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Judgment on Israel and Judah
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# Chapter 1
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1. The word of the Lord that came to Micah of Moresheth in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.
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The Coming Judgment on Israel
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2. Hear, all you peoples!
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1 The word of the Lord that came to Micah of Moresheth in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.
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2 Hear, all you peoples!
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Listen, O earth, and all that is in it!
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Let the Lord God be a witness against you,
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The Lord from His holy temple.
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3. For behold, the Lord is coming out of His place;
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3 For behold, the Lord is coming out of His place;
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He will come down
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And tread on the high places of the earth.
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4. The mountains will melt under Him,
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4 The mountains will melt under Him,
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And the valleys will split
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Like wax before the fire,
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Like waters poured down a steep place.
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5. All this is for the transgression of Jacob
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5 All this is for the transgression of Jacob
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And for the sins of the house of Israel.
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What is the transgression of Jacob?
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Is it not Samaria?
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And what are the high places of Judah?
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Are they not Jerusalem?
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6. "Therefore I will make Samaria a heap of ruins in the field,
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6 “Therefore I will make Samaria a heap of ruins in the field,
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Places for planting a vineyard;
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I will pour down her stones into the valley,
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And I will uncover her foundations.
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7. All her carved images shall be beaten to pieces,
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7 All her carved images shall be beaten to pieces,
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And all her pay as a harlot shall be burned with the fire;
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All her idols I will lay desolate,
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For she gathered it from the pay of a harlot,
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And they shall return to the pay of a harlot."
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Mourning for Israel and Judah
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8. Therefore I will wail and howl,
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And they shall return to the pay of a harlot.”
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8 Therefore I will wail and howl,
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I will go stripped and naked;
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I will make a wailing like the jackals
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And a mourning like the ostriches,
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9. For her wounds are incurable.
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9 For her wounds are incurable.
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For it has come to Judah;
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It has come to the gate of My people--
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It has come to the gate of My people—
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To Jerusalem.
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10. Tell it not in Gath,
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10 Tell it not in Gath,
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Weep not at all;
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In Beth Aphrah
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Roll yourself in the dust.
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11. Pass by in naked shame, you inhabitant of Shaphir;
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11 Pass by in naked shame, you inhabitant of Shaphir;
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The inhabitant of Zaanan does not go out.
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Beth Ezel mourns;
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Its place to stand is taken away from you.
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12. For the inhabitant of Maroth pined for good,
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12 For the inhabitant of Maroth pined for good,
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But disaster came down from the Lord
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To the gate of Jerusalem.
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13. O inhabitant of Lachish,
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13 O inhabitant of Lachish,
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Harness the chariot to the swift steeds
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(She was the beginning of sin to the daughter of Zion),
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For the transgressions of Israel were found in you.
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14. Therefore you shall give presents to Moresheth Gath;
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14 Therefore you shall give presents to Moresheth Gath;
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The houses of Achzib shall be a lie to the kings of Israel.
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15. I will yet bring an heir to you, O inhabitant of Mareshah;
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15 I will yet bring an heir to you, O inhabitant of Mareshah;
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The glory of Israel shall come to Adullam.
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16. Make yourself bald and cut off your hair,
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16 Make yourself bald and cut off your hair,
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Because of your precious children;
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Enlarge your baldness like an eagle,
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For they shall go from you into captivity.
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For they shall go from you into captivity.
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Woe to Evildoers
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# Chapter 2
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1. Woe to those who devise iniquity,
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1 Woe to those who devise iniquity,
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And work out evil on their beds!
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At morning light they practice it,
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Because it is in the power of their hand.
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2. They covet fields and take them by violence,
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2 They covet fields and take them by violence,
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Also houses, and seize them.
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So they oppress a man and his house,
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A man and his inheritance.
