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159 lines
5.4 KiB
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Judah's Worthless Treaty with Egypt
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# Chapter 30
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1. "What sorrow awaits my rebellious children,"
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says the LORD.
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"You make plans that are contrary to mine.
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You make alliances not directed by my Spirit,
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thus piling up your sins.
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2. For without consulting me,
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you have gone down to Egypt for help.
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You have put your trust in Pharaoh's protection.
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You have tried to hide in his shade.
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3. But by trusting Pharaoh, you will be humiliated,
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and by depending on him, you will be disgraced.
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4. For though his power extends to Zoan
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and his officials have arrived in Hanes,
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5. all who trust in him will be ashamed.
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He will not help you.
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Instead, he will disgrace you."
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6. This message came to me concerning the animals in the Negev:
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The caravan moves slowly
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across the terrible desert to Egypt--
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donkeys weighed down with riches
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and camels loaded with treasure--
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all to pay for Egypt's protection.
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They travel through the wilderness,
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a place of lionesses and lions,
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a place where vipers and poisonous snakes live.
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All this, and Egypt will give you nothing in return.
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7. Egypt's promises are worthless!
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Therefore, I call her Rahab--
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the Harmless Dragon.A Warning for Rebellious Judah
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8. Now go and write down these words.
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Write them in a book.
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They will stand until the end of time
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as a witness
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9. that these people are stubborn rebels
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who refuse to pay attention to the LORD's instructions.
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10. They tell the seers,
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"Stop seeing visions!"
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They tell the prophets,
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"Don't tell us what is right.
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Tell us nice things.
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Tell us lies.
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11. Forget all this gloom.
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Get off your narrow path.
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Stop telling us about your
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'Holy One of Israel.'"
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12. This is the reply of the Holy One of Israel:
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"Because you despise what I tell you
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and trust instead in oppression and lies,
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13. calamity will come upon you suddenly--
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like a bulging wall that bursts and falls.
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In an instant it will collapse
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and come crashing down.
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14. You will be smashed like a piece of pottery--
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shattered so completely that
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there won't be a piece big enough
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to carry coals from a fireplace
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or a little water from the well."
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15. This is what the Sovereign LORD,
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the Holy One of Israel, says:
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"Only in returning to me
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and resting in me will you be saved.
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In quietness and confidence is your strength.
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But you would have none of it.
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16. You said, 'No, we will get our help from Egypt.
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They will give us swift horses for riding into battle.'
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But the only swiftness you are going to see
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is the swiftness of your enemies chasing you!
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17. One of them will chase a thousand of you.
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Five of them will make all of you flee.
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You will be left like a lonely flagpole on a hill
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or a tattered banner on a distant mountaintop."Blessings for the LORD's People
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18. So the LORD must wait for you to come to him
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so he can show you his love and compassion.
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For the LORD is a faithful God.
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Blessed are those who wait for his help.
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19. O people of Zion, who live in Jerusalem,
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you will weep no more.
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He will be gracious if you ask for help.
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He will surely respond to the sound of your cries.
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20. Though the Lord gave you adversity for food
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and suffering for drink,
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he will still be with you to teach you.
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You will see your teacher with your own eyes.
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21. Your own ears will hear him.
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Right behind you a voice will say,
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"This is the way you should go,"
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whether to the right or to the left.
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22. Then you will destroy all your silver idols
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and your precious gold images.
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You will throw them out like filthy rags,
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saying to them, "Good riddance!"
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23. Then the LORD will bless you with rain at planting time. There will be wonderful harvests and plenty of pastureland for your livestock.
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24. The oxen and donkeys that till the ground will eat good grain, its chaff blown away by the wind.
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25. In that day, when your enemies are slaughtered and the towers fall, there will be streams of water flowing down every mountain and hill.
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26. The moon will be as bright as the sun, and the sun will be seven times brighter--like the light of seven days in one! So it will be when the LORD begins to heal his people and cure the wounds he gave them.
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27. Look! The LORD is coming from far away,
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burning with anger,
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surrounded by thick, rising smoke.
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His lips are filled with fury;
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his words consume like fire.
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28. His hot breath pours out like a flood
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up to the neck of his enemies.
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He will sift out the proud nations for destruction.
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He will bridle them and lead them away to ruin.
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29. But the people of God will sing a song of joy,
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like the songs at the holy festivals.
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You will be filled with joy,
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as when a flutist leads a group of pilgrims
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to Jerusalem, the mountain of the LORD--
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to the Rock of Israel.
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30. And the LORD will make his majestic voice heard.
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He will display the strength of his mighty arm.
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It will descend with devouring flames,
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with cloudbursts, thunderstorms, and huge hailstones.
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31. At the LORD's command, the Assyrians will be shattered.
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He will strike them down with his royal scepter.
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32. And as the LORD strikes them with his rod of punishment,
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his people will celebrate with tambourines and harps.
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Lifting his mighty arm, he will fight the Assyrians.
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33. Topheth--the place of burning--
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has long been ready for the Assyrian king;
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the pyre is piled high with wood.
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The breath of the LORD, like fire from a volcano,
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will set it ablaze.
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