Woe to thee that spoilest
, and thou wast not spoiled
; and dealest treacherously
, and they dealt not treacherously
with thee! when thou shalt cease
to spoil
, thou shalt be spoiled
; and when thou shalt make an end
to deal treacherously
, they shall deal treacherously
with thee.
O LORD, be gracious
unto us; we have waited
for thee: be thou their arm
every morning
, our salvation
also in the time
of trouble
.
At the noise of the tumult
the people
fled
; at the lifting up
of thyself the nations
were scattered
.
And your spoil shall be gathered
like the gathering
of the caterpiller
: as the running to and fro
of locusts
shall he run
upon them.
The LORD is exalted
; for he dwelleth
on high
: he hath filled
Zion
with judgment
and righteousness
.
And wisdom and knowledge
shall be the stability
of thy times
, and strength
of salvation
: the fear
of the LORD
is his treasure
.
Behold, their valiant ones shall cry
without
: the ambassadors
of peace
shall weep
bitterly
.
The highways lie waste
, the wayfaring man
ceaseth
: he hath broken
the covenant
, he hath despised
the cities
, he regardeth
no man
.
The earth mourneth
and languisheth
: Lebanon
is ashamed
and hewn down
: Sharon
is like a wilderness
; and Bashan
and Carmel
shake off
their fruits .
Now will I rise, saith
the LORD
; now will I be exalted
; now will I lift up
myself.
Ye shall conceive chaff
, ye shall bring forth
stubble
: your breath
, as fire
, shall devour
you.
And the people shall be as the burnings
of lime
: as thorns
cut up
shall they be burned
in the fire
.
Hear, ye that are far off
, what I have done
; and, ye that are near
, acknowledge
my might
.
The sinners in Zion
are afraid
; fearfulness
hath surprised
the hypocrites
. Who among us shall dwell
with the devouring
fire
? who among us shall dwell
with everlasting
burnings
?
He that walketh righteously
, and speaketh
uprightly
; he that despiseth
the gain
of oppressions
, that shaketh
his hands
from holding
of bribes
, that stoppeth
his ears
from hearing
of blood
, and shutteth
his eyes
from seeing
evil
;
He shall dwell on high
: his place of defence
shall be the munitions
of rocks
: bread
shall be given
him; his waters
shall be sure
.
Thine eyes shall see
the king
in his beauty
: they shall behold
the land
that is very far off
.
Thine heart shall meditate
terror
. Where is the scribe
? where is the receiver
? where is he that counted
the towers
?
Thou shalt not see a fierce
people
, a people
of a deeper
speech
than thou canst perceive
; of a stammering
tongue
, that thou canst not understand
.
Look upon Zion
, the city
of our solemnities
: thine eyes
shall see
Jerusalem
a quiet
habitation
, a tabernacle
that shall not be taken down
; not one of the stakes
thereof shall ever
be removed
, neither shall any of the cords
thereof be broken
.
But there the glorious LORD
will be unto us a place
of broad
rivers
and streams
; wherein shall go
no
galley
with oars
, neither shall gallant
ship
pass
thereby.
For the LORD is our judge
, the LORD
is our lawgiver
, the LORD
is our king
; he will save
us.
Thy tacklings are loosed
; they could not well
strengthen
their mast
, they could not spread
the sail
: then is the prey
of a great
spoil
divided
; the lame
take
the prey
.
And the inhabitant shall not say
, I am sick
: the people
that dwell
therein shall be forgiven
their iniquity
.