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3. Therefore thus says the Lord:
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"Behold, against this family I am devising disaster,
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3 Therefore thus says the Lord:
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“Behold, against this family I am devising disaster,
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From which you cannot remove your necks;
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Nor shall you walk haughtily,
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For this is an evil time.
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4. In that day one shall take up a proverb against you,
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4 In that day one shall take up a proverb against you,
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And lament with a bitter lamentation, saying:
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'We are utterly destroyed!
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‘We are utterly destroyed!
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He has changed the heritage of my people;
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How He has removed it from me!
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To a turncoat He has divided our fields.' "
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5. Therefore you will have no one to determine boundaries by lot
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To a turncoat He has divided our fields.’ ”
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5 Therefore you will have no one to determine boundaries by lot
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In the assembly of the Lord.
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Lying Prophets
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6. "Do not prattle," you say to those who prophesy.
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6 “Do not prattle,” you say to those who prophesy.
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So they shall not prophesy to you;
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They shall not return insult for insult.
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7. You who are named the house of Jacob:
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"Is the Spirit of the Lord restricted?
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7 You who are named the house of Jacob:
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“Is the Spirit of the Lord restricted?
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Are these His doings?
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Do not My words do good
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To him who walks uprightly?
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8. "Lately My people have risen up as an enemy--
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8 “Lately My people have risen up as an enemy—
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You pull off the robe with the garment
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From those who trust you, as they pass by,
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Like men returned from war.
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9. The women of My people you cast out
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9 The women of My people you cast out
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From their pleasant houses;
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From their children
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You have taken away My glory forever.
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10. "Arise and depart,
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10 “Arise and depart,
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For this is not your rest;
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Because it is defiled, it shall destroy,
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Yes, with utter destruction.
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11. If a man should walk in a false spirit
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11 If a man should walk in a false spirit
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And speak a lie, saying,
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'I will prophesy to you of wine and drink,'
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‘I will prophesy to you of wine and drink,’
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Even he would be the prattler of this people.
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Israel Restored
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12. "I will surely assemble all of you, O Jacob,
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12 “I will surely assemble all of you, O Jacob,
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I will surely gather the remnant of Israel;
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I will put them together like sheep of the fold,
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Like a flock in the midst of their pasture;
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They shall make a loud noise because of so many people.
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13. The one who breaks open will come up before them;
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13 The one who breaks open will come up before them;
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They will break out,
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Pass through the gate,
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And go out by it;
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Their king will pass before them,
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With the Lord at their head."
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With the Lord at their head.”
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Wicked Rulers and Prophets
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# Chapter 3
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1. And I said:
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"Hear now, O heads of Jacob,
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1 And I said:
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“Hear now, O heads of Jacob,
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And you rulers of the house of Israel:
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Is it not for you to know justice?
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2. You who hate good and love evil;
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2 You who hate good and love evil;
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Who strip the skin from My people,
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And the flesh from their bones;
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3. Who also eat the flesh of My people,
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3 Who also eat the flesh of My people,
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Flay their skin from them,
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Break their bones,
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And chop them in pieces
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Like meat for the pot,
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Like flesh in the caldron."
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4. Then they will cry to the Lord,
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Like flesh in the caldron.”
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4 Then they will cry to the Lord,
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But He will not hear them;
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He will even hide His face from them at that time,
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Because they have been evil in their deeds.
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5. Thus says the Lord concerning the prophets
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5 Thus says the Lord concerning the prophets
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Who make my people stray;
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Who chant "Peace"
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Who chant “Peace”
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While they chew with their teeth,
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But who prepare war against him
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Who puts nothing into their mouths:
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6. "Therefore you shall have night without vision,
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6 “Therefore you shall have night without vision,
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And you shall have darkness without divination;
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The sun shall go down on the prophets,
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And the day shall be dark for them.
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7. So the seers shall be ashamed,
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7 So the seers shall be ashamed,
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And the diviners abashed;
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Indeed they shall all cover their lips;
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For there is no answer from God."
