Verse
ASV
American Standard Version
KJV
King James Version
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 crown of pride ,
to
the drunkards of Ephraim, whose
glorious beauty is
a
fading
flower
, which are
on the head of the fat valleys
of them that are overcome with 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 hath a mighty and strong one ,
which
as a tempest of hail and
a destroying storm, as a flood
of mighty waters overflowing, shall
cast down to the earth with the hand.
The crown of pride of
the drunkards of Ephraim shall be trodden under foot
:
The crown of pride ,
the drunkards of Ephraim ,
shall be trodden under feet
:
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.
And the glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fat valley, shall be a
fading
flower,
and
as the hasty
fruit
before the summer; which when he that looketh upon it seeth, while it is yet in his hand he eateth it up.
In that day will
Jehovah
of hosts become
a crown of glory, and a diadem of beauty, unto the residue of his people ;
In that day shall
the
LORD
of hosts be
for
a crown of glory, and for
a diadem of beauty, unto the residue 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.
And for
a spirit of judgment
to him that sitteth in judgment, and for
strength to them that turn the battle to
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.
But
they
also
have
erred
through
wine, and through
strong drink are
out
of
the
way
; the priest and the prophet have
erred
through
strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they are
out
of
the
way
through
strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble in judgment.
For all tables are full of vomit `
and '
filthiness, `
so that there is '
no place `
clean '
.
For all tables are full of vomit and filthiness, so that there is no place clean.
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 shall
he teach knowledge? and whom shall
he make to understand doctrine
? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts .
For it
is
precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, there a little .
For precept must
be
upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and
there a little :
Nay,
but
by
`men
of'
strange
lips and with
another tongue will he speak to this people ;
For
with
stammering
lips and another tongue will he 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 said, This is the rest wherewith
ye may
cause
the
weary to
rest
; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear.
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.
But
the word of the
LORD
was
unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and
there a little; that they might
go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.
Wherefore hear the word of Jehovah
, ye scoffers
, that rule this people that
is in Jerusalem :
Wherefore hear the word of the
LORD
, ye scornful
men
, that rule this people which
is 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:
Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell
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:
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.
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD
, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone ,
a
sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make
haste.
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.
Judgment
also
will I
lay
to
the line, and righteousness to
the plummet :
and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the 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.
And your covenant with death shall be disannulled
, and your agreement with hell
shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down 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
.
From
the
time
that
it goeth
forth
it shall take you :
for morning by morning shall it pass over
, by day and by night: and it shall be a
vexation
only
to understand the report
.
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.
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.
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
shall
rise up as in mount Perazim, he shall
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.
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.
Now therefore be ye not mockers
, lest your bands
be made strong :
for I have
heard from the Lord GOD
of hosts a
consumption
, even
determined
upon the whole earth.
Give ye ear, and hear my voice; hearken, and hear my speech.
Give ye ear, and hear my voice; hearken, and hear my speech.
Doth he
that
ploweth
to sow plow
continually
? doth he `continually'
open and harrow
his ground?
Doth the
plowman
plow
all
day
to sow? doth he open and break
the
clods
of
his ground?
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 hath made
plain
the face thereof, doth he not cast abroad the fitches, and scatter the cummin, and cast
in the principal
wheat and the appointed barley
and the rie
in their
place
?
For his God doth instruct him aright
, `
and '
doth teach him.
For his God doth instruct him to
discretion
, and doth teach him.
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.
For the fitches are not threshed with a 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.
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.
Bread corn
is bruised
; because
he will not ever
be threshing it ,
nor
break
it
with
the wheel of his cart, nor
bruise
it with
his
horsemen
.
This also cometh forth from Jehovah
of hosts, who
is wonderful in counsel, and excellent in wisdom
.
This also cometh forth from the
LORD
of hosts, which
is wonderful in counsel, and excellent in working
.
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