters<WH4325>, so she casteth out<WH6979> her wickedness<WH7451>: violence<WH2555> and spoil<WH7701> is heard<WH8085> in her; before me<WH6440> continually<WH8548> is grief<WH2483> and wounds<WH4347>.


btext:
Be thou instructed<WH3256>, O Jerusalem<WH3389>, lest my soul<WH5315> depart<WH3363> from thee; lest I make<WH7760> thee desolate<WH8077>, a land<WH776> not inhabited<WH3427>. / depart: Heb. be loosed, or, disjointed


btext:
Thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068> of hosts<WH6635>, They shall throughly<WH5953> glean<WH5953> the remnant<WH7611> of Israel<WH3478> as a vine<WH1612>: turn back<WH7725> thine hand<WH3027> as a grapegatherer<WH1219> into the baskets<WH5552>.


btext:
To whom shall I speak<WH1696>, and give warning<WH5749>, that they may hear<WH8085>? behold, their ear<WH241> is uncircumcised<WH6189>, and they cannot<WH3201> hearken<WH7181>: behold, the word<WH1697> of the LORD<WH3068> is unto them a reproach<WH2781>; they have no delight<WH2654> in it.


btext:
Therefore I am full<WH4392> of the fury<WH2534> of the LORD<WH3068>; I am weary<WH3811> with holding in<WH3557>: I will pour it out<WH8210> upon the children<WH5768> abroad<WH2351>, and upon the assembly<WH5475> of young men<WH970> together<WH3162>: for even the husband<WH376> with the wife<WH802> shall be taken<WH3920>, the aged<WH2205> with him that is full<WH4390> of days<WH3117>.


btext:
And their houses<WH1004> shall be turned<WH5437> unto others<WH312>, with their fields<WH7704> and wives<WH802> together<WH3162>: for I will stretch out<WH5186> my hand<WH3027> upon the inhabitants<WH3427> of the land<WH776>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>.


btext:
For from the least<WH6996> of them even unto the greatest<WH1419> of them every one is given<WH1214> to covetousness<WH1215>; and from the prophet<WH5030> even unto the priest<WH3548> every one dealeth<WH6213> falsely<WH8267>.


btext:
They have healed<WH7495> also the hurt<WH7667> of the daughter<WH1323> of my people<WH5971> slightly<WH7043>, saying<WH559>, Peace<WH7965>, peace<WH7965>; when there is no peace<WH7965>. / hurt: Heb. bruise, or, breach


btext:
Were they ashamed<WH3001> when they had committed<WH6213> abomination<WH8441>? nay<WH1571>, they were not at all<WH954> ashamed<WH954>, neither<WH1571> could<WH3045> they blush<WH3637>: therefore they shall fall<WH5307> among them that fall<WH5307>: at the time<WH6256> that I visit<WH6485> them they shall be cast down<WH3782>, saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>.


btext:
Thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>, Stand<WH5975> ye in the ways<WH1870>, and see<WH7200>, and ask<WH7592> for the old<WH5769> paths<WH5410>, where is the good<WH2896> way<WH1870>, and walk<WH3212> therein, and ye shall find<WH4672> rest<WH4771> for your souls<WH5315>. But they said<WH559>, We will not walk<WH3212> therein.


btext:
Also I set<WH6965> watchmen<WH6822> over you, saying, Hearken<WH7181> to the sound<WH6963> of the trumpet<WH7782>. But they said<WH559>, We will not hearken<WH7181>.


btext:
Therefore hear<WH8085>, ye nations<WH1471>, and know<WH3045>, O congregation<WH5712>, what is among them.


btext:
Hear<WH8085>, O earth<WH776>: behold, I will bring<WH935> evil<WH7451> upon this people<WH5971>, even the fruit<WH6529> of their thoughts<WH4284>, because they have not hearkened<WH7181> unto my words<WH1697>, nor to my law<WH8451>, but rejected<WH3988> it.


btext:
To what purpose cometh<WH935> there to me incense<WH3828> from Sheba<WH7614>, and the sweet<WH2896> cane<WH7070> from a far<WH4801> country<WH776>? your burnt offerings<WH5930> are not acceptable<WH7522>, nor your sacrifices<WH2077> sweet<WH6149> unto me.


btext:
Therefore thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>, Behold, I will lay<WH5414> stumblingblocks<WH4383> before this people<WH5971>, and the fathers<WH1> and the sons<WH1121> together<WH3162> shall fall<WH3782> upon them; the neighbour<WH7934> and his friend<WH7453> shall perish<WH6>.


btext:
Thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>, Behold, a people<WH5971> cometh<WH935> from the north<WH6828> country<WH776>, and a great<WH1419> nation<WH1471> shall be raised<WH5782> from the sides<WH3411> of the earth<WH776>.


btext:
They shall lay hold<WH2388> on bow<WH7198> and spear<WH3591>; they are cruel<WH394>, and have no mercy<WH7355>; their voice<WH6963> roareth<WH1993> like the sea<WH3220>; and they ride<WH7392> upon horses<WH5483>, set in array<WH6186> as men<WH376> for war<WH4421> against thee, O daughter<WH1323> of Zion<WH6726>.


btext:
We have heard<WH8085> the fame<WH8089> thereof: our hands<WH3027> wax feeble<WH7503>: anguish<WH6869> hath taken hold<WH2388> of us, and pain<WH2427>, as of a woman in travail<WH3205>.


btext:
Go not forth<WH3318> into the field<WH7704>, nor walk<WH3212> by the way<WH1870>; for the sword<WH2719> of the enemy<WH341> and fear<WH4032> is on every side<WH5439>.


btext:
O daughter<WH1323> of my people<WH5971>, gird<WH2296> thee with sackcloth<WH8242>, and wallow<WH6428> thyself in ashes<WH665>: make<WH6213> thee mourning<WH60>, as for an only son<WH3173>, most bitter<WH8563> lamentation<WH4553>: for the spoiler<WH7703> shall suddenly<WH6597> come<WH935> upon us.


btext:
I have set<WH5414> thee for a tower<WH969> and a fortress<WH4013> among my people<WH5971>, that thou mayest know<WH3045> and try<WH974> their way<WH1870>.


btext:
They are all grievous<WH5493> revolters<WH5637>, walking<WH1980> with slanders<WH7400>: they are brass<WH5178> and iron<WH1270>; they are all corrupters<WH7843>.


btext:
The bellows<WH4647> are burned<WH2787>, the lead<WH5777> is consumed<WH8552> of the fire<WH800><WH784>; the founder<WH6884> melteth<WH6884> in vain<WH7723>: for the wicked<WH7451> are not plucked away<WH5423>.


btext:
Reprobate<WH3988> silver<WH3701> shall men call<WH7121> them, because the LORD<WH3068> hath rejected<WH3988> them. / Reprobate…: or, Refuse silver


btext:
Stand<WH5975> in the gate<WH8179> of the LORD'S<WH3068> house<WH1004>, and proclaim<WH7121> there this word<WH1697>, and say<WH559>, Hear<WH8085> the word<WH1697> of the LORD<WH3068>, all ye of Judah<WH3063>, that enter in<WH935> at these gates<WH8179> to worship<WH7812> the LORD<WH3068>.


btext:
Thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068> of hosts<WH6635>, the God<WH430> of Israel<WH3478>, Amend<WH3190> your ways<WH1870> and your doings<WH4611>, and I will cause you to dwell<WH7931> in this place<WH4725>.


btext:
Trust<WH982> ye not in lying<WH8267> words<WH1697>, saying<WH559>, The temple<WH1964> of the LORD<WH3068>, The temple<WH1964> of the LORD<WH3068>, The temple<WH1964> of the LORD<WH3068>, are these.


btext:
For if ye throughly<WH3190> amend<WH3190> your ways<WH1870> and your doings<WH4611>; if ye throughly<WH6213> execute<WH6213> judgment<WH4941> between a man<WH376> and his neighbour<WH7453>;


btext:
If ye oppress<WH6231> not the stranger<WH1616>, the fatherless<WH3490>, and the widow<WH490>, and shed<WH8210> not innocent<WH5355> blood<WH1818> in this place<WH4725>, neither walk<WH3212> after<WH310> other<WH312> gods<WH430> to your hurt<WH7451>:


btext:
Then will I cause you to dwell<WH7931> in this place<WH4725>, in the land<WH776> that I gave<WH5414> to your fathers<WH1>, for<WH5704> ever<WH5769> and ever<WH5769>.


btext:
Will ye steal<WH1589>, murder<WH7523>, and commit adultery<WH5003>, and swear<WH7650> falsely<WH8267>, and burn incense<WH6999> unto Baal<WH1168>, and walk<WH1980> after<WH310> other<WH312> gods<WH430> whom ye know<WH3045> not;


btext:
And come<WH935> and stand<WH5975> before<WH6440> me in this house<WH1004>, which is called<WH7121> by my name<WH8034>, and say<WH559>, We are delivered<WH5337> to do<WH6213> all these abominations<WH8441>? / which…: Heb. whereupon my name is called


btext:
Is this house<WH1004>, which is called<WH7121> by my name<WH8034>, become a den<WH4631> of robbers<WH6530> in your eyes<WH5869>? Behold, even I have seen<WH7200> it, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>.


btext:
But go<WH3212> ye now unto my place<WH4725> which was in Shiloh<WH7887>, where I set<WH7931> my name<WH8034> at the first<WH7223>, and see<WH7200> what I did<WH6213> to it for<WH6440> the wickedness<WH7451> of my people<WH5971> Israel<WH3478>.


btext:
And now, because ye have done<WH6213> all these works<WH4639>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>, and I spake<WH1696> unto you, rising up early<WH7925> and speaking<WH1696>, but ye heard<WH8085> not; and I called<WH7121> you, but ye answered<WH6030> not;


btext:
Therefore will I do<WH6213> unto this house<WH1004>, which is called<WH7121> by my name<WH8034>, wherein ye trust<WH982>, and unto the place<WH4725> which I gave<WH5414> to you and to your fathers<WH1>, as I have done<WH6213> to Shiloh<WH7887>.


btext:
And I will cast you out<WH7993> of my sight<WH6440>, as I have cast out<WH7993> all your brethren<WH251>, even the whole seed<WH2233> of Ephraim<WH669>.


btext:
Therefore pray<WH6419> not thou for this people<WH5971>, neither lift up<WH5375> cry<WH7440> nor prayer<WH8605> for them<WH1157>, neither make intercession<WH6293> to me: for I will not hear<WH8085> thee.


btext:
Seest<WH7200> thou not what they do<WH6213> in the cities<WH5892> of Judah<WH3063> and in the streets<WH2351> of Jerusalem<WH3389>?


btext:
The children<WH1121> gather<WH3950> wood<WH6086>, and the fathers<WH1> kindle<WH1197> the fire<WH784>, and the women<WH802> knead<WH3888> their dough<WH1217>, to make<WH6213> cakes<WH3561> to the queen<WH4446> of heaven<WH8064>, and to pour out<WH5258> drink offerings<WH5262> unto other<WH312> gods<WH430>, that they may provoke me to anger<WH3707>. / queen…: or, frame, or, workmanship of heaven


btext:
Do they provoke me to anger<WH3707>? saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>: do they not provoke themselves to the confusion<WH1322> of their own faces<WH6440>?


btext:
Therefore thus saith<WH559> the Lord<WH136> GOD<WH3069>; Behold, mine anger<WH639> and my fury<WH2534> shall be poured out<WH5413> upon this place<WH4725>, upon man<WH120>, and upon beast<WH929>, and upon the trees<WH6086> of the field<WH7704>, and upon the fruit<WH6529> of the ground<WH127>; and it shall burn<WH1197>, and shall not be quenched<WH3518>.


btext:
Thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068> of hosts<WH6635>, the God<WH430> of Israel<WH3478>; Put<WH5595> your burnt offerings<WH5930> unto your sacrifices<WH2077>, and eat<WH398> flesh<WH1320>.


btext:
For I spake<WH1696> not unto your fathers<WH1>, nor commanded<WH6680> them in the day<WH3117> that I brought them out<WH3318> of the land<WH776> of Egypt<WH4714>, concerning<WH1697> burnt offerings<WH5930> or sacrifices<WH2077>: / concerning: Heb. concerning the matter of


btext:
But this thing<WH1697> commanded<WH6680> I them, saying<WH559>, Obey<WH8085> my voice<WH6963>, and I will be your God<WH430>, and ye shall be my people<WH5971>: and walk<WH1980> ye in all the ways<WH1870> that I have commanded<WH6680> you, that it may be well<WH3190> unto you.


btext:
But they hearkened<WH8085> not, nor inclined<WH5186> their ear<WH241>, but walked<WH3212> in the counsels<WH4156> and in the imagination<WH8307> of their evil<WH7451> heart<WH3820>, and went backward<WH268>, and not forward<WH6440>. / imagination: or, stubbornness / went: Heb. were


btext:
Since the day<WH3117> that your fathers<WH1> came forth out<WH3318> of the land<WH776> of Egypt<WH4714> unto this day<WH3117> I have even sent<WH7971> unto you all my servants<WH5650> the prophets<WH5030>, daily<WH3117> rising up early<WH7925> and sending<WH7971> them:


btext:
Yet they hearkened<WH8085> not unto me, nor inclined<WH5186> their ear<WH241>, but hardened<WH7185> their neck<WH6203>: they did worse<WH7489> than their fathers<WH1>.


btext:
Therefore thou shalt speak<WH1696> all these words<WH1697> unto them; but they will not hearken<WH8085> to thee: thou shalt also call<WH7121> unto them; but they will not answer<WH6030> thee.


btext:
But thou shalt say<WH559> unto them, This is a nation<WH1471> that obeyeth<WH8085> not the voice<WH6963> of the LORD<WH3068> their God<WH430>, nor receiveth<WH3947> correction<WH4148>: truth<WH530> is perished<WH6>, and is cut off<WH3772> from their mouth<WH6310>. / correction: or, instruction


btext:
Cut off<WH1494> thine hair<WH5145>, O Jerusalem, and cast it away<WH7993>, and take up<WH5375> a lamentation<WH7015> on high places<WH8205>; for the LORD<WH3068> hath rejected<WH3988> and forsaken<WH5203> the generation<WH1755> of his wrath<WH5678>.


btext:
For the children<WH1121> of Judah<WH3063> have done<WH6213> evil<WH7451> in my sight<WH5869>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>: they have set<WH7760> their abominations<WH8251> in the house<WH1004> which is called<WH7121> by my name<WH8034>, to pollute<WH2930> it.


btext:
And they have built<WH1129> the high places<WH1116> of Tophet<WH8612>, which is in the valley<WH1516> of the son<WH1121> of Hinnom<WH2011>, to burn<WH8313> their sons<WH1121> and their daughters<WH1323> in the fire<WH784>; which I commanded<WH6680> them not, neither came<WH5927> it into my heart<WH3820>. / came…: Heb. came it upon my heart


btext:
Therefore, behold, the days<WH3117> come<WH935>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>, that it shall no more be called<WH559> Tophet<WH8612>, nor the valley<WH1516> of the son<WH1121> of Hinnom<WH2011>, but the valley<WH1516> of slaughter<WH2028>: for they shall bury<WH6912> in Tophet<WH8612>, till there be no<WH369> place<WH4725>.


btext:
And the carcases<WH5038> of this people<WH5971> shall be meat<WH3978> for the fowls<WH5775> of the heaven<WH8064>, and for the beasts<WH929> of the earth<WH776>; and none shall fray them away<WH2729>.


btext:
Then will I cause to cease<WH7673> from the cities<WH5892> of Judah<WH3063>, and from the streets<WH2351> of Jerusalem<WH3389>, the voice<WH6963> of mirth<WH8342>, and the voice<WH6963> of gladness<WH8057>, the voice<WH6963> of the bridegroom<WH2860>, and the voice<WH6963> of the bride<WH3618>: for the land<WH776> shall be desolate<WH2723>.


btext:
At that time<WH6256>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>, they shall bring out<WH3318> the bones<WH6106> of the kings<WH4428> of Judah<WH3063>, and the bones<WH6106> of his princes<WH8269>, and the bones<WH6106> of the priests<WH3548>, and the bones<WH6106> of the prophets<WH5030>, and the bones<WH6106> of the inhabitants<WH3427> of Jerusalem<WH3389>, out of their graves<WH6913>:


btext:
And they shall spread<WH7849> them before the sun<WH8121>, and the moon<WH3394>, and all the host<WH6635> of heaven<WH8064>, whom they have loved<WH157>, and whom they have served<WH5647>, and after<WH310> whom they have walked<WH1980>, and whom they have sought<WH1875>, and whom they have worshipped<WH7812>: they shall not be gathered<WH622>, nor be buried<WH6912>; they shall be for dung<WH1828> upon the face<WH6440> of the earth<WH127>.


btext:
And death<WH4194> shall be chosen<WH977> rather than life<WH2416> by all the residue<WH7611> of them that remain<WH7604> of this evil<WH7451> family<WH4940>, which remain<WH7604> in all the places<WH4725> whither I have driven<WH5080> them, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068> of hosts<WH6635>.


btext:
Moreover thou shalt say<WH559> unto them, Thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>; Shall they fall<WH5307>, and not arise<WH6965>? shall he turn away<WH7725>, and not return<WH7725>?


btext:
Why then is this people<WH5971> of Jerusalem<WH3389> slidden back<WH7725> by a perpetual<WH5329> backsliding<WH4878>? they hold<WH2388> fast deceit<WH8649>, they refuse<WH3985> to return<WH7725>.


btext:
I hearkened<WH7181> and heard<WH8085>, but they spake not aright<WH1696>: no man<WH376> repented<WH5162> him of<WH5921> his wickedness<WH7451>, saying<WH559>, What have I done<WH6213>? every one turned<WH7725> to his course<WH4794>, as the horse<WH5483> rusheth<WH7857> into the battle<WH4421>.


btext:
Yea, the stork<WH2624> in the heaven<WH8064> knoweth<WH3045> her appointed times<WH4150>; and the turtle<WH8449> and the crane<WH5483> and the swallow<WH5693> observe<WH8104> the time<WH6256> of their coming<WH935>; but my people<WH5971> know<WH3045> not the judgment<WH4941> of the LORD<WH3068>.


btext:
How do ye say<WH559>, We are wise<WH2450>, and the law<WH8451> of the LORD<WH3068> is with us? Lo, certainly<WH403> in vain<WH8267> made<WH6213> he it; the pen<WH5842> of the scribes<WH5608> is in vain<WH8267>. / in vain made…: or, the false pen of the scribes worketh for falsehood


btext:
The wise<WH2450> men are ashamed<WH3001>, they are dismayed<WH2865> and taken<WH3920>: lo, they have rejected<WH3988> the word<WH1697> of the LORD<WH3068>; and what wisdom<WH2451> is in them? / The wise…: or, Have they been ashamed, etc / what…: Heb. the wisdom of what thing


btext:
Therefore will I give<WH5414> their wives<WH802> unto others<WH312>, and their fields<WH7704> to them that shall inherit<WH3423> them: for every one from the least<WH6996> even unto the greatest<WH1419> is given<WH1214> to covetousness<WH1215>, from the prophet<WH5030> even unto the priest<WH3548> every one dealeth<WH6213> falsely<WH8267>.


btext:
For they have healed<WH7495> the hurt<WH7667> of the daughter<WH1323> of my people<WH5971> slightly<WH7043>, saying<WH559>, Peace<WH7965>, peace<WH7965>; when there is no peace<WH7965>.


btext:
Were they ashamed<WH3001> when they had committed<WH6213> abomination<WH8441>? nay, they were not at all<WH954> ashamed<WH954>, neither could<WH3045> they blush<WH3637>: therefore shall they fall<WH5307> among them that fall<WH5307>: in the time<WH6256> of their visitation<WH6486> they shall be cast down<WH3782>, saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>.


btext:
I will surely<WH622> consume<WH5486> them, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>: there shall be no grapes<WH6025> on the vine<WH1612>, nor figs<WH8384> on the fig tree<WH8384>, and the leaf<WH5929> shall fade<WH5034>; and the things that I have given<WH5414> them shall pass away<WH5674> from them. / I will…: or, In gathering I will consume


btext:
Why do we sit still<WH3427>? assemble<WH622> yourselves, and let us enter<WH935> into the defenced<WH4013> cities<WH5892>, and let us be silent<WH1826> there: for the LORD<WH3068> our God<WH430> hath put us to silence<WH1826>, and given us water<WH4325> of gall<WH7219> to drink<WH8248>, because we have sinned<WH2398> against the LORD<WH3068>. / gall: or, poison


btext:
We looked<WH6960> for peace<WH7965>, but no good<WH2896> came; and for a time<WH6256> of health<WH4832>, and behold trouble<WH1205>!


btext:
The snorting<WH5170> of his horses<WH5483> was heard<WH8085> from Dan<WH1835>: the whole land<WH776> trembled<WH7493> at the sound<WH6963> of the neighing<WH4684> of his strong ones<WH47>; for they are come<WH935>, and have devoured<WH398> the land<WH776>, and all<WH4393> that is in it; the city<WH5892>, and those that dwell<WH3427> therein. / all…: Heb. the fulness thereof


btext:
For, behold, I will send<WH7971> serpents<WH5175>, cockatrices<WH6848>, among you, which will not be charmed<WH3908>, and they shall bite<WH5391> you, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>.


btext:
When I would comfort<WH4010> myself against sorrow<WH3015>, my heart<WH3820> is faint<WH1742> in me. / in: Heb. upon


btext:
Behold the voice<WH6963> of the cry<WH7775> of the daughter<WH1323> of my people<WH5971> because of them that dwell in a far<WH4801> country<WH776>: Is not the LORD<WH3068> in Zion<WH6726>? is not her king<WH4428> in her? Why have they provoked me to anger<WH3707> with their graven images<WH6456>, and with strange<WH5236> vanities<WH1892>? / them…: Heb. the country of them that are far off


btext:
The harvest<WH7105> is past<WH5674>, the summer<WH7019> is ended<WH3615>, and we are not saved<WH3467>.


btext:
For the hurt<WH7667> of the daughter<WH1323> of my people<WH5971> am I hurt<WH7665>; I am black<WH6937>; astonishment<WH8047> hath taken hold<WH2388> on me.


btext:
Is there no balm<WH6875> in Gilead<WH1568>; is there no physician<WH7495> there? why then<WH3588> is not the health<WH724> of the daughter<WH1323> of my people<WH5971> recovered<WH5927>? / recovered: Heb. gone up?


btext:
Oh that<WH5414> my head<WH7218> were waters<WH4325>, and mine eyes<WH5869> a fountain<WH4726> of tears<WH1832>, that I might weep<WH1058> day<WH3119> and night<WH3915> for the slain<WH2491> of the daughter<WH1323> of my people<WH5971>! / Oh…: Heb. Who will give my head, etc


btext:
Oh that<WH5414> I had in the wilderness<WH4057> a lodging place<WH4411> of wayfaring men<WH732>; that I might leave<WH5800> my people<WH5971>, and go<WH3212> from them! for they be all adulterers<WH5003>, an assembly<WH6116> of treacherous men<WH898>.


btext:
And they bend<WH1869> their tongues<WH3956> like their bow<WH7198> for lies<WH8267>: but they are not valiant<WH1396> for the truth<WH530> upon the earth<WH776>; for they proceed<WH3318> from evil<WH7451> to evil<WH7451>, and they know<WH3045> not me, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>.


btext:
Take ye heed<WH8104> every one<WH376> of his neighbour<WH7453>, and trust<WH982> ye not in any brother<WH251>: for every brother<WH251> will utterly<WH6117> supplant<WH6117>, and every neighbour<WH7453> will walk<WH1980> with slanders<WH7400>. / neighbour: or, friend


btext:
And they will deceive<WH2048> every one<WH376> his neighbour<WH7453>, and will not speak<WH1696> the truth<WH571>: they have taught<WH3925> their tongue<WH3956> to speak<WH1696> lies<WH8267>, and weary<WH3811> themselves to commit iniquity<WH5753>. / deceive: or, mock


btext:
Thine habitation<WH3427> is in the midst<WH8432> of deceit<WH4820>; through deceit<WH4820> they refuse<WH3985> to know<WH3045> me, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>.


