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# Chapter 1
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1. The LORD gave this message to Micah of Moresheth during the years when Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah were kings of Judah. The visions he saw concerned both Samaria and Jerusalem.
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Grief over Samaria and Jerusalem
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2. Attention! Let all the people of the world listen!
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Let the earth and everything in it hear.
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The Sovereign LORD is making accusations against you;
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the Lord speaks from his holy Temple.
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3. Look! The LORD is coming!
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He leaves his throne in heaven
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and tramples the heights of the earth.
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4. The mountains melt beneath his feet
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and flow into the valleys
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1 The Lord gave this message to Micah of Moresheth during the years when Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah were kings of Judah. The visions he saw concerned both Samaria and Jerusalem.
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2 Attention! Let all the people of the world listen!
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Let the earth and everything in it hear.
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The Sovereign Lord is making accusations against you;
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the Lord speaks from his holy Temple.
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3 Look! The Lord is coming!
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He leaves his throne in heaven
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and tramples the heights of the earth.
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4 The mountains melt beneath his feet
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and flow into the valleys
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like wax in a fire,
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like water pouring down a hill.
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5. And why is this happening?
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Because of the rebellion of Israel--
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yes, the sins of the whole nation.
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Who is to blame for Israel's rebellion?
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Samaria, its capital city!
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like water pouring down a hill.
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5 And why is this happening?
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Because of the rebellion of Israel—
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yes, the sins of the whole nation.
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Who is to blame for Israel’s rebellion?
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Samaria, its capital city!
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Where is the center of idolatry in Judah?
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In Jerusalem, its capital!
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6. "So I, the LORD, will make the city of Samaria
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a heap of ruins.
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In Jerusalem, its capital!
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6 “So I, the Lord, will make the city of Samaria
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a heap of ruins.
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Her streets will be plowed up
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for planting vineyards.
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for planting vineyards.
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I will roll the stones of her walls into the valley below,
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exposing her foundations.
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7. All her carved images will be smashed.
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All her sacred treasures will be burned.
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exposing her foundations.
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7 All her carved images will be smashed.
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All her sacred treasures will be burned.
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These things were bought with the money
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earned by her prostitution,
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earned by her prostitution,
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and they will now be carried away
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to pay prostitutes elsewhere."
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8. Therefore, I will mourn and lament.
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I will walk around barefoot and naked.
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to pay prostitutes elsewhere.”
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8 Therefore, I will mourn and lament.
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I will walk around barefoot and naked.
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I will howl like a jackal
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and moan like an owl.
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9. For my people's wound
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is too deep to heal.
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and moan like an owl.
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9 For my people’s wound
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is too deep to heal.
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It has reached into Judah,
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even to the gates of Jerusalem.
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10. Don't tell our enemies in Gath;
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don't weep at all.
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even to the gates of Jerusalem.
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10 Don’t tell our enemies in Gath;
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don’t weep at all.
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You people in Beth-leaphrah,
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roll in the dust to show your despair.
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11. You people in Shaphir,
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go as captives into exile--naked and ashamed.
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roll in the dust to show your despair.
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11 You people in Shaphir,
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go as captives into exile—naked and ashamed.
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The people of Zaanan
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dare not come outside their walls.
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dare not come outside their walls.
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The people of Beth-ezel mourn,
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for their house has no support.
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12. The people of Maroth anxiously wait for relief,
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but only bitterness awaits them
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as the LORD's judgment reaches
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even to the gates of Jerusalem.
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13. Harness your chariot horses and flee,
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for their house has no support.
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12 The people of Maroth anxiously wait for relief,
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but only bitterness awaits them
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as the Lord’s judgment reaches
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even to the gates of Jerusalem.
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13 Harness your chariot horses and flee,
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you people of Lachish.
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You were the first city in Judah
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to follow Israel in her rebellion,
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to follow Israel in her rebellion,
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and you led Jerusalem into sin.
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14. Send farewell gifts to Moresheth-gath;
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there is no hope of saving it.
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14 Send farewell gifts to Moresheth-gath;
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there is no hope of saving it.
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The town of Aczib
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has deceived the kings of Israel.
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15. O people of Mareshah,
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I will bring a conqueror to capture your town.
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has deceived the kings of Israel.
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15 O people of Mareshah,
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I will bring a conqueror to capture your town.
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And the leaders of Israel
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will go to Adullam.
