I will stand upon my watch
, and set
me upon the tower
, and will watch
to see
what he will say
unto me, and what I shall answer
when I am reproved
.
And the LORD answered
me, and said
, Write
the vision
, and make it plain
upon tables
, that he may run
that readeth
it.
For the vision is yet for an appointed time
, but at the end
it shall speak
, and not lie
: though it tarry
, wait
for it; because it will surely
come
, it will not tarry
.
Behold, his soul which is lifted up
is not upright
in him: but the just
shall live
by his faith
.
Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine
, he is a proud
man
, neither keepeth at home
, who enlargeth
his desire
as hell
, and is as death
, and cannot be satisfied
, but gathereth
unto him all nations
, and heapeth
unto him all people
:
Shall not all these take up a parable
against him, and a taunting
proverb
against him, and say
, Woe
to him that increaseth
that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth
himself with thick clay
!
Shall they not rise up suddenly
that shall bite
thee, and awake
that shall vex
thee, and thou shalt be for booties
unto them?
Because thou hast spoiled many
nations
, all the remnant
of the people
shall spoil
thee; because of men's
blood
, and for the violence
of the land
, of the city
, and of all that dwell
therein.
Woe to him that coveteth
an evil
covetousness
to his house
, that he may set
his nest
on high
, that he may be delivered
from the power
of evil
!
Thou hast consulted shame
to thy house
by cutting off
many
people
, and hast sinned
against thy soul
.
For the stone shall cry out
of the wall
, and the beam out
of the timber
shall answer
it.
Woe to him that buildeth
a town
with blood
, and stablisheth
a city
by iniquity
!
Behold, is it not of the LORD of hosts
that the people
shall labour
in the very
fire
, and the people
shall weary
themselves for very
vanity
?
For the earth shall be filled
with the knowledge
of the glory
of the LORD
, as the waters
cover
the sea
.
Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour
drink
, that puttest
thy bottle
to him , and makest him drunken
also, that thou mayest look
on their nakedness
!
Thou art filled with shame
for glory
: drink
thou also, and let thy foreskin be uncovered
: the cup
of the LORD'S
right hand
shall be turned
unto thee, and shameful spewing
shall be on thy glory
.
For the violence of Lebanon
shall cover
thee, and the spoil
of beasts
, which made them afraid
, because of men's
blood
, and for the violence
of the land
, of the city
, and of all that dwell
therein.
What profiteth the graven image
that the maker
thereof hath graven
it; the molten image
, and a teacher
of lies
, that the maker
of his work
trusteth
therein, to make
dumb
idols
?
Woe unto him that saith
to the wood
, Awake
; to the dumb
stone
, Arise
, it shall teach
! Behold, it is laid
over with gold
and silver
, and there is no breath
at all in the midst
of it.
But the LORD is in his holy
temple
: let all the earth
keep silence
before
him.