btext:
Therefore thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068> of hosts<WH6635>, Behold, I will melt<WH6884> them, and try<WH974> them; for how shall I do<WH6213> for<WH6440> the daughter<WH1323> of my people<WH5971>?


btext:
Their tongue<WH3956> is as an arrow<WH2671> shot out<WH7819>; it speaketh<WH1696> deceit<WH4820>: one speaketh<WH1696> peaceably<WH7965> to his neighbour<WH7453> with his mouth<WH6310>, but in heart<WH7130> he layeth<WH7760> his wait<WH696>. / in heart: Heb. in the midst of him / his wait: or, wait for him


btext:
Shall I not visit<WH6485> them for these things? saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>: shall not my soul<WH5315> be avenged<WH5358> on such a nation<WH1471> as this?


btext:
For the mountains<WH2022> will I take up<WH5375> a weeping<WH1065> and wailing<WH5092>, and for the habitations<WH4999> of the wilderness<WH4057> a lamentation<WH7015>, because they are burned up<WH3341>, so that none<WH376> can pass<WH5674> through them; neither can men hear<WH8085> the voice<WH6963> of the cattle<WH4735>; both the fowl<WH5775> of the heavens<WH8064> and the beast<WH929> are fled<WH5074>; they are gone<WH1980>. / habitations: or, pastures / burned up: or, desolate / both…: Heb. from the fowl even to, etc


btext:
And I will make<WH5414> Jerusalem<WH3389> heaps<WH1530>, and a den<WH4583> of dragons<WH8577>; and I will make<WH5414> the cities<WH5892> of Judah<WH3063> desolate<WH8077>, without an inhabitant<WH3427>. / desolate: Heb. desolation


btext:
Who is the wise<WH2450> man<WH376>, that may understand<WH995> this? and who is he to whom the mouth<WH6310> of the LORD<WH3068> hath spoken<WH1696>, that he may declare<WH5046> it, for what the land<WH776> perisheth<WH6> and is burned up<WH3341> like a wilderness<WH4057>, that none passeth through<WH5674>?


btext:
And the LORD<WH3068> saith<WH559>, Because they have forsaken<WH5800> my law<WH8451> which I set<WH5414> before<WH6440> them, and have not obeyed<WH8085> my voice<WH6963>, neither walked<WH1980> therein;


btext:
But have walked<WH3212> after<WH310> the imagination<WH8307> of their own heart<WH3820>, and after<WH310> Baalim<WH1168>, which their fathers<WH1> taught<WH3925> them: / imagination: or, stubbornness


btext:
Therefore thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068> of hosts<WH6635>, the God<WH430> of Israel<WH3478>; Behold, I will feed<WH398> them, even this people<WH5971>, with wormwood<WH3939>, and give them water<WH4325> of gall<WH7219> to drink<WH8248>.


btext:
I will scatter<WH6327> them also among the heathen<WH1471>, whom neither they nor their fathers<WH1> have known<WH3045>: and I will send<WH7971> a sword<WH2719> after<WH310> them, till I have consumed<WH3615> them.


btext:
Thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068> of hosts<WH6635>, Consider<WH995> ye, and call<WH7121> for the mourning women<WH6969>, that they may come<WH935>; and send<WH7971> for cunning<WH2450> women, that they may come<WH935>:


btext:
And let them make haste<WH4116>, and take up<WH5375> a wailing<WH5092> for us, that our eyes<WH5869> may run down<WH3381> with tears<WH1832>, and our eyelids<WH6079> gush out<WH5140> with waters<WH4325>.


btext:
For a voice<WH6963> of wailing<WH5092> is heard<WH8085> out of Zion<WH6726>, How are we spoiled<WH7703>! we are greatly<WH3966> confounded<WH954>, because we have forsaken<WH5800> the land<WH776>, because our dwellings<WH4908> have cast us out<WH7993>.


btext:
Yet hear<WH8085> the word<WH1697> of the LORD<WH3068>, O ye women<WH802>, and let your ear<WH241> receive<WH3947> the word<WH1697> of his mouth<WH6310>, and teach<WH3925> your daughters<WH1323> wailing<WH5092>, and every one<WH802> her neighbour<WH7468> lamentation<WH7015>.


btext:
For death<WH4194> is come up<WH5927> into our windows<WH2474>, and is entered<WH935> into our palaces<WH759>, to cut off<WH3772> the children<WH5768> from without<WH2351>, and the young men<WH970> from the streets<WH7339>.


btext:
Speak<WH1696>, Thus saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>, Even the carcases<WH5038> of men<WH120> shall fall<WH5307> as dung<WH1828> upon the open<WH6440> field<WH7704>, and as the handful<WH5995> after<WH310> the harvestman<WH7114>, and none shall gather<WH622> them.


btext:
Thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>, Let not the wise<WH2450> man glory<WH1984> in his wisdom<WH2451>, neither let the mighty<WH1368> man glory<WH1984> in his might<WH1369>, let not the rich<WH6223> man glory<WH1984> in his riches<WH6239>:


btext:
But let him that glorieth<WH1984> glory<WH1984> in this, that he understandeth<WH7919> and knoweth<WH3045> me, that I am the LORD<WH3068> which exercise<WH6213> lovingkindness<WH2617>, judgment<WH4941>, and righteousness<WH6666>, in the earth<WH776>: for in these things I delight<WH2654>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>.


btext:
Behold, the days<WH3117> come<WH935>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>, that I will punish<WH6485> all them which are circumcised<WH4135> with the uncircumcised<WH6190>; / punish: Heb. visit upon


btext:
Egypt<WH4714>, and Judah<WH3063>, and Edom<WH123>, and the children<WH1121> of Ammon<WH5983>, and Moab<WH4124>, and all that are in the utmost<WH7112> corners<WH6285>, that dwell<WH3427> in the wilderness<WH4057>: for all these nations<WH1471> are uncircumcised<WH6189>, and all the house<WH1004> of Israel<WH3478> are uncircumcised<WH6189> in the heart<WH3820>. / in the utmost…: Heb. cut off into corners, or, having the corners of their hair polled


btext:
Hear<WH8085> ye the word<WH1697> which the LORD<WH3068> speaketh<WH1696> unto you, O house<WH1004> of Israel<WH3478>:


btext:
Thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>, Learn<WH3925> not the way<WH1870> of the heathen<WH1471>, and be not dismayed<WH2865> at the signs<WH226> of heaven<WH8064>; for the heathen<WH1471> are dismayed<WH2865> at them<WH1992>.


btext:
For the customs<WH2708> of the people<WH5971> are vain<WH1892>: for one cutteth<WH3772> a tree<WH6086> out of the forest<WH3293>, the work<WH4639> of the hands<WH3027> of the workman<WH2796>, with the axe<WH4621>. / customs…: Heb. statutes, or, ordinances are vanity


btext:
They deck<WH3302> it with silver<WH3701> and with gold<WH2091>; they fasten<WH2388> it with nails<WH4548> and with hammers<WH4717>, that it move<WH6328> not.


btext:
They are upright<WH4749> as the palm tree<WH8560>, but speak<WH1696> not: they must needs<WH5375> be borne<WH5375>, because they cannot go<WH6805>. Be not afraid<WH3372> of them; for they cannot do evil<WH7489>, neither also is it in them to do good<WH3190>.


btext:
Forasmuch as there is none like unto thee, O LORD<WH3068>; thou art great<WH1419>, and thy name<WH8034> is great<WH1419> in might<WH1369>.


btext:
Who would not fear<WH3372> thee, O King<WH4428> of nations<WH1471>? for to thee doth it appertain<WH2969>: forasmuch as among all the wise<WH2450> men of the nations<WH1471>, and in all their kingdoms<WH4438>, there is none like unto thee. / to…: or, it liketh thee


btext:
But they are altogether<WH259> brutish<WH1197> and foolish<WH3688>: the stock<WH6086> is a doctrine<WH4148> of vanities<WH1892>. / altogether: Heb. in one, or, at once


btext:
Silver<WH3701> spread into plates<WH7554> is brought<WH935> from Tarshish<WH8659>, and gold<WH2091> from Uphaz<WH210>, the work<WH4639> of the workman<WH2796>, and of the hands<WH3027> of the founder<WH6884>: blue<WH8504> and purple<WH713> is their clothing<WH3830>: they are all the work<WH4639> of cunning<WH2450> men.


btext:
But the LORD<WH3068> is the true<WH571> God<WH430>, he is the living<WH2416> God<WH430>, and an everlasting<WH5769> king<WH4428>: at his wrath<WH7110> the earth<WH776> shall tremble<WH7493>, and the nations<WH1471> shall not be able to abide<WH3557> his indignation<WH2195>. / true…: Heb. God of truth / everlasting…: Heb. king of eternity


btext:
Thus<WH1836> shall ye say<WH560> unto them, The gods<WH426> that have not<WH3809> made<WH5648> the heavens<WH8065> and the earth<WH778>, even they shall perish<WH7> from the earth<WH772>, and from under<WH8460> these<WH429> heavens<WH8065>.


btext:
He hath made<WH6213> the earth<WH776> by his power<WH3581>, he hath established<WH3559> the world<WH8398> by his wisdom<WH2451>, and hath stretched out<WH5186> the heavens<WH8064> by his discretion<WH8394>.


btext:
When he uttereth<WH5414> his voice<WH6963>, there is a multitude<WH1995> of waters<WH4325> in the heavens<WH8064>, and he causeth the vapours<WH5387> to ascend<WH5927> from the ends<WH7097> of the earth<WH776>; he maketh<WH6213> lightnings<WH1300> with rain<WH4306>, and bringeth forth<WH3318> the wind<WH7307> out of his treasures<WH214>. / multitude: or, noise / with: or, for


btext:
Every man<WH120> is brutish<WH1197> in his knowledge<WH1847>: every founder<WH6884> is confounded<WH3001> by the graven image<WH6459>: for his molten image<WH5262> is falsehood<WH8267>, and there is no breath<WH7307> in them. / brutish in his knowledge: or, more brutish than to know


btext:
They are vanity<WH1892>, and the work<WH4639> of errors<WH8595>: in the time<WH6256> of their visitation<WH6486> they shall perish<WH6>.


btext:
The portion<WH2506> of Jacob<WH3290> is not like them: for he is the former<WH3335> of all things; and Israel<WH3478> is the rod<WH7626> of his inheritance<WH5159>: The LORD<WH3068> of hosts<WH6635> is his name<WH8034>.


btext:
Gather up<WH622> thy wares<WH3666> out of the land<WH776>, O inhabitant<WH3427> of the fortress<WH4692>. / inhabitant: Heb. inhabitress


btext:
For thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>, Behold, I will sling<WH7049> out the inhabitants<WH3427> of the land<WH776> at this once<WH6471>, and will distress<WH6887> them, that they may find<WH4672> it so.


btext:
Woe<WH188> is me for my hurt<WH7667>! my wound<WH4347> is grievous<WH2470>: but I said<WH559>, Truly<WH389> this is a grief<WH2483>, and I must bear<WH5375> it.


btext:
My tabernacle<WH168> is spoiled<WH7703>, and all my cords<WH4340> are broken<WH5423>: my children<WH1121> are gone forth<WH3318> of me, and they are not: there is none to stretch forth<WH5186> my tent<WH168> any more, and to set up<WH6965> my curtains<WH3407>.


btext:
For the pastors<WH7462> are become brutish<WH1197>, and have not sought<WH1875> the LORD<WH3068>: therefore they shall not prosper<WH7919>, and all their flocks<WH4830> shall be scattered<WH6327>.


btext:
Behold, the noise<WH6963> of the bruit<WH8052> is come<WH935>, and a great<WH1419> commotion<WH7494> out of the north<WH6828> country<WH776>, to make<WH7760> the cities<WH5892> of Judah<WH3063> desolate<WH8077>, and a den<WH4583> of dragons<WH8577>.


btext:
O LORD<WH3068>, I know<WH3045> that the way<WH1870> of man<WH120> is not in himself: it is not in man<WH376> that walketh<WH1980> to direct<WH3559> his steps<WH6806>.


btext:
O LORD<WH3068>, correct<WH3256> me, but with judgment<WH4941>; not in thine anger<WH639>, lest thou bring me to nothing<WH4591>. / bring…: Heb. diminish me


btext:
Pour out<WH8210> thy fury<WH2534> upon the heathen<WH1471> that know<WH3045> thee not, and upon the families<WH4940> that call<WH7121> not on thy name<WH8034>: for they have eaten up<WH398> Jacob<WH3290>, and devoured<WH398> him, and consumed<WH3615> him, and have made his habitation<WH5116> desolate<WH8074>.


btext:
Hear<WH8085> ye the words<WH1697> of this covenant<WH1285>, and speak<WH1696> unto the men<WH376> of Judah<WH3063>, and to the inhabitants<WH3427> of Jerusalem<WH3389>;


btext:
And say<WH559> thou unto them, Thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068> God<WH430> of Israel<WH3478>; Cursed<WH779> be the man<WH376> that obeyeth<WH8085> not the words<WH1697> of this covenant<WH1285>,


btext:
Which I commanded<WH6680> your fathers<WH1> in the day<WH3117> that I brought them forth<WH3318> out of the land<WH776> of Egypt<WH4714>, from the iron<WH1270> furnace<WH3564>, saying<WH559>, Obey<WH8085> my voice<WH6963>, and do<WH6213> them, according to all which I command<WH6680> you: so shall ye be my people<WH5971>, and I will be your God<WH430>:


btext:
That I may perform<WH6965> the oath<WH7621> which I have sworn<WH7650> unto your fathers<WH1>, to give<WH5414> them a land<WH776> flowing<WH2100> with milk<WH2461> and honey<WH1706>, as it is this day<WH3117>. Then answered<WH6030> I, and said<WH559>, So be it<WH543>, O LORD<WH3068>. / So…: Heb. Amen


btext:
Then the LORD<WH3068> said<WH559> unto me, Proclaim<WH7121> all these words<WH1697> in the cities<WH5892> of Judah<WH3063>, and in the streets<WH2351> of Jerusalem<WH3389>, saying<WH559>, Hear<WH8085> ye the words<WH1697> of this covenant<WH1285>, and do<WH6213> them.


btext:
For I earnestly<WH5749> protested<WH5749> unto your fathers<WH1> in the day<WH3117> that I brought them up<WH5927> out of the land<WH776> of Egypt<WH4714>, even unto this day<WH3117>, rising early<WH7925> and protesting<WH5749>, saying<WH559>, Obey<WH8085> my voice<WH6963>.


btext:
Yet they obeyed<WH8085> not, nor inclined<WH5186> their ear<WH241>, but walked<WH3212> every one<WH376> in the imagination<WH8307> of their evil<WH7451> heart<WH3820>: therefore I will bring<WH935> upon them all the words<WH1697> of this covenant<WH1285>, which I commanded<WH6680> them to do<WH6213>; but they did<WH6213> them not. / imagination: or, stubbornness


btext:
And the LORD<WH3068> said<WH559> unto me, A conspiracy<WH7195> is found<WH4672> among the men<WH376> of Judah<WH3063>, and among the inhabitants<WH3427> of Jerusalem<WH3389>.


btext:
They are turned back<WH7725> to the iniquities<WH5771> of their forefathers<WH7223><WH1>, which refused<WH3985> to hear<WH8085> my words<WH1697>; and they went<WH1980> after<WH310> other<WH312> gods<WH430> to serve<WH5647> them: the house<WH1004> of Israel<WH3478> and the house<WH1004> of Judah<WH3063> have broken<WH6565> my covenant<WH1285> which I made<WH3772> with their fathers<WH1>.


btext:
Therefore thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>, Behold, I will bring<WH935> evil<WH7451> upon them, which they shall not be able<WH3201> to escape<WH3318>; and though they shall cry<WH2199> unto me, I will not hearken<WH8085> unto them. / to escape: Heb. to go forth of


btext:
Then shall the cities<WH5892> of Judah<WH3063> and inhabitants<WH3427> of Jerusalem<WH3389> go<WH1980>, and cry<WH2199> unto the gods<WH430> unto whom they offer incense<WH6999>: but they shall not save<WH3467> them at all<WH3467> in the time<WH6256> of their trouble<WH7451>. / trouble: Heb. evil


btext:
For according to the number<WH4557> of thy cities<WH5892> were thy gods<WH430>, O Judah<WH3063>; and according to the number<WH4557> of the streets<WH2351> of Jerusalem<WH3389> have ye set up<WH7760> altars<WH4196> to that shameful thing<WH1322>, even altars<WH4196> to burn incense<WH6999> unto Baal<WH1168>. / shameful…: Heb. shame


btext:
Therefore pray<WH6419> not thou for this people<WH5971>, neither lift up<WH5375> a cry<WH7440> or prayer<WH8605> for them: for I will not hear<WH8085> them in the time<WH6256> that they cry<WH7121> unto me for their trouble<WH7451>. / trouble: Heb. evil


btext:
What hath my beloved<WH3039> to do in mine house<WH1004>, seeing she hath wrought<WH6213> lewdness<WH4209> with many<WH7227>, and the holy<WH6944> flesh<WH1320> is passed<WH5674> from thee? when thou doest evil<WH7451>, then thou rejoicest<WH5937>. / What…: Heb. What is to my beloved in my house / when…: or, when thy evil is


btext:
The LORD<WH3068> called<WH7121> thy name<WH8034>, A green<WH7488> olive tree<WH2132>, fair<WH3303>, and of goodly<WH8389> fruit<WH6529>: with the noise<WH6963> of a great<WH1419> tumult<WH1999> he hath kindled<WH3341> fire<WH784> upon it, and the branches<WH1808> of it are broken<WH7489>.


btext:
For the LORD<WH3068> of hosts<WH6635>, that planted<WH5193> thee, hath pronounced<WH1696> evil<WH7451> against thee, for<WH1558> the evil<WH7451> of the house<WH1004> of Israel<WH3478> and of the house<WH1004> of Judah<WH3063>, which they have done<WH6213> against themselves to provoke me to anger<WH3707> in offering incense<WH6999> unto Baal<WH1168>.


btext:
And the LORD<WH3068> hath given me knowledge<WH3045> of it, and I know<WH3045> it: then thou shewedst<WH7200> me their doings<WH4611>.


btext:
But I was like a lamb<WH3532> or an ox<WH441> that is brought<WH2986> to the slaughter<WH2873>; and I knew<WH3045> not that they had devised<WH2803> devices<WH4284> against me, saying, Let us destroy<WH7843> the tree<WH6086> with the fruit<WH3899> thereof, and let us cut him off<WH3772> from the land<WH776> of the living<WH2416>, that his name<WH8034> may be no more remembered<WH2142>. / the tree…: Heb. the stalk with his bread


btext:
But, O LORD<WH3068> of hosts<WH6635>, that judgest<WH8199> righteously<WH6664>, that triest<WH974> the reins<WH3629> and the heart<WH3820>, let me see<WH7200> thy vengeance<WH5360> on them: for unto thee have I revealed<WH1540> my cause<WH7379>.


btext:
Therefore thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068> of the men<WH582> of Anathoth<WH6068>, that seek<WH1245> thy life<WH5315>, saying<WH559>, Prophesy<WH5012> not in the name<WH8034> of the LORD<WH3068>, that thou die<WH4191> not by our hand<WH3027>:


btext:
Therefore thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068> of hosts<WH6635>, Behold, I will punish<WH6485> them: the young men<WH970> shall die<WH4191> by the sword<WH2719>; their sons<WH1121> and their daughters<WH1323> shall die<WH4191> by famine<WH7458>: / punish: Heb. visit upon


btext:
And there shall be no remnant<WH7611> of them: for I will bring<WH935> evil<WH7451> upon the men<WH582> of Anathoth<WH6068>, even the year<WH8141> of their visitation<WH6486>.


btext:
Righteous<WH6662> art thou, O LORD<WH3068>, when I plead<WH7378> with thee: yet let me talk<WH1696> with thee of thy judgments<WH4941>: Wherefore doth the way<WH1870> of the wicked<WH7563> prosper<WH6743>? wherefore are all they happy<WH7951> that deal very<WH899> treacherously<WH898>? / talk…: or, reason the case with thee


btext:
Thou hast planted<WH5193> them, yea, they have taken root<WH8327>: they grow<WH3212>, yea, they bring forth<WH6213> fruit<WH6529>: thou art near<WH7138> in their mouth<WH6310>, and far from<WH7350> their reins<WH3629>. / they grow: Heb. they go on


btext:
But thou, O LORD<WH3068>, knowest<WH3045> me: thou hast seen<WH7200> me, and tried<WH974> mine heart<WH3820> toward thee: pull them out<WH5423> like sheep<WH6629> for the slaughter<WH2878>, and prepare<WH6942> them for the day<WH3117> of slaughter<WH2028>. / toward…: Heb. with thee


btext:
How long shall the land<WH776> mourn<WH56>, and the herbs<WH6212> of every field<WH7704> wither<WH3001>, for the wickedness<WH7451> of them that dwell<WH3427> therein? the beasts<WH929> are consumed<WH5595>, and the birds<WH5775>; because they said<WH559>, He shall not see<WH7200> our last end<WH319>.


btext:
If thou hast run<WH7323> with the footmen<WH7273>, and they have wearied<WH3811> thee, then how canst thou contend<WH8474> with horses<WH5483>? and if in the land<WH776> of peace<WH7965>, wherein thou trustedst<WH982>, they wearied thee, then how wilt thou do<WH6213> in the swelling<WH1347> of Jordan<WH3383>?


btext:
For even thy brethren<WH251>, and the house<WH1004> of thy father<WH1>, even they have dealt treacherously<WH898> with thee; yea, they have called<WH7121> a multitude<WH4392> after<WH310> thee: believe<WH539> them not, though they speak<WH1696> fair words<WH2896> unto thee. / they have called…: or, they cried after thee fully / fair…: Heb. good things


btext:
I have forsaken<WH5800> mine house<WH1004>, I have left<WH5203> mine heritage<WH5159>; I have given<WH5414> the dearly beloved<WH3033> of my soul<WH5315> into the hand<WH3709> of her enemies<WH341>. / the dearly…: Heb. the love


btext:
Mine heritage<WH5159> is unto me as a lion<WH738> in the forest<WH3293>; it crieth out<WH5414><WH6963> against me: therefore have I hated<WH8130> it. / crieth…: or, yelleth: Heb. giveth out his voice


btext:
Mine heritage<WH5159> is unto me as a speckled<WH6641> bird<WH5861>, the birds<WH5861> round about<WH5439> are against her; come<WH3212> ye, assemble<WH622> all the beasts<WH2416> of the field<WH7704>, come<WH857> to devour<WH402>. / speckled: or, taloned / come to: or, cause them to come to


btext:
Many<WH7227> pastors<WH7462> have destroyed<WH7843> my vineyard<WH3754>, they have trodden<WH947> my portion<WH2513> under foot<WH947>, they have made<WH5414> my pleasant<WH2532> portion<WH2513> a desolate<WH8077> wilderness<WH4057>. / pleasant…: Heb. portion of desire


btext:
They have made<WH7760> it desolate<WH8076>, and being desolate<WH8077> it mourneth<WH56> unto me; the whole land<WH776> is made desolate<WH8074>, because no man<WH376> layeth<WH7760> it to heart<WH3820>.


btext:
The spoilers<WH7703> are come<WH935> upon all high places<WH8205> through the wilderness<WH4057>: for the sword<WH2719> of the LORD<WH3068> shall devour<WH398> from the one end<WH7097> of the land<WH776> even to the other end<WH7097> of the land<WH776>: no flesh<WH1320> shall have peace<WH7965>.


btext:
They have sown<WH2232> wheat<WH2406>, but shall reap<WH7114> thorns<WH6975>: they have put themselves to pain<WH2470>, but shall not profit<WH3276>: and they shall be ashamed<WH954> of your revenues<WH8393> because of the fierce<WH2740> anger<WH639> of the LORD<WH3068>. / they shall: or, ye shall


btext:
Thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068> against all mine evil<WH7451> neighbours<WH7934>, that touch<WH5060> the inheritance<WH5159> which I have caused my people<WH5971> Israel<WH3478> to inherit<WH5157>; Behold, I will pluck them out<WH5428> of their land<WH127>, and pluck out<WH5428> the house<WH1004> of Judah<WH3063> from among<WH8432> them.


