Verse
ASV
American Standard Version
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
Woe to the crown of pride
of
the
drunkards of
Ephraim
, and
to the fading flower of his glorious beauty
, which
is
on the head
of
the fat
valley of them
that
are
overcome with
wine !
Woe to the majestic
crown of Ephraim’s
drunkards, to the fading flower of his glorious splendor
, set
on the summit
above
the fertile
valley ,
the
pride
of those
overcome by
wine .
Behold, the Lord hath
a
mighty
and
strong
one ;
as
a tempest of
hail
, a
destroying
storm,
as
a tempest
of
mighty
waters
overflowing
, will
he cast
down
to the earth
with
the
hand
.
Behold, the Lord has
one who
is
strong
and
mighty.
Like
a hailstorm
or
destructive
tempest, like
a driving
rain
or
flooding
downpour
, he will
smash
that
crown
to the ground
.
The crown of pride
of
the
drunkards of
Ephraim
shall
be trodden
under
foot:
The majestic
crown of Ephraim’s
drunkards will
be trampled
underfoot.
and
the fading flower of his glorious
beauty
, which
is
on the head
of
the fat
valley, shall
be as
the
first-
ripe fig before the summer ;
which
when
he
that
looketh
upon
it seeth,
while
it is
yet
in his hand he
eateth
it up
.
The fading flower of his beautiful
splendor
, set
on the summit
above
the fertile
valley, will
be like
a
ripe fig before the summer harvest:
Whoever
sees
it will
take
it in his hand and
swallow
it.
In
that day will
Jehovah
of hosts become
a crown of glory, and
a diadem of beauty,
unto
the residue
of his people ;
On
that day the
LORD
of Hosts will
be
a crown of glory, a diadem of splendor
to
the remnant
of His people ,
and
a spirit of justice to him that
sitteth
in judgment, and strength to them
that
turn
back
the battle
at the gate.
a spirit of justice to him who
sits
in judgment, and a
strength to those
who
repel
the onslaught
at the gate.
And
even
these reel
with
wine ,
and stagger
with
strong drink ;
the
priest
and the
prophet
reel with
strong drink ,
they
are swallowed
up
of
wine ,
they stagger
with
strong drink ;
they
err
in
vision
, they
stumble
in judgment
.
These also
stagger
from
wine and stumble
from
strong drink :
Priests
and prophets
reel from
strong drink and
are befuddled
by
wine .
They stumble
because
of
strong drink, muddled
in their
visions
and
stumbling
in
their
judgments
.
For all tables are full
of
vomit `and'
filthiness,
`so
that
there is '
no
place `clean'
.
For all their
tables are covered
with
vomit ;
there is not
a
place without
filth
.
Whom will
he teach knowledge
? and
whom will
he make
to
understand
the
message? them
that
are
weaned from the
milk ,
and
drawn
from the breasts
?
Whom is
He trying
to
teach? To
whom is
He explaining
His
message? To
infants
just
weaned from milk ?
To
babies
removed
from the breast
?
For it
is
precept
upon
precept
, precept
upon
precept;
line upon
line, line upon
line; here
a little, there
a little.
For they
hear:
“Order
on
order
, order
on
order,
line on
line, line on
line; a little here
, a little there
. ”
Nay
, but
by
`men
of'
strange
lips and with
another
tongue
will
he speak to this people ;
Indeed
, with
mocking
lips and foreign
tongues,
He will
speak to this people
to whom he said ,
This is the rest, give
ye
rest
to
him
that
is
weary; and
this is the refreshing:
yet
they would not hear
.
to whom He has
said :
“
This is the place
of
rest, let
the
weary rest
; this is the place
of
repose.”
But
they would not listen
.
Therefore
shall
the word of Jehovah
be
unto
them precept
upon
precept
, precept
upon
precept;
line upon
line, line upon
line; here
a little, there
a little ;
that they may
go ,
and
fall
backward ,
and be broken
, and
snared
, and taken
.
Then
the word of the
LORD
to
them will
become:
“Order
on
order
, order
on
order,
line on
line, line on
line; a little here
, a little there,”
so
that they will
go stumbling
backward and will
be injured
, ensnared
, and captured
.
Wherefore
hear the word of Jehovah
, ye
scoffers ,
that
rule this people that
is
in Jerusalem :
Therefore
hear the word of the
LORD
, O
scoffers who
rule this people in Jerusalem .
Because
ye
have
said, We have made a covenant with death ,
and
with
Sheol
are
we at
agreement ;
when the overflowing
scourge shall
pass
through ,
it shall
not come
unto
us ;
for
we have made lies our refuge ,
and under
falsehood have
we
hid
ourselves:
For
you
said, “
We have made a covenant with death ;
we have
fashioned
an
agreement with
Sheol.
