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2.9 KiB
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87 lines
2.9 KiB
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# Chapter 57
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1 The righteous person perishes,
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and no one takes it to heart;
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the faithful are taken away,
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with no one realizing
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that the righteous person is taken away
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because of evil.
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2 He will enter into peace—
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they will rest on their beds—
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everyone who lives uprightly.
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3 But come here,
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you witch’s sons,
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offspring of an adulterer and a prostitute!
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4 Who are you mocking?
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Who are you opening your mouth
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and sticking out your tongue at?
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Isn’t it you, you rebellious children,
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you offspring of liars,
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5 who burn with lust among the oaks,
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under every green tree,
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who slaughter children in the wadis
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below the clefts of the rocks?
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6 Your portion is among the smooth stones of the wadi;
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indeed, they are your lot.
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You have even poured out a drink offering to them;
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you have offered a grain offering;
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should I be satisfied with these?
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7 You have placed your bed
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on a high and lofty mountain;
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you also went up there to offer sacrifice.
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8 You have set up your memorial
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behind the door and doorpost.
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For away from me, you stripped,
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went up, and made your bed wide,
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and you have made a bargain for yourself with them.
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You have loved their bed;
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you have gazed on their genitals.
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9 You went to the king with oil
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and multiplied your perfumes;
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you sent your envoys far away
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and sent them down even to Sheol.
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10 You became weary on your many journeys,
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but you did not say, “It’s hopeless!”
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You found a renewal of your strength;
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therefore you did not grow weak.
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11 Who was it you dreaded and feared,
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so that you lied and didn’t remember me
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or take it to heart?
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I have kept silent for a long time, haven’t I?
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So you do not fear me.
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12 I will announce your righteousness,
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and your works—they will not profit you.
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13 When you cry out,
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let your collection of idols rescue you!
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The wind will carry all of them off,
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a breath will take them away.
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But whoever takes refuge in me
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will inherit the land
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and possess my holy mountain.
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14 He said,
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“Build it up, build it up, prepare the way,
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remove every obstacle from my people’s way.”
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15 For the High and Exalted One,
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who lives forever, whose name is holy, says this:
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“I live in a high and holy place,
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and with the oppressed and lowly of spirit,
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to revive the spirit of the lowly
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and revive the heart of the oppressed.
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16 For I will not accuse you forever,
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and I will not always be angry;
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for then the spirit would grow weak before me,
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even the breath, which I have made.
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17 Because of his sinful greed I was angry,
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so I struck him; I was angry and hid;
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but he went on turning back to the desires of his heart.
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18 I have seen his ways, but I will heal him;
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I will lead him and restore comfort
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to him and his mourners,
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19 creating words of praise.”
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The Lord says,
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“Peace, peace to the one who is far or near,
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and I will heal him.
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20 But the wicked are like the storm-tossed sea,
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for it cannot be still,
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and its water churns up mire and muck.
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21 There is no peace for the wicked,”
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says my God. |