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16. Oh, people of Judah, shave your heads in sorrow,
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for the children you love will be snatched away.
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will go to Adullam.
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16 Oh, people of Judah, shave your heads in sorrow,
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for the children you love will be snatched away.
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Make yourselves as bald as a vulture,
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for your little ones will be exiled to distant lands.
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for your little ones will be exiled to distant lands.
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Judgment against Wealthy Oppressors
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# Chapter 2
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1. What sorrow awaits you who lie awake at night,
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thinking up evil plans.
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1 What sorrow awaits you who lie awake at night,
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thinking up evil plans.
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You rise at dawn and hurry to carry them out,
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simply because you have the power to do so.
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2. When you want a piece of land,
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you find a way to seize it.
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When you want someone's house,
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you take it by fraud and violence.
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simply because you have the power to do so.
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2 When you want a piece of land,
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you find a way to seize it.
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When you want someone’s house,
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you take it by fraud and violence.
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You cheat a man of his property,
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stealing his family's inheritance.
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3. But this is what the LORD says:
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"I will reward your evil with evil;
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you won't be able to pull your neck out of the noose.
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stealing his family’s inheritance.
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3 But this is what the Lord says:
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“I will reward your evil with evil;
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you won’t be able to pull your neck out of the noose.
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You will no longer walk around proudly,
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for it will be a terrible time."
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4. In that day your enemies will make fun of you
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by singing this song of despair about you:
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"We are finished,
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completely ruined!
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God has confiscated our land,
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taking it from us.
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He has given our fields
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to those who betrayed us."
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5. Others will set your boundaries then,
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and the LORD's people will have no say
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in how the land is divided.
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True and False Prophets
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6. "Don't say such things,"
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for it will be a terrible time.”
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4 In that day your enemies will make fun of you
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by singing this song of despair about you:
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“We are finished,
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completely ruined!
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God has confiscated our land,
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taking it from us.
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He has given our fields
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to those who betrayed us.”
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5 Others will set your boundaries then,
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and the Lord’s people will have no say
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in how the land is divided.
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6 “Don’t say such things,”
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the people respond.
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"Don't prophesy like that.
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Such disasters will never come our way!"
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7. Should you talk that way, O family of Israel?
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Will the LORD's Spirit have patience with such behavior?
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“Don’t prophesy like that.
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Such disasters will never come our way!”
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7 Should you talk that way, O family of Israel?
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Will the Lord’s Spirit have patience with such behavior?
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If you would do what is right,
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you would find my words comforting.
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8. Yet to this very hour
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my people rise against me like an enemy!
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you would find my words comforting.
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8 Yet to this very hour
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my people rise against me like an enemy!
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You steal the shirts right off the backs
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of those who trusted you,
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of those who trusted you,
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making them as ragged as men
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returning from battle.
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9. You have evicted women from their pleasant homes
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and forever stripped their children of all that God would give them.
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10. Up! Begone!
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This is no longer your land and home,
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returning from battle.
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9 You have evicted women from their pleasant homes
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and forever stripped their children of all that God would give them.
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10 Up! Begone!
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This is no longer your land and home,
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for you have filled it with sin
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and ruined it completely.
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11. Suppose a prophet full of lies would say to you,
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"I'll preach to you the joys of wine and alcohol!"
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That's just the kind of prophet you would like!
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Hope for Restoration
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12. "Someday, O Israel, I will gather you;
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I will gather the remnant who are left.
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and ruined it completely.
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11 Suppose a prophet full of lies would say to you,
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“I’ll preach to you the joys of wine and alcohol!”
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That’s just the kind of prophet you would like!
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12 “Someday, O Israel, I will gather you;
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I will gather the remnant who are left.
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I will bring you together again like sheep in a pen,
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like a flock in its pasture.
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like a flock in its pasture.
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Yes, your land will again
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be filled with noisy crowds!
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13. Your leader will break out
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and lead you out of exile,
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be filled with noisy crowds!
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13 Your leader will break out
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and lead you out of exile,
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out through the gates of the enemy cities,
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back to your own land.
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back to your own land.
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Your king will lead you;
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the LORD himself will guide you."
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the Lord himself will guide you.”
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Judgment against Israel's Leaders
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# Chapter 3
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1. I said, "Listen, you leaders of Israel!
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You are supposed to know right from wrong,
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2. but you are the very ones
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who hate good and love evil.
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1 I said, “Listen, you leaders of Israel!