btext:
And it shall come to pass, after<WH310> that I have plucked them out<WH5428> I will return<WH7725>, and have compassion<WH7355> on them, and will bring them again<WH7725>, every man<WH376> to his heritage<WH5159>, and every man<WH376> to his land<WH776>.


btext:
And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently<WH3925> learn<WH3925> the ways<WH1870> of my people<WH5971>, to swear<WH7650> by my name<WH8034>, The LORD<WH3068> liveth<WH2416>; as they taught<WH3925> my people<WH5971> to swear<WH7650> by Baal<WH1168>; then shall they be built<WH1129> in the midst<WH8432> of my people<WH5971>.


btext:
But if they will not obey<WH8085>, I will utterly<WH5428> pluck up<WH5428> and destroy<WH6> that nation<WH1471>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>.


btext:
Thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068> unto me, Go<WH1980> and get<WH7069> thee a linen<WH6593> girdle<WH232>, and put<WH7760> it upon thy loins<WH4975>, and put<WH935> it not in water<WH4325>.


btext:
So I got<WH7069> a girdle<WH232> according to the word<WH1697> of the LORD<WH3068>, and put<WH7760> it on my loins<WH4975>.


btext:
Take<WH3947> the girdle<WH232> that thou hast got<WH7069>, which is upon thy loins<WH4975>, and arise<WH6965>, go<WH3212> to Euphrates<WH6578>, and hide<WH2934> it there in a hole<WH5357> of the rock<WH5553>.


btext:
So I went<WH3212>, and hid<WH2934> it by Euphrates<WH6578>, as the LORD<WH3068> commanded<WH6680> me.


btext:
And it came to pass after<WH7093> many<WH7227> days<WH3117>, that the LORD<WH3068> said<WH559> unto me, Arise<WH6965>, go<WH3212> to Euphrates<WH6578>, and take<WH3947> the girdle<WH232> from thence, which I commanded<WH6680> thee to hide<WH2934> there.


btext:
Then I went<WH3212> to Euphrates<WH6578>, and digged<WH2658>, and took<WH3947> the girdle<WH232> from the place<WH4725> where I had hid<WH2934> it: and, behold, the girdle<WH232> was marred<WH7843>, it was profitable<WH6743> for nothing.


btext:
Thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>, After this manner will I mar<WH7843> the pride<WH1347> of Judah<WH3063>, and the great<WH7227> pride<WH1347> of Jerusalem<WH3389>.


btext:
This evil<WH7451> people<WH5971>, which refuse<WH3987> to hear<WH8085> my words<WH1697>, which walk<WH1980> in the imagination<WH8307> of their heart<WH3820>, and walk<WH3212> after<WH310> other<WH312> gods<WH430>, to serve<WH5647> them, and to worship<WH7812> them, shall even be as this girdle<WH232>, which is good<WH6743> for nothing. / imagination: or, stubbornness


btext:
For as the girdle<WH232> cleaveth<WH1692> to the loins<WH4975> of a man<WH376>, so have I caused to cleave<WH1692> unto me the whole house<WH1004> of Israel<WH3478> and the whole house<WH1004> of Judah<WH3063>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>; that they might be unto me for a people<WH5971>, and for a name<WH8034>, and for a praise<WH8416>, and for a glory<WH8597>: but they would not hear<WH8085>.


btext:
Therefore thou shalt speak<WH559> unto them this word<WH1697>; Thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068> God<WH430> of Israel<WH3478>, Every bottle<WH5035> shall be filled<WH4390> with wine<WH3196>: and they shall say<WH559> unto thee, Do we not certainly<WH3045> know<WH3045> that every bottle<WH5035> shall be filled<WH4390> with wine<WH3196>?


btext:
Then shalt thou say<WH559> unto them, Thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>, Behold, I will fill<WH4390> all the inhabitants<WH3427> of this land<WH776>, even the kings<WH4428> that sit<WH3427> upon David's<WH1732> throne<WH3678>, and the priests<WH3548>, and the prophets<WH5030>, and all the inhabitants<WH3427> of Jerusalem<WH3389>, with drunkenness<WH7943>.


btext:
And I will dash<WH5310> them one<WH376> against another<WH251>, even the fathers<WH1> and the sons<WH1121> together<WH3162>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>: I will not pity<WH2550>, nor spare<WH2347>, nor have mercy<WH7355>, but destroy<WH7843> them. / one…: Heb. a man against his brother / but…: Heb. from destroying them


btext:
Hear<WH8085> ye, and give ear<WH238>; be not proud<WH1361>: for the LORD<WH3068> hath spoken<WH1696>.


btext:
Give<WH5414> glory<WH3519> to the LORD<WH3068> your God<WH430>, before he cause darkness<WH2821>, and before your feet<WH7272> stumble<WH5062> upon the dark<WH5399> mountains<WH2022>, and, while ye look<WH6960> for light<WH216>, he turn<WH7760> it into the shadow of death<WH6757>, and make<WH7896><WH7896> it gross darkness<WH6205>.


btext:
But if ye will not hear<WH8085> it, my soul<WH5315> shall weep<WH1058> in secret places<WH4565> for<WH6440> your pride<WH1466>; and mine eye<WH5869> shall weep<WH1830> sore<WH1830>, and run down<WH3381> with tears<WH1832>, because the LORD'S<WH3068> flock<WH5739> is carried away captive<WH7617>.


btext:
Say<WH559> unto the king<WH4428> and to the queen<WH1377>, Humble<WH8213> yourselves, sit down<WH3427>: for your principalities<WH4761> shall come down<WH3381>, even the crown<WH5850> of your glory<WH8597>. / principalities: or, head tires


btext:
The cities<WH5892> of the south<WH5045> shall be shut up<WH5462>, and none shall open<WH6605> them: Judah<WH3063> shall be carried away captive<WH1540> all of it, it shall be wholly<WH7965> carried away captive<WH1540>.


btext:
Lift up<WH5375> your eyes<WH5869>, and behold<WH7200> them that come<WH935> from the north<WH6828>: where is the flock<WH5739> that was given<WH5414> thee, thy beautiful<WH8597> flock<WH6629>?


btext:
What wilt thou say<WH559> when he shall punish<WH6485> thee? for thou hast taught<WH3925> them to be captains<WH441>, and as chief<WH7218> over thee: shall not sorrows<WH2256> take<WH270> thee, as a woman<WH802> in travail<WH3205>? / punish: Heb visit upon


btext:
And if thou say<WH559> in thine heart<WH3824>, Wherefore come<WH7122> these things upon me? For the greatness<WH7230> of thine iniquity<WH5771> are thy skirts<WH7757> discovered<WH1540>, and thy heels<WH6119> made bare<WH2554>. / made…: or, shall be violently taken away


btext:
Can the Ethiopian<WH3569> change<WH2015> his skin<WH5785>, or the leopard<WH5246> his spots<WH2272>? then may<WH3201> ye also do good<WH3190>, that are accustomed<WH3928> to do evil<WH7489>. / accustomed: Heb. taught


btext:
Therefore will I scatter<WH6327> them as the stubble<WH7179> that passeth away<WH5674> by the wind<WH7307> of the wilderness<WH4057>.


btext:
This is thy lot<WH1486>, the portion<WH4490> of thy measures<WH4055> from me, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>; because thou hast forgotten<WH7911> me, and trusted<WH982> in falsehood<WH8267>.


btext:
Therefore will I discover<WH2834> thy skirts<WH7757> upon thy face<WH6440>, that thy shame<WH7036> may appear<WH7200>.


btext:
I have seen<WH7200> thine adulteries<WH5004>, and thy neighings<WH4684>, the lewdness<WH2154> of thy whoredom<WH2184>, and thine abominations<WH8251> on the hills<WH1389> in the fields<WH7704>. Woe<WH188> unto thee, O Jerusalem<WH3389>! wilt thou not be made clean<WH2891>? when shall it once<WH5750><WH310> be? / when…: Heb. after when yet?


btext:
The word<WH1697> of the LORD<WH3068> that came to Jeremiah<WH3414> concerning<WH1697> the dearth<WH1226>. / the dearth: Heb. the words of the dearths, or, restraints


btext:
Judah<WH3063> mourneth<WH56>, and the gates<WH8179> thereof languish<WH535>; they are black<WH6937> unto the ground<WH776>; and the cry<WH6682> of Jerusalem<WH3389> is gone up<WH5927>.


btext:
And their nobles<WH117> have sent<WH7971> their little ones<WH6810> to the waters<WH4325>: they came<WH935> to the pits<WH1356><WH1360>, and found<WH4672> no water<WH4325>; they returned<WH7725> with their vessels<WH3627> empty<WH7387>; they were ashamed<WH954> and confounded<WH3637>, and covered<WH2645> their heads<WH7218>.


btext:
Because the ground<WH127> is chapt<WH2865>, for there was no rain<WH1653> in the earth<WH776>, the plowmen<WH406> were ashamed<WH954>, they covered<WH2645> their heads<WH7218>.


btext:
Yea, the hind<WH365> also calved<WH3205> in the field<WH7704>, and forsook<WH5800> it, because there was no grass<WH1877>.


btext:
And the wild asses<WH6501> did stand<WH5975> in the high places<WH8205>, they snuffed up<WH7602> the wind<WH7307> like dragons<WH8577>; their eyes<WH5869> did fail<WH3615>, because there was no grass<WH6212>.


btext:
O LORD<WH3068>, though our iniquities<WH5771> testify<WH6030> against us, do<WH6213> thou it for thy name's<WH8034> sake: for our backslidings<WH4878> are many<WH7231>; we have sinned<WH2398> against thee.


btext:
O the hope<WH4723> of Israel<WH3478>, the saviour<WH3467> thereof in time<WH6256> of trouble<WH6869>, why shouldest thou be as a stranger<WH1616> in the land<WH776>, and as a wayfaring man<WH732> that turneth aside<WH5186> to tarry for a night<WH3885>?


btext:
Why shouldest thou be as a man<WH376> astonied<WH1724>, as a mighty man<WH1368> that cannot<WH3201> save<WH3467>? yet thou, O LORD<WH3068>, art in the midst<WH7130> of us, and we are called<WH7121> by thy name<WH8034>; leave<WH3240> us not. / we…: Heb. thy name is called upon us


btext:
Thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068> unto this people<WH5971>, Thus have they loved<WH157> to wander<WH5128>, they have not refrained<WH2820> their feet<WH7272>, therefore the LORD<WH3068> doth not accept<WH7521> them; he will now remember<WH2142> their iniquity<WH5771>, and visit<WH6485> their sins<WH2403>.


btext:
Then said<WH559> the LORD<WH3068> unto me, Pray<WH6419> not for this people<WH5971> for their good<WH2896>.


btext:
When they fast<WH6684>, I will not hear<WH8085> their cry<WH7440>; and when they offer<WH5927> burnt offering<WH5930> and an oblation<WH4503>, I will not accept<WH7521> them: but I will consume<WH3615> them by the sword<WH2719>, and by the famine<WH7458>, and by the pestilence<WH1698>.


btext:
Then said<WH559> I, Ah<WH162>, Lord<WH136> GOD<WH3069>! behold, the prophets<WH5030> say<WH559> unto them, Ye shall not see<WH7200> the sword<WH2719>, neither shall ye have famine<WH7458>; but I will give<WH5414> you assured<WH571> peace<WH7965> in this place<WH4725>. / assured…: Heb. peace of truth


btext:
Then the LORD<WH3068> said<WH559> unto me, The prophets<WH5030> prophesy<WH5012> lies<WH8267> in my name<WH8034>: I sent<WH7971> them not, neither have I commanded<WH6680> them, neither spake<WH1696> unto them: they prophesy<WH5012> unto you a false<WH8267> vision<WH2377> and divination<WH7081>, and a thing of nought<WH457><WH434>, and the deceit<WH8649> of their heart<WH3820>.


btext:
Therefore thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068> concerning the prophets<WH5030> that prophesy<WH5012> in my name<WH8034>, and I sent<WH7971> them not, yet they say<WH559>, Sword<WH2719> and famine<WH7458> shall not be in this land<WH776>; By sword<WH2719> and famine<WH7458> shall those prophets<WH5030> be consumed<WH8552>.


btext:
And the people<WH5971> to whom they prophesy<WH5012> shall be cast out<WH7993> in the streets<WH2351> of Jerusalem<WH3389> because<WH6440> of the famine<WH7458> and the sword<WH2719>; and they shall have none to bury<WH6912> them<WH1992>, them, their wives<WH802>, nor their sons<WH1121>, nor their daughters<WH1323>: for I will pour<WH8210> their wickedness<WH7451> upon them.


btext:
Therefore thou shalt say<WH559> this word<WH1697> unto them; Let mine eyes<WH5869> run down<WH3381> with tears<WH1832> night<WH3915> and day<WH3119>, and let them not cease<WH1820>: for the virgin<WH1330> daughter<WH1323> of my people<WH5971> is broken<WH7665> with a great<WH1419> breach<WH7667>, with a very<WH3966> grievous<WH2470> blow<WH4347>.


btext:
If I go forth<WH3318> into the field<WH7704>, then behold the slain<WH2491> with the sword<WH2719>! and if I enter<WH935> into the city<WH5892>, then behold them that are sick<WH8463> with famine<WH7458>! yea, both the prophet<WH5030> and the priest<WH3548> go about<WH5503> into a land<WH776> that they know<WH3045> not. / go about…: or, make merchandise against a land, and men acknowledge it not


btext:
Hast thou utterly<WH3988> rejected<WH3988> Judah<WH3063>? hath thy soul<WH5315> lothed<WH1602> Zion<WH6726>? why hast thou smitten<WH5221> us, and there is no healing<WH4832> for us? we looked<WH6960> for peace<WH7965>, and there is no good<WH2896>; and for the time<WH6256> of healing<WH4832>, and behold trouble<WH1205>!


btext:
We acknowledge<WH3045>, O LORD<WH3068>, our wickedness<WH7562>, and the iniquity<WH5771> of our fathers<WH1>: for we have sinned<WH2398> against thee.


btext:
Do not abhor<WH5006> us, for thy name's<WH8034> sake, do not disgrace<WH5034> the throne<WH3678> of thy glory<WH3519>: remember<WH2142>, break<WH6565> not thy covenant<WH1285> with us.


btext:
Are there<WH3426> any among the vanities<WH1892> of the Gentiles<WH1471> that can cause rain<WH1652>? or can the heavens<WH8064> give<WH5414> showers<WH7241>? art not thou he, O LORD<WH3068> our God<WH430>? therefore we will wait<WH6960> upon thee: for thou hast made<WH6213> all these things.


btext:
Then said<WH559> the LORD<WH3068> unto me, Though Moses<WH4872> and Samuel<WH8050> stood<WH5975> before<WH6440> me, yet my mind<WH5315> could not be toward this people<WH5971>: cast them out<WH7971> of my sight<WH6440>, and let them go forth<WH3318>.


btext:
And it shall come to pass, if they say<WH559> unto thee, Whither shall we go forth<WH3318>? then thou shalt tell<WH559> them, Thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>; Such as are for death<WH4194>, to death<WH4194>; and such as are for the sword<WH2719>, to the sword<WH2719>; and such as are for the famine<WH7458>, to the famine<WH7458>; and such as are for the captivity<WH7628>, to the captivity<WH7628>.


btext:
And I will appoint<WH6485> over them four<WH702> kinds<WH4940>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>: the sword<WH2719> to slay<WH2026>, and the dogs<WH3611> to tear<WH5498>, and the fowls<WH5775> of the heaven<WH8064>, and the beasts<WH929> of the earth<WH776>, to devour<WH398> and destroy<WH7843>. / kinds: Heb. families


btext:
And I will cause<WH5414> them to be removed<WH2189><WH2113> into all kingdoms<WH4467> of the earth<WH776>, because<WH1558> of Manasseh<WH4519> the son<WH1121> of Hezekiah<WH3169> king<WH4428> of Judah<WH3063>, for that which he did<WH6213> in Jerusalem<WH3389>. / cause…: Heb. give them for a removing


btext:
For who shall have pity<WH2550> upon thee, O Jerusalem<WH3389>? or who shall bemoan<WH5110> thee? or who shall go aside<WH5493> to ask<WH7592> how thou doest<WH7965>? / how…: Heb. of thy peace?


btext:
Thou hast forsaken<WH5203> me, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>, thou art gone<WH3212> backward<WH268>: therefore will I stretch out<WH5186> my hand<WH3027> against thee, and destroy<WH7843> thee; I am weary<WH3811> with repenting<WH5162>.


btext:
And I will fan<WH2219> them with a fan<WH4214> in the gates<WH8179> of the land<WH776>; I will bereave<WH7921> them of children, I will destroy<WH6> my people<WH5971>, since they return<WH7725> not from their ways<WH1870>. / children: or, whatsoever is dear


btext:
Their widows<WH490> are increased<WH6105> to me above the sand<WH2344> of the seas<WH3220>: I have brought<WH935> upon them against the mother<WH517> of the young men<WH970> a spoiler<WH7703> at noonday<WH6672>: I have caused him to fall<WH5307> upon it suddenly<WH6597>, and terrors<WH928> upon the city<WH5892>. / the mother…: or, the mother city a young man spoiling, etc, or, the mother and the young men


btext:
She that hath borne<WH3205> seven<WH7651> languisheth<WH535>: she hath given up<WH5301> the ghost<WH5315>; her sun<WH8121> is gone<WH935> down while it was yet day<WH3119><WH3117>: she hath been ashamed<WH954> and confounded<WH2659>: and the residue<WH7611> of them will I deliver<WH5414> to the sword<WH2719> before<WH6440> their enemies<WH341>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>.


btext:
Woe<WH188> is me, my mother<WH517>, that thou hast borne<WH3205> me a man<WH376> of strife<WH7379> and a man<WH376> of contention<WH4066> to the whole earth<WH776>! I have neither lent on usury<WH5383>, nor men have lent to me on usury<WH5383>; yet every one of them doth curse<WH7043> me.


btext:
The LORD<WH3068> said<WH559>, Verily<WH3808><WH518> it shall be well<WH2896> with thy remnant<WH8281><WH8293>; verily<WH518> I will cause the enemy<WH341> to entreat<WH6293> thee well in the time<WH6256> of evil<WH7451> and in the time<WH6256> of affliction<WH6869>. / cause…: or, intreat the enemy for thee


btext:
Thy substance<WH2428> and thy treasures<WH214> will I give<WH5414> to the spoil<WH957> without price<WH4242>, and that for all thy sins<WH2403>, even in all thy borders<WH1366>.


btext:
And I will make thee to pass<WH5674> with thine enemies<WH341> into a land<WH776> which thou knowest<WH3045> not: for a fire<WH784> is kindled<WH6919> in mine anger<WH639>, which shall burn<WH3344> upon you.


btext:
O LORD<WH3068>, thou knowest<WH3045>: remember<WH2142> me, and visit<WH6485> me, and revenge<WH5358> me of my persecutors<WH7291>; take me not away<WH3947> in thy longsuffering<WH639><WH750>: know<WH3045> that for thy sake I have suffered<WH5375> rebuke<WH2781>.


btext:
Thy words<WH1697> were found<WH4672>, and I did eat<WH398> them; and thy word<WH1697> was unto me the joy<WH8342> and rejoicing<WH8057> of mine heart<WH3824>: for I am called<WH7121> by thy name<WH8034>, O LORD<WH3068> God<WH430> of hosts<WH6635>. / I am…: Heb. thy name is called upon me


btext:
I sat<WH3427> not in the assembly<WH5475> of the mockers<WH7832>, nor rejoiced<WH5937>; I sat<WH3427> alone<WH910> because<WH6440> of thy hand<WH3027>: for thou hast filled<WH4390> me with indignation<WH2195>.


btext:
Why is my pain<WH3511> perpetual<WH5331>, and my wound<WH4347> incurable<WH605>, which refuseth<WH3985> to be healed<WH7495>? wilt thou be altogether unto me as a liar<WH391>, and as waters<WH4325> that fail<WH539>? / fail: Heb. be not sure?


btext:
Therefore thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>, If thou return<WH7725>, then will I bring thee again<WH7725>, and thou shalt stand<WH5975> before<WH6440> me: and if thou take forth<WH3318> the precious<WH3368> from the vile<WH2151>, thou shalt be as my mouth<WH6310>: let them return<WH7725> unto thee; but return<WH7725> not thou unto them.


btext:
And I will make<WH5414> thee unto this people<WH5971> a fenced<WH1219> brasen<WH5178> wall<WH2346>: and they shall fight<WH3898> against thee, but they shall not prevail<WH3201> against thee: for I am with thee to save<WH3467> thee and to deliver<WH5337> thee, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>.


btext:
And I will deliver<WH5337> thee out of the hand<WH3027> of the wicked<WH7451>, and I will redeem<WH6299> thee out of the hand<WH3709> of the terrible<WH6184>.


btext:
Thou shalt not take<WH3947> thee a wife<WH802>, neither shalt thou have sons<WH1121> or daughters<WH1323> in this place<WH4725>.


btext:
For thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068> concerning the sons<WH1121> and concerning the daughters<WH1323> that are born<WH3205> in this place<WH4725>, and concerning their mothers<WH517> that bare<WH3205> them, and concerning their fathers<WH1> that begat<WH3209> them in this land<WH776>;


btext:
They shall die<WH4191> of grievous<WH8463> deaths<WH4463>; they shall not be lamented<WH5594>; neither shall they be buried<WH6912>; but they shall be as dung<WH1828> upon the face<WH6440> of the earth<WH127>: and they shall be consumed<WH3615> by the sword<WH2719>, and by famine<WH7458>; and their carcases<WH5038> shall be meat<WH3978> for the fowls<WH5775> of heaven<WH8064>, and for the beasts<WH929> of the earth<WH776>.


btext:
For thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>, Enter<WH935> not into the house<WH1004> of mourning<WH4798>, neither go<WH3212> to lament<WH5594> nor bemoan<WH5110> them: for I have taken away<WH622> my peace<WH7965> from this people<WH5971>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>, even lovingkindness<WH2617> and mercies<WH7356>. / mourning: or, mourning feast


btext:
Both the great<WH1419> and the small<WH6996> shall die<WH4191> in this land<WH776>: they shall not be buried<WH6912>, neither shall men lament<WH5594> for them, nor cut<WH1413> themselves, nor make themselves bald<WH7139> for them:


btext:
Neither shall men tear<WH6536> themselves for them in mourning<WH60>, to comfort<WH5162> them for the dead<WH4191>; neither shall men give them the cup<WH3563> of consolation<WH8575> to drink<WH8248> for their father<WH1> or for their mother<WH517>. / tear…: or, break bread for them


btext:
Thou shalt not also go<WH935> into the house<WH1004> of feasting<WH4960>, to sit<WH3427> with them to eat<WH398> and to drink<WH8354>.


btext:
For thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068> of hosts<WH6635>, the God<WH430> of Israel<WH3478>; Behold, I will cause to cease<WH7673> out of this place<WH4725> in your eyes<WH5869>, and in your days<WH3117>, the voice<WH6963> of mirth<WH8342>, and the voice<WH6963> of gladness<WH8057>, the voice<WH6963> of the bridegroom<WH2860>, and the voice<WH6963> of the bride<WH3618>.


btext:
And it shall come to pass, when thou shalt shew<WH5046> this people<WH5971> all these words<WH1697>, and they shall say<WH559> unto thee, Wherefore hath the LORD<WH3068> pronounced<WH1696> all this great<WH1419> evil<WH7451> against us? or what is our iniquity<WH5771>? or what is our sin<WH2403> that we have committed<WH2398> against the LORD<WH3068> our God<WH430>?