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8. But truly I am full of power by the Spirit of the Lord,
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For there is no answer from God.”
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8 But truly I am full of power by the Spirit of the Lord,
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And of justice and might,
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To declare to Jacob his transgression
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And to Israel his sin.
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9. Now hear this,
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9 Now hear this,
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You heads of the house of Jacob
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And rulers of the house of Israel,
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Who abhor justice
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And pervert all equity,
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10. Who build up Zion with bloodshed
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10 Who build up Zion with bloodshed
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And Jerusalem with iniquity:
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11. Her heads judge for a bribe,
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11 Her heads judge for a bribe,
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Her priests teach for pay,
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And her prophets divine for money.
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Yet they lean on the Lord, and say,
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"Is not the Lord among us?
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No harm can come upon us."
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12. Therefore because of you
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“Is not the Lord among us?
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No harm can come upon us.”
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12 Therefore because of you
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Zion shall be plowed like a field,
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Jerusalem shall become heaps of ruins,
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And the mountain of the temple
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Like the bare hills of the forest.
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Like the bare hills of the forest.
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The Lord's Reign in Zion
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# Chapter 4
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1. Now it shall come to pass in the latter days
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That the mountain of the Lord's house
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1 Now it shall come to pass in the latter days
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That the mountain of the Lord’s house
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Shall be established on the top of the mountains,
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And shall be exalted above the hills;
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And peoples shall flow to it.
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2. Many nations shall come and say,
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"Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,
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2 Many nations shall come and say,
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“Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,
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To the house of the God of Jacob;
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He will teach us His ways,
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And we shall walk in His paths."
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And we shall walk in His paths.”
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For out of Zion the law shall go forth,
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And the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
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3. He shall judge between many peoples,
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3 He shall judge between many peoples,
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And rebuke strong nations afar off;
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They shall beat their swords into plowshares,
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And their spears into pruning hooks;
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Nation shall not lift up sword against nation,
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Neither shall they learn war anymore.
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4. But everyone shall sit under his vine and under his fig tree,
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4 But everyone shall sit under his vine and under his fig tree,
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And no one shall make them afraid;
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For the mouth of the Lord of hosts has spoken.
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5. For all people walk each in the name of his god,
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5 For all people walk each in the name of his god,
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But we will walk in the name of the Lord our God
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Forever and ever.
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Zion's Future Triumph
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6. "In that day," says the Lord,
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"I will assemble the lame,
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6 “In that day,” says the Lord,
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“I will assemble the lame,
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I will gather the outcast
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And those whom I have afflicted;
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7. I will make the lame a remnant,
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7 I will make the lame a remnant,
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And the outcast a strong nation;
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So the Lord will reign over them in Mount Zion
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From now on, even forever.
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8. And you, O tower of the flock,
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8 And you, O tower of the flock,
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The stronghold of the daughter of Zion,
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To you shall it come,
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Even the former dominion shall come,
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The kingdom of the daughter of Jerusalem."
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9. Now why do you cry aloud?
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The kingdom of the daughter of Jerusalem.”
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9 Now why do you cry aloud?
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Is there no king in your midst?
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Has your counselor perished?
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For pangs have seized you like a woman in labor.
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10. Be in pain, and labor to bring forth,
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10 Be in pain, and labor to bring forth,
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O daughter of Zion,
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Like a woman in birth pangs.
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For now you shall go forth from the city,
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There you shall be delivered;
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There the Lord will redeem you
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From the hand of your enemies.
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11. Now also many nations have gathered against you,
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Who say, "Let her be defiled,
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And let our eye look upon Zion."
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12. But they do not know the thoughts of the Lord,
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11 Now also many nations have gathered against you,
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Who say, “Let her be defiled,
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And let our eye look upon Zion.”
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12 But they do not know the thoughts of the Lord,
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Nor do they understand His counsel;
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For He will gather them like sheaves to the threshing floor.