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You are supposed to know right from wrong,
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2 but you are the very ones
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who hate good and love evil.
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You skin my people alive
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and tear the flesh from their bones.
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3. Yes, you eat my people's flesh,
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strip off their skin,
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and break their bones.
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and tear the flesh from their bones.
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3 Yes, you eat my people’s flesh,
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strip off their skin,
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and break their bones.
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You chop them up
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like meat for the cooking pot.
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4. Then you beg the LORD for help in times of trouble!
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Do you really expect him to answer?
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like meat for the cooking pot.
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4 Then you beg the Lord for help in times of trouble!
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Do you really expect him to answer?
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After all the evil you have done,
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he won't even look at you!"
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5. This is what the LORD says:
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"You false prophets are leading my people astray!
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he won’t even look at you!”
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5 This is what the Lord says:
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“You false prophets are leading my people astray!
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You promise peace for those who give you food,
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but you declare war on those who refuse to feed you.
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6. Now the night will close around you,
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cutting off all your visions.
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but you declare war on those who refuse to feed you.
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6 Now the night will close around you,
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cutting off all your visions.
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Darkness will cover you,
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putting an end to your predictions.
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putting an end to your predictions.
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The sun will set for you prophets,
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and your day will come to an end.
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7. Then you seers will be put to shame,
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and you fortune-tellers will be disgraced.
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and your day will come to an end.
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7 Then you seers will be put to shame,
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and you fortune-tellers will be disgraced.
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And you will cover your faces
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because there is no answer from God."
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8. But as for me, I am filled with power--
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with the Spirit of the LORD.
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because there is no answer from God.”
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8 But as for me, I am filled with power—
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with the Spirit of the Lord.
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I am filled with justice and strength
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to boldly declare Israel's sin and rebellion.
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9. Listen to me, you leaders of Israel!
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You hate justice and twist all that is right.
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10. You are building Jerusalem
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on a foundation of murder and corruption.
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11. You rulers make decisions based on bribes;
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you priests teach God's laws only for a price;
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you prophets won't prophesy unless you are paid.
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Yet all of you claim to depend on the LORD.
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"No harm can come to us," you say,
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"for the LORD is here among us."
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12. Because of you, Mount Zion will be plowed like an open field;
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Jerusalem will be reduced to ruins!
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to boldly declare Israel’s sin and rebellion.
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9 Listen to me, you leaders of Israel!
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You hate justice and twist all that is right.
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10 You are building Jerusalem
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on a foundation of murder and corruption.
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11 You rulers make decisions based on bribes;
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you priests teach God’s laws only for a price;
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you prophets won’t prophesy unless you are paid.
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Yet all of you claim to depend on the Lord.
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“No harm can come to us,” you say,
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“for the Lord is here among us.”
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12 Because of you, Mount Zion will be plowed like an open field;
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Jerusalem will be reduced to ruins!
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A thicket will grow on the heights
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where the Temple now stands.
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where the Temple now stands.
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The LORD's Future Reign
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# Chapter 4
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1. In the last days, the mountain of the LORD's house
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will be the highest of all--
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the most important place on earth.
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1 In the last days, the mountain of the Lord’s house
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will be the highest of all—
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the most important place on earth.
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It will be raised above the other hills,
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and people from all over the world will stream there to worship.
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2. People from many nations will come and say,
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"Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD,
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to the house of Jacob's God.
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and people from all over the world will stream there to worship.
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2 People from many nations will come and say,
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“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,
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to the house of Jacob’s God.
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There he will teach us his ways,
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and we will walk in his paths."
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For the LORD's teaching will go out from Zion;
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his word will go out from Jerusalem.
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3. The LORD will mediate between peoples
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and will settle disputes between strong nations far away.
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and we will walk in his paths.”
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For the Lord’s teaching will go out from Zion;
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his word will go out from Jerusalem.
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3 The Lord will mediate between peoples
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and will settle disputes between strong nations far away.
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They will hammer their swords into plowshares
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and their spears into pruning hooks.
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and their spears into pruning hooks.
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Nation will no longer fight against nation,
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nor train for war anymore.
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4. Everyone will live in peace and prosperity,
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enjoying their own grapevines and fig trees,
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for there will be nothing to fear.
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The LORD of Heaven's Armies
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has made this promise!
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5. Though the nations around us follow their idols,
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we will follow the LORD our God forever and ever.