btext:
Then shalt thou say<WH559> unto them, Because your fathers<WH1> have forsaken<WH5800> me, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>, and have walked<WH3212> after<WH310> other<WH312> gods<WH430>, and have served<WH5647> them, and have worshipped<WH7812> them, and have forsaken<WH5800> me, and have not kept<WH8104> my law<WH8451>;


btext:
And ye have done<WH6213> worse<WH7489> than your fathers<WH1>; for, behold<WH2009>, ye walk<WH1980> every one<WH376> after<WH310> the imagination<WH8307> of his evil<WH7451> heart<WH3820>, that they may not hearken<WH8085> unto me: / imagination: or, stubbornness


btext:
Therefore will I cast<WH2904> you out of this land<WH776> into a land<WH776> that ye know<WH3045> not, neither ye nor your fathers<WH1>; and there shall ye serve<WH5647> other<WH312> gods<WH430> day<WH3119> and night<WH3915>; where I will not shew<WH5414> you favour<WH2594>.


btext:
Therefore, behold, the days<WH3117> come<WH935>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>, that it shall no more be said<WH559>, The LORD<WH3068> liveth<WH2416>, that brought up<WH5927> the children<WH1121> of Israel<WH3478> out of the land<WH776> of Egypt<WH4714>;


btext:
But, The LORD<WH3068> liveth<WH2416>, that brought up<WH5927> the children<WH1121> of Israel<WH3478> from the land<WH776> of the north<WH6828>, and from all the lands<WH776> whither he had driven<WH5080> them: and I will bring them again<WH7725> into their land<WH127> that I gave<WH5414> unto their fathers<WH1>.


btext:
Behold, I will send<WH7971> for many<WH7227> fishers<WH1771><WH1728>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>, and they shall fish<WH1770> them; and after<WH310> will I send<WH7971> for many<WH7227> hunters<WH6719>, and they shall hunt<WH6679> them from every mountain<WH2022>, and from every hill<WH1389>, and out of the holes<WH5357> of the rocks<WH5553>.


btext:
For mine eyes<WH5869> are upon all their ways<WH1870>: they are not hid<WH5641> from my face<WH6440>, neither is their iniquity<WH5771> hid<WH6845> from<WH5048> mine eyes<WH5869>.


btext:
And first<WH7223> I will recompense<WH7999> their iniquity<WH5771> and their sin<WH2403> double<WH4932>; because they have defiled<WH2490> my land<WH776>, they have filled<WH4390> mine inheritance<WH5159> with the carcases<WH5038> of their detestable<WH8251> and abominable things<WH8441>.


btext:
O LORD<WH3068>, my strength<WH5797>, and my fortress<WH4581>, and my refuge<WH4498> in the day<WH3117> of affliction<WH6869>, the Gentiles<WH1471> shall come<WH935> unto thee from the ends<WH657> of the earth<WH776>, and shall say<WH559>, Surely our fathers<WH1> have inherited<WH5157> lies<WH8267>, vanity<WH1892>, and things wherein there is no profit<WH3276>.


btext:
Therefore, behold, I will this once<WH6471> cause them to know<WH3045>, I will cause them to know<WH3045> mine hand<WH3027> and my might<WH1369>; and they shall know<WH3045> that my name<WH8034> is The LORD<WH3068>. / The LORD: or, JEHOVAH


btext:
The sin<WH2403> of Judah<WH3063> is written<WH3789> with a pen<WH5842> of iron<WH1270>, and with the point<WH6856> of a diamond<WH8068>: it is graven<WH2790> upon the table<WH3871> of their heart<WH3820>, and upon the horns<WH7161> of your altars<WH4196>; / point: Heb. nail


btext:
Whilst their children<WH1121> remember<WH2142> their altars<WH4196> and their groves<WH842> by the green<WH7488> trees<WH6086> upon the high<WH1364> hills<WH1389>.


btext:
O my mountain<WH2042> in the field<WH7704>, I will give<WH5414> thy substance<WH2428> and all thy treasures<WH214> to the spoil<WH957>, and thy high places<WH1116> for sin<WH2403>, throughout all thy borders<WH1366>.


btext:
And thou, even thyself, shalt discontinue<WH8058> from thine heritage<WH5159> that I gave<WH5414> thee; and I will cause thee to serve<WH5647> thine enemies<WH341> in the land<WH776> which thou knowest<WH3045> not: for ye have kindled<WH6919> a fire<WH784> in mine anger<WH639>, which shall burn<WH3344> for<WH5704> ever<WH5769>. / thyself: Heb. in thyself


btext:
Thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>; Cursed<WH779> be the man<WH1397> that trusteth<WH982> in man<WH120>, and maketh<WH7760> flesh<WH1320> his arm<WH2220>, and whose heart<WH3820> departeth<WH5493> from the LORD<WH3068>.


btext:
For he shall be like the heath<WH6199> in the desert<WH6160>, and shall not see<WH7200> when good<WH2896> cometh<WH935>; but shall inhabit<WH7931> the parched places<WH2788> in the wilderness<WH4057>, in a salt<WH4420> land<WH776> and not inhabited<WH3427>.


btext:
Blessed<WH1288> is the man<WH1397> that trusteth<WH982> in the LORD<WH3068>, and whose hope<WH4009> the LORD<WH3068> is.


btext:
For he shall be as a tree<WH6086> planted<WH8362> by the waters<WH4325>, and that spreadeth out<WH7971> her roots<WH8328> by the river<WH3105>, and shall not see<WH7200> when heat<WH2527> cometh<WH935>, but her leaf<WH5929> shall be green<WH7488>; and shall not be careful<WH1672> in the year<WH8141> of drought<WH1226>, neither shall cease<WH4185> from yielding<WH6213> fruit<WH6529>. / drought: or, restraint


btext:
The heart<WH3820> is deceitful<WH6121> above all things, and desperately wicked<WH605>: who can know<WH3045> it?


btext:
I the LORD<WH3068> search<WH2713> the heart<WH3820>, I try<WH974> the reins<WH3629>, even to give<WH5414> every man<WH376> according to his ways<WH1870>, and according to the fruit<WH6529> of his doings<WH4611>.


btext:
As the partridge<WH7124> sitteth<WH1716> on eggs, and hatcheth<WH3205> them not; so he that getteth<WH6213> riches<WH6239>, and not by right<WH4941>, shall leave<WH5800> them in the midst<WH2677> of his days<WH3117>, and at his end<WH319> shall be a fool<WH5036>. / sitteth…: or, gathereth young which she hath not brought forth


btext:
A glorious<WH3519> high<WH4791> throne<WH3678> from the beginning<WH7223> is the place<WH4725> of our sanctuary<WH4720>.


btext:
O LORD<WH3068>, the hope<WH4723> of Israel<WH3478>, all that forsake<WH5800> thee shall be ashamed<WH954>, and they that depart<WH3249> from me<WH5493> shall be written<WH3789> in the earth<WH776>, because they have forsaken<WH5800> the LORD<WH3068>, the fountain<WH4726> of living<WH2416> waters<WH4325>.


btext:
Heal<WH7495> me, O LORD<WH3068>, and I shall be healed<WH7495>; save<WH3467> me, and I shall be saved<WH3467>: for thou art my praise<WH8416>.


btext:
Behold, they say<WH559> unto me, Where is the word<WH1697> of the LORD<WH3068>? let it come<WH935> now.


btext:
As for me, I have not hastened<WH213> from being a pastor<WH7462> to follow<WH310> thee: neither have I desired<WH183> the woeful<WH605> day<WH3117>; thou knowest<WH3045>: that which came out<WH4161> of my lips<WH8193> was right before<WH5227> thee<WH6440>. / to…: Heb. after thee


btext:
Let them be confounded<WH954> that persecute<WH7291> me, but let not me be confounded<WH954>: let them be dismayed<WH2865>, but let not me be dismayed<WH2865>: bring<WH935> upon them the day<WH3117> of evil<WH7451>, and destroy<WH7665> them with double<WH4932> destruction<WH7670>. / destroy…: Heb. break them with a double breach


btext:
Thus said<WH559> the LORD<WH3068> unto me; Go<WH1980> and stand<WH5975> in the gate<WH8179> of the children<WH1121> of the people<WH5971>, whereby the kings<WH4428> of Judah<WH3063> come in<WH935>, and by the which they go out<WH3318>, and in all the gates<WH8179> of Jerusalem<WH3389>;


btext:
And say<WH559> unto them, Hear<WH8085> ye the word<WH1697> of the LORD<WH3068>, ye kings<WH4428> of Judah<WH3063>, and all Judah<WH3063>, and all the inhabitants<WH3427> of Jerusalem<WH3389>, that enter in<WH935> by these gates<WH8179>:


btext:
Thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>; Take heed<WH8104> to yourselves<WH5315>, and bear<WH5375> no burden<WH4853> on the sabbath<WH7676> day<WH3117>, nor bring<WH935> it in by the gates<WH8179> of Jerusalem<WH3389>;


btext:
Neither carry forth<WH3318> a burden<WH4853> out of your houses<WH1004> on the sabbath<WH7676> day<WH3117>, neither do<WH6213> ye any work<WH4399>, but hallow<WH6942> ye the sabbath<WH7676> day<WH3117>, as I commanded<WH6680> your fathers<WH1>.


btext:
But they obeyed<WH8085> not, neither inclined<WH5186> their ear<WH241>, but made their neck<WH6203> stiff<WH7185>, that they might not hear<WH8085>, nor receive<WH3947> instruction<WH4148>.


btext:
And it shall come to pass, if ye diligently<WH8085> hearken<WH8085> unto me, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>, to bring<WH935> in no burden<WH4853> through the gates<WH8179> of this city<WH5892> on the sabbath<WH7676> day<WH3117>, but hallow<WH6942> the sabbath<WH7676> day<WH3117>, to do<WH6213> no<WH1115> work<WH4399> therein;


btext:
Then shall there enter<WH935> into the gates<WH8179> of this city<WH5892> kings<WH4428> and princes<WH8269> sitting<WH3427> upon the throne<WH3678> of David<WH1732>, riding<WH7392> in chariots<WH7393> and on horses<WH5483>, they, and their princes<WH8269>, the men<WH376> of Judah<WH3063>, and the inhabitants<WH3427> of Jerusalem<WH3389>: and this city<WH5892> shall remain<WH3427> for ever<WH5769>.


btext:
And they shall come<WH935> from the cities<WH5892> of Judah<WH3063>, and from the places about<WH5439> Jerusalem<WH3389>, and from the land<WH776> of Benjamin<WH1144>, and from the plain<WH8219>, and from the mountains<WH2022>, and from the south<WH5045>, bringing<WH935> burnt offerings<WH5930>, and sacrifices<WH2077>, and meat offerings<WH4503>, and incense<WH3828>, and bringing<WH935> sacrifices of praise<WH8426>, unto the house<WH1004> of the LORD<WH3068>.


btext:
But if ye will not hearken<WH8085> unto me to hallow<WH6942> the sabbath<WH7676> day<WH3117>, and not to bear<WH5375> a burden<WH4853>, even entering in<WH935> at the gates<WH8179> of Jerusalem<WH3389> on the sabbath<WH7676> day<WH3117>; then will I kindle<WH3341> a fire<WH784> in the gates<WH8179> thereof, and it shall devour<WH398> the palaces<WH759> of Jerusalem<WH3389>, and it shall not be quenched<WH3518>.


btext:
Arise<WH6965>, and go down<WH3381> to the potter's<WH3335> house<WH1004>, and there I will cause thee to hear<WH8085> my words<WH1697>.


btext:
Then I went down<WH3381> to the potter's<WH3335> house<WH1004>, and, behold<WH2009>, he wrought<WH6213> a work<WH4399> on the wheels<WH70>. / wheels: or, frames, or, seats


btext:
And the vessel<WH3627> that he made<WH6213> of clay<WH2563> was marred<WH7843> in the hand<WH3027> of the potter<WH3335>: so he made<WH6213> it again<WH7725> another<WH312> vessel<WH3627>, as seemed<WH5869> good<WH3474> to the potter<WH3335> to make<WH6213> it. / of clay…: or, was marred, as clay in the hand of the potter / made it…: Heb. returned and made, etc


btext:
O house<WH1004> of Israel<WH3478>, cannot<WH3201> I do<WH6213> with you as this potter<WH3335>? saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>. Behold, as the clay<WH2563> is in the potter's<WH3335> hand<WH3027>, so are ye in mine hand<WH3027>, O house<WH1004> of Israel<WH3478>.


btext:
At what instant<WH7281> I shall speak<WH1696> concerning a nation<WH1471>, and concerning a kingdom<WH4467>, to pluck up<WH5428>, and to pull down<WH5422>, and to destroy<WH6> it;


btext:
If that nation<WH1471>, against whom I have pronounced<WH1696>, turn<WH7725> from their evil<WH7451>, I will repent<WH5162> of the evil<WH7451> that I thought<WH2803> to do<WH6213> unto them.


btext:
And at what instant<WH7281> I shall speak<WH1696> concerning a nation<WH1471>, and concerning a kingdom<WH4467>, to build<WH1129> and to plant<WH5193> it;


btext:
If it do<WH6213> evil<WH7451> in my sight<WH5869>, that it obey<WH8085> not my voice<WH6963>, then I will repent<WH5162> of the good<WH2896>, wherewith I said<WH559> I would benefit<WH3190> them.


btext:
Now therefore go to, speak<WH559> to the men<WH376> of Judah<WH3063>, and to the inhabitants<WH3427> of Jerusalem<WH3389>, saying<WH559>, Thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>; Behold, I frame<WH3335> evil<WH7451> against you, and devise<WH2803> a device<WH4284> against you: return<WH7725> ye now every one<WH376> from his evil<WH7451> way<WH1870>, and make your ways<WH1870> and your doings<WH4611> good<WH3190>.


btext:
And they said<WH559>, There is no hope<WH2976>: but we will walk<WH3212> after<WH310> our own devices<WH4284>, and we will every one<WH376> do<WH6213> the imagination<WH8307> of his evil<WH7451> heart<WH3820>.


btext:
Therefore thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>; Ask<WH7592> ye now among the heathen<WH1471>, who hath heard<WH8085> such things: the virgin<WH1330> of Israel<WH3478> hath done<WH6213> a very<WH3966> horrible thing<WH8186>.


btext:
Will a man leave<WH5800> the snow<WH7950> of Lebanon<WH3844> which cometh from the rock<WH6697> of the field<WH7704>? or shall the cold<WH7119> flowing<WH5140> waters<WH4325> that come from another place<WH2114> be forsaken<WH5428>? / the snow…: or, my fields for a rock, or for the snow of Lebanon? shall the running waters be forsaken for the strange cold waters?


btext:
Because my people<WH5971> hath forgotten<WH7911> me, they have burned incense<WH6999> to vanity<WH7723>, and they have caused them to stumble<WH3782> in their ways<WH1870> from the ancient<WH5769> paths<WH7635><WH7635>, to walk<WH3212> in paths<WH5410>, in a way<WH1870> not cast up<WH5549>;


btext:
To make<WH7760> their land<WH776> desolate<WH8047>, and a perpetual<WH5769> hissing<WH8292><WH8292>; every one that passeth<WH5674> thereby shall be astonished<WH8074>, and wag<WH5110> his head<WH7218>.


btext:
I will scatter<WH6327> them as with an east<WH6921> wind<WH7307> before<WH6440> the enemy<WH341>; I will shew<WH7200> them the back<WH6203>, and not the face<WH6440>, in the day<WH3117> of their calamity<WH343>.


btext:
Then said<WH559> they, Come<WH3212>, and let us devise<WH2803> devices<WH4284> against Jeremiah<WH3414>; for the law<WH8451> shall not perish<WH6> from the priest<WH3548>, nor counsel<WH6098> from the wise<WH2450>, nor the word<WH1697> from the prophet<WH5030>. Come<WH3212>, and let us smite<WH5221> him with the tongue<WH3956>, and let us not give heed<WH7181> to any of his words<WH1697>. / with…: or, for the tongue


btext:
Give heed<WH7181> to me, O LORD<WH3068>, and hearken<WH8085> to the voice<WH6963> of them that contend<WH3401> with me.


btext:
Shall evil<WH7451> be recompensed<WH7999> for good<WH2896>? for they have digged<WH3738> a pit<WH7745> for my soul<WH5315>. Remember<WH2142> that I stood<WH5975> before<WH6440> thee to speak<WH1696> good<WH2896> for them, and to turn away<WH7725> thy wrath<WH2534> from them.


btext:
Therefore deliver up<WH5414> their children<WH1121> to the famine<WH7458>, and pour out<WH5064> their blood by the force<WH3027> of the sword<WH2719>; and let their wives<WH802> be bereaved<WH7909> of their children, and be widows<WH490>; and let their men<WH582> be put<WH2026> to death<WH4194>; let their young men<WH970> be slain<WH5221> by the sword<WH2719> in battle<WH4421>. / pour…: Heb. pour them out


btext:
Let a cry<WH2201> be heard<WH8085> from their houses<WH1004>, when thou shalt bring<WH935> a troop<WH1416> suddenly<WH6597> upon them: for they have digged<WH3738> a pit<WH7745><WH7882> to take<WH3920> me, and hid<WH2934> snares<WH6341> for my feet<WH7272>.


btext:
Yet, LORD<WH3068>, thou knowest<WH3045> all their counsel<WH6098> against me to slay<WH4194> me: forgive<WH3722> not their iniquity<WH5771>, neither blot out<WH4229> their sin<WH2403> from thy sight<WH6440>, but let them be overthrown<WH3782> before<WH6440> thee; deal<WH6213> thus with them in the time<WH6256> of thine anger<WH639>. / to slay…: Heb. for death


btext:
Thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>, Go<WH1980> and get<WH7069> a potter's<WH3335> earthen<WH2789> bottle<WH1228>, and take of the ancients<WH2205> of the people<WH5971>, and of the ancients<WH2205> of the priests<WH3548>;


btext:
And go forth<WH3318> unto the valley<WH1516> of the son<WH1121> of Hinnom<WH2011>, which is by the entry<WH6607> of the east<WH2777> gate<WH8179>, and proclaim<WH7121> there the words<WH1697> that I shall tell<WH1696> thee, / the east…: Heb. the sun gate


btext:
And say<WH559>, Hear<WH8085> ye the word<WH1697> of the LORD<WH3068>, O kings<WH4428> of Judah<WH3063>, and inhabitants<WH3427> of Jerusalem<WH3389>; Thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068> of hosts<WH6635>, the God<WH430> of Israel<WH3478>; Behold, I will bring<WH935> evil<WH7451> upon this place<WH4725>, the which whosoever heareth<WH8085>, his ears<WH241> shall tingle<WH6750>.


btext:
Because they have forsaken<WH5800> me, and have estranged<WH5234> this place<WH4725>, and have burned incense<WH6999> in it unto other<WH312> gods<WH430>, whom neither they nor their fathers<WH1> have known<WH3045>, nor the kings<WH4428> of Judah<WH3063>, and have filled<WH4390> this place<WH4725> with the blood<WH1818> of innocents<WH5355>;


btext:
They have built<WH1129> also the high places<WH1116> of Baal<WH1168>, to burn<WH8313> their sons<WH1121> with fire<WH784> for burnt offerings<WH5930> unto Baal<WH1168>, which I commanded<WH6680> not, nor spake<WH1696> it, neither came<WH5927> it into my mind<WH3820>:


btext:
Therefore, behold, the days<WH3117> come<WH935>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>, that this place<WH4725> shall no more be called<WH7121> Tophet<WH8612>, nor The valley<WH1516> of the son<WH1121> of Hinnom<WH2011>, but The valley<WH1516> of slaughter<WH2028>.


btext:
And I will make void<WH1238> the counsel<WH6098> of Judah<WH3063> and Jerusalem<WH3389> in this place<WH4725>; and I will cause them to fall<WH5307> by the sword<WH2719> before<WH6440> their enemies<WH341>, and by the hands<WH3027> of them that seek<WH1245> their lives<WH5315>: and their carcases<WH5038> will I give<WH5414> to be meat<WH3978> for the fowls<WH5775> of the heaven<WH8064>, and for the beasts<WH929> of the earth<WH776>.


btext:
And I will make<WH7760> this city<WH5892> desolate<WH8047>, and an hissing<WH8322>; every one that passeth<WH5674> thereby shall be astonished<WH8074> and hiss<WH8319> because of all the plagues<WH4347> thereof.


btext:
And I will cause them to eat<WH398> the flesh<WH1320> of their sons<WH1121> and the flesh<WH1320> of their daughters<WH1323>, and they shall eat<WH398> every one<WH376> the flesh<WH1320> of his friend<WH7453> in the siege<WH4692> and straitness<WH4689>, wherewith their enemies<WH341>, and they that seek<WH1245> their lives<WH5315>, shall straiten<WH6693> them.


btext:
Then shalt thou break<WH7665> the bottle<WH1228> in the sight<WH5869> of the men<WH582> that go<WH1980> with thee,


btext:
And shalt say<WH559> unto them, Thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068> of hosts<WH6635>; Even so<WH3602> will I break<WH7665> this people<WH5971> and this city<WH5892>, as one breaketh<WH7665> a potter's<WH3335> vessel<WH3627>, that cannot<WH3201> be made whole again<WH7495>: and they shall bury<WH6912> them in Tophet<WH8612>, till there be no place<WH4725> to bury<WH6912>. / be made…: Heb. be healed


btext:
Thus will I do<WH6213> unto this place<WH4725>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>, and to the inhabitants<WH3427> thereof, and even make<WH5414> this city<WH5892> as Tophet<WH8612>:


btext:
And the houses<WH1004> of Jerusalem<WH3389>, and the houses<WH1004> of the kings<WH4428> of Judah<WH3063>, shall be defiled<WH2931> as the place<WH4725> of Tophet<WH8612>, because of all the houses<WH1004> upon whose roofs<WH1406> they have burned incense<WH6999> unto all the host<WH6635> of heaven<WH8064>, and have poured out<WH5258> drink offerings<WH5262> unto other<WH312> gods<WH430>.


btext:
Then came<WH935> Jeremiah<WH3414> from Tophet<WH8612>, whither the LORD<WH3068> had sent<WH7971> him to prophesy<WH5012>; and he stood<WH5975> in the court<WH2691> of the LORD'S<WH3068> house<WH1004>; and said<WH559> to all the people<WH5971>,


btext:
Thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068> of hosts<WH6635>, the God<WH430> of Israel<WH3478>; Behold, I will bring<WH935> upon this city<WH5892> and upon all her towns<WH5892> all the evil<WH7451> that I have pronounced<WH1696> against it, because they have hardened<WH7185> their necks<WH6203>, that they might not hear<WH8085> my words<WH1697>.


btext:
Now Pashur<WH6583> the son<WH1121> of Immer<WH564> the priest<WH3548>, who was also chief<WH6496> governor<WH5057> in the house<WH1004> of the LORD<WH3068>, heard<WH8085> that Jeremiah<WH3414> prophesied<WH5012> these things<WH1697>.


btext:
Then Pashur<WH6583> smote<WH5221> Jeremiah<WH3414> the prophet<WH5030>, and put<WH5414> him in the stocks<WH4115> that were in the high<WH5945> gate<WH8179> of Benjamin<WH1144>, which was by the house<WH1004> of the LORD<WH3068>.


btext:
And it came to pass on the morrow<WH4283>, that Pashur<WH6583> brought forth<WH3318> Jeremiah<WH3414> out of the stocks<WH4115>. Then said<WH559> Jeremiah<WH3414> unto him, The LORD<WH3068> hath not called<WH7121> thy name<WH8034> Pashur<WH6583>, but Magormissabib<WH4036>. / Magormissabib: that is, Fear round about


btext:
For thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>, Behold, I will make<WH5414> thee a terror<WH4032> to thyself, and to all thy friends<WH157>: and they shall fall<WH5307> by the sword<WH2719> of their enemies<WH341>, and thine eyes<WH5869> shall behold<WH7200> it: and I will give<WH5414> all Judah<WH3063> into the hand<WH3027> of the king<WH4428> of Babylon<WH894>, and he shall carry them captive<WH1540> into Babylon<WH894>, and shall slay<WH5221> them with the sword<WH2719>.


btext:
Moreover I will deliver<WH5414> all the strength<WH2633> of this city<WH5892>, and all the labours<WH3018> thereof, and all the precious things<WH3366> thereof, and all the treasures<WH214> of the kings<WH4428> of Judah<WH3063> will I give<WH5414> into the hand<WH3027> of their enemies<WH341>, which shall spoil<WH962> them, and take<WH3947> them, and carry<WH935> them to Babylon<WH894>.