When the overwhelming
scourge passes
through it will
not touch
us ,
because
we have made lies our refuge and falsehood our
hiding
place.”
therefore
thus
saith
the Lord Jehovah,
Behold
, I lay in
Zion
for
a foundation
a
stone, a tried
stone, a precious corner
-`stone'
of
sure foundation :
he
that
believeth
shall
not
be in
haste
.
So
this
is
what
the Lord GOD
says:
“See
, I lay a stone in
Zion
, a tested
stone, a precious cornerstone,
a
sure foundation ;
the
one
who
believes
will
never
be shaken
.
And
I will make justice the line ,
and righteousness the plummet;
and
the
hail shall
sweep away the
refuge of lies, and the
waters
shall
overflow
the
hiding -
place.
I will make justice the measuring
line and righteousness the level.
Hail will
sweep away your
refuge of lies, and water
will
flood
your
hiding place.
And
your covenant with death shall
be annulled
, and your agreement with Sheol shall
not stand ;
when the overflowing
scourge shall
pass
through, then
ye
shall
be trodden
down
by it.
Your covenant with death will
be dissolved
, and your agreement with Sheol will
not stand .
When the overwhelming
scourge passes
through, you
will
be trampled
by it.
As often as it passeth
though
, it shall
take
you; for
morning
by
morning
shall
it pass
through, by day and by night :
and
it
shall
be
nought
but
terror
to
understand
the message.
As often as it passes
through
, it will
carry
you away
; it will
sweep
through morning
after
morning
, by day and by night .”
The understanding
of
this
message will
bring
sheer
terror
.
For
the bed is shorter
than
that
a
man
can
stretch himself
on it;
and the covering
narrower
than
that
he
can
wrap himself
in
it
.
Indeed,
the bed is too
short
to
stretch out
on ,
and the blanket
too
small
to
wrap around
you
.
For Jehovah
will rise up as in
mount Perazim ,
he will be
wroth
as in the valley of Gibeon ;
that
he
may
do his work, his strange work, and bring
to pass
his act
, his strange
act
.
For the
LORD
will rise up as at
Mount Perazim .
He will rouse
Himself
as in the Valley of Gibeon ,
to
do His work, His strange work, and to perform
His task
, His disturbing
task
.
Now therefore
be
ye
not scoffers
, lest
your bonds
be
made
strong;
for
a
decree
of
destruction
have
I heard from the Lord ,
Jehovah
of hosts ,
upon
the whole earth
.
So
now ,
do
not mock
, or
your shackles
will
become
heavier.
Indeed,
I have
heard from the Lord GOD
of Hosts a
decree
of
destruction
against
the whole land
.
Give
ye
ear,
and hear my voice ;
hearken,
and hear my
speech
.
Listen
and hear my voice .
Pay
attention
and hear what
I
say
.
Doth
he
that
ploweth
to
sow
plow continually
? doth
he `continually'
open
and harrow his
ground
?
Does
the
plowman
plow for
planting
every
day
? Does
he continuously
loosen
and harrow the
soil
?
When he hath
levelled
the
face
thereof
, doth
he not cast
abroad
the
fitches,
and scatter the
cummin,
and
put
in
the
wheat in rows ,
and the
barley in the
appointed
place
, and the
spelt
in
the
border thereof?
When he has
leveled
its
surface
, does
he not sow
caraway
and scatter cumin?
He
plants
wheat in rows and barley in plots
, and rye
within
its
border .
For his God doth
instruct
him
aright,
`
and '
doth
teach
him.
For his God instructs
and teaches
him properly
.
For
the
fitches
are
not threshed with a sharp
`threshing'
instrument
, neither
is
a cart wheel
turned
about
upon
the cummin;
but the
fitches
are
beaten out with a staff
, and the
cummin
with a rod.
Surely
caraway
is
not threshed with a sledge
, and
the
wheel
of
a cart is
not
rolled
over
the cumin.
But caraway
is
beaten out with a stick
, and cumin
with a rod.
Bread
`
grain '
is
ground;
for he
will
not
be always
threshing
it :
and
though the wheel
of his
cart and
his
horses
scatter
it, he
doth
not grind
it.
Grain for bread
must
be ground,
but
it is
not
endlessly
threshed.
Though the wheels
of the
cart roll
over
it, the
horses
do
not crush
it.
This also cometh
forth
from Jehovah
of hosts, who is wonderful in counsel ,
and excellent in wisdom.
This also comes
from the
LORD
of Hosts, who is wonderful in counsel and excellent in wisdom.
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