92 lines
3.3 KiB
Markdown
92 lines
3.3 KiB
Markdown
# Chapter 3
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1 Woe to her who is rebellious and defiled,
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the oppressing city!
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2 She listens to no voice;
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she accepts no correction.
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She does not trust in the Lord;
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she does not draw near to her God.
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3 Her officials within her
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are roaring lions;
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her judges are evening wolves
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that leave nothing till the morning.
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4 Her prophets are fickle, treacherous men;
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her priests profane what is holy;
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they do violence to the law.
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5 The Lord within her is righteous;
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he does no injustice;
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every morning he shows forth his justice;
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each dawn he does not fail;
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but the unjust knows no shame.
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6 “I have cut off nations;
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their battlements are in ruins;
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I have laid waste their streets
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so that no one walks in them;
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their cities have been made desolate,
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without a man, without an inhabitant.
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7 I said, ‘Surely you will fear me;
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you will accept correction.
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Then your dwelling would not be cut off
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according to all that I have appointed against you.’
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But all the more they were eager
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to make all their deeds corrupt.
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8 “Therefore wait for me,” declares the Lord,
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“for the day when I rise up to seize the prey.
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For my decision is to gather nations,
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to assemble kingdoms,
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to pour out upon them my indignation,
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all my burning anger;
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for in the fire of my jealousy
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all the earth shall be consumed.
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9 “For at that time I will change the speech of the peoples
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to a pure speech,
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that all of them may call upon the name of the Lord
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and serve him with one accord.
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10 From beyond the rivers of Cush
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my worshipers, the daughter of my dispersed ones,
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shall bring my offering.
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11 “On that day you shall not be put to shame
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because of the deeds by which you have rebelled against me;
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for then I will remove from your midst
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your proudly exultant ones,
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and you shall no longer be haughty
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in my holy mountain.
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12 But I will leave in your midst
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a people humble and lowly.
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They shall seek refuge in the name of the Lord,
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13 those who are left in Israel;
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they shall do no injustice
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and speak no lies,
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nor shall there be found in their mouth
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a deceitful tongue.
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For they shall graze and lie down,
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and none shall make them afraid.”
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14 Sing aloud, O daughter of Zion;
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shout, O Israel!
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Rejoice and exult with all your heart,
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O daughter of Jerusalem!
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15 The Lord has taken away the judgments against you;
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he has cleared away your enemies.
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The King of Israel, the Lord, is in your midst;
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you shall never again fear evil.
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16 On that day it shall be said to Jerusalem:
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“Fear not, O Zion;
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let not your hands grow weak.
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17 The Lord your God is in your midst,
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a mighty one who will save;
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he will rejoice over you with gladness;
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he will quiet you by his love;
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he will exult over you with loud singing.
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18 I will gather those of you who mourn for the festival,
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so that you will no longer suffer reproach.
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19 Behold, at that time I will deal
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with all your oppressors.
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And I will save the lame
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and gather the outcast,
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and I will change their shame into praise
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and renown in all the earth.
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20 At that time I will bring you in,
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at the time when I gather you together;
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for I will make you renowned and praised
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among all the peoples of the earth,
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when I restore your fortunes
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before your eyes,” says the Lord. |