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Israel's Return from Exile
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6. "In that coming day," says the LORD,
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"I will gather together those who are lame,
|
||||
|
||||
those who have been exiles,
|
||||
|
||||
and those whom I have filled with grief.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
7. Those who are weak will survive as a remnant;
|
||||
|
||||
those who were exiles will become a strong nation.
|
||||
Then I, the LORD, will rule from Jerusalem
|
||||
|
||||
as their king forever."
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
8. As for you, Jerusalem,
|
||||
the citadel of God's people,
|
||||
nor train for war anymore.
|
||||
4 Everyone will live in peace and prosperity,
|
||||
enjoying their own grapevines and fig trees,
|
||||
for there will be nothing to fear.
|
||||
The Lord of Heaven’s Armies
|
||||
has made this promise!
|
||||
5 Though the nations around us follow their idols,
|
||||
we will follow the Lord our God forever and ever.
|
||||
6 “In that coming day,” says the Lord,
|
||||
“I will gather together those who are lame,
|
||||
those who have been exiles,
|
||||
and those whom I have filled with grief.
|
||||
7 Those who are weak will survive as a remnant;
|
||||
those who were exiles will become a strong nation.
|
||||
Then I, the Lord, will rule from Jerusalem
|
||||
as their king forever.”
|
||||
8 As for you, Jerusalem,
|
||||
the citadel of God’s people,
|
||||
your royal might and power
|
||||
|
||||
will come back to you again.
|
||||
|
||||
will come back to you again.
|
||||
The kingship will be restored
|
||||
|
||||
to my precious Jerusalem.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
9. But why are you now screaming in terror?
|
||||
|
||||
Have you no king to lead you?
|
||||
to my precious Jerusalem.
|
||||
9 But why are you now screaming in terror?
|
||||
Have you no king to lead you?
|
||||
Have your wise people all died?
|
||||
|
||||
Pain has gripped you like a woman in childbirth.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
10. Writhe and groan like a woman in labor,
|
||||
Pain has gripped you like a woman in childbirth.
|
||||
10 Writhe and groan like a woman in labor,
|
||||
you people of Jerusalem,
|
||||
for now you must leave this city
|
||||
|
||||
to live in the open country.
|
||||
|
||||
to live in the open country.
|
||||
You will soon be sent in exile
|
||||
|
||||
to distant Babylon.
|
||||
But the LORD will rescue you there;
|
||||
|
||||
he will redeem you from the grip of your enemies.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
11. Now many nations have gathered against you.
|
||||
|
||||
"Let her be desecrated," they say.
|
||||
"Let us see the destruction of Jerusalem."
|
||||
|
||||
12. But they do not know the LORD's thoughts
|
||||
|
||||
or understand his plan.
|
||||
|
||||
These nations don't know
|
||||
|
||||
that he is gathering them together
|
||||
to distant Babylon.
|
||||
But the Lord will rescue you there;
|
||||
he will redeem you from the grip of your enemies.
|
||||
11 Now many nations have gathered against you.
|
||||
“Let her be desecrated,” they say.
|
||||
“Let us see the destruction of Jerusalem.”
|
||||
12 But they do not know the Lord’s thoughts
|
||||
or understand his plan.
|
||||
These nations don’t know
|
||||
that he is gathering them together
|
||||
to be beaten and trampled
|
||||
|
||||
like sheaves of grain on a threshing floor.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
13. "Rise up and crush the nations, O Jerusalem!"
|
||||
says the LORD.
|
||||
|
||||
"For I will give you iron horns and bronze hooves,
|
||||
|
||||
so you can trample many nations to pieces.
|
||||
You will present their stolen riches to the LORD,
|
||||
|
||||
their wealth to the Lord of all the earth."
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
like sheaves of grain on a threshing floor.
|
||||
13 “Rise up and crush the nations, O Jerusalem!”
|
||||
says the Lord.
|
||||
“For I will give you iron horns and bronze hooves,
|
||||
so you can trample many nations to pieces.
|
||||
You will present their stolen riches to the Lord,
|
||||
their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.”
|
||||
@@ -1,121 +1,54 @@
|
||||
# Chapter 5
|
||||
1. Mobilize! Marshal your troops!
|
||||
|
||||
The enemy is laying siege to Jerusalem.
|
||||
|
||||
They will strike Israel's leader
|
||||
|
||||
in the face with a rod.
