Jeremiah 5 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Jeremiah 6

¹“Flee for safety, you children of Benjamin, out of the middle of Jerusalem! Blow the trumpet in Tekoa and raise up a signal on Beth Haccherem, for evil looks out from the north with a great destruction.

KJVO ye children^H1121 of Benjamin^H1144, gather yourselves to flee^H5756^(H8685) out of the midst^H7130 of Jerusalem^H3389, and blow^H8628^(H8798) the trumpet^H7782 in Tekoa^H8620, and set up^H5375^(H8798) a sign^H4864 of fire in Bethhaccerem^H1021: for evil^H7451 appeareth^H8259^(H8738) out of the north^H6828, and great^H1419 destruction^H7667.

² I will cut off the beautiful and delicate one, the daughter of Zion.

KJVI have likened^H1820^(H8804) the daughter^H1323 of Zion^H6726 to a comely^H5116 and delicate^H6026^(H8794) woman.

³ Shepherds with their flocks will come to her. They will pitch their tents against her all around. They will feed everyone in his place.”

KJVThe shepherds^H7462^(H8802) with their flocks^H5739 shall come^H935^(H8799) unto her; they shall pitch^H8628^(H8804) their tents^H168 against her round about^H5439; they shall feed^H7462^(H8804) every one^H376 in his place^H3027.

⁴ “Prepare war against her! Arise! Let’s go up at noon. Woe to us! For the day declines, for the shadows of the evening are stretched out.

KJVPrepare^H6942^(H8761) ye war^H4421 against her; arise^H6965^(H8798), and let us go up^H5927^(H8799) at noon^H6672. Woe^H188 unto us! for the day^H3117 goeth away^H6437^(H8804), for the shadows^H6752 of the evening^H6153 are stretched out^H5186^(H8735).

⁵ Arise! Let’s go up by night, and let’s destroy her palaces.”

KJVArise^H6965^(H8798), and let us go^H5927^(H8799) by night^H3915, and let us destroy^H7843^(H8686) her palaces^H759.

⁶ For Yahweh of Armies said, “Cut down trees, and cast up a mound against Jerusalem. This is the city to be visited. She is filled with oppression within herself.

KJVFor thus hath the LORD^H3068 of hosts^H6635 said^H559^(H8804), Hew ye down^H3772^(H8798) trees^H6097, and cast^H8210^(H8798) a mount^H5550 against Jerusalem^H3389: this is the city^H5892 to be visited^H6485^(H8717); she is wholly oppression^H6233 in the midst^H7130 of her.

⁷ As a well produces its waters, so she produces her wickedness. Violence and destruction is heard in her. Sickness and wounds are continually before me.

KJVAs a fountain^H953 casteth out^H6979^(H8687) her waters^H4325, so she casteth out^H6979^(H8689) her wickedness^H7451: violence^H2555 and spoil^H7701 is heard^H8085^(H8735) in her; before me^H6440 continually^H8548 is grief^H2483 and wounds^H4347.

⁸ Be instructed, Jerusalem, lest my soul be alienated from you, lest I make you a desolation, an uninhabited land.”

KJVBe thou instructed^H3256^(H8734), O Jerusalem^H3389, lest my soul^H5315 depart^H3363^(H8799) from thee; lest I make^H7760^(H8799) thee desolate^H8077, a land^H776 not inhabited^H3427^(H8738).

⁹ Yahweh of Armies says, “They will thoroughly glean the remnant of Israel like a vine. Turn again your hand as a grape gatherer into the baskets.”

KJVThus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068 of hosts^H6635, They shall throughly^H5953^(H8780) glean^H5953^(H8779) the remnant^H7611 of Israel^H3478 as a vine^H1612: turn back^H7725^(H8685) thine hand^H3027 as a grapegatherer^H1219^(H8802) into the baskets^H5552.

¹⁰ To whom should I speak and testify, that they may hear? Behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they can’t listen. Behold, Yahweh’s word has become a reproach to them. They have no delight in it.

KJVTo whom shall I speak^H1696^(H8762), and give warning^H5749^(H8686), that they may hear^H8085^(H8799)? behold, their ear^H241 is uncircumcised^H6189, and they cannot^H3201^(H8799) hearken^H7181^(H8687): behold, the word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068 is unto them a reproach^H2781; they have no delight^H2654^(H8799) in it.