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13. "Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion;
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13 “Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion;
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For I will make your horn iron,
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And I will make your hooves bronze;
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You shall beat in pieces many peoples;
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I will consecrate their gain to the Lord,
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And their substance to the Lord of the whole earth."
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And their substance to the Lord of the whole earth.”
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The Messiah Will Be Born at Bethlehem
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# Chapter 5
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1. Now gather yourself in troops,
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1 Now gather yourself in troops,
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O daughter of troops;
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He has laid siege against us;
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They will strike the judge of Israel with a rod on the cheek.
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The Coming Messiah
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2. "But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah,
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2 “But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah,
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Though you are little among the thousands of Judah,
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Yet out of you shall come forth to Me
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The One to be Ruler in Israel,
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Whose goings forth are from of old,
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From everlasting."
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3. Therefore He shall give them up,
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From everlasting.”
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3 Therefore He shall give them up,
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Until the time that she who is in labor has given birth;
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Then the remnant of His brethren
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Shall return to the children of Israel.
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4. And He shall stand and feed His flock
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4 And He shall stand and feed His flock
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In the strength of the Lord,
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In the majesty of the name of the Lord His God;
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And they shall abide,
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For now He shall be great
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To the ends of the earth;
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5. And this One shall be peace.
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Judgment on Israel's Enemies
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5 And this One shall be peace.
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When the Assyrian comes into our land,
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And when he treads in our palaces,
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Then we will raise against him
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Seven shepherds and eight princely men.
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6. They shall waste with the sword the land of Assyria,
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6 They shall waste with the sword the land of Assyria,
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And the land of Nimrod at its entrances;
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Thus He shall deliver us from the Assyrian,
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When he comes into our land
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And when he treads within our borders.
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7. Then the remnant of Jacob
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7 Then the remnant of Jacob
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Shall be in the midst of many peoples,
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Like dew from the Lord,
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Like showers on the grass,
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That tarry for no man
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Nor wait for the sons of men.
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8. And the remnant of Jacob
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8 And the remnant of Jacob
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Shall be among the Gentiles,
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In the midst of many peoples,
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Like a lion among the beasts of the forest,
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Who, if he passes through,
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Both treads down and tears in pieces,
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And none can deliver.
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9. Your hand shall be lifted against your adversaries,
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9 Your hand shall be lifted against your adversaries,
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And all your enemies shall be cut off.
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10. "And it shall be in that day," says the Lord,
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"That I will cut off your horses from your midst
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10 “And it shall be in that day,” says the Lord,
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“That I will cut off your horses from your midst
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And destroy your chariots.
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11. I will cut off the cities of your land
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11 I will cut off the cities of your land
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And throw down all your strongholds.
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12. I will cut off sorceries from your hand,
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12 I will cut off sorceries from your hand,
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And you shall have no soothsayers.
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13. Your carved images I will also cut off,
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13 Your carved images I will also cut off,
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And your sacred pillars from your midst;
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You shall no more worship the work of your hands;
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14. I will pluck your wooden images from your midst;
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14 I will pluck your wooden images from your midst;
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Thus I will destroy your cities.
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15. And I will execute vengeance in anger and fury
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On the nations that have not heard."
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15 And I will execute vengeance in anger and fury
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On the nations that have not heard.”
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God Pleads with Israel
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# Chapter 6
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1. Hear now what the Lord says:
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"Arise, plead your case before the mountains,
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1 Hear now what the Lord says:
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“Arise, plead your case before the mountains,
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And let the hills hear your voice.
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2. Hear, O you mountains, the Lord's complaint,
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2 Hear, O you mountains, the Lord’s complaint,
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And you strong foundations of the earth;
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For the Lord has a complaint against His people,
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And He will contend with Israel.
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3. "O My people, what have I done to you?
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3 “O My people, what have I done to you?
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And how have I wearied you?
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Testify against Me.