|
||||
|
||||
A Ruler from Bethlehem
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
2. But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah,
|
||||
|
||||
are only a small village among all the people of Judah.
|
||||
|
||||
1 Mobilize! Marshal your troops!
|
||||
The enemy is laying siege to Jerusalem.
|
||||
They will strike Israel’s leader
|
||||
in the face with a rod.
|
||||
2 But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah,
|
||||
are only a small village among all the people of Judah.
|
||||
Yet a ruler of Israel,
|
||||
|
||||
whose origins are in the distant past,
|
||||
|
||||
will come from you on my behalf.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
3. The people of Israel will be abandoned to their enemies
|
||||
|
||||
until the woman in labor gives birth.
|
||||
|
||||
whose origins are in the distant past,
|
||||
will come from you on my behalf.
|
||||
3 The people of Israel will be abandoned to their enemies
|
||||
until the woman in labor gives birth.
|
||||
Then at last his fellow countrymen
|
||||
|
||||
will return from exile to their own land.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
4. And he will stand to lead his flock with the LORD's strength,
|
||||
in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God.
|
||||
|
||||
will return from exile to their own land.
|
||||
4 And he will stand to lead his flock with the Lord’s strength,
|
||||
in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God.
|
||||
Then his people will live there undisturbed,
|
||||
|
||||
for he will be highly honored around the world.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
5. And he will be the source of peace.
|
||||
|
||||
for he will be highly honored around the world.
|
||||
5 And he will be the source of peace.
|
||||
When the Assyrians invade our land
|
||||
|
||||
and break through our defenses,
|
||||
and break through our defenses,
|
||||
we will appoint seven rulers to watch over us,
|
||||
|
||||
eight princes to lead us.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
6. They will rule Assyria with drawn swords
|
||||
|
||||
and enter the gates of the land of Nimrod.
|
||||
|
||||
eight princes to lead us.
|
||||
6 They will rule Assyria with drawn swords
|
||||
and enter the gates of the land of Nimrod.
|
||||
He will rescue us from the Assyrians
|
||||
|
||||
when they pour over the borders to invade our land.
|
||||
|
||||
The Remnant Purified
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
7. Then the remnant left in Israel
|
||||
|
||||
will take their place among the nations.
|
||||
They will be like dew sent by the LORD
|
||||
|
||||
or like rain falling on the grass,
|
||||
when they pour over the borders to invade our land.
|
||||
7 Then the remnant left in Israel
|
||||
will take their place among the nations.
|
||||
They will be like dew sent by the Lord
|
||||
or like rain falling on the grass,
|
||||
which no one can hold back
|
||||
|
||||
and no one can restrain.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
8. The remnant left in Israel
|
||||
|
||||
will take their place among the nations.
|
||||
|
||||
and no one can restrain.
|
||||
8 The remnant left in Israel
|
||||
will take their place among the nations.
|
||||
They will be like a lion among the animals of the forest,
|
||||
|
||||
like a strong young lion among flocks of sheep and goats,
|
||||
like a strong young lion among flocks of sheep and goats,
|
||||
pouncing and tearing as they go
|
||||
|
||||
with no rescuer in sight.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
9. The people of Israel will stand up to their foes,
|
||||
|
||||
and all their enemies will be wiped out.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
10. "In that day," says the LORD,
|
||||
"I will slaughter your horses
|
||||
|
||||
and destroy your chariots.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
11. I will tear down your walls
|
||||
|
||||
and demolish your defenses.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
12. I will put an end to all witchcraft,
|
||||
|
||||
and there will be no more fortune-tellers.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
13. I will destroy all your idols and sacred pillars,
|
||||
|
||||
so you will never again worship the work of your own hands.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
14. I will abolish your idol shrines with their Asherah poles
|
||||
|
||||
and destroy your pagan cities.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
15. I will pour out my vengeance
|
||||
|
||||
on all the nations that refuse to obey me."
