Verse
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
KJV
King James Version
Strengthen
yourselves,
sons
of Benjamin, From
the midst of Jerusalem, And in
Tekoa
blow ye
a
trumpet, And over
Beth-Haccerem
lift
ye
up a flame,
For evil hath
been
seen
from
the north, And great destruction.
O
ye
children
of Benjamin, gather
yourselves
to
flee
out
of
the midst of Jerusalem, and blow the
trumpet in
Tekoa
, and set
up a sign
of
fire
in
Bethhaccerem:
for evil appeareth
out
of
the north, and great destruction.
The
comely
and
the
delicate
one
I have cut
off,
The daughter of Zion.
I have likened
the daughter of Zion to
a
comely
and
delicate
woman
.
Unto
her
come
do
shepherds and
their droves,
They have
stricken
tents by
her round about ,
They have
fed
each
`
in '
his own
station
.
The
shepherds with
their flocks
shall
come
unto
her;
they shall
pitch
their
tents against
her round about ;
they shall
feed
every
one
in his place
.
Sanctify
ye against her the
battle,
Rise
, and we
go up at noon. Wo
to
us ,
for turned
hath
the day, For stretched
out
are
the shades
of evening ,
Prepare
ye war
against her ;
arise
, and let
us
go up at noon. Woe
unto
us !
for the day goeth
away
, for the shadows
of the
evening are
stretched
out.
`Rise
, and we
go up
by night, And we
destroy her palaces. '
Arise
, and let
us
go by night, and let
us
destroy her palaces.
For thus said
Jehovah
of Hosts :
Cut
down her
wood
, And pour
out
against
Jerusalem
a mount ,
She
`
is '
the city to be inspected,
Wholly
--
she is oppression in her
midst.
For thus hath
the
LORD
of hosts said,
Hew
ye
down trees
, and cast
a mount against
Jerusalem:
this
is the city to be visited;
she is wholly
oppression in the
midst of
her
.
As the
digging
of
a well,
is
`for'
its
waters, So she hath
digged
`for'
her wickedness ,
Violence and spoil is heard in her ,
Before My
face
continually `are'
sickness
and smiting
.
As a fountain
casteth
out
her
waters, so she casteth
out
her wickedness :
violence and spoil is heard in her ;
before me
continually is
grief
and wounds
.
Be instructed, O Jerusalem, Lest My soul be
alienated
from thee ,
Lest I make thee a
desolation
, a land not inhabited.
Be thou
instructed, O Jerusalem, lest my soul depart
from thee ;
lest I make thee desolate
, a land not inhabited.
Thus said
Jehovah
of Hosts :
They surely
glean ,
as
a
vine,
the remnant of Israel ,
Put
back thy
hand ,
as a gatherer
to
the baskets.
Thus saith
the
LORD
of hosts ,
They shall
throughly
glean the remnant of Israel as
a
vine:
turn
back thine
hand as a grapegatherer
into
the baskets.
To whom do
I speak, and testify
, and
they hear? Lo
, their ear `
is '
uncircumcised, And they are
not
able
to
attend.
Lo
, a
word of Jehovah
hath
been
to
them for
a reproach ,
They delight not
in it.
To whom shall
I speak, and give
warning
, that
they may
hear? behold
, their ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot
hearken:
behold
, the
word of the
LORD
is
unto
them a reproach ;
they have
no
delight in it.
And
with
the fury of Jehovah
I
have
been
filled,
(
I have
been
weary of
containing,)
To
pour `
it '
on
the
suckling
in
the street
, And on
the assembly of youths
together ,
For even husband with wife are
captured
, An
elder
with one
full of days ,
Therefore
I
am
full
of
the fury of the
LORD;
I am
weary with
holding
in:
I
will
pour it out
upon
the children
abroad
, and upon
the assembly of young
men
together :
for even the
husband with the
wife shall
be
taken
, the
aged
with him
that
is
full of days .
And their houses have
been
turned to
others, Fields and wives together ,
For I stretch out My hand against
the inhabitants of the land, An
affirmation
of
Jehovah
.
And their houses shall
be
turned unto
others, with
their
fields and wives together :
for I will
stretch out my hand upon
the inhabitants of the land, saith
the
LORD
.
For from their
least unto their
greatest ,
Every one is gaining
dishonest
gain,
And from prophet even unto priest ,
Every one is
dealing
falsely ,
For from the
least of
them
even
unto the
greatest of
them
every one is given
to
covetousness;
and from the
prophet even unto the
priest every one dealeth
falsely .
And
they heal
the breach
of the daughter of my people slightly, Saying, `
Peace, peace !'
and
there is no peace.
They have
healed
also
the hurt
of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace ;
when
there is no peace.
They
were ashamed when they did
abomination !
Yea
, they are
not at all ashamed, Yea,
blushing
they have
not
known,
Therefore they do
fall among those
falling,
In
the time I have
inspected
them ,
They stumble
, said
Jehovah
.