¹¹ Therefore I am full of Yahweh’s wrath. I am weary with holding it in. “Pour it out on the children in the street, and on the assembly of young men together; for even the husband with the wife will be taken, the aged with him who is full of days.

KJVTherefore I am full^H4392 of the fury^H2534 of the LORD^H3068; I am weary^H3811^(H8738) with holding in^H3557^(H8687): I will pour it out^H8210^(H8800) upon the children^H5768 abroad^H2351, and upon the assembly^H5475 of young men^H970 together^H3162: for even the husband^H376 with the wife^H802 shall be taken^H3920^(H8735), the aged^H2205 with him that is full^H4390^(H8804) of days^H3117.

¹² Their houses will be turned to others, their fields and their wives together; for I will stretch out my hand on the inhabitants of the land, says Yahweh.”

KJVAnd their houses^H1004 shall be turned^H5437^(H8738) unto others^H312, with their fields^H7704 and wives^H802 together^H3162: for I will stretch out^H5186^(H8686) my hand^H3027 upon the inhabitants^H3427^(H8802) of the land^H776, saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068.

¹³ “For from their least even to their greatest, everyone is given to covetousness. From the prophet even to the priest, everyone deals falsely.

KJVFor from the least^H6996 of them even unto the greatest^H1419 of them every one is given^H1214^(H8802) to covetousness^H1215; and from the prophet^H5030 even unto the priest^H3548 every one dealeth^H6213^(H8802) falsely^H8267.

¹⁴ They have healed also the hurt of my people superficially, saying, ‘Peace, peace!’ when there is no peace.

KJVThey have healed^H7495^(H8762) also the hurt^H7667 of the daughter^H1323^(H8676) of my people^H5971 slightly^H7043^(H8738), saying^H559^(H8800), Peace^H7965, peace^H7965; when there is no peace^H7965.

¹⁵ Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? No, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush. Therefore they will fall among those who fall. When I visit them, they will be cast down,” says Yahweh.

KJVWere they ashamed^H3001^(H8689) when they had committed^H6213^(H8804) abomination^H8441? nay^H1571, they were not at all^H954^(H8800) ashamed^H954^(H8799), neither^H1571 could^H3045^(H8804) they blush^H3637^(H8687): therefore they shall fall^H5307^(H8799) among them that fall^H5307^(H8802): at the time^H6256 that I visit^H6485^(H8804) them they shall be cast down^H3782^(H8735), saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068.

¹⁶ Yahweh says, “Stand in the ways and see, and ask for the old paths, ‘Where is the good way?’ and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it.’

KJVThus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068, Stand^H5975^(H8798) ye in the ways^H1870, and see^H7200^(H8799), and ask^H7592^(H8798) for the old^H5769 paths^H5410, where is the good^H2896 way^H1870, and walk^H3212^(H8799) therein, and ye shall find^H4672^(H8798) rest^H4771 for your souls^H5315. But they said^H559^(H8799), We will not walk^H3212^(H8798) therein.

¹⁷ I set watchmen over you, saying, ‘Listen to the sound of the trumpet!’ But they said, ‘We will not listen!’

KJVAlso I set^H6965^(H8689) watchmen^H6822^(H8802) over you, saying, Hearken^H7181^(H8685) to the sound^H6963 of the trumpet^H7782. But they said^H559^(H8799), We will not hearken^H7181^(H8686).

¹⁸ Therefore hear, you nations, and know, congregation, what is among them.

KJVTherefore hear^H8085^(H8798), ye nations^H1471, and know^H3045^(H8798), O congregation^H5712, what is among them.

¹⁹ Hear, earth! Behold, I will bring evil on this people, even the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not listened to my words; and as for my law, they have rejected it.

KJVHear^H8085^(H8798), O earth^H776: behold, I will bring^H935^(H8688) evil^H7451 upon this people^H5971, even the fruit^H6529 of their thoughts^H4284, because they have not hearkened^H7181^(H8689) unto my words^H1697, nor to my law^H8451, but rejected^H3988^(H8799) it.

²⁰ To what purpose does frankincense from Sheba come to me, and the sweet cane from a far country? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable, and your sacrifices are not pleasing to me.”

