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4.1 KiB
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163 lines
4.1 KiB
Markdown
Woe to Samaria
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# Chapter 28
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1. Woe to the majestic crown of Ephraim's drunkards,
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and to the fading flower of its beautiful splendor,
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which is on the summit above the rich valley.
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Woe to those overcome with wine.
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2. Look,
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the Lord has a strong and mighty one--
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like a devastating hail storm,
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like a storm with strong flooding water.
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He will bring it across the land with his hand.
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3. The majestic crown of Ephraim's drunkards
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will be trampled underfoot.
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4. The fading flower of his beautiful splendor,
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which is on the summit above the rich valley,
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will be like a ripe fig before the summer harvest.
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Whoever sees it will swallow it
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while it is still in his hand.
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5. On that day
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the Lord of Armies will become a crown of beauty
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and a diadem of splendor
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to the remnant of his people,
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6. a spirit of justice
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to the one who sits in judgment,
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and strength
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to those who repel attacks at the city gate.
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7. Even these stagger because of wine
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and stumble under the influence of beer:
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Priest and prophet stagger because of beer.
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They are confused by wine.
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They stumble because of beer.
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They are muddled in their visions.
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They stumble in their judgments.
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8. Indeed, all their tables are covered with vomit;
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there is no place without a stench.
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9. Who is he trying to teach?
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Who is he trying to instruct?
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Infants just weaned from milk?
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Babies removed from the breast?
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10. "Law after law, law after law,
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line after line, line after line,
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a little here, a little there."
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11. For he will speak to this people
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with stammering speech
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and in a foreign language.
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12. He had said to them,
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"This is the place of rest;
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let the weary rest;
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this is the place of repose."
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But they would not listen.
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13. The word of
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the Lord will come to them:
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"Law after law, law after law,
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line after line, line after line,
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a little here, a little there,"
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so they go stumbling backward,
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to be broken, trapped, and captured.
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A Deal with Death
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14. Therefore hear the word of
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the Lord, you scoffers
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who rule this people in Jerusalem.
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15. For you said, "We have made a covenant with Death,
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and we have an agreement with Sheol;
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when the overwhelming catastrophe passes through,
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it will not touch us,
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because we have made falsehood our refuge
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and have hidden behind treachery."
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16. Therefore
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the Lord God said:
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"Look, I have laid a stone in Zion,
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a tested stone,
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a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation;
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the one who believes will be unshakable.
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17. And I will make justice the measuring line
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and righteousness the mason's level."
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Hail will sweep away the false refuge,
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and water will flood your hiding place.
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18. Your covenant with Death will be dissolved,
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and your agreement with Sheol will not last.
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When the overwhelming catastrophe passes through,
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you will be trampled.
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19. Every time it passes through,
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it will carry you away;
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it will pass through every morning--
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every day and every night.
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Only terror will cause you
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to understand the message.
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20. Indeed, the bed is too short to stretch out on,
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and its cover too small to wrap up in.
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21. For
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the Lord will rise up as he did at Mount Perazim.
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He will rise in wrath, as at the Valley of Gibeon,
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to do his work, his unexpected work,
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and to perform his task, his unfamiliar task.
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22. So now, do not scoff,
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or your shackles will become stronger.
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Indeed, I have heard from
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the Lord God of Armies
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a decree of destruction for the whole land.
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God's Wonderful Advice
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23. Listen and hear my voice.
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Pay attention and hear what I say.
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24. Does the plowman plow every day to plant seed?
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Does he continuously break up and cultivate the soil?
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25. When he has leveled its surface,
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does he not then scatter black cumin and sow cumin?
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He plants wheat in rows and barley in plots,
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with spelt as their border.
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26. His God teaches him order;
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he instructs him.
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27. Certainly black cumin is not threshed
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with a threshing board,
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and a cart wheel is not rolled over the cumin.
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But black cumin is beaten out with a stick,
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and cumin with a rod.
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28. Bread grain is crushed,
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but is not threshed endlessly.
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Though the wheel of the farmer's cart rumbles,
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his horses do not crush it.
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29. This also comes from
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the Lord of Armies.
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He gives wondrous advice;
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he gives great wisdom.
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