Verse
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
If thou
dost
turn
back
, O Israel, An
affirmation
of
Jehovah,
unto
Me turn
back
, And
if thou
dost
turn
aside
Thine
abominations
from My face
, Then
thou
dost
not
bemoan.
“
If you
will
return
, O Israel, return
to
Me, ”
declares
the
LORD.
“
If you
will
remove
your
detestable
idols
from My sight
and
no
longer
waver
,
And thou
hast
sworn
--
Jehovah
liveth
, In truth, in judgment
, and in righteousness, And
blessed themselves
in
Him have
nations
, And in Him they boast
themselves
.
and if
you
can
swear
, ‘As
surely
as
the
LORD
lives,’
in truth, in justice
, and in righteousness, then
the
nations
will
be
blessed by
Him, and in Him they will
glory
. ”
For thus
said
Jehovah,
To the man
of Judah ,
and to
Jerusalem: Till
for
yourselves
tillage
, And do not sow unto
the thorns.
For this
is
what
the
LORD
says
to the men
of Judah and Jerusalem: “Break
up
your
unplowed
ground
, and do not sow among
the thorns.
Be
circumcised
to Jehovah
, And turn
aside
the foreskins of your heart
, O man
of Judah ,
and ye
inhabitants
of Jerusalem, Lest
My fury
go
out as
fire ,
and hath
burned,
And
there
is
none
quenching
, Because of the
evil
of
your doings
.
Circumcise
yourselves
to the
LORD
, and remove
the foreskins of your hearts
, O men
of Judah and people
of Jerusalem .
Otherwise
, My wrath
will
break
out like
fire and burn
with
no
one
to
extinguish
it
, because of your evil
deeds
. ”
Declare
in Judah, and
in Jerusalem sound
, And say ye,
`
Blow a
trumpet
in
the land ,'
Call
ye
fully,
and say ye:
`Be
gathered
, and we
go
in
to the fenced
city
. '
Announce
in Judah, proclaim
in Jerusalem, and say :
“
Blow the ram’s
horn
throughout
the
land .
Cry
aloud
and say, ‘Assemble
yourselves
and let
us
flee
to the fortified
cities
. ’
Lift
up
an
ensign
Zionward,
Strengthen
yourselves,
stand
not still,
For evil
I am bringing in
from the north, And a
great
destruction.
Raise
a
signal
flag
toward
Zion.
Seek
refuge!
Do
not delay!
For I am bringing disaster
from the north, and terrible
destruction.
Gone
up
hath
a lion from his thicket, And a destroyer of nations hath
journeyed,
He hath
come
forth
from
his place
To make
thy
land become
a
desolation,
Thy
cities are
laid
waste,
without
inhabitant
.
A lion has
gone
up
from his thicket, and a destroyer of nations has
set
out.
He has
left
his lair
to lay
waste
your
land .
Your
cities will
be
reduced
to
ruins
and
lie
uninhabited
.
For
this,
gird
on sackcloth, lament
and howl
, For the fierce anger of Jehovah
hath
not turned back
from us.
So
put
on sackcloth, mourn
and wail
, for the fierce anger of the
LORD
has
not turned away
from us. ”
And
it
hath
come
to
pass,
in that day, An
affirmation
of
Jehovah:
`Perish
doth
the
heart
of
the king
, And
the
heart
of
the princes,
And astonished
have
been
the priests, And the prophets do
wonder
. '
“
In that day, ”
declares
the LORD
, “
the king
and officials
will
lose
their
courage.
The priests will
tremble
in
fear
, and the prophets will
be
astounded
. ”
And
I say
, `
Ah, Lord Jehovah
, Surely
thou
hast
entirely
forgotten
this people and Jerusalem ,
saying, Peace
is
for
you, And
struck
hath
a sword unto
the
soul!'
Then
I said
, “
Ah, Lord GOD
, how
completely
You
have
deceived
this people and Jerusalem by
saying, ‘
You will
have
peace
, ’
while
a sword is
at
our
throats.”
At that time it is
said of
this people ,
And of
Jerusalem :
`
A dry
wind of
high
places
in
the wilderness,'
The way
of
the daughter of My people, (
Not for
winnowing,
nor
for
cleansing,)
At that time it will
be
said to
this people and to
Jerusalem ,
“
A searing
wind from
the barren
heights
in
the desert
blows
toward
the daughter of My people, but
not to
winnow
or
to
sift;
A full
wind from
these
doth
come
for Me ,
Now ,
also,
I speak
judgments with
them.
a wind too
strong
for that
comes
from
Me .
Now I also
pronounce
judgments against
them. ”
Lo
, as
clouds
he cometh
up
, And
as
a
hurricane
his chariots ,
Lighter
than
eagles
have
been
his horses ,
Wo
to us, for we have
been
spoiled.
Behold
, he advances
like
the
clouds
, his chariots like
the
whirlwind.
His horses are
swifter
than
eagles.
Woe
to us, for we are
ruined!
Wash from
evil thy
heart, O Jerusalem, That thou
mayest
be saved ,
Till
when
dost
thou
lodge
in
thy
heart
Thoughts of
thy
strength
?
Wash the
evil from
your
heart, O Jerusalem, so
that you
may
be saved .
How
long
will
you
harbor
wicked
thoughts within
you
?
For a voice is
declaring
from Dan, And
sounding
sorrow
from mount
Ephraim.
For a voice resounds
from Dan, proclaiming
disaster
from the
hills
of
Ephraim.