btext:
And thou, Pashur<WH6583>, and all that dwell<WH3427> in thine house<WH1004> shall go<WH3212> into captivity<WH7628>: and thou shalt come<WH935> to Babylon<WH894>, and there thou shalt die<WH4191>, and shalt be buried<WH6912> there, thou, and all thy friends<WH157>, to whom thou hast prophesied<WH5012> lies<WH8267>.


btext:
O LORD<WH3068>, thou hast deceived<WH6601> me, and I was deceived<WH6601>: thou art stronger<WH2388> than I, and hast prevailed<WH3201>: I am in derision<WH7814> daily<WH3117>, every one mocketh<WH3932> me. / was deceived: or, was enticed


btext:
For since<WH1767> I spake<WH1696>, I cried out<WH2199>, I cried<WH7121> violence<WH2555> and spoil<WH7701>; because the word<WH1697> of the LORD<WH3068> was made a reproach<WH2781> unto me, and a derision<WH7047>, daily<WH3117>.


btext:
Then I said<WH559>, I will not make mention<WH2142> of him, nor speak<WH1696> any more in his name<WH8034>. But his word was in mine heart<WH3820> as a burning<WH1197> fire<WH784> shut up<WH6113> in my bones<WH6106>, and I was weary<WH3811> with forbearing<WH3557>, and I could<WH3201> not stay.


btext:
For I heard<WH8085> the defaming<WH1681> of many<WH7227>, fear<WH4032> on every side<WH5439>. Report<WH5046>, say they, and we will report<WH5046> it. All my familiars<WH582><WH7965> watched<WH8104> for my halting<WH6763><WH6761>, saying, Peradventure he will be enticed<WH6601>, and we shall prevail<WH3201> against him, and we shall take<WH3947> our revenge<WH5360> on him. / All…: Heb. Every man of my peace


btext:
But the LORD<WH3068> is with me as a mighty<WH1368> terrible one<WH6184>: therefore my persecutors<WH7291> shall stumble<WH3782>, and they shall not prevail<WH3201>: they shall be greatly<WH3966> ashamed<WH954>; for they shall not prosper<WH7919>: their everlasting<WH5769> confusion<WH3639> shall never be forgotten<WH7911>.


btext:
But, O LORD<WH3068> of hosts<WH6635>, that triest<WH974> the righteous<WH6662>, and seest<WH7200> the reins<WH3629> and the heart<WH3820>, let me see<WH7200> thy vengeance<WH5360> on them: for unto thee have I opened<WH1540> my cause<WH7379>.


btext:
Sing<WH7891> unto the LORD<WH3068>, praise<WH1984> ye the LORD<WH3068>: for he hath delivered<WH5337> the soul<WH5315> of the poor<WH34> from the hand<WH3027> of evildoers<WH7489>.


btext:
Cursed<WH779> be the day<WH3117> wherein I was born<WH3205>: let not the day<WH3117> wherein my mother<WH517> bare<WH3205> me be blessed<WH1288>.


btext:
Cursed<WH779> be the man<WH376> who brought tidings<WH1319> to my father<WH1>, saying<WH559>, A man<WH2145> child<WH1121> is born<WH3205> unto thee; making him very<WH8055> glad<WH8055>.


btext:
And let that man<WH376> be as the cities<WH5892> which the LORD<WH3068> overthrew<WH2015>, and repented<WH5162> not: and let him hear<WH8085> the cry<WH2201> in the morning<WH1242>, and the shouting<WH8643> at noontide<WH6256><WH6672>;


btext:
Because he slew<WH4191> me not from the womb<WH7358>; or that my mother<WH517> might have been my grave<WH6913>, and her womb<WH7358> to be always<WH5769> great<WH2030> with me.


btext:
Wherefore came I forth<WH3318> out of the womb<WH7358> to see<WH7200> labour<WH5999> and sorrow<WH3015>, that my days<WH3117> should be consumed<WH3615> with shame<WH1322>?


btext:
The word<WH1697> which came unto Jeremiah<WH3414> from the LORD<WH3068>, when king<WH4428> Zedekiah<WH6667> sent<WH7971> unto him Pashur<WH6583> the son<WH1121> of Melchiah<WH4441>, and Zephaniah<WH6846> the son<WH1121> of Maaseiah<WH4641> the priest<WH3548>, saying<WH559>,


btext:
Enquire<WH1875>, I pray thee, of the LORD<WH3068> for us<WH1157>; for Nebuchadrezzar<WH5019> king<WH4428> of Babylon<WH894> maketh war<WH3898> against us; if so be that the LORD<WH3068> will deal<WH6213> with us according to all his wondrous works<WH6381>, that he may go up<WH5927> from us.


btext:
Thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068> God<WH430> of Israel<WH3478>; Behold, I will turn back<WH5437> the weapons<WH3627> of war<WH4421> that are in your hands<WH3027>, wherewith ye fight<WH3898> against the king<WH4428> of Babylon<WH894>, and against the Chaldeans<WH3778>, which besiege<WH6696> you without<WH2351> the walls<WH2346>, and I will assemble<WH622> them into the midst<WH8432> of this city<WH5892>.


btext:
And I myself will fight<WH3898> against you with an outstretched<WH5186> hand<WH3027> and with a strong<WH2389> arm<WH2220>, even in anger<WH639>, and in fury<WH2534>, and in great<WH1419> wrath<WH7110>.


btext:
And I will smite<WH5221> the inhabitants<WH3427> of this city<WH5892>, both man<WH120> and beast<WH929>: they shall die<WH4191> of a great<WH1419> pestilence<WH1698>.


btext:
And afterward<WH310>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>, I will deliver<WH5414> Zedekiah<WH6667> king<WH4428> of Judah<WH3063>, and his servants<WH5650>, and the people<WH5971>, and such as are left<WH7604> in this city<WH5892> from the pestilence<WH1698>, from the sword<WH2719>, and from the famine<WH7458>, into the hand<WH3027> of Nebuchadrezzar<WH5019> king<WH4428> of Babylon<WH894>, and into the hand<WH3027> of their enemies<WH341>, and into the hand<WH3027> of those that seek<WH1245> their life<WH5315>: and he shall smite<WH5221> them with the edge<WH6310> of the sword<WH2719>; he shall not spare<WH2347> them, neither have pity<WH2550>, nor have mercy<WH7355>.


btext:
And unto this people<WH5971> thou shalt say<WH559>, Thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>; Behold, I set<WH5414> before<WH6440> you the way<WH1870> of life<WH2416>, and the way<WH1870> of death<WH4194>.


btext:
He that abideth<WH3427> in this city<WH5892> shall die<WH4191> by the sword<WH2719>, and by the famine<WH7458>, and by the pestilence<WH1698>: but he that goeth out<WH3318>, and falleth<WH5307> to the Chaldeans<WH3778> that besiege<WH6696> you, he shall live<WH2421><WH2421>, and his life<WH5315> shall be unto him for a prey<WH7998>.


btext:
For I have set<WH7760> my face<WH6440> against this city<WH5892> for evil<WH7451>, and not for good<WH2896>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>: it shall be given<WH5414> into the hand<WH3027> of the king<WH4428> of Babylon<WH894>, and he shall burn<WH8313> it with fire<WH784>.


btext:
And touching the house<WH1004> of the king<WH4428> of Judah<WH3063>, say, Hear<WH8085> ye the word<WH1697> of the LORD<WH3068>;


btext:
O house<WH1004> of David<WH1732>, thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>; Execute<WH1777> judgment<WH4941> in the morning<WH1242>, and deliver<WH5337> him that is spoiled<WH1497> out of the hand<WH3027> of the oppressor<WH6231>, lest my fury<WH2534> go out<WH3318> like fire<WH784>, and burn<WH1197> that none can quench<WH3518> it, because<WH6440> of the evil<WH7455> of your doings<WH4611>. / Execute: Heb. Judge


btext:
Behold, I am against thee, O inhabitant<WH3427> of the valley<WH6010>, and rock<WH6697> of the plain<WH4334>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>; which say<WH559>, Who shall come down<WH5181> against us? or who shall enter<WH935> into our habitations<WH4585>? / inhabitant: Heb. inhabitress


btext:
But I will punish<WH6485> you according to the fruit<WH6529> of your doings<WH4611>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>: and I will kindle<WH3341> a fire<WH784> in the forest<WH3293> thereof, and it shall devour<WH398> all things round about<WH5439> it. / punish: Heb. visit upon


btext:
Thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>; Go down<WH3381> to the house<WH1004> of the king<WH4428> of Judah<WH3063>, and speak<WH1696> there this word<WH1697>,


btext:
And say<WH559>, Hear<WH8085> the word<WH1697> of the LORD<WH3068>, O king<WH4428> of Judah<WH3063>, that sittest<WH3427> upon the throne<WH3678> of David<WH1732>, thou, and thy servants<WH5650>, and thy people<WH5971> that enter<WH935> in by these gates<WH8179>:


btext:
Thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>; Execute<WH6213> ye judgment<WH4941> and righteousness<WH6666>, and deliver<WH5337> the spoiled<WH1497> out of the hand<WH3027> of the oppressor<WH6216>: and do no wrong<WH3238>, do no violence<WH2554> to the stranger<WH1616>, the fatherless<WH3490>, nor the widow<WH490>, neither shed<WH8210> innocent<WH5355> blood<WH1818> in this place<WH4725>.


btext:
For if ye do<WH6213> this thing<WH1697> indeed<WH6213>, then shall there enter in<WH935> by the gates<WH8179> of this house<WH1004> kings<WH4428> sitting<WH3427> upon the throne<WH3678> of David<WH1732>, riding<WH7392> in chariots<WH7393> and on horses<WH5483>, he, and his servants<WH5650>, and his people<WH5971>. / upon…: Heb. for David upon his throne


btext:
But if ye will not hear<WH8085> these words<WH1697>, I swear<WH7650> by myself, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>, that this house<WH1004> shall become a desolation<WH2723>.


btext:
For thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068> unto the king's<WH4428> house<WH1004> of Judah<WH3063>; Thou art Gilead<WH1568> unto me, and the head<WH7218> of Lebanon<WH3844>: yet surely I will make<WH7896> thee a wilderness<WH4057>, and cities<WH5892> which are not inhabited<WH3427><WH3427>.


btext:
And I will prepare<WH6942> destroyers<WH7843> against thee, every one<WH376> with his weapons<WH3627>: and they shall cut down<WH3772> thy choice<WH4005> cedars<WH730>, and cast<WH5307> them into the fire<WH784>.


btext:
And many<WH7227> nations<WH1471> shall pass<WH5674> by this city<WH5892>, and they shall say<WH559> every man<WH376> to his neighbour<WH7453>, Wherefore hath the LORD<WH3068> done<WH6213> thus unto this great<WH1419> city<WH5892>?


btext:
Then they shall answer<WH559>, Because they have forsaken<WH5800> the covenant<WH1285> of the LORD<WH3068> their God<WH430>, and worshipped<WH7812> other<WH312> gods<WH430>, and served<WH5647> them.


btext:
Weep<WH1058> ye not for the dead<WH4191>, neither bemoan<WH5110> him: but weep<WH1058> sore<WH1058> for him that goeth away<WH1980>: for he shall return<WH7725> no more, nor see<WH7200> his native<WH4138> country<WH776>.


btext:
For thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068> touching<WH413> Shallum<WH7967> the son<WH1121> of Josiah<WH2977> king<WH4428> of Judah<WH3063>, which reigned<WH4427> instead of Josiah<WH2977> his father<WH1>, which went forth<WH3318> out of this place<WH4725>; He shall not return<WH7725> thither any more:


btext:
But he shall die<WH4191> in the place<WH4725> whither they have led him captive<WH1540>, and shall see<WH7200> this land<WH776> no more.


btext:
Woe<WH1945> unto him that buildeth<WH1129> his house<WH1004> by<WH3808> unrighteousness<WH6664>, and his chambers<WH5944> by wrong<WH4941>; that useth his neighbour's<WH7453> service<WH5647> without wages<WH2600>, and giveth<WH5414> him not for his work<WH6467>;


btext:
That saith<WH559>, I will build<WH1129> me a wide<WH4060> house<WH1004> and large<WH7304> chambers<WH5944>, and cutteth him out<WH7167> windows<WH2474>; and it is cieled<WH5603> with cedar<WH730>, and painted<WH4886> with vermilion<WH8350>. / large: Heb. through-aired / windows: or, my windows


btext:
Shalt thou reign<WH4427>, because thou closest<WH8474> thyself in cedar<WH730>? did not thy father<WH1> eat<WH398> and drink<WH8354>, and do<WH6213> judgment<WH4941> and justice<WH6666>, and then it was well<WH2896> with him?


btext:
He judged<WH1777> the cause<WH1779> of the poor<WH6041> and needy<WH34>; then it was well<WH2896> with him: was not this to know<WH1847> me? saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>.


btext:
But thine eyes<WH5869> and thine heart<WH3820> are not but for thy covetousness<WH1215>, and for to shed<WH8210> innocent<WH5355> blood<WH1818>, and for oppression<WH6233>, and for violence<WH4835>, to do<WH6213> it. / violence: or, incursion


btext:
Therefore thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068> concerning Jehoiakim<WH3079> the son<WH1121> of Josiah<WH2977> king<WH4428> of Judah<WH3063>; They shall not lament<WH5594> for him, saying, Ah<WH1945> my brother<WH251>! or, Ah<WH1945> sister<WH269>! they shall not lament<WH5594> for him, saying, Ah<WH1945> lord<WH113>! or, Ah<WH1945> his glory<WH1935>!


btext:
He shall be buried<WH6912> with the burial<WH6900> of an ass<WH2543>, drawn<WH5498> and cast forth<WH7993> beyond<WH1973> the gates<WH8179> of Jerusalem<WH3389>.


btext:
Go up<WH5927> to Lebanon<WH3844>, and cry<WH6817>; and lift up<WH5414> thy voice<WH6963> in Bashan<WH1316>, and cry<WH6817> from the passages<WH5676>: for all thy lovers<WH157> are destroyed<WH7665>.


btext:
I spake<WH1696> unto thee in thy prosperity<WH7962>; but thou saidst<WH559>, I will not hear<WH8085>. This hath been thy manner<WH1870> from thy youth<WH5271>, that thou obeyedst<WH8085> not my voice<WH6963>. / prosperity: Heb. prosperities


btext:
The wind<WH7307> shall eat up<WH7462> all thy pastors<WH7462>, and thy lovers<WH157> shall go<WH3212> into captivity<WH7628>: surely then shalt thou be ashamed<WH954> and confounded<WH3637> for all thy wickedness<WH7451>.


btext:
O inhabitant<WH3427> of Lebanon<WH3844>, that makest thy nest<WH7077> in the cedars<WH730>, how gracious<WH2603> shalt thou be when pangs<WH2256> come<WH935> upon thee, the pain<WH2427> as of a woman in travail<WH3205>! / inhabitant: Heb. inhabitress


btext:
As I live<WH2416>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>, though Coniah<WH3659> the son<WH1121> of Jehoiakim<WH3079> king<WH4428> of Judah<WH3063> were the signet<WH2368> upon my right<WH3225> hand<WH3027>, yet would I pluck<WH5423> thee thence;


btext:
And I will give<WH5414> thee into the hand<WH3027> of them that seek<WH1245> thy life<WH5315>, and into the hand<WH3027> of them whose face<WH6440> thou fearest<WH3016>, even into the hand<WH3027> of Nebuchadrezzar<WH5019> king<WH4428> of Babylon<WH894>, and into the hand<WH3027> of the Chaldeans<WH3778>.


btext:
And I will cast thee out<WH2904>, and thy mother<WH517> that bare<WH3205> thee, into another<WH312> country<WH776>, where ye were not born<WH3205>; and there shall ye die<WH4191>.


btext:
But to the land<WH776> whereunto they desire<WH5375><WH5315> to return<WH7725>, thither shall they not return<WH7725>. / desire: Heb. lift up their mind


btext:
Is this man<WH376> Coniah<WH3659> a despised<WH959> broken<WH5310> idol<WH6089>? is he a vessel<WH3627> wherein is no pleasure<WH2656>? wherefore are they cast out<WH7993>, he and his seed<WH2233>, and are cast<WH2904> into a land<WH776> which they know<WH3045> not?


btext:
Thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>, Write<WH3789> ye this man<WH376> childless<WH6185>, a man<WH1397> that shall not prosper<WH6743> in his days<WH3117>: for no man<WH376> of his seed<WH2233> shall prosper<WH6743>, sitting<WH3427> upon the throne<WH3678> of David<WH1732>, and ruling<WH4910> any more in Judah<WH3063>.


btext:
Woe<WH1945> be unto the pastors<WH7462> that destroy<WH6> and scatter<WH6327> the sheep<WH6629> of my pasture<WH4830>! saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>.


btext:
Therefore thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068> God<WH430> of Israel<WH3478> against the pastors<WH7462> that feed<WH7462> my people<WH5971>; Ye have scattered<WH6327> my flock<WH6629>, and driven them away<WH5080>, and have not visited<WH6485> them: behold, I will visit<WH6485> upon you the evil<WH7455> of your doings<WH4611>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>.


btext:
And I will gather<WH6908> the remnant<WH7611> of my flock<WH6629> out of all countries<WH776> whither I have driven<WH5080> them, and will bring them again<WH7725> to their folds<WH5116>; and they shall be fruitful<WH6509> and increase<WH7235>.


btext:
And I will set up<WH6965> shepherds<WH7462> over them which shall feed<WH7462> them: and they shall fear<WH3372> no more, nor be dismayed<WH2865>, neither shall they be lacking<WH6485>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>.


btext:
Behold, the days<WH3117> come<WH935>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>, that I will raise<WH6965> unto David<WH1732> a righteous<WH6662> Branch<WH6780>, and a King<WH4428> shall reign<WH4427> and prosper<WH7919>, and shall execute<WH6213> judgment<WH4941> and justice<WH6666> in the earth<WH776>.


btext:
In his days<WH3117> Judah<WH3063> shall be saved<WH3467>, and Israel<WH3478> shall dwell<WH7931> safely<WH983>: and this is his name<WH8034> whereby he shall be called<WH7121>, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS<WH3072>. / THE LORD…: Heb. Jehovahtsidkenu


btext:
Therefore, behold, the days<WH3117> come<WH935>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>, that they shall no more say<WH559>, The LORD<WH3068> liveth<WH2416>, which brought up<WH5927> the children<WH1121> of Israel<WH3478> out of the land<WH776> of Egypt<WH4714>;


btext:
But, The LORD<WH3068> liveth<WH2416>, which brought up<WH5927> and which led<WH935> the seed<WH2233> of the house<WH1004> of Israel<WH3478> out of the north<WH6828> country<WH776>, and from all countries<WH776> whither I had driven<WH5080> them; and they shall dwell<WH3427> in their own land<WH127>.


btext:
Mine heart<WH3820> within<WH7130> me is broken<WH7665> because of the prophets<WH5030>; all my bones<WH6106> shake<WH7363>; I am like a drunken<WH7910> man<WH376>, and like a man<WH1397> whom wine<WH3196> hath overcome<WH5674>, because<WH6440> of the LORD<WH3068>, and because of the words<WH1697> of his holiness<WH6944>.


btext:
For the land<WH776> is full<WH4390> of adulterers<WH5003>; for because<WH6440> of swearing<WH423> the land<WH776> mourneth<WH56>; the pleasant places<WH4999> of the wilderness<WH4057> are dried up<WH3001>, and their course<WH4794> is evil<WH7451>, and their force<WH1369> is not right. / swearing: or, cursing / course: or, violence


btext:
For both prophet<WH5030> and priest<WH3548> are profane<WH2610>; yea, in my house<WH1004> have I found<WH4672> their wickedness<WH7451>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>.


btext:
Wherefore their way<WH1870> shall be unto them as slippery<WH2519> ways in the darkness<WH653>: they shall be driven on<WH1760>, and fall<WH5307> therein: for I will bring<WH935> evil<WH7451> upon them, even the year<WH8141> of their visitation<WH6486>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>.


btext:
And I have seen<WH7200> folly<WH8604> in the prophets<WH5030> of Samaria<WH8111>; they prophesied<WH5012> in Baal<WH1168>, and caused my people<WH5971> Israel<WH3478> to err<WH8582>. / folly: or, an absurd thing: Heb. unsavoury


btext:
I have seen<WH7200> also in the prophets<WH5030> of Jerusalem<WH3389> an horrible thing<WH8186>: they commit adultery<WH5003>, and walk<WH1980> in lies<WH8267>: they strengthen<WH2388> also the hands<WH3027> of evildoers<WH7489>, that none<WH376> doth return<WH7725> from his wickedness<WH7451>: they are all of them unto me as Sodom<WH5467>, and the inhabitants<WH3427> thereof as Gomorrah<WH6017>. / an…: or, filthiness


btext:
Therefore thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068> of hosts<WH6635> concerning the prophets<WH5030>; Behold, I will feed<WH398> them with wormwood<WH3939>, and make them drink<WH8248> the water<WH4325> of gall<WH7219>: for from the prophets<WH5030> of Jerusalem<WH3389> is profaneness<WH2613> gone forth<WH3318> into all the land<WH776>. / profaneness: or, hypocrisy


btext:
Thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068> of hosts<WH6635>, Hearken<WH8085> not unto the words<WH1697> of the prophets<WH5030> that prophesy<WH5012> unto you: they make you vain<WH1891>: they speak<WH1696> a vision<WH2377> of their own heart<WH3820>, and not out of the mouth<WH6310> of the LORD<WH3068>.


btext:
They say<WH559> still<WH559> unto them that despise<WH5006> me, The LORD<WH3068> hath said<WH1696>, Ye shall have peace<WH7965>; and they say<WH559> unto every one that walketh<WH1980> after the imagination<WH8307> of his own heart<WH3820>, No evil<WH7451> shall come<WH935> upon you. / imagination: or, stubbornness


btext:
For who hath stood<WH5975> in the counsel<WH5475> of the LORD<WH3068>, and hath perceived<WH7200> and heard<WH8085> his word<WH1697>? who hath marked<WH7181> his word<WH1697>, and heard<WH8085> it? / counsel: or, secret


btext:
Behold, a whirlwind<WH5591> of the LORD<WH3068> is gone forth<WH3318> in fury<WH2534>, even a grievous<WH2342> whirlwind<WH5591>: it shall fall grievously<WH2342> upon the head<WH7218> of the wicked<WH7563>.


btext:
The anger<WH639> of the LORD<WH3068> shall not return<WH7725>, until he have executed<WH6213>, and till he have performed<WH6965> the thoughts<WH4209> of his heart<WH3820>: in the latter<WH319> days<WH3117> ye shall consider<WH995> it perfectly<WH998>.


btext:
I have not sent<WH7971> these prophets<WH5030>, yet they ran<WH7323>: I have not spoken<WH1696> to them, yet they prophesied<WH5012>.


btext:
But if they had stood<WH5975> in my counsel<WH5475>, and had caused my people<WH5971> to hear<WH8085> my words<WH1697>, then they should have turned<WH7725> them from their evil<WH7451> way<WH1870>, and from the evil<WH7455> of their doings<WH4611>.


btext:
Am I a God<WH430> at hand<WH7138>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>, and not a God<WH430> afar off<WH7350>?


btext:
Can any<WH376> hide<WH5641> himself in secret places<WH4565> that I shall not see<WH7200> him? saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>. Do not I fill<WH4392> heaven<WH8064> and earth<WH776>? saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>.


btext:
I have heard<WH8085> what the prophets<WH5030> said<WH559>, that prophesy<WH5012> lies<WH8267> in my name<WH8034>, saying<WH559>, I have dreamed<WH2492>, I have dreamed<WH2492>.


btext:
How long shall this be<WH3426> in the heart<WH3820> of the prophets<WH5030> that prophesy<WH5012> lies<WH8267>? yea, they are prophets<WH5030> of the deceit<WH8649> of their own heart<WH3820>;


btext:
Which think<WH2803> to cause my people<WH5971> to forget<WH7911> my name<WH8034> by their dreams<WH2472> which they tell<WH5608> every man<WH376> to his neighbour<WH7453>, as their fathers<WH1> have forgotten<WH7911> my name<WH8034> for Baal<WH1168>.


