"Woe to the arebellious
children
," declares
the LORD
, "Who bexecute
a plan
, but not Mine
, And 1 cmake
an alliance
, but not of My Spirit
, In order
to add
sin
to sin
;
Who aproceed down
to Egypt
Without
bconsulting
1Me, cTo take
refuge
in the safety
of Pharaoh
And to seek
shelter
in the shadow
of Egypt
!
"Therefore the safety of Pharaoh
will be ayour shame
And the shelter
in the shadow
of Egypt
, your humiliation
.
"For atheir princes are at Zoan
And their ambassadors
arrive
at Hanes
.
"Everyone will be aashamed
because
of a people
who cannot
profit
them, Who are bnot for help
or profit
, but for shame
and also
for reproach
."
The 1oracle concerning the abeasts
of the bNegev
. Through a land
of cdistress
and anguish
, From 2where
come lioness
and lion
, viper
and dflying
serpent
, They ecarry
their riches
on the 3backs
of young
donkeys
And their treasures
on fcamels'
humps
, To a people
who cannot
profit
them;
Even Egypt, whose ahelp
is vain
and empty
. Therefore
, I have called
1her " 2 bRahab
who
has been exterminated
."
Now go
, awrite
it on a tablet
before
them And inscribe
it on a scroll
, That it may 1serve
in the time
to come
2As a witness forever
.
For this is a arebellious
people
, bfalse
sons
, Sons
who 1refuse
to clisten
To the 2instruction
of the LORD
;
Who say
to the aseers
, "You must not see
visions"; And to the prophets
, "You must not bprophesy
to us what
is right
, cSpeak
to us 1pleasant
words
, Prophesy
illusions
.
"Get out of the way
, aturn
aside
from the path
, 1 bLet us hear
no
more
about the Holy
One
of Israel
."
Therefore thus
says
the Holy
One
of Israel
, " aSince
you have rejected
this
word
And have put
your trust
in boppression
and guile
, and have relied
on them,
Therefore this
ainiquity
will be to you Like a bbreach
about to fall
, A bulge
in a high
wall
, Whose
collapse
comes
csuddenly
in an instant
,
Whose collapse is like the smashing
of a apotter's
jar
, 1So ruthlessly
shattered
That a sherd
will not be found
among its pieces
To 2take
fire
from a hearth
Or to scoop
water
from a cistern
."
For thus the Lord
1GOD
, the Holy
One
of Israel
, has said
, "In 2repentance
and arest
you will be saved
, In bquietness
and trust
is your strength
." But you were not willing
,
And you said, "No
, for we will flee
on ahorses
," Therefore
you shall flee
! "And we will ride
on swift
horses," Therefore
those who pursue
you shall be swift
.
aOne thousand
will flee at the threat
of one
man; You will flee
at the threat
of five
, Until
you are left
as a 1flag
on a mountain
top
And as a signal
on a hill
.
Therefore the LORD
1 alongs
to be gracious
to you, And therefore
He 2waits
on bhigh
to have
compassion
on you. For the LORD
is a cGod
of justice
; How blessed
are all
those who 3 dlong
for Him.
1O people in Zion
, ainhabitant
in Jerusalem
, you will bweep
no
longer
. He will surely
be gracious
to you at the sound
of your cry
; when He hears
it, He will canswer
you.
Although the Lord has given
you abread
of privation
and water
of oppression
, He, your Teacher
will no
longer
bhide
Himself, but your eyes
will behold
your Teacher
.
Your ears will hear
a word
behind
you, " 1This
is the away
, walk
in it," whenever
you bturn
to the right
or to the left
.
And you will defile your graven
aimages
overlaid
with silver
, and your molten
aimages
plated
with gold
. You will scatter
them as an impure
thing
, and say
to 1them, " bBe gone
!"
Then He will agive you rain
for 1the seed
which
you will sow
in the ground
, and bread
from the yield
of the ground
, and it will be 2rich
and 3plenteous
; on that day
byour livestock
will graze
in a roomy
pasture
.
Also the oxen and the donkeys
which work
the ground
will eat
salted
fodder
, which
1has been awinnowed
with shovel
and fork
.
On every lofty
mountain
and on aevery
high
hill
there will be 1streams
running
with water
on the day
of the great
bslaughter
, when the towers
fall
.
aThe light of the moon
will be as the light
of the sun
, and the light
of the sun
will be seven
times
brighter, like the light
of seven
days
, on the day
bthe LORD
binds
up the cfracture
of His people
and dheals
the bruise
1He has inflicted
.
Behold, athe name
of the LORD
comes
from a 1remote
place
; bBurning
is His anger
and 2dense
is His 3smoke
; His lips
are filled
with cindignation
And His tongue
is like a dconsuming
fire
;
His abreath is like an overflowing
torrent
, Which breaches
to the neck
, To cshake
the nations
back
and forth
in a 1sieve
, And to put in the jaws
of the peoples
dthe bridle
which 2leads
to ruin
.
You will have 1songs
as in the night
when you keep
the festival
, And gladness
of heart
as when one marches
to the sound of the flute
, To go
to the mountain
of the LORD
, to the Rock
of Israel
.
And the LORD will cause 1His voice
of authority
to be heard
, And the 2descending
of His arm
to be seen
in fierce
anger
, And in the flame
of a consuming
fire
In cloudburst
, downpour
and hailstones.
For aat the voice of the LORD
bAssyria
will be terrified
, When He strikes
with the crod
.
And every 1blow
of the 2 arod
of punishment
, Which
the LORD
will lay
on him, Will be with the music of btambourines
and lyres
; And in battles
, cbrandishing
weapons
, He will fight
them.
For 1 aTopheth has long
been ready
, Indeed
, it has been prepared
for the king
. He has made
it deep
and large
, 2A pyre
of fire
with plenty
of wood
; The bbreath
of the LORD
, like a torrent
of cbrimstone
, sets
it afire
.