KJVTo what purpose cometh^H935^(H8799) there to me incense^H3828 from Sheba^H7614, and the sweet^H2896 cane^H7070 from a far^H4801 country^H776? your burnt offerings^H5930 are not acceptable^H7522, nor your sacrifices^H2077 sweet^H6149^(H8804) unto me.

²¹ Therefore Yahweh says, “Behold, I will lay stumbling blocks before this people. The fathers and the sons together will stumble against them. The neighbor and his friend will perish.”

KJVTherefore thus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068, Behold, I will lay^H5414^(H8802) stumblingblocks^H4383 before this people^H5971, and the fathers^H1 and the sons^H1121 together^H3162 shall fall^H3782^(H8804) upon them; the neighbour^H7934 and his friend^H7453 shall perish^H6^(H8804).

²² Yahweh says, “Behold, a people comes from the north country. A great nation will be stirred up from the uttermost parts of the earth.

KJVThus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068, Behold, a people^H5971 cometh^H935^(H8802) from the north^H6828 country^H776, and a great^H1419 nation^H1471 shall be raised^H5782^(H8735) from the sides^H3411 of the earth^H776.

²³ They take hold of bow and spear. They are cruel, and have no mercy. Their voice roars like the sea, and they ride on horses, everyone set in array, as a man to the battle, against you, daughter of Zion.”

KJVThey shall lay hold^H2388^(H8686) on bow^H7198 and spear^H3591; they are cruel^H394, and have no mercy^H7355^(H8762); their voice^H6963 roareth^H1993^(H8799) like the sea^H3220; and they ride^H7392^(H8799) upon horses^H5483, set in array^H6186^(H8803) as men^H376 for war^H4421 against thee, O daughter^H1323 of Zion^H6726.

²⁴ We have heard its report. Our hands become feeble. Anguish has taken hold of us, and pains as of a woman in labor.

KJVWe have heard^H8085^(H8804) the fame^H8089 thereof: our hands^H3027 wax feeble^H7503^(H8804): anguish^H6869 hath taken hold^H2388^(H8689) of us, and pain^H2427, as of a woman in travail^H3205^(H8802).

²⁵ Don’t go out into the field or walk by the way; for the sword of the enemy and terror are on every side.

KJVGo not forth^H3318^(H8799) into the field^H7704, nor walk^H3212^(H8799) by the way^H1870; for the sword^H2719 of the enemy^H341^(H8802) and fear^H4032 is on every side^H5439.

²⁶ Daughter of my people, clothe yourself with sackcloth, and wallow in ashes! Mourn, as for an only son, most bitter lamentation, for the destroyer will suddenly come on us.

KJVO daughter^H1323 of my people^H5971, gird^H2296^(H8798) thee with sackcloth^H8242, and wallow^H6428^(H8690) thyself in ashes^H665: make^H6213^(H8798) thee mourning^H60, as for an only son^H3173, most bitter^H8563 lamentation^H4553: for the spoiler^H7703^(H8802) shall suddenly^H6597 come^H935^(H8799) upon us.

²⁷ “I have made you a tester of metals and a fortress among my people, that you may know and try their way.

KJVI have set^H5414^(H8804) thee for a tower^H969 and a fortress^H4013 among my people^H5971, that thou mayest know^H3045^(H8799) and try^H974^(H8804) their way^H1870.

²⁸ They are all grievous rebels, going around to slander. They are bronze and iron. All of them deal corruptly.

KJVThey are all grievous^H5493^(H8802) revolters^H5637^(H8802), walking^H1980^(H8802) with slanders^H7400: they are brass^H5178 and iron^H1270; they are all corrupters^H7843^(H8688).

²⁹ The bellows blow fiercely. The lead is consumed in the fire. In vain they go on refining, for the wicked are not plucked away.

KJVThe bellows^H4647 are burned^H2787^(H8738), the lead^H5777 is consumed^H8552^(H8804) of the fire^H800^H784; the founder^H6884^(H8800) melteth^H6884^(H8804) in vain^H7723: for the wicked^H7451 are not plucked away^H5423^(H8738).

³⁰ Men will call them rejected silver, because Yahweh has rejected them.”

KJVReprobate^H3988^(H8737) silver^H3701 shall men call^H7121^(H8804) them, because the LORD^H3068 hath rejected^H3988^(H8804) them.