btext:
The prophet<WH5030> that hath a dream<WH2472>, let him tell<WH5608> a dream<WH2472>; and he that hath my word<WH1697>, let him speak<WH1696> my word<WH1697> faithfully<WH571>. What is the chaff<WH8401> to the wheat<WH1250>? saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>. / that hath a dream: Heb. with whom is, etc


btext:
Is not my word<WH1697> like<WH3541> as a fire<WH784>? saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>; and like a hammer<WH6360> that breaketh<WH6327> the rock<WH5553> in pieces<WH6327>?


btext:
Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets<WH5030>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>, that steal<WH1589> my words<WH1697> every one<WH376> from his neighbour<WH7453>.


btext:
Behold, I am against the prophets<WH5030>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>, that use<WH3947> their tongues<WH3956>, and say<WH5001>, He saith<WH5002>. / that…: or, that smooth their tongues


btext:
Behold, I am against them that prophesy<WH5012> false<WH8267> dreams<WH2472>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>, and do tell<WH5608> them, and cause my people<WH5971> to err<WH8582> by their lies<WH8267>, and by their lightness<WH6350>; yet I sent<WH7971> them not, nor commanded<WH6680> them: therefore they shall not profit<WH3276> this people<WH5971> at all<WH3276>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>.


btext:
And when this people<WH5971>, or the prophet<WH5030>, or a priest<WH3548>, shall ask<WH7592> thee, saying<WH559>, What is the burden<WH4853> of the LORD<WH3068>? thou shalt then say<WH559> unto them, What burden<WH4853>? I will even forsake<WH5203> you, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>.


btext:
And as for the prophet<WH5030>, and the priest<WH3548>, and the people<WH5971>, that shall say<WH559>, The burden<WH4853> of the LORD<WH3068>, I will even punish<WH6485> that man<WH376> and his house<WH1004>. / punish: Heb. visit upon


btext:
Thus shall ye say<WH559> every one<WH376> to his neighbour<WH7453>, and every one<WH376> to his brother<WH251>, What hath the LORD<WH3068> answered<WH6030>? and, What hath the LORD<WH3068> spoken<WH1696>?


btext:
And the burden<WH4853> of the LORD<WH3068> shall ye mention<WH2142> no more: for every man's<WH376> word<WH1697> shall be his burden<WH4853>; for ye have perverted<WH2015> the words<WH1697> of the living<WH2416> God<WH430>, of the LORD<WH3068> of hosts<WH6635> our God<WH430>.


btext:
Thus shalt thou say<WH559> to the prophet<WH5030>, What hath the LORD<WH3068> answered<WH6030> thee? and, What hath the LORD<WH3068> spoken<WH1696>?


btext:
But<WH518> since ye say<WH559>, The burden<WH4853> of the LORD<WH3068>; therefore thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>; Because ye say<WH559> this word<WH1697>, The burden<WH4853> of the LORD<WH3068>, and I have sent<WH7971> unto you, saying<WH559>, Ye shall not say<WH559>, The burden<WH4853> of the LORD<WH3068>;


btext:
Therefore, behold, I, even I, will utterly<WH5377> forget<WH5382> you, and I will forsake<WH5203> you, and the city<WH5892> that I gave<WH5414> you and your fathers<WH1>, and cast you out of my presence<WH6440>:


btext:
And I will bring<WH5414> an everlasting<WH5769> reproach<WH2781> upon you, and a perpetual<WH5769> shame<WH3640>, which shall not be forgotten<WH7911>.


btext:
The LORD<WH3068> shewed<WH7200> me, and, behold, two<WH8147> baskets<WH1736> of figs<WH8384> were set<WH3259> before<WH6440> the temple<WH1964> of the LORD<WH3068>, after<WH310> that Nebuchadrezzar<WH5019> king<WH4428> of Babylon<WH894> had carried away captive<WH1540> Jeconiah<WH3204> the son<WH1121> of Jehoiakim<WH3079> king<WH4428> of Judah<WH3063>, and the princes<WH8269> of Judah<WH3063>, with the carpenters<WH2796> and smiths<WH4525>, from Jerusalem<WH3389>, and had brought<WH935> them to Babylon<WH894>.


btext:
One<WH259> basket<WH1731> had very<WH3966> good<WH2896> figs<WH8384>, even like the figs<WH8384> that are first ripe<WH1073>: and the other<WH259> basket<WH1731> had very<WH3966> naughty<WH7451> figs<WH8384>, which could not be eaten<WH398>, they were so bad<WH7455>. / they…: Heb. for badness


btext:
Then said<WH559> the LORD<WH3068> unto me, What seest<WH7200> thou, Jeremiah<WH3414>? And I said<WH559>, Figs<WH8384>; the good<WH2896> figs<WH8384>, very<WH3966> good<WH2896>; and the evil<WH7451>, very<WH3966> evil<WH7451>, that cannot be eaten<WH398>, they are so evil<WH7455>.


btext:
Thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>, the God<WH430> of Israel<WH3478>; Like these good<WH2896> figs<WH8384>, so will I acknowledge<WH5234> them that are carried away captive<WH1546> of Judah<WH3063>, whom I have sent<WH7971> out of this place<WH4725> into the land<WH776> of the Chaldeans<WH3778> for their good<WH2896>. / them…: Heb. the captivity


btext:
For I will set<WH7760> mine eyes<WH5869> upon them for good<WH2896>, and I will bring them again<WH7725> to this land<WH776>: and I will build<WH1129> them, and not pull them down<WH2040>; and I will plant<WH5193> them, and not pluck them up<WH5428>.


btext:
And I will give<WH5414> them an heart<WH3820> to know<WH3045> me, that I am the LORD<WH3068>: and they shall be my people<WH5971>, and I will be their God<WH430>: for they shall return<WH7725> unto me with their whole heart<WH3820>.


btext:
And as the evil<WH7451> figs<WH8384>, which cannot be eaten<WH398>, they are so evil<WH7455>; surely thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>, So will I give<WH5414> Zedekiah<WH6667> the king<WH4428> of Judah<WH3063>, and his princes<WH8269>, and the residue<WH7611> of Jerusalem<WH3389>, that remain<WH7604> in this land<WH776>, and them that dwell<WH3427> in the land<WH776> of Egypt<WH4714>:


btext:
And I will deliver<WH5414> them to be removed<WH2189><WH2113> into all the kingdoms<WH4467> of the earth<WH776> for their hurt<WH7451>, to be a reproach<WH2781> and a proverb<WH4912>, a taunt<WH8148> and a curse<WH7045>, in all places<WH4725> whither I shall drive<WH5080> them. / to be removed: Heb. for removing, or, vexation


btext:
And I will send<WH7971> the sword<WH2719>, the famine<WH7458>, and the pestilence<WH1698>, among them, till they be consumed<WH8552> from off the land<WH127> that I gave<WH5414> unto them and to their fathers<WH1>.


btext:
The word<WH1697> that came to Jeremiah<WH3414> concerning all the people<WH5971> of Judah<WH3063> in the fourth<WH7243> year<WH8141> of Jehoiakim<WH3079> the son<WH1121> of Josiah<WH2977> king<WH4428> of Judah<WH3063>, that was the first<WH7224> year<WH8141> of Nebuchadrezzar<WH5019> king<WH4428> of Babylon<WH894>;


btext:
The which Jeremiah<WH3414> the prophet<WH5030> spake<WH1696> unto all the people<WH5971> of Judah<WH3063>, and to all the inhabitants<WH3427> of Jerusalem<WH3389>, saying<WH559>,


btext:
From the thirteenth<WH7969><WH6240> year<WH8141> of Josiah<WH2977> the son<WH1121> of Amon<WH526> king<WH4428> of Judah<WH3063>, even unto this day<WH3117>, that is the three<WH7969> and twentieth<WH6242> year<WH8141>, the word<WH1697> of the LORD<WH3068> hath come unto me, and I have spoken<WH1696> unto you, rising early<WH7925> and speaking<WH1696>; but ye have not hearkened<WH8085>.


btext:
And the LORD<WH3068> hath sent<WH7971> unto you all his servants<WH5650> the prophets<WH5030>, rising early<WH7925> and sending<WH7971> them; but ye have not hearkened<WH8085>, nor inclined<WH5186> your ear<WH241> to hear<WH8085>.


btext:
They said<WH559>, Turn ye again<WH7725> now every one<WH376> from his evil<WH7451> way<WH1870>, and from the evil<WH7455> of your doings<WH4611>, and dwell<WH3427> in the land<WH127> that the LORD<WH3068> hath given<WH5414> unto you and to your fathers<WH1> for<WH5704> ever<WH5769> and ever<WH5769>:


btext:
And go<WH3212> not after<WH310> other<WH312> gods<WH430> to serve<WH5647> them, and to worship<WH7812> them, and provoke me not to anger<WH3707> with the works<WH4639> of your hands<WH3027>; and I will do you no hurt<WH7489>.


btext:
Yet ye have not hearkened<WH8085> unto me, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>; that ye might provoke me to anger<WH3707> with the works<WH4639> of your hands<WH3027> to your own hurt<WH7451>.


btext:
Therefore thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068> of hosts<WH6635>; Because ye have not heard<WH8085> my words<WH1697>,


btext:
Behold, I will send<WH7971> and take<WH3947> all the families<WH4940> of the north<WH6828>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>, and Nebuchadrezzar<WH5019> the king<WH4428> of Babylon<WH894>, my servant<WH5650>, and will bring<WH935> them against this land<WH776>, and against the inhabitants<WH3427> thereof, and against all these nations<WH1471> round about<WH5439>, and will utterly destroy<WH2763> them, and make<WH7760> them an astonishment<WH8047>, and an hissing<WH8322>, and perpetual<WH5769> desolations<WH2723>.


btext:
Moreover I will take<WH6> from them the voice<WH6963> of mirth<WH8342>, and the voice<WH6963> of gladness<WH8057>, the voice<WH6963> of the bridegroom<WH2860>, and the voice<WH6963> of the bride<WH3618>, the sound<WH6963> of the millstones<WH7347>, and the light<WH216> of the candle<WH5216>. / I will…: Heb. I will cause to perish from them


btext:
And this whole land<WH776> shall be a desolation<WH2723>, and an astonishment<WH8047>; and these nations<WH1471> shall serve<WH5647> the king<WH4428> of Babylon<WH894> seventy<WH7657> years<WH8141>.


btext:
And it shall come to pass, when seventy<WH7657> years<WH8141> are accomplished<WH4390>, that I will punish<WH6485> the king<WH4428> of Babylon<WH894>, and that nation<WH1471>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>, for their iniquity<WH5771>, and the land<WH776> of the Chaldeans<WH3778>, and will make<WH7760> it perpetual<WH5769> desolations<WH8077>. / punish: Heb. visit upon


btext:
And I will bring<WH935> upon that land<WH776> all my words<WH1697> which I have pronounced<WH1696> against it, even all that is written<WH3789> in this book<WH5612>, which Jeremiah<WH3414> hath prophesied<WH5012> against all the nations<WH1471>.


btext:
For many<WH7227> nations<WH1471> and great<WH1419> kings<WH4428> shall serve<WH5647> themselves of them also: and I will recompense<WH7999> them according to their deeds<WH6467>, and according to the works<WH4639> of their own hands<WH3027>.


btext:
For thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068> God<WH430> of Israel<WH3478> unto me; Take<WH3947> the wine<WH3196> cup<WH3563> of this fury<WH2534> at my hand<WH3027>, and cause all the nations<WH1471>, to whom I send<WH7971> thee, to drink<WH8248> it.


btext:
And they shall drink<WH8354>, and be moved<WH1607>, and be mad<WH1984>, because<WH6440> of the sword<WH2719> that I will send<WH7971> among them.


btext:
Then took<WH3947> I the cup<WH3563> at the LORD'S<WH3068> hand<WH3027>, and made all the nations<WH1471> to drink<WH8248>, unto whom the LORD<WH3068> had sent<WH7971> me:


btext:
To wit, Jerusalem<WH3389>, and the cities<WH5892> of Judah<WH3063>, and the kings<WH4428> thereof, and the princes<WH8269> thereof, to make<WH5414> them a desolation<WH2723>, an astonishment<WH8047>, an hissing<WH8322>, and a curse<WH7045>; as it is this day<WH3117>;


btext:
Pharaoh<WH6547> king<WH4428> of Egypt<WH4714>, and his servants<WH5650>, and his princes<WH8269>, and all his people<WH5971>;


btext:
And all the mingled<WH6153> people, and all the kings<WH4428> of the land<WH776> of Uz<WH5780>, and all the kings<WH4428> of the land<WH776> of the Philistines<WH6430>, and Ashkelon<WH831>, and Azzah<WH5804>, and Ekron<WH6138>, and the remnant<WH7611> of Ashdod<WH795>,


btext:
And all the kings<WH4428> of Tyrus<WH6865>, and all the kings<WH4428> of Zidon<WH6721>, and the kings<WH4428> of the isles<WH339> which are beyond<WH5676> the sea<WH3220>, / isles: or, region by the sea side


btext:
Dedan<WH1719>, and Tema<WH8485>, and Buz<WH938>, and all that are in the utmost<WH7112> corners<WH6285>, / that…: Heb. cut off into corners, or, having the corners of the hair polled


btext:
And all the kings<WH4428> of Arabia<WH6152>, and all the kings<WH4428> of the mingled people<WH6153> that dwell<WH7931> in the desert<WH4057>,


btext:
And all the kings<WH4428> of Zimri<WH2174>, and all the kings<WH4428> of Elam<WH5867>, and all the kings<WH4428> of the Medes<WH4074>,


btext:
And all the kings<WH4428> of the north<WH6828>, far<WH7350> and near<WH7138>, one<WH376> with another<WH251>, and all the kingdoms<WH4467> of the world<WH776>, which are upon the face<WH6440> of the earth<WH127>: and the king<WH4428> of Sheshach<WH8347> shall drink<WH8354> after<WH310> them.


btext:
Therefore thou shalt say<WH559> unto them, Thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068> of hosts<WH6635>, the God<WH430> of Israel<WH3478>; Drink<WH8354> ye, and be drunken<WH7937>, and spue<WH7006>, and fall<WH5307>, and rise<WH6965> no more, because<WH6440> of the sword<WH2719> which I will send<WH7971> among you.


btext:
And it shall be, if they refuse<WH3985> to take<WH3947> the cup<WH3563> at thine hand<WH3027> to drink<WH8354>, then shalt thou say<WH559> unto them, Thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068> of hosts<WH6635>; Ye shall certainly<WH8354> drink<WH8354>.


btext:
For, lo, I begin<WH2490> to bring evil<WH7489> on the city<WH5892> which is called<WH7121> by my name<WH8034>, and should ye be utterly<WH5352> unpunished<WH5352>? Ye shall not be unpunished<WH5352>: for I will call<WH7121> for a sword<WH2719> upon all the inhabitants<WH3427> of the earth<WH776>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068> of hosts<WH6635>. / which…: Heb. upon which my name is called


btext:
Therefore prophesy<WH5012> thou against them all these words<WH1697>, and say<WH559> unto them, The LORD<WH3068> shall roar<WH7580> from on high<WH4791>, and utter<WH5414> his voice<WH6963> from his holy<WH6944> habitation<WH4583>; he shall mightily<WH7580> roar<WH7580> upon his habitation<WH5116>; he shall give<WH6030> a shout<WH1959>, as they that tread<WH1869> the grapes, against all the inhabitants<WH3427> of the earth<WH776>.


btext:
A noise<WH7588> shall come<WH935> even to the ends<WH7097> of the earth<WH776>; for the LORD<WH3068> hath a controversy<WH7379> with the nations<WH1471>, he will plead<WH8199> with all flesh<WH1320>; he will give<WH5414> them that are wicked<WH7563> to the sword<WH2719>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>.


btext:
Thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068> of hosts<WH6635>, Behold, evil<WH7451> shall go forth<WH3318> from nation<WH1471> to nation<WH1471>, and a great<WH1419> whirlwind<WH5591> shall be raised up<WH5782> from the coasts<WH3411> of the earth<WH776>.


btext:
And the slain<WH2491> of the LORD<WH3068> shall be at that day<WH3117> from one end<WH7097> of the earth<WH776> even unto the other end<WH7097> of the earth<WH776>: they shall not be lamented<WH5594>, neither gathered<WH622>, nor buried<WH6912>; they shall be dung<WH1828> upon<WH6440> the ground<WH127>.


btext:
Howl<WH3213>, ye shepherds<WH7462>, and cry<WH2199>; and wallow<WH6428> yourselves in the ashes, ye principal<WH117> of the flock<WH6629>: for the days<WH3117> of your slaughter<WH2873> and of your dispersions<WH8600> are accomplished<WH4390>; and ye shall fall<WH5307> like a pleasant<WH2532> vessel<WH3627>. / the days…: Heb. your days for slaughter / a pleasant…: Heb. a vessel of desire


btext:
And the shepherds<WH7462> shall have no way<WH4498> to flee<WH6>, nor the principal<WH117> of the flock<WH6629> to escape<WH6413>. / the shepherds…: Heb. flight shall perish from the shepherds, and escaping from, etc


btext:
A voice<WH6963> of the cry<WH6818> of the shepherds<WH7462>, and an howling<WH3215> of the principal<WH117> of the flock<WH6629>, shall be heard: for the LORD<WH3068> hath spoiled<WH7703> their pasture<WH4830>.


btext:
And the peaceable<WH7965> habitations<WH4999> are cut down<WH1826> because<WH6440> of the fierce<WH2740> anger<WH639> of the LORD<WH3068>.


btext:
He hath forsaken<WH5800> his covert<WH5520>, as the lion<WH3715>: for their land<WH776> is desolate<WH8047> because<WH6440> of the fierceness<WH2740> of the oppressor<WH3238>, and because<WH6440> of his fierce<WH2740> anger<WH639>. / desolate: Heb. a desolation


btext:
In the beginning<WH7225> of the reign<WH4468> of Jehoiakim<WH3079> the son<WH1121> of Josiah<WH2977> king<WH4428> of Judah<WH3063> came this word<WH1697> from the LORD<WH3068>, saying<WH559>,


btext:
Thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>; Stand<WH5975> in the court<WH2691> of the LORD'S<WH3068> house<WH1004>, and speak<WH1696> unto all the cities<WH5892> of Judah<WH3063>, which come<WH935> to worship<WH7812> in the LORD'S<WH3068> house<WH1004>, all the words<WH1697> that I command<WH6680> thee to speak<WH1696> unto them; diminish<WH1639> not a word<WH1697>:


btext:
If so be they will hearken<WH8085>, and turn<WH7725> every man<WH376> from his evil<WH7451> way<WH1870>, that I may repent<WH5162> me of the evil<WH7451>, which I purpose<WH2803> to do<WH6213> unto them because<WH6440> of the evil<WH7455> of their doings<WH4611>.


btext:
And thou shalt say<WH559> unto them, Thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>; If ye will not hearken<WH8085> to me, to walk<WH3212> in my law<WH8451>, which I have set<WH5414> before<WH6440> you,


btext:
To hearken<WH8085> to the words<WH1697> of my servants<WH5650> the prophets<WH5030>, whom I sent<WH7971> unto you, both rising up early<WH7925>, and sending<WH7971> them, but ye have not hearkened<WH8085>;


btext:
Then will I make<WH5414> this house<WH1004> like Shiloh<WH7887>, and will make<WH5414> this city<WH5892> a curse<WH7045> to all the nations<WH1471> of the earth<WH776>.


btext:
So the priests<WH3548> and the prophets<WH5030> and all the people<WH5971> heard<WH8085> Jeremiah<WH3414> speaking<WH1696> these words<WH1697> in the house<WH1004> of the LORD<WH3068>.


btext:
Now it came to pass, when Jeremiah<WH3414> had made an end<WH3615> of speaking<WH1696> all that the LORD<WH3068> had commanded<WH6680> him to speak<WH1696> unto all the people<WH5971>, that the priests<WH3548> and the prophets<WH5030> and all the people<WH5971> took<WH8610> him, saying<WH559>, Thou shalt surely<WH4191> die<WH4191>.


btext:
Why hast thou prophesied<WH5012> in the name<WH8034> of the LORD<WH3068>, saying<WH559>, This house<WH1004> shall be like Shiloh<WH7887>, and this city<WH5892> shall be desolate<WH2717> without an inhabitant<WH3427>? And all the people<WH5971> were gathered<WH6950> against Jeremiah<WH3414> in the house<WH1004> of the LORD<WH3068>.


btext:
When the princes<WH8269> of Judah<WH3063> heard<WH8085> these things<WH1697>, then they came up<WH5927> from the king's<WH4428> house<WH1004> unto the house<WH1004> of the LORD<WH3068>, and sat down<WH3427> in the entry<WH6607> of the new<WH2319> gate<WH8179> of the LORD'S<WH3068> house. / in the…: or, at the door


btext:
Then spake<WH559> the priests<WH3548> and the prophets<WH5030> unto the princes<WH8269> and to all the people<WH5971>, saying<WH559>, This man<WH376> is worthy<WH4941> to die<WH4194>; for he hath prophesied<WH5012> against this city<WH5892>, as ye have heard<WH8085> with your ears<WH241>. / This man…: Heb. The judgment of death is for this man


btext:
Then spake<WH559> Jeremiah<WH3414> unto all the princes<WH8269> and to all the people<WH5971>, saying<WH559>, The LORD<WH3068> sent<WH7971> me to prophesy<WH5012> against this house<WH1004> and against this city<WH5892> all the words<WH1697> that ye have heard<WH8085>.


btext:
Therefore now amend<WH3190> your ways<WH1870> and your doings<WH4611>, and obey<WH8085> the voice<WH6963> of the LORD<WH3068> your God<WH430>; and the LORD<WH3068> will repent<WH5162> him of the evil<WH7451> that he hath pronounced<WH1696> against you.


btext:
As for me, behold, I am in your hand<WH3027>: do<WH6213> with me as seemeth<WH5869> good<WH2896> and meet<WH3477> unto you. / as…: Heb. as it is good and right in your eyes


btext:
But know<WH3045> ye for certain<WH3045>, that if ye put me to death<WH4191>, ye shall surely bring<WH5414> innocent<WH5355> blood<WH1818> upon yourselves, and upon this city<WH5892>, and upon the inhabitants<WH3427> thereof: for of a truth<WH571> the LORD<WH3068> hath sent<WH7971> me unto you to speak<WH1696> all these words<WH1697> in your ears<WH241>.


btext:
Then said<WH559> the princes<WH8269> and all the people<WH5971> unto the priests<WH3548> and to the prophets<WH5030>; This man<WH376> is not worthy<WH4941> to die<WH4194>: for he hath spoken<WH1696> to us in the name<WH8034> of the LORD<WH3068> our God<WH430>.


btext:
Then rose up<WH6965> certain<WH582> of the elders<WH2205> of the land<WH776>, and spake<WH559> to all the assembly<WH6951> of the people<WH5971>, saying<WH559>,


btext:
Micah<WH4320> the Morasthite<WH4183> prophesied<WH5012> in the days<WH3117> of Hezekiah<WH2396> king<WH4428> of Judah<WH3063>, and spake<WH559> to all the people<WH5971> of Judah<WH3063>, saying<WH559>, Thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068> of hosts<WH6635>; Zion<WH6726> shall be plowed<WH2790> like a field<WH7704>, and Jerusalem<WH3389> shall become heaps<WH5856>, and the mountain<WH2022> of the house<WH1004> as the high places<WH1116> of a forest<WH3293>.