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
with no rescuer in sight.
|
||||
9 The people of Israel will stand up to their foes,
|
||||
and all their enemies will be wiped out.
|
||||
10 “In that day,” says the Lord,
|
||||
“I will slaughter your horses
|
||||
and destroy your chariots.
|
||||
11 I will tear down your walls
|
||||
and demolish your defenses.
|
||||
12 I will put an end to all witchcraft,
|
||||
and there will be no more fortune-tellers.
|
||||
13 I will destroy all your idols and sacred pillars,
|
||||
so you will never again worship the work of your own hands.
|
||||
14 I will abolish your idol shrines with their Asherah poles
|
||||
and destroy your pagan cities.
|
||||
15 I will pour out my vengeance
|
||||
on all the nations that refuse to obey me.”
|
||||
@@ -1,137 +1,66 @@
|
||||
The LORD's Case against Israel
|
||||
|
||||
# Chapter 6
|
||||
1. Listen to what the LORD is saying:
|
||||
"Stand up and state your case against me.
|
||||
|
||||
Let the mountains and hills be called to witness your complaints.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
2. And now, O mountains,
|
||||
listen to the LORD's complaint!
|
||||
1 Listen to what the Lord is saying:
|
||||
“Stand up and state your case against me.
|
||||
Let the mountains and hills be called to witness your complaints.
|
||||
2 And now, O mountains,
|
||||
listen to the Lord’s complaint!
|
||||
He has a case against his people.
|
||||
|
||||
He will bring charges against Israel.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
3. "O my people, what have I done to you?
|
||||
|
||||
What have I done to make you tired of me?
|
||||
|
||||
Answer me!
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
4. For I brought you out of Egypt
|
||||
|
||||
and redeemed you from slavery.
|
||||
|
||||
I sent Moses, Aaron, and Miriam to help you.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
5. Don't you remember, my people,
|
||||
|
||||
how King Balak of Moab tried to have you cursed
|
||||
|
||||
and how Balaam son of Beor blessed you instead?
|
||||
He will bring charges against Israel.
|
||||
3 “O my people, what have I done to you?
|
||||
What have I done to make you tired of me?
|
||||
Answer me!
|
||||
4 For I brought you out of Egypt
|
||||
and redeemed you from slavery.
|
||||
I sent Moses, Aaron, and Miriam to help you.
|
||||
5 Don’t you remember, my people,
|
||||
how King Balak of Moab tried to have you cursed
|
||||
and how Balaam son of Beor blessed you instead?
|
||||
And remember your journey from Acacia Grove to Gilgal,
|
||||
when I, the LORD, did everything I could
|
||||
|
||||
to teach you about my faithfulness."
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
6. What can we bring to the LORD?
|
||||
|
||||
Should we bring him burnt offerings?
|
||||
when I, the Lord, did everything I could
|
||||
to teach you about my faithfulness.”
|
||||
6 What can we bring to the Lord?
|
||||
Should we bring him burnt offerings?
|
||||
Should we bow before God Most High
|
||||
|
||||
with offerings of yearling calves?
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
7. Should we offer him thousands of rams
|
||||
|
||||
and ten thousand rivers of olive oil?
|
||||
with offerings of yearling calves?
|
||||
7 Should we offer him thousands of rams
|
||||
and ten thousand rivers of olive oil?
|
||||
Should we sacrifice our firstborn children
|
||||
|
||||
to pay for our sins?
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
8. No, O people, the LORD has told you what is good,
|
||||
|
||||
and this is what he requires of you:
|
||||
to pay for our sins?
|
||||
8 No, O people, the Lord has told you what is good,
|
||||
and this is what he requires of you:
|
||||
to do what is right, to love mercy,
|
||||
|
||||
and to walk humbly with your God.
|
||||
|
||||
Israel's Guilt and Punishment
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
9. Fear the LORD if you are wise!
|
||||
|
||||
His voice calls to everyone in Jerusalem:
|
||||
"The armies of destruction are coming;
|
||||
the LORD is sending them.
|
||||
|
||||
10. What shall I say about the homes of the wicked
|
||||
|
||||
filled with treasures gained by cheating?
|
||||
and to walk humbly with your God.
|
||||
9 Fear the Lord if you are wise!
|
||||
His voice calls to everyone in Jerusalem:
|
||||
“The armies of destruction are coming;
|
||||
the Lord is sending them.
|
||||
10 What shall I say about the homes of the wicked
|
||||
filled with treasures gained by cheating?
|
||||
What about the disgusting practice
|
||||
of measuring out grain with dishonest measures?
|
||||
|
||||
11. How can I tolerate your merchants
|
||||
|
||||
who use dishonest scales and weights?