WEB·Jeremiah 5

¹“Run back and forth through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in its wide places, if you can find a man, if there is anyone who does justly, who seeks truth, then I will pardon her.

KJVRun ye to and fro^H7751^(H8786) through the streets^H2351 of Jerusalem^H3389, and see^H7200^(H8798) now, and know^H3045^(H8798), and seek^H1245^(H8761) in the broad places^H7339 thereof, if ye can find^H4672^(H8799) a man^H376, if there be^H3426 any that executeth^H6213^(H8802) judgment^H4941, that seeketh^H1245^(H8764) the truth^H530; and I will pardon^H5545^(H8799) it.

² Though they say, ‘As Yahweh lives,’ surely they swear falsely.”

KJVAnd though they say^H559^(H8799), The LORD^H3068 liveth^H2416; surely they swear^H7650^(H8735) falsely^H8267.

³ O Yahweh, don’t your eyes look on truth? You have stricken them, but they were not grieved. You have consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction. They have made their faces harder than a rock. They have refused to return.

KJVO LORD^H3068, are not thine eyes^H5869 upon the truth^H530? thou hast stricken^H5221^(H8689) them, but they have not grieved^H2342^(H8804); thou hast consumed^H3615^(H8765) them, but they have refused^H3985^(H8765) to receive^H3947^(H8800) correction^H4148: they have made their faces^H6440 harder^H2388^(H8765) than a rock^H5553; they have refused^H3985^(H8765) to return^H7725^(H8800).

⁴ Then I said, “Surely these are poor. They are foolish; for they don’t know Yahweh’s way, nor the law of their God.

KJVTherefore I said^H559^(H8804), Surely these are poor^H1800; they are foolish^H2973^(H8738): for they know^H3045^(H8804) not the way^H1870 of the LORD^H3068, nor the judgment^H4941 of their God^H430.

⁵ I will go to the great men and will speak to them, for they know the way of Yahweh, and the law of their God.” But these with one accord have broken the yoke, and burst the bonds.

KJVI will get^H3212^(H8799) me unto the great men^H1419, and will speak^H1696^(H8762) unto them; for they have known^H3045^(H8804) the way^H1870 of the LORD^H3068, and the judgment^H4941 of their God^H430: but these have altogether^H3162 broken^H7665^(H8804) the yoke^H5923, and burst^H5423^(H8765) the bonds^H4147.

⁶ Therefore a lion out of the forest will kill them. A wolf of the evenings will destroy them. A leopard will watch against their cities. Everyone who goes out there will be torn in pieces, because their transgressions are many and their backsliding has increased.

KJVWherefore a lion^H738 out of the forest^H3293 shall slay^H5221^(H8689) them, and a wolf^H2061 of the evenings^H6160 shall spoil^H7703^(H8799) them, a leopard^H5246 shall watch^H8245^(H8802) over their cities^H5892: every one that goeth out^H3318^(H8802) thence shall^H2007 be torn in pieces^H2963^(H8735): because their transgressions^H6588 are many^H7231^(H8804), and their backslidings^H4878 are increased^H6105^(H8804).

⁷ “How can I pardon you? Your children have forsaken me, and sworn by what are no gods. When I had fed them to the full, they committed adultery, and assembled themselves in troops at the prostitutes’ houses.

KJVHow^H335 shall I pardon^H5545^(H8799) thee for this^H2063? thy children^H1121 have forsaken^H5800^(H8804) me, and sworn^H7650^(H8735) by them that are no^H3808 gods^H430: when I had fed them to the full^H7650^(H8686), they then committed adultery^H5003^(H8799), and assembled themselves by troops^H1413^(H8704) in the harlots^H2181^(H8802)' houses^H1004.

⁸ They were as fed horses roaming at large. Everyone neighed after his neighbor’s wife.

KJVThey were as fed^H2109^(H8716) horses^H5483 in the morning^H7904^(H8688): every one^H376 neighed^H6670^(H8799) after his neighbour's^H7453 wife^H802.

⁹ Shouldn’t I punish them for these things?” says Yahweh. “Shouldn’t my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?

KJVShall I not visit^H6485^(H8799) for these things? saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068: and shall not my soul^H5315 be avenged^H5358^(H8691) on such a nation^H1471 as this?