btext:
Did Hezekiah<WH2396> king<WH4428> of Judah<WH3063> and all Judah<WH3063> put him at all<WH4191> to death<WH4191>? did he not fear<WH3373> the LORD<WH3068>, and besought<WH2470> the LORD<WH3068><WH6440>, and the LORD<WH3068> repented<WH5162> him of the evil<WH7451> which he had pronounced<WH1696> against them? Thus<WH587> might we procure<WH6213> great<WH1419> evil<WH7451> against our souls<WH5315>. / the LORD, and the: Heb. the face of the LORD, etc


btext:
And there was also a man<WH376> that prophesied<WH5012> in the name<WH8034> of the LORD<WH3068>, Urijah<WH223> the son<WH1121> of Shemaiah<WH8098> of Kirjathjearim<WH7157>, who prophesied<WH5012> against this city<WH5892> and against this land<WH776> according to all the words<WH1697> of Jeremiah<WH3414>:


btext:
And when Jehoiakim<WH3079> the king<WH4428>, with all his mighty men<WH1368>, and all the princes<WH8269>, heard<WH8085> his words<WH1697>, the king<WH4428> sought<WH1245> to put him to death<WH4191>: but when Urijah<WH223> heard<WH8085> it, he was afraid<WH3372>, and fled<WH1272>, and went<WH935> into Egypt<WH4714>;


btext:
And Jehoiakim<WH3079> the king<WH4428> sent<WH7971> men<WH582> into Egypt<WH4714>, namely, Elnathan<WH494> the son<WH1121> of Achbor<WH5907>, and certain men<WH582> with him into Egypt<WH4714>.


btext:
And they fetched forth<WH3318> Urijah<WH223> out of Egypt<WH4714>, and brought<WH935> him unto Jehoiakim<WH3079> the king<WH4428>; who slew<WH5221> him with the sword<WH2719>, and cast<WH7993> his dead body<WH5038> into the graves<WH6913> of the common<WH1121> people<WH5971>. / common…: Heb. sons of the people


btext:
Nevertheless the hand<WH3027> of Ahikam<WH296> the son<WH1121> of Shaphan<WH8227> was with Jeremiah<WH3414>, that they should not give<WH5414> him into the hand<WH3027> of the people<WH5971> to put him to death<WH4191>.


btext:
In the beginning<WH7225> of the reign<WH4467> of Jehoiakim<WH3079> the son<WH1121> of Josiah<WH2977> king<WH4428> of Judah<WH3063> came this word<WH1697> unto Jeremiah<WH3414> from the LORD<WH3068>, saying<WH559>,


btext:
Thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068> to me; Make<WH6213> thee bonds<WH4147> and yokes<WH4133>, and put<WH5414> them upon thy neck<WH6677>, / saith…: or, hath the LORD said


btext:
And send<WH7971> them to the king<WH4428> of Edom<WH123>, and to the king<WH4428> of Moab<WH4124>, and to the king<WH4428> of the Ammonites<WH1121><WH5983>, and to the king<WH4428> of Tyrus<WH6865>, and to the king<WH4428> of Zidon<WH6721>, by the hand<WH3027> of the messengers<WH4397> which come<WH935> to Jerusalem<WH3389> unto Zedekiah<WH6667> king<WH4428> of Judah<WH3063>;


btext:
And command<WH6680> them to say<WH559> unto their masters<WH113>, Thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068> of hosts<WH6635>, the God<WH430> of Israel<WH3478>; Thus shall ye say<WH559> unto your masters<WH113>; / to say…: or, concerning their masters, saying


btext:
I have made<WH6213> the earth<WH776>, the man<WH120> and the beast<WH929> that are upon<WH6440> the ground<WH776>, by my great<WH1419> power<WH3581> and by my outstretched<WH5186> arm<WH2220>, and have given<WH5414> it unto whom it seemed<WH5869> meet<WH3474> unto me.


btext:
And now have I given<WH5414> all these lands<WH776> into the hand<WH3027> of Nebuchadnezzar<WH5019> the king<WH4428> of Babylon<WH894>, my servant<WH5650>; and the beasts<WH2416> of the field<WH7704> have I given<WH5414> him also to serve<WH5647> him.


btext:
And all nations<WH1471> shall serve<WH5647> him, and his son<WH1121>, and his son's<WH1121> son<WH1121>, until the very time<WH6256> of his land<WH776> come<WH935>: and then many<WH7227> nations<WH1471> and great<WH1419> kings<WH4428> shall serve<WH5647> themselves of him.


btext:
And it shall come to pass, that the nation<WH1471> and kingdom<WH4467> which will not serve<WH5647> the same Nebuchadnezzar<WH5019> the king<WH4428> of Babylon<WH894>, and that will not put<WH5414> their neck<WH6677> under the yoke<WH5923> of the king<WH4428> of Babylon<WH894>, that nation<WH1471> will I punish<WH6485>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>, with the sword<WH2719>, and with the famine<WH7458>, and with the pestilence<WH1698>, until I have consumed<WH8552> them by his hand<WH3027>.


btext:
Therefore hearken<WH8085> not ye to your prophets<WH5030>, nor to your diviners<WH7080>, nor to your dreamers<WH2472>, nor to your enchanters<WH6049>, nor to your sorcerers<WH3786>, which speak<WH559> unto you, saying<WH559>, Ye shall not serve<WH5647> the king<WH4428> of Babylon<WH894>: / dreamers: Heb. dreams


btext:
For they prophesy<WH5012> a lie<WH8267> unto you, to remove you far<WH7368> from your land<WH127>; and that I should drive you out<WH5080>, and ye should perish<WH6>.


btext:
But the nations<WH1471> that bring<WH935> their neck<WH6677> under the yoke<WH5923> of the king<WH4428> of Babylon<WH894>, and serve<WH5647> him, those will I let remain still<WH3240> in their own land<WH127>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>; and they shall till<WH5647> it, and dwell<WH3427> therein.


btext:
I spake<WH1696> also to Zedekiah<WH6667> king<WH4428> of Judah<WH3063> according to all these words<WH1697>, saying<WH559>, Bring<WH935> your necks<WH6677> under the yoke<WH5923> of the king<WH4428> of Babylon<WH894>, and serve<WH5647> him and his people<WH5971>, and live<WH2421>.


btext:
Why will ye die<WH4191>, thou and thy people<WH5971>, by the sword<WH2719>, by the famine<WH7458>, and by the pestilence<WH1698>, as the LORD<WH3068> hath spoken<WH1696> against the nation<WH1471> that will not serve<WH5647> the king<WH4428> of Babylon<WH894>?


btext:
Therefore hearken<WH8085> not unto the words<WH1697> of the prophets<WH5030> that speak<WH559> unto you, saying<WH559>, Ye shall not serve<WH5647> the king<WH4428> of Babylon<WH894>: for they prophesy<WH5012> a lie<WH8267> unto you.


btext:
For I have not sent<WH7971> them, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>, yet they prophesy<WH5012> a lie<WH8267> in my name<WH8034>; that I might drive you out<WH5080>, and that ye might perish<WH6>, ye, and the prophets<WH5030> that prophesy<WH5012> unto you. / a lie: Heb. in a lie, or, lyingly


btext:
Also I spake<WH1696> to the priests<WH3548> and to all this people<WH5971>, saying<WH559>, Thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>; Hearken<WH8085> not to the words<WH1697> of your prophets<WH5030> that prophesy<WH5012> unto you, saying<WH559>, Behold, the vessels<WH3627> of the LORD'S<WH3068> house<WH1004> shall now shortly<WH4120> be brought again<WH7725> from Babylon<WH894>: for they prophesy<WH5012> a lie<WH8267> unto you.


btext:
Hearken<WH8085> not unto them; serve<WH5647> the king<WH4428> of Babylon<WH894>, and live<WH2421>: wherefore should this city<WH5892> be laid waste<WH2723>?


btext:
But if they be prophets<WH5030>, and if the word<WH1697> of the LORD<WH3068> be<WH3426> with them, let them now make intercession<WH6293> to the LORD<WH3068> of hosts<WH6635>, that the vessels<WH3627> which are left<WH3498> in the house<WH1004> of the LORD<WH3068>, and in the house<WH1004> of the king<WH4428> of Judah<WH3063>, and at Jerusalem<WH3389>, go<WH935> not to Babylon<WH894>.


btext:
For thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068> of hosts<WH6635> concerning the pillars<WH5982>, and concerning the sea<WH3220>, and concerning the bases<WH4350>, and concerning the residue<WH3499> of the vessels<WH3627> that remain<WH3498> in this city<WH5892>,


btext:
Which Nebuchadnezzar<WH5019> king<WH4428> of Babylon<WH894> took<WH3947> not, when he carried away captive<WH1540> Jeconiah<WH3204> the son<WH1121> of Jehoiakim<WH3079> king<WH4428> of Judah<WH3063> from Jerusalem<WH3389> to Babylon<WH894>, and all the nobles<WH2715> of Judah<WH3063> and Jerusalem<WH3389>;


btext:
Yea, thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068> of hosts<WH6635>, the God<WH430> of Israel<WH3478>, concerning the vessels<WH3627> that remain<WH3498> in the house<WH1004> of the LORD<WH3068>, and in the house<WH1004> of the king<WH4428> of Judah<WH3063> and of Jerusalem<WH3389>;


btext:
They shall be carried<WH935> to Babylon<WH894>, and there shall they be until the day<WH3117> that I visit<WH6485> them, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>; then will I bring<WH5927> them up, and restore<WH7725> them to this place<WH4725>.


btext:
And it came to pass the same year<WH8141>, in the beginning<WH7225> of the reign<WH4467> of Zedekiah<WH6667> king<WH4428> of Judah<WH3063>, in the fourth<WH7243> year<WH8141>, and in the fifth<WH2549> month<WH2320>, that Hananiah<WH2608> the son<WH1121> of Azur<WH5809> the prophet<WH5030>, which was of Gibeon<WH1391>, spake<WH559> unto me in the house<WH1004> of the LORD<WH3068>, in the presence<WH5869> of the priests<WH3548> and of all the people<WH5971>, saying<WH559>,


btext:
Thus speaketh<WH559> the LORD<WH3068> of hosts<WH6635>, the God<WH430> of Israel<WH3478>, saying<WH559>, I have broken<WH7665> the yoke<WH5923> of the king<WH4428> of Babylon<WH894>.


btext:
Within two full<WH3117> years<WH8141> will I bring again<WH7725> into this place<WH4725> all the vessels<WH3627> of the LORD'S<WH3068> house<WH1004>, that Nebuchadnezzar<WH5019> king<WH4428> of Babylon<WH894> took away<WH3947> from this place<WH4725>, and carried<WH935> them to Babylon<WH894>: / two…: Heb. two years of days


btext:
And I will bring again<WH7725> to this place<WH4725> Jeconiah<WH3204> the son<WH1121> of Jehoiakim<WH3079> king<WH4428> of Judah<WH3063>, with all the captives<WH1546> of Judah<WH3063>, that went<WH935> into Babylon<WH894>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>: for I will break<WH7665> the yoke<WH5923> of the king<WH4428> of Babylon<WH894>. / captives: Heb. captivity


btext:
Then the prophet<WH5030> Jeremiah<WH3414> said<WH559> unto the prophet<WH5030> Hananiah<WH2608> in the presence<WH5869> of the priests<WH3548>, and in the presence<WH5869> of all the people<WH5971> that stood<WH5975> in the house<WH1004> of the LORD<WH3068>,


btext:
Even the prophet<WH5030> Jeremiah<WH3414> said<WH559>, Amen<WH543>: the LORD<WH3068> do<WH6213> so: the LORD<WH3068> perform<WH6965> thy words<WH1697> which thou hast prophesied<WH5012>, to bring again<WH7725> the vessels<WH3627> of the LORD'S<WH3068> house<WH1004>, and all that is carried away captive<WH1473>, from Babylon<WH894> into this place<WH4725>.


btext:
Nevertheless hear<WH8085> thou now this word<WH1697> that I speak<WH1696> in thine ears<WH241>, and in the ears<WH241> of all the people<WH5971>;


btext:
The prophets<WH5030> that have been before<WH6440> me and before<WH6440> thee of old<WH5769> prophesied<WH5012> both against many<WH7227> countries<WH776>, and against great<WH1419> kingdoms<WH4467>, of war<WH4421>, and of evil<WH7451>, and of pestilence<WH1698>.


btext:
The prophet<WH5030> which prophesieth<WH5012> of peace<WH7965>, when the word<WH1697> of the prophet<WH5030> shall come to pass<WH935>, then<WH227> shall the prophet<WH5030> be known<WH3045>, that the LORD<WH3068> hath truly<WH571> sent<WH7971> him.


btext:
Then Hananiah<WH2608> the prophet<WH5030> took<WH3947> the yoke<WH4133> from off the prophet<WH5030> Jeremiah's<WH3414> neck<WH6677>, and brake<WH7665> it.


btext:
And Hananiah<WH2608> spake<WH559> in the presence<WH5869> of all the people<WH5971>, saying<WH559>, Thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>; Even so will I break<WH7665> the yoke<WH5923> of Nebuchadnezzar<WH5019> king<WH4428> of Babylon<WH894> from the neck<WH6677> of all nations<WH1471> within the space of two full<WH3117> years<WH8141>. And the prophet<WH5030> Jeremiah<WH3414> went<WH3212> his way<WH1870>.


btext:
Then the word<WH1697> of the LORD<WH3068> came unto Jeremiah<WH3414> the prophet, after<WH310> that Hananiah<WH2608> the prophet<WH5030> had broken<WH7665> the yoke<WH4133> from off the neck<WH6677> of the prophet<WH5030> Jeremiah<WH3414>, saying<WH559>,


btext:
Go<WH1980> and tell<WH559> Hananiah<WH2608>, saying<WH559>, Thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>; Thou hast broken<WH7665> the yokes<WH4133> of wood<WH6086>; but thou shalt make<WH6213> for them yokes<WH4133> of iron<WH1270>.


btext:
For thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068> of hosts<WH6635>, the God<WH430> of Israel<WH3478>; I have put<WH5414> a yoke<WH5923> of iron<WH1270> upon the neck<WH6677> of all these nations<WH1471>, that they may serve<WH5647> Nebuchadnezzar<WH5019> king<WH4428> of Babylon<WH894>; and they shall serve<WH5647> him: and I have given<WH5414> him the beasts<WH2416> of the field<WH7704> also.


btext:
Then said<WH559> the prophet<WH5030> Jeremiah<WH3414> unto Hananiah<WH2608> the prophet<WH5030>, Hear<WH8085> now, Hananiah<WH2608>; The LORD<WH3068> hath not sent<WH7971> thee; but thou makest this people<WH5971> to trust<WH982> in a lie<WH8267>.


btext:
Therefore thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>; Behold, I will cast<WH7971> thee from off the face<WH6440> of the earth<WH127>: this year<WH8141> thou shalt die<WH4191>, because thou hast taught<WH1696> rebellion<WH5627> against the LORD<WH3068>. / rebellion: Heb. revolt


btext:
So Hananiah<WH2608> the prophet<WH5030> died<WH4191> the same year<WH8141> in the seventh<WH7637> month<WH2320>.


btext:
Now these are the words<WH1697> of the letter<WH5612> that Jeremiah<WH3414> the prophet<WH5030> sent<WH7971> from Jerusalem<WH3389> unto the residue<WH3499> of the elders<WH2205> which were carried away captives<WH1473>, and to the priests<WH3548>, and to the prophets<WH5030>, and to all the people<WH5971> whom Nebuchadnezzar<WH5019> had carried away captive<WH1540> from Jerusalem<WH3389> to Babylon<WH894>;


btext:
(After<WH310> that Jeconiah<WH3204> the king<WH4428>, and the queen<WH1377>, and the eunuchs<WH5631>, the princes<WH8269> of Judah<WH3063> and Jerusalem<WH3389>, and the carpenters<WH2796>, and the smiths<WH4525>, were departed<WH3318> from Jerusalem<WH3389>;) / eunuchs: or, chamberlains


btext:
By the hand<WH3027> of Elasah<WH501> the son<WH1121> of Shaphan<WH8227>, and Gemariah<WH1587> the son<WH1121> of Hilkiah<WH2518>, (whom Zedekiah<WH6667> king<WH4428> of Judah<WH3063> sent<WH7971> unto Babylon<WH894> to Nebuchadnezzar<WH5019> king<WH4428> of Babylon<WH894>) saying<WH559>,


btext:
Thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068> of hosts<WH6635>, the God<WH430> of Israel<WH3478>, unto all that are carried away captives<WH1473>, whom I have caused to be carried away<WH1540> from Jerusalem<WH3389> unto Babylon<WH894>;


btext:
Build<WH1129> ye houses<WH1004>, and dwell<WH3427> in them; and plant<WH5193> gardens<WH1593>, and eat<WH398> the fruit<WH6529> of them;


btext:
Take<WH3947> ye wives<WH802>, and beget<WH3205> sons<WH1121> and daughters<WH1323>; and take<WH3947> wives<WH802> for your sons<WH1121>, and give<WH5414> your daughters<WH1323> to husbands<WH582>, that they may bear<WH3205> sons<WH1121> and daughters<WH1121>; that ye may be increased<WH7235> there, and not diminished<WH4591>.


btext:
And seek<WH1875> the peace<WH7965> of the city<WH5892> whither I have caused you to be carried away captives<WH1540>, and pray<WH6419> unto the LORD<WH3068> for it: for in the peace<WH7965> thereof shall ye have peace<WH7965>.


btext:
For thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068> of hosts<WH6635>, the God<WH430> of Israel<WH3478>; Let not your prophets<WH5030> and your diviners<WH7080>, that be in the midst<WH7130> of you, deceive<WH5377> you, neither hearken<WH8085> to your dreams<WH2472> which ye cause to be dreamed<WH2492>.


btext:
For they prophesy<WH5012> falsely<WH8267> unto you in my name<WH8034>: I have not sent<WH7971> them, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>. / falsely: Heb. in a lie


btext:
For thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>, That after<WH6310> seventy<WH7657> years<WH8141> be accomplished<WH4390> at Babylon<WH894> I will visit<WH6485> you, and perform<WH6965> my good<WH2896> word<WH1697> toward you, in causing you to return<WH7725> to this place<WH4725>.


btext:
For I know<WH3045> the thoughts<WH4284> that I think<WH2803> toward you, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>, thoughts<WH4284> of peace<WH7965>, and not of evil<WH7451>, to give<WH5414> you an expected<WH8615> end<WH319>. / expected…: Heb. end and expectation


btext:
Then shall ye call<WH7121> upon me, and ye shall go<WH1980> and pray<WH6419> unto me, and I will hearken<WH8085> unto you.


btext:
And ye shall seek<WH1245> me, and find<WH4672> me, when ye shall search<WH1875> for me with all your heart<WH3824>.


btext:
And I will be found<WH4672> of you, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>: and I will turn away<WH7725> your captivity<WH7622><WH7622>, and I will gather<WH6908> you from all the nations<WH1471>, and from all the places<WH4725> whither I have driven<WH5080> you, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>; and I will bring you again<WH7725> into the place<WH4725> whence I caused you to be carried away captive<WH1540>.


btext:
Because ye have said<WH559>, The LORD<WH3068> hath raised us up<WH6965> prophets<WH5030> in Babylon<WH894>;


btext:
Know that thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068> of the king<WH4428> that sitteth<WH3427> upon the throne<WH3678> of David<WH1732>, and of all the people<WH5971> that dwelleth<WH3427> in this city<WH5892>, and of your brethren<WH251> that are not gone forth<WH3318> with you into captivity<WH1473>;


btext:
Thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068> of hosts<WH6635>; Behold, I will send<WH7971> upon them the sword<WH2719>, the famine<WH7458>, and the pestilence<WH1698>, and will make<WH5414> them like vile<WH8182> figs<WH8384>, that cannot be eaten<WH398>, they are so evil<WH7455>.


btext:
And I will persecute<WH7291> them<WH310> with the sword<WH2719>, with the famine<WH7458>, and with the pestilence<WH1698>, and will deliver<WH5414> them to be removed<WH2189><WH2113> to all the kingdoms<WH4467> of the earth<WH776>, to be a curse<WH423>, and an astonishment<WH8047>, and an hissing<WH8322>, and a reproach<WH2781>, among all the nations<WH1471> whither I have driven<WH5080> them: / to be a curse: Heb. for a curse


btext:
Because they have not hearkened<WH8085> to my words<WH1697>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>, which I sent<WH7971> unto them by my servants<WH5650> the prophets<WH5030>, rising up early<WH7925> and sending<WH7971> them; but ye would not hear<WH8085>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>.


btext:
Hear<WH8085> ye therefore the word<WH1697> of the LORD<WH3068>, all ye of the captivity<WH1473>, whom I have sent<WH7971> from Jerusalem<WH3389> to Babylon<WH894>:


btext:
Thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068> of hosts<WH6635>, the God<WH430> of Israel<WH3478>, of Ahab<WH256> the son<WH1121> of Kolaiah<WH6964>, and of Zedekiah<WH6667> the son<WH1121> of Maaseiah<WH4641>, which prophesy<WH5012> a lie<WH8267> unto you in my name<WH8034>; Behold, I will deliver<WH5414> them into the hand<WH3027> of Nebuchadrezzar<WH5019> king<WH4428> of Babylon<WH894>; and he shall slay<WH5221> them before your eyes<WH5869>;


btext:
And of them shall be taken up<WH3947> a curse<WH7045> by all the captivity<WH1546> of Judah<WH3063> which are in Babylon<WH894>, saying<WH559>, The LORD<WH3068> make<WH7760> thee like Zedekiah<WH6667> and like Ahab<WH256>, whom the king<WH4428> of Babylon<WH894> roasted<WH7033> in the fire<WH784>;


btext:
Because they have committed<WH6213> villany<WH5039> in Israel<WH3478>, and have committed<WH6213> adultery<WH5003> with their neighbours'<WH7453> wives<WH802>, and have spoken<WH1696> lying<WH8267> words<WH1697> in my name<WH8034>, which I have not commanded<WH6680> them; even I know<WH3045>, and am a witness<WH5707>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>.


btext:
Thus shalt thou also speak<WH559> to Shemaiah<WH8098> the Nehelamite<WH5161>, saying<WH559>, / Nehelamite: or, dreamer


btext:
Thus speaketh<WH559> the LORD<WH3068> of hosts<WH6635>, the God<WH430> of Israel<WH3478>, saying<WH559>, Because thou hast sent<WH7971> letters<WH5612> in thy name<WH8034> unto all the people<WH5971> that are at Jerusalem<WH3389>, and to Zephaniah<WH6846> the son<WH1121> of Maaseiah<WH4641> the priest<WH3548>, and to all the priests<WH3548>, saying<WH559>,


btext:
The LORD<WH3068> hath made<WH5414> thee priest<WH3548> in the stead of Jehoiada<WH3077> the priest<WH3548>, that ye should be officers<WH6496> in the house<WH1004> of the LORD<WH3068>, for every man<WH376> that is mad<WH7696>, and maketh himself a prophet<WH5012>, that thou shouldest put<WH5414> him in prison<WH4115>, and in the stocks<WH6729>.


btext:
Now therefore why hast thou not reproved<WH1605> Jeremiah<WH3414> of Anathoth<WH6069>, which maketh himself a prophet<WH5012> to you?


btext:
For therefore he sent<WH7971> unto us in Babylon<WH894>, saying<WH559>, This<WH1931> captivity is long<WH752>: build<WH1129> ye houses<WH1004>, and dwell<WH3427> in them; and plant<WH5193> gardens<WH1593>, and eat<WH398> the fruit<WH6529> of them.


btext:
And Zephaniah<WH6846> the priest<WH3548> read<WH7121> this letter<WH5612> in the ears<WH241> of Jeremiah<WH3414> the prophet<WH5030>.


btext:
Send<WH7971> to all them of the captivity<WH1473>, saying<WH559>, Thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068> concerning Shemaiah<WH8098> the Nehelamite<WH5161>; Because that Shemaiah<WH8098> hath prophesied<WH5012> unto you, and I sent<WH7971> him not, and he caused you to trust<WH982> in a lie<WH8267>:


btext:
Therefore thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>; Behold, I will punish<WH6485> Shemaiah<WH8098> the Nehelamite<WH5161>, and his seed<WH2233>: he shall not have a man<WH376> to dwell<WH3427> among<WH8432> this people<WH5971>; neither shall he behold<WH7200> the good<WH2896> that I will do<WH6213> for my people<WH5971>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>; because he hath taught<WH1696> rebellion<WH5627> against the LORD<WH3068>. / rebellion: Heb. revolt


btext:
Thus speaketh<WH559> the LORD<WH3068> God<WH430> of Israel<WH3478>, saying<WH559>, Write<WH3789> thee all the words<WH1697> that I have spoken<WH1696> unto thee in a book<WH5612>.