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
12. The rich among you have become wealthy
|
||||
|
||||
through extortion and violence.
|
||||
|
||||
11 How can I tolerate your merchants
|
||||
who use dishonest scales and weights?
|
||||
12 The rich among you have become wealthy
|
||||
through extortion and violence.
|
||||
Your citizens are so used to lying
|
||||
|
||||
that their tongues can no longer tell the truth.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
13. "Therefore, I will wound you!
|
||||
|
||||
I will bring you to ruin for all your sins.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
14. You will eat but never have enough.
|
||||
|
||||
Your hunger pangs and emptiness will remain.
|
||||
|
||||
that their tongues can no longer tell the truth.
|
||||
13 “Therefore, I will wound you!
|
||||
I will bring you to ruin for all your sins.
|
||||
14 You will eat but never have enough.
|
||||
Your hunger pangs and emptiness will remain.
|
||||
And though you try to save your money,
|
||||
|
||||
it will come to nothing in the end.
|
||||
|
||||
it will come to nothing in the end.
|
||||
You will save a little,
|
||||
|
||||
but I will give it to those who conquer you.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
15. You will plant crops
|
||||
|
||||
but not harvest them.
|
||||
|
||||
but I will give it to those who conquer you.
|
||||
15 You will plant crops
|
||||
but not harvest them.
|
||||
You will press your olives
|
||||
|
||||
but not get enough oil to anoint yourselves.
|
||||
|
||||
but not get enough oil to anoint yourselves.
|
||||
You will trample the grapes
|
||||
|
||||
but get no juice to make your wine.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
16. You keep only the laws of evil King Omri;
|
||||
|
||||
you follow only the example of wicked King Ahab!
|
||||
but get no juice to make your wine.
|
||||
16 You keep only the laws of evil King Omri;
|
||||
you follow only the example of wicked King Ahab!
|
||||
Therefore, I will make an example of you,
|
||||
|
||||
bringing you to complete ruin.
|
||||
|
||||
bringing you to complete ruin.
|
||||
You will be treated with contempt,
|
||||
|
||||
mocked by all who see you."
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
mocked by all who see you.”
|
||||
@@ -1,170 +1,81 @@
|
||||
Misery Turned to Hope
|
||||
|
||||
# Chapter 7
|
||||
1. How miserable I am!
|
||||
1 How miserable I am!
|
||||
I feel like the fruit picker after the harvest
|
||||
|
||||
who can find nothing to eat.
|
||||
|
||||
who can find nothing to eat.
|
||||
Not a cluster of grapes or a single early fig
|
||||
|
||||
can be found to satisfy my hunger.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
2. The godly people have all disappeared;
|
||||
|
||||
not one honest person is left on the earth.
|
||||
|
||||
can be found to satisfy my hunger.
|
||||
2 The godly people have all disappeared;
|
||||
not one honest person is left on the earth.
|
||||
They are all murderers,
|
||||
|
||||
setting traps even for their own brothers.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
3. Both their hands are equally skilled at doing evil!
|
||||
|
||||
Officials and judges alike demand bribes.
|
||||
|
||||
setting traps even for their own brothers.
|
||||
3 Both their hands are equally skilled at doing evil!
|
||||
Officials and judges alike demand bribes.
|
||||
The people with influence get what they want,
|
||||
|
||||
and together they scheme to twist justice.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
4. Even the best of them is like a brier;
|
||||
|
||||
the most honest is as dangerous as a hedge of thorns.
|
||||
|
||||
and together they scheme to twist justice.
|
||||
4 Even the best of them is like a brier;
|
||||
the most honest is as dangerous as a hedge of thorns.
|
||||
But your judgment day is coming swiftly now.
|
||||
|
||||
Your time of punishment is here, a time of confusion.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
5. Don't trust anyone--
|
||||
|
||||
not your best friend or even your wife!
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
6. For the son despises his father.
|
||||
|
||||
The daughter defies her mother.
|
||||
|
||||
Your time of punishment is here, a time of confusion.
|
||||
5 Don’t trust anyone—
|
||||
not your best friend or even your wife!
|
||||
6 For the son despises his father.
|
||||
The daughter defies her mother.
|
||||
The daughter-in-law defies her mother-in-law.
|
||||
|
||||
Your enemies are right in your own household!