¹⁰ “Go up on her walls, and destroy, but don’t make a full end. Take away her branches, for they are not Yahweh’s.

KJVGo ye up^H5927^(H8798) upon her walls^H8284, and destroy^H7843^(H8761); but make^H6213^(H8799) not a full end^H3617: take away^H5493^(H8685) her battlements^H5189; for they are not the LORD'S^H3068.

¹¹ For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very treacherously against me,” says Yahweh.

KJVFor the house^H1004 of Israel^H3478 and the house^H1004 of Judah^H3063 have dealt very^H898^(H8800) treacherously^H898^(H8804) against me, saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068.

¹² They have denied Yahweh, and said, “It is not he. Evil won’t come on us. We won’t see sword or famine.

KJVThey have belied^H3584^(H8765) the LORD^H3068, and said^H559^(H8799), It is not he; neither shall evil^H7451 come^H935^(H8799) upon us; neither shall we see^H7200^(H8799) sword^H2719 nor famine^H7458:

¹³ The prophets will become wind, and the word is not in them. Thus it will be done to them.”

KJVAnd the prophets^H5030 shall become wind^H7307, and the word^H1696^(H8763) is not in them: thus shall it be done^H6213^(H8735) unto them.

¹⁴ Therefore Yahweh, the God of Armies says, “Because you speak this word, behold, I will make my words in your mouth fire, and this people wood, and it will devour them.

KJVWherefore thus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068 God^H430 of hosts^H6635, Because ye speak^H1696^(H8763) this word^H1697, behold, I will make^H5414^(H8802) my words^H1697 in thy mouth^H6310 fire^H784, and this people^H5971 wood^H6086, and it shall devour^H398^(H8804) them.

¹⁵ Behold, I will bring a nation on you from far away, house of Israel,” says Yahweh. “It is a mighty nation. It is an ancient nation, a nation whose language you don’t know and don’t understand what they say.

KJVLo, I will bring^H935^(H8688) a nation^H1471 upon you from far^H4801, O house^H1004 of Israel^H3478, saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068: it is a mighty^H386 nation^H1471, it is an ancient^H5769 nation^H1471, a nation^H1471 whose language^H3956 thou knowest^H3045^(H8799) not, neither understandest^H8085^(H8799) what they say^H1696^(H8762).

¹⁶ Their quiver is an open tomb. They are all mighty men.

KJVTheir quiver^H827 is as an open^H6605^(H8803) sepulchre^H6913, they are all mighty men^H1368.

¹⁷ They will eat up your harvest and your bread, which your sons and your daughters should eat. They will eat up your flocks and your herds. They will eat up your vines and your fig trees. They will beat down your fortified cities in which you trust with the sword.

KJVAnd they shall eat up^H398^(H8804) thine harvest^H7105, and thy bread^H3899, which thy sons^H1121 and thy daughters^H1323 should eat^H398^(H8799): they shall eat up^H398^(H8799) thy flocks^H6629 and thine herds^H1241: they shall eat up^H398^(H8799) thy vines^H1612 and thy fig trees^H8384: they shall impoverish^H7567^(H8779) thy fenced^H4013 cities^H5892, wherein thou^H2007 trustedst^H982^(H8802), with the sword^H2719.

¹⁸ “But even in those days,” says Yahweh, “I will not make a full end of you.

KJVNevertheless in those days^H3117, saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068, I will not make^H6213^(H8799) a full end^H3617 with you.

¹⁹ It will happen when you say, ‘Why has Yahweh our God done all these things to us?’ Then you shall say to them, ‘Just as you have forsaken me and served foreign gods in your land, so you will serve strangers in a land that is not yours.’

KJVAnd it shall come to pass, when ye shall say^H559^(H8799), Wherefore^H8478^H4100 doeth^H6213^(H8804) the LORD^H3068 our God^H430 all these things unto us? then shalt thou answer^H559^(H8804) them, Like as ye have forsaken^H5800^(H8804) me, and served^H5647^(H8799) strange^H5236 gods^H430 in your land^H776, so shall ye serve^H5647^(H8799) strangers^H2114^(H8801) in a land^H776 that is not yours.