btext:
For, lo, the days<WH3117> come<WH935>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>, that I will bring again<WH7725> the captivity<WH7622> of my people<WH5971> Israel<WH3478> and Judah<WH3063>, saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>: and I will cause them to return<WH7725> to the land<WH776> that I gave<WH5414> to their fathers<WH1>, and they shall possess<WH3423> it.


btext:
And these are the words<WH1697> that the LORD<WH3068> spake<WH1696> concerning Israel<WH3478> and concerning Judah<WH3063>.


btext:
For thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>; We have heard<WH8085> a voice<WH6963> of trembling<WH2731>, of fear<WH6343>, and not of peace<WH7965>. / of fear…: or, there is fear, and not peace


btext:
Ask<WH7592> ye now, and see<WH7200> whether a man<WH2145> doth travail with child<WH3205>? wherefore do I see<WH7200> every man<WH1397> with his hands<WH3027> on his loins<WH2504>, as a woman in travail<WH3205>, and all faces<WH6440> are turned<WH2015> into paleness<WH3420>? / a man: Heb. a male


btext:
Alas<WH1945>! for that day<WH3117> is great<WH1419>, so that<WH369> none is like it: it is even the time<WH6256> of Jacob's<WH3290> trouble<WH6869>; but he shall be saved<WH3467> out of it.


btext:
For it shall come to pass in that day<WH3117>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068> of hosts<WH6635>, that I will break<WH7665> his yoke<WH5923> from off thy neck<WH6677>, and will burst<WH5423> thy bonds<WH4147>, and strangers<WH2114> shall no more serve<WH5647> themselves of him:


btext:
But they shall serve<WH5647> the LORD<WH3068> their God<WH430>, and David<WH1732> their king<WH4428>, whom I will raise up<WH6965> unto them.


btext:
Therefore fear<WH3372> thou not, O my servant<WH5650> Jacob<WH3290>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>; neither be dismayed<WH2865>, O Israel<WH3478>: for, lo, I will save<WH3467> thee from afar<WH7350>, and thy seed<WH2233> from the land<WH776> of their captivity<WH7628>; and Jacob<WH3290> shall return<WH7725>, and shall be in rest<WH8252>, and be quiet<WH7599>, and none shall make him afraid<WH2729>.


btext:
For I am with thee, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>, to save<WH3467> thee: though I make<WH6213> a full end<WH3617> of all nations<WH1471> whither I have scattered<WH6327> thee, yet will I not make<WH6213> a full end<WH3617> of thee: but I will correct<WH3256> thee in measure<WH4941>, and will not leave thee altogether<WH5352> unpunished<WH5352>.


btext:
For thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>, Thy bruise<WH7667> is incurable<WH605>, and thy wound<WH4347> is grievous<WH2470>.


btext:
There is none to plead<WH1777> thy cause<WH1779>, that thou mayest be bound up<WH4205>: thou hast no healing<WH8585> medicines<WH7499>. / that…: Heb. for binding up, or, pressing


btext:
All thy lovers<WH157> have forgotten<WH7911> thee; they seek<WH1875> thee not; for I have wounded<WH5221> thee with the wound<WH4347> of an enemy<WH341>, with the chastisement<WH4148> of a cruel one<WH394>, for the multitude<WH7230> of thine iniquity<WH5771>; because thy sins<WH2403> were increased<WH6105>.


btext:
Why criest<WH2199> thou for thine affliction<WH7667>? thy sorrow<WH4341> is incurable<WH605> for the multitude<WH7230> of thine iniquity<WH5771>: because thy sins<WH2403> were increased<WH6105>, I have done<WH6213> these things unto thee.


btext:
Therefore all they that devour<WH398> thee shall be devoured<WH398>; and all thine adversaries<WH6862>, every one of them, shall go<WH3212> into captivity<WH7628>; and they that spoil<WH7601><WH8154> thee shall be a spoil<WH4933>, and all that prey<WH962> upon thee will I give<WH5414> for a prey<WH957>.


btext:
For I will restore<WH5927> health<WH724> unto thee, and I will heal<WH7495> thee of thy wounds<WH4347>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>; because they called<WH7121> thee an Outcast<WH5080>, saying, This is Zion<WH6726>, whom no man seeketh after<WH1875>.


btext:
Thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>; Behold, I will bring again<WH7725> the captivity<WH7622> of Jacob's<WH3290> tents<WH168>, and have mercy<WH7355> on his dwellingplaces<WH4908>; and the city<WH5892> shall be builded<WH1129> upon her own heap<WH8510>, and the palace<WH759> shall remain<WH3427> after the manner<WH4941> thereof. / heap: or, little hill


btext:
And out of them shall proceed<WH3318> thanksgiving<WH8426> and the voice<WH6963> of them that make merry<WH7832>: and I will multiply<WH7235> them, and they shall not be few<WH4591>; I will also glorify<WH3513> them, and they shall not be small<WH6819>.


btext:
Their children<WH1121> also shall be as aforetime<WH6924>, and their congregation<WH5712> shall be established<WH3559> before<WH6440> me, and I will punish<WH6485> all that oppress<WH3905> them.


btext:
And their nobles<WH117> shall be of themselves, and their governor<WH4910> shall proceed<WH3318> from the midst<WH7130> of them; and I will cause him to draw near<WH7126>, and he shall approach<WH5066> unto me: for who is this that engaged<WH6148> his heart<WH3820> to approach<WH5066> unto me? saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>.


btext:
Behold, the whirlwind<WH5591> of the LORD<WH3068> goeth forth<WH3318> with fury<WH2534>, a continuing<WH1641> whirlwind<WH5591>: it shall fall with pain<WH2342> upon the head<WH7218> of the wicked<WH7563>. / continuing: Heb. cutting / fall…: or, remain


btext:
The fierce<WH2740> anger<WH639> of the LORD<WH3068> shall not return<WH7725>, until he have done<WH6213> it, and until he have performed<WH6965> the intents<WH4209> of his heart<WH3820>: in the latter<WH319> days<WH3117> ye shall consider<WH995> it.


btext:
At the same time<WH6256>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>, will I be the God<WH430> of all the families<WH4940> of Israel<WH3478>, and they shall be my people<WH5971>.


btext:
Thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>, The people<WH5971> which were left<WH8300> of the sword<WH2719> found<WH4672> grace<WH2580> in the wilderness<WH4057>; even Israel<WH3478>, when I went<WH1980> to cause him to rest<WH7280>.


btext:
The LORD<WH3068> hath appeared<WH7200> of old<WH7350> unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved<WH157> thee with an everlasting<WH5769> love<WH160>: therefore with lovingkindness<WH2617> have I drawn<WH4900> thee. / of…: Heb. from afar / with lovingkindness…: have I extended lovingkindness unto thee


btext:
Again I will build<WH1129> thee, and thou shalt be built<WH1129>, O virgin<WH1330> of Israel<WH3478>: thou shalt again be adorned<WH5710> with thy tabrets<WH8596>, and shalt go forth<WH3318> in the dances<WH4234> of them that make merry<WH7832>. / tabrets: or, timbrels


btext:
Thou shalt yet plant<WH5193> vines<WH3754> upon the mountains<WH2022> of Samaria<WH8111>: the planters<WH5193> shall plant<WH5193>, and shall eat them as common things<WH2490>. / eat…: Heb. profane them


btext:
For there shall be<WH3426> a day<WH3117>, that the watchmen<WH5341> upon the mount<WH2022> Ephraim<WH669> shall cry<WH7121>, Arise<WH6965> ye, and let us go up<WH5927> to Zion<WH6726> unto the LORD<WH3068> our God<WH430>.


btext:
For thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>; Sing<WH7442> with gladness<WH8057> for Jacob<WH3290>, and shout<WH6670> among the chief<WH7218> of the nations<WH1471>: publish<WH8085> ye, praise<WH1984> ye, and say<WH559>, O LORD<WH3068>, save<WH3467> thy people<WH5971>, the remnant<WH7611> of Israel<WH3478>.


btext:
Behold, I will bring<WH935> them from the north<WH6828> country<WH776>, and gather<WH6908> them from the coasts<WH3411> of the earth<WH776>, and with them the blind<WH5787> and the lame<WH6455>, the woman with child<WH2030> and her that travaileth with child<WH3205> together<WH3162>: a great<WH1419> company<WH6951> shall return<WH7725> thither.


btext:
They shall come<WH935> with weeping<WH1065>, and with supplications<WH8469> will I lead<WH2986> them: I will cause them to walk<WH3212> by the rivers<WH5158> of waters<WH4325> in a straight<WH3477> way<WH1870>, wherein they shall not stumble<WH3782>: for I am a father<WH1> to Israel<WH3478>, and Ephraim<WH669> is my firstborn<WH1060>. / supplications: or, favours


btext:
Hear<WH8085> the word<WH1697> of the LORD<WH3068>, O ye nations<WH1471>, and declare<WH5046> it in the isles<WH339> afar off<WH4801>, and say<WH559>, He that scattered<WH2219> Israel<WH3478> will gather<WH6908> him, and keep<WH8104> him, as a shepherd<WH7462> doth his flock<WH5739>.


btext:
For the LORD<WH3068> hath redeemed<WH6299> Jacob<WH3290>, and ransomed<WH1350> him from the hand<WH3027> of him that was stronger<WH2389> than he.


btext:
Therefore they shall come<WH935> and sing<WH7442> in the height<WH4791> of Zion<WH6726>, and shall flow together<WH5102> to the goodness<WH2898> of the LORD<WH3068>, for wheat<WH1715>, and for wine<WH8492>, and for oil<WH3323>, and for the young<WH1121> of the flock<WH6629> and of the herd<WH1241>: and their soul<WH5315> shall be as a watered<WH7302> garden<WH1588>; and they shall not sorrow<WH1669> any more<WH3254> at all.


btext:
Then shall the virgin<WH1330> rejoice<WH8055> in the dance<WH4234>, both young men<WH970> and old<WH2205> together<WH3162>: for I will turn<WH2015> their mourning<WH60> into joy<WH8342>, and will comfort<WH5162> them, and make them rejoice<WH8055> from their sorrow<WH3015>.


btext:
And I will satiate<WH7301> the soul<WH5315> of the priests<WH3548> with fatness<WH1880>, and my people<WH5971> shall be satisfied<WH7646> with my goodness<WH2898>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>.


btext:
Thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>; A voice<WH6963> was heard<WH8085> in Ramah<WH7414>, lamentation<WH5092>, and bitter<WH8563> weeping<WH1065>; Rahel<WH7354> weeping<WH1058> for her children<WH1121> refused<WH3985> to be comforted<WH5162> for her children<WH1121>, because they were not.


btext:
Thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>; Refrain<WH4513> thy voice<WH6963> from weeping<WH1065>, and thine eyes<WH5869> from tears<WH1832>: for thy work<WH6468> shall be<WH3426> rewarded<WH7939>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>; and they shall come again<WH7725> from the land<WH776> of the enemy<WH341>.


btext:
And there is<WH3426> hope<WH8615> in thine end<WH319>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>, that thy children<WH1121> shall come again<WH7725> to their own border<WH1366>.


btext:
I have surely<WH8085> heard<WH8085> Ephraim<WH669> bemoaning<WH5110> himself thus; Thou hast chastised<WH3256> me, and I was chastised<WH3256>, as a bullock<WH5695> unaccustomed<WH3808><WH3925> to the yoke: turn<WH7725> thou me, and I shall be turned<WH7725>; for thou art the LORD<WH3068> my God<WH430>.


btext:
Surely after<WH310> that I was turned<WH7725>, I repented<WH5162>; and after<WH310> that I was instructed<WH3045>, I smote<WH5606> upon my thigh<WH3409>: I was ashamed<WH954>, yea, even confounded<WH3637>, because I did bear<WH5375> the reproach<WH2781> of my youth<WH5271>.


btext:
Is Ephraim<WH669> my dear<WH3357> son<WH1121>? is he a pleasant<WH8191> child<WH3206>? for since<WH1767> I spake<WH1696> against him, I do earnestly<WH2142> remember<WH2142> him still: therefore my bowels<WH4578> are troubled<WH1993> for him; I will surely<WH7355> have mercy<WH7355> upon him, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>. / are…: Heb. sound


btext:
Set thee up<WH5324> waymarks<WH6725>, make<WH7760> thee high heaps<WH8564>: set<WH7896> thine heart<WH3820> toward the highway<WH4546>, even the way<WH1870> which thou wentest<WH1980>: turn again<WH7725>, O virgin<WH1330> of Israel<WH3478>, turn again<WH7725> to these thy cities<WH5892>.


btext:
How long wilt thou go about<WH2559>, O thou backsliding<WH7728> daughter<WH1323>? for the LORD<WH3068> hath created<WH1254> a new thing<WH2319> in the earth<WH776>, A woman<WH5347> shall compass<WH5437> a man<WH1397>.


btext:
Thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068> of hosts<WH6635>, the God<WH430> of Israel<WH3478>; As yet they shall use<WH559> this speech<WH1697> in the land<WH776> of Judah<WH3063> and in the cities<WH5892> thereof, when I shall bring again<WH7725> their captivity<WH7622>; The LORD<WH3068> bless<WH1288> thee, O habitation<WH5116> of justice<WH6664>, and mountain<WH2022> of holiness<WH6944>.


btext:
And there shall dwell<WH3427> in Judah<WH3063> itself, and in all the cities<WH5892> thereof together<WH3162>, husbandmen<WH406>, and they that go forth<WH5265> with flocks<WH5739>.


btext:
For I have satiated<WH7301> the weary<WH5889> soul<WH5315>, and I have replenished<WH4390> every sorrowful<WH1669> soul<WH5315>.


btext:
Behold, the days<WH3117> come<WH935>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>, that I will sow<WH2232> the house<WH1004> of Israel<WH3478> and the house<WH1004> of Judah<WH3063> with the seed<WH2233> of man<WH120>, and with the seed<WH2233> of beast<WH929>.


btext:
And it shall come to pass, that like as I have watched over<WH8245> them, to pluck up<WH5428>, and to break down<WH5422>, and to throw down<WH2040>, and to destroy<WH6>, and to afflict<WH7489>; so will I watch over<WH8245> them, to build<WH1129>, and to plant<WH5193>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>.


btext:
In those days<WH3117> they shall say<WH559> no more, The fathers<WH1> have eaten<WH398> a sour grape<WH1155>, and the children's<WH1121> teeth<WH8127> are set on edge<WH6949>.


btext:
But every one<WH376> shall die<WH4191> for his own iniquity<WH5771>: every man<WH120> that eateth<WH398> the sour grape<WH1155>, his teeth<WH8127> shall be set on edge<WH6949>.


btext:
Behold, the days<WH3117> come<WH935>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>, that I will make<WH3772> a new<WH2319> covenant<WH1285> with the house<WH1004> of Israel<WH3478>, and with the house<WH1004> of Judah<WH3063>:


btext:
Not according to the covenant<WH1285> that I made<WH3772> with their fathers<WH1> in the day<WH3117> that I took<WH2388> them by the hand<WH3027> to bring them out<WH3318> of the land<WH776> of Egypt<WH4714>; which my covenant<WH1285> they brake<WH6565>, although I was an husband<WH1166> unto them, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>: / although…: or, should I have continued an husband unto them?


btext:
But this shall be the covenant<WH1285> that I will make<WH3772> with the house<WH1004> of Israel<WH3478>; After<WH310> those days<WH3117>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>, I will put<WH5414> my law<WH8451> in their inward parts<WH7130>, and write<WH3789> it in their hearts<WH3820>; and will be their God<WH430>, and they shall be my people<WH5971>.


btext:
And they shall teach<WH3925> no more every man<WH376> his neighbour<WH7453>, and every man<WH376> his brother<WH251>, saying<WH559>, Know<WH3045> the LORD<WH3068>: for they shall all know<WH3045> me, from the least<WH6996> of them unto the greatest<WH1419> of them, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>: for I will forgive<WH5545> their iniquity<WH5771>, and I will remember<WH2142> their sin<WH2403> no more.


btext:
Thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>, which giveth<WH5414> the sun<WH8121> for a light<WH216> by day<WH3119>, and the ordinances<WH2708> of the moon<WH3394> and of the stars<WH3556> for a light<WH216> by night<WH3915>, which divideth<WH7280> the sea<WH3220> when the waves<WH1530> thereof roar<WH1993>; The LORD<WH3068> of hosts<WH6635> is his name<WH8034>:


btext:
If those ordinances<WH2706> depart<WH4185> from before<WH6440> me, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>, then the seed<WH2233> of Israel<WH3478> also shall cease<WH7673> from being a nation<WH1471> before<WH6440> me for ever<WH3117>.


btext:
Thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>; If heaven<WH8064> above<WH4605> can be measured<WH4058>, and the foundations<WH4146> of the earth<WH776> searched out<WH2713> beneath<WH4295>, I will also cast off<WH3988> all the seed<WH2233> of Israel<WH3478> for all that they have done<WH6213>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>.


btext:
Behold, the days<WH3117> come<WH935>, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>, that the city<WH5892> shall be built<WH1129> to the LORD<WH3068> from the tower<WH4026> of Hananeel<WH2606> unto the gate<WH8179> of the corner<WH6438>.


btext:
And the measuring<WH4060> line<WH6957><WH6961> shall yet go forth<WH3318> over against it upon the hill<WH1389> Gareb<WH1619>, and shall compass about<WH5437> to Goath<WH1601>.


btext:
And the whole valley<WH6010> of the dead bodies<WH6297>, and of the ashes<WH1880>, and all the fields<WH7709><WH8309> unto the brook<WH5158> of Kidron<WH6939>, unto the corner<WH6438> of the horse<WH5483> gate<WH8179> toward the east<WH4217>, shall be holy<WH6944> unto the LORD<WH3068>; it shall not be plucked up<WH5428>, nor thrown down<WH2040> any more for ever<WH5769>.


btext:
The word<WH1697> that came to Jeremiah<WH3414> from the LORD<WH3068> in the tenth<WH6224> year<WH8141> of Zedekiah<WH6667> king<WH4428> of Judah<WH3063>, which was the eighteenth<WH8083><WH6240><WH8141> year<WH8141> of Nebuchadrezzar<WH5019>.


btext:
For then the king<WH4428> of Babylon's<WH894> army<WH2428> besieged<WH6696> Jerusalem<WH3389>: and Jeremiah<WH3414> the prophet<WH5030> was shut up<WH3607> in the court<WH2691> of the prison<WH4307>, which was in the king<WH4428> of Judah's<WH3063> house<WH1004>.


btext:
For Zedekiah<WH6667> king<WH4428> of Judah<WH3063> had shut him up<WH3607>, saying<WH559>, Wherefore dost thou prophesy<WH5012>, and say<WH559>, Thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068>, Behold, I will give<WH5414> this city<WH5892> into the hand<WH3027> of the king<WH4428> of Babylon<WH894>, and he shall take<WH3920> it;


btext:
And Zedekiah<WH6667> king<WH4428> of Judah<WH3063> shall not escape<WH4422> out of the hand<WH3027> of the Chaldeans<WH3778>, but shall surely<WH5414> be delivered<WH5414> into the hand<WH3027> of the king<WH4428> of Babylon<WH894>, and shall speak<WH1696> with him mouth<WH6310> to mouth<WH6310>, and his eyes<WH5869> shall behold<WH7200> his eyes<WH5869>;


btext:
And he shall lead<WH3212> Zedekiah<WH6667> to Babylon<WH894>, and there shall he be until I visit<WH6485> him, saith<WH5002> the LORD<WH3068>: though ye fight<WH3898> with the Chaldeans<WH3778>, ye shall not prosper<WH6743>.


btext:
Behold, Hanameel<WH2601> the son<WH1121> of Shallum<WH7967> thine uncle<WH1730> shall come<WH935> unto thee, saying<WH559>, Buy<WH7069> thee my field<WH7704> that is in Anathoth<WH6068>: for the right<WH4941> of redemption<WH1353> is thine to buy<WH7069> it.


btext:
So Hanameel<WH2601> mine uncle's<WH1730> son<WH1121> came<WH935> to me in the court<WH2691> of the prison<WH4307> according to the word<WH1697> of the LORD<WH3068>, and said<WH559> unto me, Buy<WH7069> my field<WH7704>, I pray thee, that is in Anathoth<WH6068>, which is in the country<WH776> of Benjamin<WH1144>: for the right<WH4941> of inheritance<WH3425> is thine, and the redemption<WH1353> is thine; buy<WH7069> it for thyself. Then I knew<WH3045> that this was the word<WH1697> of the LORD<WH3068>.


btext:
And I bought<WH7069> the field<WH7704> of Hanameel<WH2601> my uncle's<WH1730> son<WH1121>, that was in Anathoth<WH6068>, and weighed<WH8254> him the money<WH3701>, even seventeen<WH7651><WH6235> shekels<WH8255> of silver<WH3701>. / seventeen…: or, seven shekels and ten pieces of silver


btext:
And I subscribed<WH3789> the evidence<WH5612>, and sealed<WH2856> it, and took<WH5749> witnesses<WH5707>, and weighed<WH8254> him the money<WH3701> in the balances<WH3976>. / subscribed…: Heb. wrote in the book


btext:
So I took<WH3947> the evidence<WH5612> of the purchase<WH4736>, both that which was sealed<WH2856> according to the law<WH4687> and custom<WH2706>, and that which was open<WH1540>:


btext:
And I gave<WH5414> the evidence<WH5612> of the purchase<WH4736> unto Baruch<WH1263> the son<WH1121> of Neriah<WH5374>, the son<WH1121> of Maaseiah<WH4271>, in the sight<WH5869> of Hanameel<WH2601> mine uncle's<WH1730> son, and in the presence<WH5869> of the witnesses<WH5707> that subscribed<WH3789> the book<WH5612> of the purchase<WH4736>, before<WH5869> all the Jews<WH3064> that sat<WH3427> in the court<WH2691> of the prison<WH4307>.


btext:
Thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068> of hosts<WH6635>, the God<WH430> of Israel<WH3478>; Take<WH3947> these evidences<WH5612>, this evidence<WH5612> of the purchase<WH4736>, both which is sealed<WH2856>, and this evidence<WH5612> which is open<WH1540>; and put<WH5414> them in an earthen<WH2789> vessel<WH3627>, that they may continue<WH5975> many<WH7227> days<WH3117>.


btext:
For thus saith<WH559> the LORD<WH3068> of hosts<WH6635>, the God<WH430> of Israel<WH3478>; Houses<WH1004> and fields<WH7704> and vineyards<WH3754> shall be possessed again<WH7069> in this land<WH776>.


btext:
Now when<WH310> I had delivered<WH5414> the evidence<WH5612> of the purchase<WH4736> unto Baruch<WH1263> the son<WH1121> of Neriah<WH5374>, I prayed<WH6419> unto the LORD<WH3068>, saying<WH559>,


btext:
Ah<WH162> Lord<WH136> GOD<WH3069>! behold, thou hast made<WH6213> the heaven<WH8064> and the earth<WH776> by thy great<WH1419> power<WH3581> and stretched out<WH5186> arm<WH2220>, and there is nothing<WH1697> too hard<WH6381> for thee: / too…: or, hid from thee


btext:
Thou shewest<WH6213> lovingkindness<WH2617> unto thousands<WH505>, and recompensest<WH7999> the iniquity<WH5771> of the fathers<WH1> into the bosom<WH2436> of their children<WH1121> after<WH310> them: the Great<WH1419>, the Mighty<WH1368> God<WH410>, the LORD<WH3068> of hosts<WH6635>, is his name<WH8034>,


btext:
Great<WH1419> in counsel<WH6098>, and mighty<WH7227> in work<WH5950>: for thine eyes<WH5869> are open<WH6491> upon all the ways<WH1870> of the sons<WH1121> of men<WH120>: to give<WH5414> every one<WH376> according to his ways<WH1870>, and according to the fruit<WH6529> of his doings<WH4611>: / work: Heb. doing


