Verse
KJV
King James Version
WEB
World English Bible
Oh that my head were waters, and mine
eyes a fountain
of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!
Oh that my head were waters, and my
eyes a spring
of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!
Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging place of wayfaring men; that I might leave my people, and go from them! for they be
all adulterers, an assembly of treacherous men.
Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging -
place of wayfaring men; that I might leave my people, and go from them! for they are
all adulterers, an assembly of treacherous men.
And
they bend their tongues
like
their bow for lies:
but
they are not valiant
for the
truth upon
the
earth;
for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not
me, saith
the
LORD
.
They bend their tongue,
[as
it
were]
their bow ,
for falsehood;
and
they are grown
strong
in
the
land,
but
not for truth :
for they proceed from evil to evil, and they don't
know me, says
Yahweh
.
Take ye
heed every
one
of his neighbour
, and trust ye
not
in any brother :
for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbour
will walk
with slanders.
Take you
heed everyone
of his neighbor
, and don't
you
trust in any brother ;
for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbor
will go
about
with slanders.
And
they will deceive every
one
his neighbour
, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies ,
and
weary themselves to commit iniquity.
They will deceive everyone
his neighbor
, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies ;
they
weary themselves to commit iniquity.
Thine
habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith
the
LORD
.
Your
habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, says
Yahweh
.
Therefore thus saith
the
LORD
of hosts, Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how shall
I do for
the daughter of my people?
Therefore thus says
Yahweh
of Hosts, Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how [else]
should
I do ,
because
of
the daughter of my people?
Their tongue is as
an
arrow shot
out
; it speaketh
deceit: one speaketh
peaceably to his neighbour
with his mouth, but in heart he layeth
his
wait.
Their tongue is a
deadly
arrow; it speaks
deceit: one speaks
peaceably to his neighbor
with his mouth, but in his
heart he lays
wait for
him
.
Shall I not visit them for these things? saith
the
LORD:
shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
Shall I not visit them for these things? says
Yahweh;
shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
For the mountains will I take up a weeping and wailing, and for the habitations
of the wilderness a lamentation, because they are burned up, so that none can
pass
through them
; neither can men hear the voice of the cattle; both the fowl
of the heavens
and the beast
are fled ;
they are gone.
For the mountains will I take up a weeping and wailing, and for the pastures
of the wilderness a lamentation, because they are burned up, so that none passes
through; neither can men hear the voice of the cattle; both the birds
of the sky
and the animals
are fled ,
they are gone.
And
I will make Jerusalem heaps, and
a den
of dragons
; and I will make the cities of Judah desolate
, without an
inhabitant.
I will make Jerusalem heaps, a dwelling-place
of jackals
; and I will make the cities of Judah a
desolation
, without inhabitant.
Who is the wise man, that may understand this? and who is he to whom the mouth of the
LORD
hath
spoken, that he may declare it ,
for
what
the land perisheth
and is
burned up like a wilderness, that none passeth
through?
Who is the wise man, that may understand this? and [
who is ]
he to whom the mouth of Yahweh
has
spoken, that he may declare it ?
why
is
the land perished
and burned up like a wilderness, so
that none passes
through?
And
the
LORD
saith
, Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice, neither walked therein ;
Yahweh
says
, Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice, neither walked therein ,
But have walked after the imagination
of their own heart, and after Baalim
, which their fathers taught them :
but have walked after the stubbornness
of their own heart, and after the
Baals
, which their fathers taught them ;
Therefore thus saith
the
LORD
of hosts, the God of Israel ;
Behold, I will feed them, even this people, with wormwood, and give them water of gall to drink.
therefore thus says
Yahweh
of Hosts, the God of Israel ,
Behold, I will feed them, even this people, with wormwood, and give them water of gall to drink.
I will scatter them also among the heathen
, whom neither they nor their fathers have known :
and I will send a
sword after them, till
I have consumed them.
I will scatter them also among the nations
, whom neither they nor their fathers have known ;
and I will send the
sword after them, until
I have consumed them.
Thus saith
the
LORD
of hosts, Consider ye
, and call for the mourning women, that they may come; and send for cunning
women, that they may come:
Thus says
Yahweh
of Hosts, Consider you
, and call for the mourning women, that they may come; and send for the
skillful
women, that they may come:
And let them make haste, and take up a wailing for us, that our eyes may run down with tears, and our eyelids gush out with waters.
and let them make haste, and take up a wailing for us, that our eyes may run down with tears, and our eyelids gush out with waters.
For a voice of wailing is heard out of Zion, How are we spoiled
! we are greatly confounded, because we have forsaken the land, because our
dwellings
have cast us
out
.
For a voice of wailing is heard out of Zion, How are we ruined
! we are greatly confounded, because we have forsaken the land, because they
have cast down
our
dwellings
.
Yet hear the word of the
LORD
, O
ye
women, and let your ear receive the word of his mouth ,
and teach your daughters wailing, and every
one
her neighbour
lamentation.
Yet hear the word of Yahweh
, you
women, and let your ear receive the word of his mouth ;
and teach your daughters wailing, and everyone
her neighbor
lamentation.
For death is come up into our windows, and
is entered into our palaces ,
to cut off the children from without
, and the young men from the streets.
For death is come up into our windows, it
is entered into our palaces ;
to cut off the children from outside
, [
and ]
the young men from the streets.
Speak, Thus saith
the
LORD
, Even
the carcases
of men shall fall as dung upon
the open field, and as the handful after the harvestman,
and none shall gather them.
Speak, Thus says
Yahweh
, The dead
bodies
of men shall fall as dung on
the open field, and as the handful after the harvester;
and none shall gather [
them ]
.
Thus saith
the
LORD
, Let not
the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not
the rich man glory in his riches :
Thus says
Yahweh
, Don't
let the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, don't
let the rich man glory in his riches ;
But let him that
glorieth
glory in this, that he understandeth
and knoweth
me, that I am the
LORD
which
exercise
lovingkindness
, judgment
, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith
the
LORD
.
but let him who
glories
glory in this, that he has
understanding,
and knows
me, that I am Yahweh
who
exercises
loving
kindness
, justice
, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, says
Yahweh
.
Behold, the days come, saith
the
LORD
, that I will punish all them
which
are circumcised with
the
uncircumcised;
Behold, the days come, says
Yahweh
, that I will punish all those
who
are circumcised in
[their]
uncircumcision:
Egypt, and Judah, and Edom, and the children of Ammon, and Moab, and all that are
in
the utmost
corners, that
dwell in the wilderness :
for all these
nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in the
heart.
Egypt, and Judah, and Edom, and the children of Ammon, and Moab, and all that have
the corners [of
their
hair]
cut
off
, who
dwell in the wilderness ;
for all the
nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in heart.
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