Make
ye
mention
to
the nations ,
Lo,
sound
ye
to Jerusalem: `Besiegers
are
coming
from the
land afar
off,
And
they give
forth
against cities of Judah their
voice
.
Warn
the nations now!
Proclaim
to Jerusalem: “A
besieging
army
comes
from a
distant
land ;
they raise
their
voices
against the
cities of Judah.
As
the
keepers
of
a
field
They have
been
against
her round
about
, For
with
Me
she hath
been
rebellious
, An
affirmation
of
Jehovah
. '
They surround
her like
men
guarding
a
field
, because
she has
rebelled
against
Me
, ”
declares
the
LORD
.
Thy
way
and thy
doings
have done
these
to
thee,
This `
is '
thy
vexation,
for
`
it is '
bitter
, For
it hath
struck
unto
thy
heart .
“Your
ways
and deeds
have brought
this upon
you.
This
is your
punishment;
how
bitter
it is, because
it pierces
to
the
heart !”
My bowels
, my bowels
! I am
pained
`at'
the walls
of
my heart,
Make
a
noise
for
me
doth
My heart ,
I am
not
silent ,
For the
voice
of
a
trumpet
I have heard, O
my
soul
--
a
shout
of battle !
My anguish
, my anguish
! I writhe
in
pain!
Oh,
the pain
in
my chest!
My heart pounds
within
me;
I cannot
be
silent .
For I have heard the
sound
of
the
horn
, the
alarm
of battle .
Destruction
on
destruction
is proclaimed, For spoiled
hath
been
all
the land ,
Suddenly
spoiled
have
been
my tents, In a moment --
my
curtains
.
Disaster
after
disaster
is proclaimed, for the whole
land is
laid
waste.
My tents are
destroyed
in
an
instant
, my
curtains
in a moment.
Till
when
do
I see an
ensign?
Do
I
hear the voice
of a
trumpet
?
How
long
must
I see the
signal
flag
and
hear the sound
of the
horn
?
For my people `
are '
foolish,
me
they have not known ,
Foolish
sons
`are'
they,
yea,
they `
are '
not
intelligent
, Wise
`are'
they to
do
evil, And
to do good they
have
not
known
.
“
For My people are fools;
they have not known Me.
They are foolish
children
, without
understanding.
They are
skilled
in
doing
evil, but
they
know
not
how
to do good. ”
I looked `to'
the land
, and lo,
waste
and void ,
And
unto
the heavens, and their
light is
not
.
I looked at
the earth
, and it
was
formless
and void ;
I
looked
to
the heavens, and they
had
no
light.
I have
looked `to'
the mountains, And lo
, they are
trembling.
And
all the hills moved
themselves
lightly
.
I looked at
the mountains, and behold
, they were
quaking;
all the hills were
swaying
.
I have
looked, and lo,
man is
not,
And
all fowls
of the heavens
have
fled.
I looked, and no
man was
left;
all the
birds
of the air
had
fled.
I have
looked, and lo,
The fruitful place
`is'
a wilderness,
And
all its cities have
been
broken
down ,
Because
of
Jehovah,
Because
of
the fierceness
of
His anger.
I looked, and the fruitful land
was
a desert.
All its cities were
torn
down before
the LORD,
before
His fierce
anger.
For thus
said
Jehovah
: All
the land is
a
desolation
, but a
completion
I make
not.
For this
is
what
the
LORD
says
: “
The whole
land will
be
desolate
, but I will
not finish
its
destruction
.
For
this
doth
the land
mourn ,
And black
have
been
the heavens above ,
because
I have spoken --
I have purposed
, And I have
not repented,
Nor
do
I
turn back from
it
.
Therefore
the earth
will
mourn and the heavens above will
grow
dark.
I have spoken ,
I have planned
, and I will
not relent
or
turn back. ”
From
the voice
of the horseman ,
And of
him
shooting
with
the
bow,
all
the
city
is
fleeing,
They have
come
into
thickets ,
And on
cliffs
they
have
gone
up,
All
the city is forsaken,
And
there
is
no one
dwelling
in
them
.
Every
city
flees
at
the sound
of the horseman and archer.
They enter
the
thickets and climb
among
the rocks.
Every
city is abandoned;
no inhabitant
is
left
.
And thou
, O spoiled
one, what dost
thou?
For
thou
puttest
on
scarlet, For
thou
adornest
thyself
`
with '
ornaments
of
gold .
For
thou
rendest
with
pain
thine
eyes
, In vain thou
dost
make
thyself
fair,
Kicked
against
thee
have
doting
ones,
Thy
life
they do
seek
.
And you
, O devastated
one, what will
you
do,
though
you
dress
yourself
in
scarlet, though
you
adorn
yourself
with gold jewelry
, though
you
enlarge
your
eyes
with
paint?
You
adorn
yourself
in vain ;
your
lovers
despise
you;
they want
to
take
your
life
.
For a voice
as
of
a sick
woman I
have
heard,
Distress
, as
of one bringing
forth
a
first -born,
The voice
of the daughter of Zion ,
She
bewaileth
herself
, she
spreadeth
out her hands ,
`Wo
to me now
, for weary
is
my soul of
slayers
! '
For I
hear
a cry
like
a woman in
labor
, a
cry
of anguish
like
one bearing
her
first child—
the cry
of the Daughter of Zion gasping
for
breath
, stretching
out her hands to say,
“Woe
is
me, for my soul faints
before
the
murderers
! ”
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