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4. For I brought you up from the land of Egypt,
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4 For I brought you up from the land of Egypt,
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I redeemed you from the house of bondage;
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And I sent before you Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.
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5. O My people, remember now
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5 O My people, remember now
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What Balak king of Moab counseled,
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And what Balaam the son of Beor answered him,
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From Acacia Grove to Gilgal,
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That you may know the righteousness of the Lord."
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6. With what shall I come before the Lord,
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That you may know the righteousness of the Lord.”
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6 With what shall I come before the Lord,
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And bow myself before the High God?
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Shall I come before Him with burnt offerings,
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With calves a year old?
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7. Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams,
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7 Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams,
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Ten thousand rivers of oil?
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Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression,
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The fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
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8. He has shown you, O man, what is good;
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8 He has shown you, O man, what is good;
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And what does the Lord require of you
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But to do justly,
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To love mercy,
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And to walk humbly with your God?
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Punishment of Israel's Injustice
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9. The Lord's voice cries to the city--
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Wisdom shall see Your name:
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"Hear the rod!
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9 The Lord’s voice cries to the city—
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Wisdom shall see Your name:
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“Hear the rod!
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Who has appointed it?
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10. Are there yet the treasures of wickedness
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10 Are there yet the treasures of wickedness
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In the house of the wicked,
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And the short measure that is an abomination?
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11. Shall I count pure those with the wicked scales,
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11 Shall I count pure those with the wicked scales,
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And with the bag of deceitful weights?
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12. For her rich men are full of violence,
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12 For her rich men are full of violence,
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Her inhabitants have spoken lies,
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And their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
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13. "Therefore I will also make you sick by striking you,
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13 “Therefore I will also make you sick by striking you,
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By making you desolate because of your sins.
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14. You shall eat, but not be satisfied;
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14 You shall eat, but not be satisfied;
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Hunger shall be in your midst.
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You may carry some away, but shall not save them;
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And what you do rescue I will give over to the sword.
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15. "You shall sow, but not reap;
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15 “You shall sow, but not reap;
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You shall tread the olives, but not anoint yourselves with oil;
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And make sweet wine, but not drink wine.
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16. For the statutes of Omri are kept;
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All the works of Ahab's house are done;
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16 For the statutes of Omri are kept;
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All the works of Ahab’s house are done;
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And you walk in their counsels,
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That I may make you a desolation,
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And your inhabitants a hissing.
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Therefore you shall bear the reproach of My people."
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Therefore you shall bear the reproach of My people.”
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@@ -1,112 +1,84 @@
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Sorrow for Israel's Sins
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# Chapter 7
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1. Woe is me!
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1 Woe is me!
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For I am like those who gather summer fruits,
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Like those who glean vintage grapes;
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||||
There is no cluster to eat
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Of the first-ripe fruit which my soul desires.
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||||
|
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2. The faithful man has perished from the earth,
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2 The faithful man has perished from the earth,
|
||||
And there is no one upright among men.
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They all lie in wait for blood;
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||||
Every man hunts his brother with a net.
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|
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3. That they may successfully do evil with both hands--
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3 That they may successfully do evil with both hands—
|
||||
The prince asks for gifts,
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||||
The judge seeks a bribe,
|
||||
And the great man utters his evil desire;
|
||||
So they scheme together.
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||||
|
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4. The best of them is like a brier;
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||||
4 The best of them is like a brier;
|
||||
The most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge;
|
||||
The day of your watchman and your punishment comes;
|
||||
Now shall be their perplexity.
|
||||
|
||||
5. Do not trust in a friend;
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||||
5 Do not trust in a friend;
|
||||
Do not put your confidence in a companion;
|
||||
Guard the doors of your mouth
|
||||
From her who lies in your bosom.
|
||||
|
||||
6. For son dishonors father,
|
||||
6 For son dishonors father,
|
||||
Daughter rises against her mother,
|
||||
Daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law;
|
||||
A man's enemies are the men of his own household.
|
||||
|
||||
7. Therefore I will look to the Lord;
|
||||
A man’s enemies are the men of his own household.
|
||||
7 Therefore I will look to the Lord;
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||||
I will wait for the God of my salvation;
|
||||
My God will hear me.