Were they
ashamed when they had
committed
abomination ?
nay
, they were
not at all ashamed, neither
could
they blush:
therefore they shall
fall among them
that
fall:
at
the time that
I visit
them they shall
be
cast
down
, saith
the
LORD
.
Thus said
Jehovah:
Stand ye by
the ways and see, and ask for paths
of
old, Where `
is '
this
--
the good way ?
and go
ye
in
it
, And find rest for yourselves
. And
they say
, `
We do
not go
. '
Thus saith
the
LORD,
Stand ye in
the ways ,
and see, and ask for the
old paths
, where is the good way ,
and walk
therein
, and ye
shall
find rest for your
souls
. But
they said
, We will
not walk
therein
.
And
I have
raised
up
for
you
watchmen, Attend
ye
to the voice
of the trumpet. And
they say
, `
We do
not attend
. '
Also
I set
watchmen over
you
, saying,
Hearken
to the sound
of the trumpet. But
they said
, We will
not hearken
.
Therefore hear, O
nations, and know, O company
, That
which
`
is '
upon
them.
Therefore hear, ye
nations, and know, O congregation
, what
is among
them.
Hear, O earth ,
lo
, I am
bringing
evil on
this people, The fruit of their devices
, For
to
My words they
gave
no
attention
, And
My law --
they
kick
against
it.
Hear, O earth :
behold
, I will
bring
evil upon
this people, even
the fruit of their thoughts
, because
they
have
not
hearkened
unto
my words, nor
to
my law ,
but
rejected
it.
Why
`is'
this
to Me ?
frankincense
from Sheba cometh
, And the sweet cane from a land
afar
off,
Your burnt -
offerings `
are '
not for
acceptance
, And
your sacrifices have
not
been
sweet to
Me.
To what
purpose
cometh
there
to
me incense
from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far
country?
your burnt offerings are not acceptable
, nor
your sacrifices sweet unto
me.
Therefore thus said
Jehovah:
Lo
, I do
give
to
this people stumbling
blocks
, And stumbled
against
them
have
fathers and sons together ,
The neighbour and his friend do
perish.
Therefore thus saith
the
LORD
, Behold,
I will
lay
stumblingblocks
before
this people, and the
fathers and the
sons together shall
fall
upon
them;
the neighbour and his friend shall
perish.
Thus said
Jehovah:
Lo
, a people hath
come
from a
north country, And a great nation is
stirred
up
from the sides of the earth.
Thus saith
the
LORD
, Behold,
a people cometh
from the
north country, and a great nation shall
be
raised
from the sides of the earth.
Bow and javelin
they take
hold
of,
Fierce
it
`is'
, and they
have no mercy ,
Their voice as
a
sea doth
sound,
And on
horses
they ride, set in array as a
man
of
war ,
Against thee, O daughter of Zion.
They
shall
lay
hold
on
bow and spear;
they are
cruel
, and have no mercy ;
their voice roareth
like
the
sea ;
and they ride upon
horses
, set in array as men
for
war against thee, O daughter of Zion.
`
We have heard its
sound,
feeble
have
been
our hands ,
Distress
hath seized
us, pain as of a travailing
woman.
We have heard the
fame
thereof:
our hands wax
feeble:
anguish
hath taken
hold
of
us, and
pain ,
as of a woman in
travail
.
Go not forth to
the field, And
in
the way walk
not,
For a
sword hath
the enemy ,
fear `
is '
round
about
.
Go not forth into
the field, nor
walk
by
the way ;
for the
sword of
the enemy and
fear is on
every
side
.
O daughter of My people, Gird on
sackcloth, and roll
thyself in ashes ,
The
mourning of
an only one
make
for
thee
, A
lamentation
most bitter ,
For suddenly
come
doth
the spoiler against
us.
O daughter of my people, gird thee
with
sackcloth, and wallow
thyself in ashes :
make
thee
mourning ,
as
for
an only son
, most bitter lamentation:
for the spoiler shall
suddenly
come
upon
us.
A
watch-tower
I have given
thee ,
Among My people a
fortress
, And
thou knowest,
and hast
tried
their way.
I have set
thee for
a
tower
and
a
fortress
among my people, that
thou mayest
know
and try
their way.
All
of
them
are turned
aside
by
apostates
, Walking slanderously
--
brass and iron ,
All
of
them
are corrupters.
They
are all
grievous
revolters
, walking with
slanders:
they
are
brass and iron ;
they
are all
corrupters.
The bellows have
been
burnt
, By
fire
hath
the lead been
consumed ,
In vain hath
a
refiner
refined,
And
the wicked have
not been
drawn
away.
The bellows are
burned
, the lead is
consumed of
the
fire;
the
founder
melteth
in vain :
for
the wicked are
not plucked
away.
`
Silver rejected,'
they
have
called
to
them, For
Jehovah
hath kicked
against
them !
Reprobate
silver shall
men
call
them, because
the
LORD
hath rejected
them .
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