Woe is me! for I am as when they have gathered
the summer fruits
, as the grapegleanings
of the vintage
: there is no cluster
to eat
: my soul
desired
the firstripe fruit
.
The good man is perished
out of the earth
: and there is none upright
among men
: they all lie in wait
for blood
; they hunt
every man
his brother
with a net
.
That they may do evil with both hands
earnestly
, the prince
asketh
, and the judge
asketh for a reward
; and the great
man , he uttereth
his mischievous
desire
: so they wrap it up
.
The best of them is as a brier
: the most upright
is sharper than a thorn hedge
: the day
of thy watchmen
and thy visitation
cometh
; now shall be their perplexity
.
Trust ye not in a friend
, put ye not confidence
in a guide
: keep
the doors
of thy mouth
from her that lieth
in thy bosom
.
For the son dishonoureth
the father
, the daughter
riseth up
against her mother
, the daughter in law
against her mother in law
; a man's
enemies
are the men
of his own house
.
Therefore I will look unto the LORD
; I will wait
for the God
of my salvation
: my God
will hear
me.
Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy
: when I fall
, I shall arise
; when I sit
in darkness
, the LORD
shall be a light
unto me.
I will bear the indignation
of the LORD
, because I have sinned
against him, until he plead
my cause
, and execute
judgment
for me: he will bring me forth
to the light
, and I shall behold
his righteousness
.
Then she that is mine enemy shall see
it , and shame
shall cover
her which said
unto me, Where is the LORD
thy God
? mine eyes
shall behold
her: now shall she be trodden down
as the mire
of the streets
.
In the day that thy walls
are to be built
, in that day
shall the decree
be far removed
.
In that day also he shall come
even to thee from Assyria
, and from the fortified
cities
, and from the fortress
even to the river
, and from sea
to sea
, and from mountain
to mountain
.
Notwithstanding the land shall be desolate
because of them that dwell
therein, for the fruit
of their doings
.
Feed thy people
with thy rod
, the flock
of thine heritage
, which dwell
solitarily
in the wood
, in the midst
of Carmel
: let them feed
in Bashan
and Gilead
, as in the days
of old
.
According to the days of thy coming
out of the land
of Egypt
will I shew
unto him marvellous
things .
The nations shall see
and be confounded
at all their might
: they shall lay
their hand
upon their mouth
, their ears
shall be deaf
.
They shall lick the dust
like a serpent
, they shall move
out of their holes
like worms
of the earth
: they shall be afraid
of the LORD
our God
, and shall fear
because of thee.
Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth
iniquity
, and passeth by
the transgression
of the remnant
of his heritage
? he retaineth
not his anger
for ever
, because he delighteth
in mercy
.
He will turn again, he will have compassion
upon us; he will subdue
our iniquities
; and thou wilt cast
all their sins
into the depths
of the sea
.
Thou wilt perform the truth
to Jacob
, and the mercy
to Abraham
, which thou hast sworn
unto our fathers
from the days
of old
.