Verse
KJV
King James Version
ASV
American Standard Version
I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch
to see what he will say
unto
me, and what I shall answer when
I
am
reproved
.
I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will look
forth
to see what he will speak
with
me, and what I shall answer concerning
my
complaint
.
And the
LORD
answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables
, that he may run that readeth it.
And Jehovah
answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tablets
, that he may run that readeth it.
For the vision is yet for an
appointed time, but
at
the end it
shall
speak
, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry
.
For the vision is yet for the
appointed time, and
it
hasteth
toward
the end, and shall
not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not delay
.
Behold, his soul which
is lifted
up is not upright in him :
but the just
shall live by his faith.
Behold, his soul is puffed
up ,
it
is not upright in him ;
but the righteous
shall live by his faith.
Yea also
, because
he
transgresseth
by
wine
, he
is a proud
man, neither
keepeth at home ,
who enlargeth his desire as hell
, and is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all people:
Yea, moreover
, wine
is treacherous,
a haughty
man, that
keepeth not
at home ;
who enlargeth his desire as Sheol
, and he
is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all peoples.
Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and to
him
that ladeth himself with thick
clay
!
Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and that ladeth himself with pledges
!
Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee, and awake that shall vex thee, and thou shalt be for booties
unto them?
Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee, and awake that shall vex thee, and thou shalt be for booty
unto them?
Because thou hast spoiled
many nations, all the remnant of the people
shall spoil
thee ;
because of men's blood, and for the violence of
the land, of
the city ,
and of
all that dwell therein.
Because thou hast plundered
many nations, all the remnant of the peoples
shall plunder
thee ,
because of men's blood, and for the violence done
to
the land, to
the city and to
all that dwell therein.
Woe to him that coveteth
an evil covetousness
to
his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power
of evil!
Woe to him that getteth
an evil gain
for
his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the hand
of evil!
Thou hast consulted
shame to thy house by cutting off many people
, and hast sinned against thy soul.
Thou hast devised
shame to thy house ,
by cutting off many peoples
, and hast sinned against thy soul.
For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.
For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.
Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and stablisheth
a city by iniquity!
Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and establisheth
a city by iniquity!
Behold, is it not of the
LORD
of hosts that the people
shall
labour
in
the very
fire, and the people
shall
weary themselves for very
vanity?
Behold, is it not of Jehovah
of hosts that the peoples
labor
for
the fire, and the nations
weary themselves for vanity?
For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the
LORD
, as the waters cover the sea.
For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of Jehovah
, as the waters cover the sea.
Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour
drink, that puttest
thy bottle
to
him
, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness!
Woe unto him that giveth his neighbor
drink, `to
thee'
that addest
thy venom
, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness!
Thou art filled with shame for
glory: drink thou also, and let
thy
foreskin
be uncovered:
the cup of the
LORD's
right hand shall be
turned
unto thee, and shameful
spewing
shall be on
thy glory.
Thou art filled with shame ,
and
not
glory: drink thou also, and be as
one
uncircumcised;
the cup of Jehovah's
right hand shall come
round
unto thee, and foul
shame
shall be upon
thy glory.
For the violence of
Lebanon shall cover thee, and the spoil
of beasts, which made them afraid ,
because of men's blood, and for the violence of
the land, of
the city ,
and of
all that dwell therein.
For the violence done
to
Lebanon shall cover thee, and the destruction
of the
beasts, which made them afraid ;
because of men's blood, and for the violence done
to
the land, to
the city and to
all that dwell therein.
What profiteth the graven image that the maker thereof hath graven it; the molten image, and
a
teacher of lies, that the
maker
of
his
work
trusteth therein, to make dumb idols?
What profiteth the graven image ,
that the maker thereof hath graven it; the molten image, even
the
teacher of lies, that he
that
fashioneth
its
form
trusteth therein, to make dumb idols?
Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise ,
it
shall teach !
Behold, it is laid
over
with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in the midst of it.
Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise !
Shall this
teach ?
Behold, it is overlaid
with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in the midst of it.
But the
LORD
is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.
But Jehovah
is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.
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