83 lines
3.1 KiB
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83 lines
3.1 KiB
Markdown
# Chapter 7
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1 Woe is me! For I have become
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as when the summer fruit has been gathered,
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as when the grapes have been gleaned:
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there is no cluster to eat,
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no first-ripe fig that my soul desires.
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2 The godly has perished from the earth,
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and there is no one upright among mankind;
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they all lie in wait for blood,
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and each hunts the other with a net.
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3 Their hands are on what is evil, to do it well;
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the prince and the judge ask for a bribe,
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and the great man utters the evil desire of his soul;
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thus they weave it together.
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4 The best of them is like a brier,
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the most upright of them a thorn hedge.
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The day of your watchmen, of your punishment, has come;
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now their confusion is at hand.
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5 Put no trust in a neighbor;
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have no confidence in a friend;
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guard the doors of your mouth
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from her who lies in your arms;
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6 for the son treats the father with contempt,
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the daughter rises up against her mother,
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the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law;
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a man's enemies are the men of his own house.
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7 But as for me, I will look to the Lord;
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I will wait for the God of my salvation;
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my God will hear me.
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8 Rejoice not over me, O my enemy;
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when I fall, I shall rise;
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when I sit in darkness,
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the Lord will be a light to me.
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9 I will bear the indignation of the Lord
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because I have sinned against him,
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until he pleads my cause
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and executes judgment for me.
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He will bring me out to the light;
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I shall look upon his vindication.
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10 Then my enemy will see,
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and shame will cover her who said to me,
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“Where is the Lord your God?”
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My eyes will look upon her;
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now she will be trampled down
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like the mire of the streets.
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11 A day for the building of your walls!
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In that day the boundary shall be far extended.
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12 In that day they will come to you,
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from Assyria and the cities of Egypt,
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and from Egypt to the River,
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from sea to sea and from mountain to mountain.
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13 But the earth will be desolate
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because of its inhabitants,
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for the fruit of their deeds.
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14 Shepherd your people with your staff,
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the flock of your inheritance,
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who dwell alone in a forest
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in the midst of a garden land;
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let them graze in Bashan and Gilead
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as in the days of old.
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15 As in the days when you came out of the land of Egypt,
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I will show them marvelous things.
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16 The nations shall see and be ashamed of all their might;
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they shall lay their hands on their mouths;
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their ears shall be deaf;
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17 they shall lick the dust like a serpent,
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like the crawling things of the earth;
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they shall come trembling out of their strongholds;
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they shall turn in dread to the Lord our God,
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and they shall be in fear of you.
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18 Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity
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and passing over transgression
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for the remnant of his inheritance?
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He does not retain his anger forever,
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because he delights in steadfast love.
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19 He will again have compassion on us;
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he will tread our iniquities underfoot.
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You will cast all our sins
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into the depths of the sea.
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20 You will show faithfulness to Jacob
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and steadfast love to Abraham,
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as you have sworn to our fathers
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from the days of old. |