Verse
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American Standard Version
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
The righteous perisheth
, and no man
layeth
it to heart; and
merciful
men are taken
away, none
considering
that the righteous is
taken
away
from the evil `to
come'
.
The righteous perish
, and no one
takes
it to heart; devout
men are swept
away, while
no
one
considers
that the righteous are
guided
from the presence
of
evil.
He
entereth
into peace; they rest in
their
beds
, each
one
that
walketh
in his
uprightness
.
Those
who
walk
uprightly
enter
into peace; they find
rest, lying
down
in death
.
But draw
near
hither
, ye
sons of the
sorceress, the
seed
of the
adulterer
and the
harlot.
“
But come
here
, you
sons of a
sorceress, you
offspring
of adulterers
and prostitutes!
Against
whom do
ye
sport
yourselves
? against
whom make
ye
a
wide
mouth,
and put
out the
tongue? are ye
not children of transgression, a
seed
of falsehood
,
Whom are
you
mocking
? At
whom do
you
snarl
and stick
out your
tongue? Are you
not children of transgression, offspring
of deceit
,
ye
that
inflame
yourselves
among the oaks, under every green
tree ;
that
slay
the
children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks?
who
burn
with
lust
among the oaks, under every luxuriant
tree ,
who
slaughter
your
children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks?
Among the smooth `
stones '
of the valley is
thy
portion
; they
, they are thy
lot ;
even to them hast
thou
poured a drink -
offering ,
thou
hast
offered an
oblation
. Shall
I be
appeased
for
these things
?
Your
portion
is
among the smooth stones of the valley; indeed
, they are your
lot .
Even to them you
have
poured out
a drink offering and
offered a
grain
offering
. Should
I relent
because
of
these?
Upon
a high and lofty mountain
hast
thou
set
thy
bed ;
thither
also
wentest
thou
up to offer sacrifice
.
On
a high and lofty hill
you
have
made
your
bed ,
and
there
you
went
up to offer sacrifices
.
And
behind the doors
and the
posts
hast
thou
set up thy
memorial :
for
thou
hast
uncovered
`thyself'
to
another
than
me, and
art
gone
up;
thou
hast
enlarged
thy
bed ,
and made thee
a covenant
with them:
thou
lovedst
their
bed where
thou
sawest
it
.
Behind the door
and doorpost
you
have
set up your
memorial .
Forsaking
Me, you
uncovered
your
bed ;
you
climbed
up
and opened
it
wide.
And
you
have
made a pact
with those
whose
bed you
have
loved;
you
have
gazed
upon
their
nakedness
.
And
thou
wentest
to the
king
with oil ,
and didst
increase
thy
perfumes ,
and
didst
send
thine
ambassadors
far
off,
and
didst
debase
thyself
even unto
Sheol.
You
went
to Molech
with oil and multiplied
your
perfumes .
You
have
sent
your
envoys
a
great
distance;
you
have
descended
even to
Sheol itself
.
Thou
wast
wearied with
the
length
of
thy
way;
yet
saidst
thou
not, It
is in
vain:
thou
didst
find
a
quickening
of thy
strength; therefore thou
wast
not faint
.
You
are
wearied by
your
many
journeys,
but
you
did
not say
, “There
is no
hope!”
You
found
renewal
of your
strength; therefore you
did
not grow
weak
.
And
of
whom hast
thou
been
afraid
and in
fear
, that thou
liest,
and hast
not
remembered
me ,
nor
laid
it
to thy
heart? have
not I held
my
peace
even
of
long time,
and
thou
fearest
me
not?
Whom have
you
dreaded
and feared
, so
that you
lied
and failed
to
remember
Me or
take
this
to heart? Is
it
not because
I have
long been
silent
that
you
do
not fear
Me
?
I will declare
thy
righteousness ;
and as
for
thy
works, they shall
not profit thee
.
I will expose
your
righteousness and your
works, and
they will
not profit you
.
When thou
criest
, let them
that
thou
hast
gathered
deliver thee;
but
the wind shall
take
them, a breath shall
carry
them all
away :
but he that
taketh
refuge in me shall
possess
the land ,
and shall
inherit
my holy mountain.
When you
cry
out
, let your
companies
of
idols
deliver you!
Yet
the wind will
carry
off
all
of
them, a breath will
take
them away .
But he who
seeks
refuge in Me will
inherit
the land and possess
My holy mountain. ”
And he
will say
, Cast
ye
up, cast
ye
up, prepare the way, take up
the
stumbling-block
out of the way of my people.
And it
will be
said
, “Build
it
up, build
it
up, prepare the way, take every
obstacle
out of the way of My people. ”
For thus saith
the high and lofty
One
that
inhabiteth
eternity, whose name is Holy: I dwell in the
high and holy place, with him
also
that
is
of
a
contrite
and humble spirit, to revive
the spirit of the humble,
and to
revive the heart of the contrite.
For thus says
the One
who
is
high and lifted
up,
who
inhabits
eternity, whose name is Holy: “
I dwell in a
high and holy place, and
with the
oppressed
and humble in
spirit, to restore
the spirit of the lowly
and revive the heart of the contrite.
For I will not contend
for
ever
, neither
will I be
always wroth
; for the spirit would faint
before me, and
the souls
that
I have made.
For I will not accuse
you
forever
, nor
will I always be
angry
; for then
the spirit of
man
would grow
weak
before Me, with
the breath
of
those
I have made.
For
the
iniquity
of
his
covetousness
was
I wroth
, and
smote
him;
I hid `
my face '
and
was
wroth
; and
he went
on
backsliding
in
the way
of his heart.
I was
enraged
by
his
sinful
greed
, so
I struck
him
and
hid My face in
anger
; yet
he kept
turning
back
to
the desires
of his heart.
I have seen his ways, and
will heal him :
I will lead
him also,
and restore comforts
unto
him and to
his mourners .
I have seen his ways, but
I
will heal him ;
I will guide
him and restore comfort
to
him and his mourners ,
I
create
the
fruit
of
the
lips :
Peace, peace ,
to him
that
is
far off
and to
him
that
is
near, saith
Jehovah;
and I will heal him
.
bringing
praise
to
their
lips .
Peace, peace to those
far and near, ”
says
the
LORD,
“
and I will heal them
. ”
But the wicked are like the troubled
sea ;
for it cannot rest
, and its waters
cast
up mire and dirt
.
But the wicked are like the storm-tossed
sea ,
for it cannot be
still
, and its waves
churn
up mire and muck
.
There is no peace, saith
my God, to
the wicked.
“
There is no peace, ”
says
my God, “for
the wicked. ”
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