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
7. As for me, I look to the LORD for help.
|
||||
|
||||
I wait confidently for God to save me,
|
||||
|
||||
and my God will certainly hear me.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
8. Do not gloat over me, my enemies!
|
||||
|
||||
For though I fall, I will rise again.
|
||||
|
||||
Your enemies are right in your own household!
|
||||
7 As for me, I look to the Lord for help.
|
||||
I wait confidently for God to save me,
|
||||
and my God will certainly hear me.
|
||||
8 Do not gloat over me, my enemies!
|
||||
For though I fall, I will rise again.
|
||||
Though I sit in darkness,
|
||||
the LORD will be my light.
|
||||
|
||||
9. I will be patient as the LORD punishes me,
|
||||
|
||||
for I have sinned against him.
|
||||
|
||||
the Lord will be my light.
|
||||
9 I will be patient as the Lord punishes me,
|
||||
for I have sinned against him.
|
||||
But after that, he will take up my case
|
||||
|
||||
and give me justice for all I have suffered from my enemies.
|
||||
The LORD will bring me into the light,
|
||||
|
||||
and I will see his righteousness.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
10. Then my enemies will see that the LORD is on my side.
|
||||
|
||||
They will be ashamed that they taunted me, saying,
|
||||
"So where is the LORD--
|
||||
|
||||
that God of yours?"
|
||||
and give me justice for all I have suffered from my enemies.
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The Lord will bring me into the light,
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and I will see his righteousness.
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10 Then my enemies will see that the Lord is on my side.
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They will be ashamed that they taunted me, saying,
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“So where is the Lord—
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that God of yours?”
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With my own eyes I will see their downfall;
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they will be trampled like mud in the streets.
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11. In that day, Israel, your cities will be rebuilt,
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and your borders will be extended.
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12. People from many lands will come and honor you--
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from Assyria all the way to the towns of Egypt,
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they will be trampled like mud in the streets.
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11 In that day, Israel, your cities will be rebuilt,
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and your borders will be extended.
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12 People from many lands will come and honor you—
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from Assyria all the way to the towns of Egypt,
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from Egypt all the way to the Euphrates River,
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and from distant seas and mountains.
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13. But the land will become empty and desolate
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because of the wickedness of those who live there.The LORD's Compassion on Israel
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14. O LORD, protect your people with your shepherd's staff;
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lead your flock, your special possession.
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and from distant seas and mountains.
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13 But the land will become empty and desolate
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because of the wickedness of those who live there.
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14 O Lord, protect your people with your shepherd’s staff;
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lead your flock, your special possession.
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Though they live alone in a thicket
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on the heights of Mount Carmel,
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let them graze in the fertile pastures of Bashan and Gilead
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as they did long ago.
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15. "Yes," says the LORD,
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|
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"I will do mighty miracles for you,
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as they did long ago.
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15 “Yes,” says the Lord,
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“I will do mighty miracles for you,
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like those I did when I rescued you
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|
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from slavery in Egypt."
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|
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16. All the nations of the world will stand amazed
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at what the LORD will do for you.
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|
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from slavery in Egypt.”
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16 All the nations of the world will stand amazed
|
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at what the Lord will do for you.
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They will be embarrassed
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|
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at their feeble power.
|
||||
|
||||
at their feeble power.
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They will cover their mouths in silent awe,
|
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|
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deaf to everything around them.
|
||||
|
||||
|
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17. Like snakes crawling from their holes,
|
||||
they will come out to meet the LORD our God.
|
||||
|
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deaf to everything around them.
|
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17 Like snakes crawling from their holes,
|
||||
they will come out to meet the Lord our God.
|
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They will fear him greatly,
|
||||
|
||||
trembling in terror at his presence.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
18. Where is another God like you,
|
||||
|
||||
who pardons the guilt of the remnant,
|
||||
|
||||
overlooking the sins of his special people?
|
||||
trembling in terror at his presence.
|
||||
18 Where is another God like you,
|
||||
who pardons the guilt of the remnant,
|
||||
overlooking the sins of his special people?
|
||||
You will not stay angry with your people forever,
|
||||
|
||||
because you delight in showing unfailing love.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
19. Once again you will have compassion on us.
|
||||
|
||||
You will trample our sins under your feet
|
||||
|
||||
and throw them into the depths of the ocean!
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
20. You will show us your faithfulness and unfailing love
|
||||
|
||||
as you promised to our ancestors Abraham and Jacob long ago.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
because you delight in showing unfailing love.
|
||||
19 Once again you will have compassion on us.
|
||||
You will trample our sins under your feet
|
||||
and throw them into the depths of the ocean!
|
||||
20 You will show us your faithfulness and unfailing love
|
||||
as you promised to our ancestors Abraham and Jacob long ago.
|
||||
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