²⁰ “Declare this in the house of Jacob, and publish it in Judah, saying,

KJVDeclare^H5046^(H8685) this in the house^H1004 of Jacob^H3290, and publish^H8085^(H8685) it in Judah^H3063, saying^H559^(H8800),

²¹ ‘Hear this now, foolish people without understanding, who have eyes, and don’t see, who have ears, and don’t hear:

KJVHear^H8085^(H8798) now this, O foolish^H5530 people^H5971, and without understanding^H3820; which have eyes^H5869, and see^H7200^(H8799) not; which have ears^H241, and hear^H8085^(H8799) not:

²² Don’t you fear me?’ says Yahweh; ‘Won’t you tremble at my presence, who have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it can’t pass it? Though its waves toss themselves, yet they can’t prevail. Though they roar, they still can’t pass over it.’

KJVFear^H3372^(H8799) ye not me? saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068: will ye not tremble^H2342^(H8799) at my presence^H6440, which have placed^H7760^(H8804) the sand^H2344 for the bound^H1366 of the sea^H3220 by a perpetual^H5769 decree^H2706, that it cannot pass^H5674^(H8799) it: and though the waves^H1530 thereof toss^H1607^(H8691) themselves, yet can they not prevail^H3201^(H8799); though they roar^H1993^(H8804), yet can they not pass over^H5674^(H8799) it?

²³ “But this people has a revolting and a rebellious heart. They have revolted and gone.

KJVBut this people^H5971 hath a revolting^H5637^(H8802) and a rebellious^H4784^(H8802) heart^H3820; they are revolted^H5493^(H8804) and gone^H3212^(H8799).

²⁴ They don’t say in their heart, ‘Let’s now fear Yahweh our God, who gives rain, both the former and the latter, in its season, who preserves to us the appointed weeks of the harvest.’

KJVNeither say^H559^(H8804) they in their heart^H3824, Let us now fear^H3372^(H8799) the LORD^H3068 our God^H430, that giveth^H5414^(H8802) rain^H1653, both the former^H3138 and the latter^H4456, in his season^H6256: he reserveth^H8104^(H8799) unto us the appointed^H2708 weeks^H7620 of the harvest^H7105.

²⁵ “Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withheld good from you.

KJVYour iniquities^H5771 have turned away^H5186^(H8689) these things, and your sins^H2403 have withholden^H4513^(H8804) good^H2896 things from you.

²⁶ For wicked men are found among my people. They watch, as fowlers lie in wait. They set a trap. They catch men.

KJVFor among my people^H5971 are found^H4672^(H8738) wicked^H7563 men: they lay wait^H7789^(H8799), as he that setteth^H7918^(H8800) snares^H3353; they set^H5324^(H8689) a trap^H4889, they catch^H3920^(H8799) men^H582.

²⁷ As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit. Therefore they have become great, and grew rich.

KJVAs a cage^H3619 is full^H4392 of birds^H5775, so are their houses^H1004 full^H4392 of deceit^H4820: therefore they are become great^H1431^(H8804), and waxen rich^H6238^(H8686).

²⁸ They have grown fat. They shine; yes, they excel in deeds of wickedness. They don’t plead the cause, the cause of the fatherless, that they may prosper; and they don’t defend the rights of the needy.

KJVThey are waxen fat^H8080^(H8804), they shine^H6245^(H8804): yea, they overpass^H5674^(H8804) the deeds^H1697 of the wicked^H7451: they judge^H1777^(H8804) not the cause^H1779, the cause of the fatherless^H3490, yet they prosper^H6743^(H8686); and the right^H4941 of the needy^H34 do they not judge^H8199^(H8804).

²⁹ “Shouldn’t I punish for these things?” says Yahweh. “Shouldn’t my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?

KJVShall I not visit^H6485^(H8799) for these things? saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068: shall not my soul^H5315 be avenged^H5358^(H8691) on such a nation^H1471 as this?

³⁰ “An astonishing and horrible thing has happened in the land.

KJVA wonderful^H8047 and horrible thing^H8186 is committed^H1961^(H8738) in the land^H776;

³¹ The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority; and my people love to have it so. What will you do in the end of it?

KJVThe prophets^H5030 prophesy^H5012^(H8738) falsely^H8267, and the priests^H3548 bear rule^H7287^(H8799) by their means^H3027; and my people^H5971 love^H157^(H8804) to have it so: and what will ye do^H6213^(H8799) in the end^H319 thereof?

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