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||||
Israel's Confession and Comfort
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||||
|
||||
|
||||
8. Do not rejoice over me, my enemy;
|
||||
8 Do not rejoice over me, my enemy;
|
||||
When I fall, I will arise;
|
||||
When I sit in darkness,
|
||||
The Lord will be a light to me.
|
||||
|
||||
9. I will bear the indignation of the Lord,
|
||||
9 I will bear the indignation of the Lord,
|
||||
Because I have sinned against Him,
|
||||
Until He pleads my case
|
||||
And executes justice for me.
|
||||
He will bring me forth to the light;
|
||||
I will see His righteousness.
|
||||
|
||||
10. Then she who is my enemy will see,
|
||||
10 Then she who is my enemy will see,
|
||||
And shame will cover her who said to me,
|
||||
"Where is the Lord your God?"
|
||||
“Where is the Lord your God?”
|
||||
My eyes will see her;
|
||||
Now she will be trampled down
|
||||
Like mud in the streets.
|
||||
|
||||
11. In the day when your walls are to be built,
|
||||
11 In the day when your walls are to be built,
|
||||
In that day the decree shall go far and wide.
|
||||
|
||||
12. In that day they shall come to you
|
||||
12 In that day they shall come to you
|
||||
From Assyria and the fortified cities,
|
||||
From the fortress to the River,
|
||||
From sea to sea,
|
||||
And mountain to mountain.
|
||||
|
||||
13. Yet the land shall be desolate
|
||||
13 Yet the land shall be desolate
|
||||
Because of those who dwell in it,
|
||||
And for the fruit of their deeds.
|
||||
God Will Forgive Israel
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
14. Shepherd Your people with Your staff,
|
||||
14 Shepherd Your people with Your staff,
|
||||
The flock of Your heritage,
|
||||
Who dwell solitarily in a woodland,
|
||||
In the midst of Carmel;
|
||||
Let them feed in Bashan and Gilead,
|
||||
As in days of old.
|
||||
|
||||
15. "As in the days when you came out of the land of Egypt,
|
||||
I will show them wonders."
|
||||
|
||||
16. The nations shall see and be ashamed of all their might;
|
||||
15 “As in the days when you came out of the land of Egypt,
|
||||
I will show them wonders.”
|
||||
16 The nations shall see and be ashamed of all their might;
|
||||
They shall put their hand over their mouth;
|
||||
Their ears shall be deaf.
|
||||
|
||||
17. They shall lick the dust like a serpent;
|
||||
17 They shall lick the dust like a serpent;
|
||||
They shall crawl from their holes like snakes of the earth.
|
||||
They shall be afraid of the Lord our God,
|
||||
And shall fear because of You.
|
||||
|
||||
18. Who is a God like You,
|
||||
18 Who is a God like You,
|
||||
Pardoning iniquity
|
||||
And passing over the transgression of the remnant of His heritage?
|
||||
And passing over the transgression of the remnant of His heritage?
|
||||
He does not retain His anger forever,
|
||||
Because He delights in mercy.
|
||||
|
||||
19. He will again have compassion on us,
|
||||
And will subdue our iniquities.
|
||||
19 He will again have compassion on us,
|
||||
And will subdue our iniquities.
|
||||
You will cast all our sins
|
||||
Into the depths of the sea.
|
||||
|
||||
20. You will give truth to Jacob
|
||||
20 You will give truth to Jacob
|
||||
And mercy to Abraham,
|
||||
Which You have sworn to our fathers
|
||||
From days of old.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
From days of old.
|
||||
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