Woe to the rebellious
children
, saith
the LORD
, that take
counsel
, but not of me; and that cover
with a covering
, but not of my spirit
, that they may add
sin
to sin
:
That walk to go down
into Egypt
, and have not asked
at my mouth
; to strengthen
themselves in the strength
of Pharaoh
, and to trust
in the shadow
of Egypt
!
Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh
be your shame
, and the trust
in the shadow
of Egypt
your confusion
.
For his princes were at Zoan
, and his ambassadors
came
to Hanes
.
They were all ashamed of a people
that could not profit
them, nor be an help
nor profit
, but a shame
, and also a reproach
.
The burden of the beasts
of the south
: into the land
of trouble
and anguish
, from whence come the young
and old lion
, the viper
and fiery
flying
serpent
, they will carry
their riches
upon the shoulders
of young asses
, and their treasures
upon the bunches
of camels
, to a people
that shall not profit
them .
For the Egyptians shall help
in vain
, and to no purpose
: therefore have I cried
concerning this
, Their
strength
is to sit still
.
Now go, write
it before them in a table
, and note
it in a book
, that it may be for the time
to come
for
ever
and ever
:
That this is a rebellious people
, lying
children
, children
that will
not hear
the law
of the LORD
:
Which say to the seers
, See
not; and to the prophets
, Prophesy
not unto us right things
, speak
unto us smooth things
, prophesy
deceits
:
Get you out of the way
, turn aside
out of the path
, cause the Holy One
of Israel
to cease
from before
us.
Wherefore thus saith the Holy One
of Israel
, Because ye despise
this word
, and trust
in oppression
and perverseness
, and stay
thereon:
Therefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach
ready to fall
, swelling out
in a high
wall
, whose breaking
cometh
suddenly
at an instant
.
And he shall break it as the breaking
of the potters
' vessel
that is broken in pieces
; he shall not spare
: so that there shall not be found
in the bursting
of it a sherd
to take
fire
from the hearth
, or to take
water
withal out of the pit
.
For thus saith the Lord
GOD
, the Holy One
of Israel
; In returning
and rest
shall ye be saved
; in quietness
and in confidence
shall be your strength
: and ye would
not.
But ye said, No; for we will flee
upon horses
; therefore shall ye flee
: and, We will ride
upon the swift
; therefore shall they that pursue
you be swift
.
One thousand
shall flee at
the rebuke
of one
; at
the rebuke
of five
shall ye flee
: till ye be left
as a beacon
upon the top
of a mountain
, and as an ensign
on an hill
.
And therefore will the LORD wait
, that he may be gracious
unto you, and therefore will he be exalted
, that he may have mercy
upon you: for the LORD
is a God
of judgment
: blessed
are all they that wait
for him.
For the people shall dwell
in Zion
at Jerusalem
: thou shalt weep
no more
: he will be very
gracious
unto thee at the voice
of thy cry
; when he shall hear
it, he will answer
thee.
And though the Lord give
you the bread
of adversity
, and the water
of affliction
, yet shall not thy teachers
be removed into a corner
any more, but thine eyes
shall see
thy teachers
:
And thine ears shall hear
a word
behind
thee, saying
, This is the way
, walk ye in it
, when ye turn to the right hand
, and when ye turn to the left
.
Ye shall defile also the covering
of thy graven images
of silver
, and the ornament
of thy molten images
of gold
: thou shalt cast them away
as a menstruous cloth
; thou shalt say
unto it, Get thee hence
.
Then shall he give the rain
of thy seed
, that thou shalt sow
the ground
withal; and bread
of the increase
of the earth
, and it shall be fat
and plenteous
: in that day
shall thy cattle
feed
in large
pastures
.
The oxen likewise and the young asses
that ear
the ground
shall eat
clean
provender
, which hath been winnowed
with the shovel
and with the fan
.
And there shall be upon every high mountain
, and upon every high
hill
, rivers
and streams
of waters
in the day
of the great
slaughter
, when the towers
fall
.
Moreover the light of the moon
shall be as the light
of the sun
, and the light
of the sun
shall be sevenfold
, as the light
of seven
days
, in the day
that the LORD
bindeth up
the breach
of his people
, and healeth
the stroke
of their wound
.
Behold, the name of the LORD
cometh
from far
, burning
with his anger
, and the burden
thereof is heavy
: his lips
are full
of indignation
, and his tongue
as a devouring
fire
:
And his breath, as an overflowing
stream
, shall reach to the midst
of the neck
, to sift
the nations
with the sieve
of vanity
: and there shall be a bridle
in the jaws
of the people
, causing them to err
.
Ye shall have a song, as in the night
when a holy
solemnity
is kept
; and gladness
of heart
, as when one goeth
with a pipe
to come
into the mountain
of the LORD
, to the mighty One
of Israel
.
And the LORD shall cause his glorious
voice
to be heard
, and shall shew
the lighting down
of his arm
, with the indignation
of his anger
, and with the flame
of a devouring
fire
, with scattering
, and tempest
, and hailstones
.
For through the voice of the LORD
shall the Assyrian
be beaten down
, which smote
with a rod
.
And in every place where the grounded
staff
shall pass
, which the LORD
shall lay
upon him, it shall be with tabrets
and harps
: and in battles
of shaking
will he fight
with it.
For Tophet is ordained
of old
; yea, for the king
it is prepared
; he hath made it deep
and large
: the pile
thereof is fire
and much
wood
; the breath
of the LORD
, like a stream
of brimstone
, doth kindle
it.