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The Lord is Exalted
Woe to thee that spoilest, and thou wast not spoiled; and that dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! When thou shalt cease to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; when thou shalt make an end of dealing treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.
Woe to thee that spoilest, and thou wast not spoiled; and that dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! When thou shalt cease to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; when thou shalt make an end of dealing treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.
A Prayer in Deep Distress
Woe to you who plunder, though you have not been plundered;
And you who deal treacherously, though they have not dealt treacherously with you!
When you cease plundering,
You will be plundered;
When you make an end of dealing treacherously,
They will deal treacherously with you.
Woe to you who plunder, though you have not been plundered;
And you who deal treacherously, though they have not dealt treacherously with you!
When you cease plundering,
You will be plundered;
When you make an end of dealing treacherously,
They will deal treacherously with you.
Jehovah, be gracious unto us; we have waited for thee: be their arm every morning, yea, our salvation in the time of trouble.
At the noise of the tumult the peoples fled; at the lifting up of thyself the nations were scattered.
At the noise of the tumult the people shall flee;
When You lift Yourself up, the nations shall be scattered;
When You lift Yourself up, the nations shall be scattered;
And your spoil shall be gathered [like] the gathering of the caterpillar: as the running of locusts shall they run upon it.
And Your plunder shall be gathered
Like the gathering of the caterpillar;
As the running to and fro of locusts,
He shall run upon them.
Like the gathering of the caterpillar;
As the running to and fro of locusts,
He shall run upon them.
Jehovah is exalted; for he dwelleth on high: he hath filled Zion with justice and righteousness;
The Lord is exalted, for He dwells on high;
He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness.
He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness.
and he shall be the stability of thy times, the riches of salvation, wisdom and knowledge: the fear of Jehovah shall be your treasure.
Wisdom and knowledge will be the stability of your times,
And the strength of salvation;
The fear of the Lord is His treasure.
And the strength of salvation;
The fear of the Lord is His treasure.
Behold, their valiant ones cry without; the messengers of peace weep bitterly.
Surely their valiant ones shall cry outside,
The ambassadors of peace shall weep bitterly.
The ambassadors of peace shall weep bitterly.
The highways are desolate, the wayfaring man ceaseth. He hath broken the covenant, he hath despised the cities, he regardeth no man.
The land mourneth, it languisheth; Lebanon is ashamed, is withered; the Sharon is become as a desert, and Bashan and Carmel are stripped.
The earth mourns and languishes,
Lebanon is shamed and shriveled;
Sharon is like a wilderness,
And Bashan and Carmel shake off their fruits.
Lebanon is shamed and shriveled;
Sharon is like a wilderness,
And Bashan and Carmel shake off their fruits.
Now will I arise, saith Jehovah; now will I be exalted, now will I lift up myself.
Impending Judgment on Zion
“Now I will rise,” says the Lord;
“Now I will be exalted,
Now I will lift Myself up.
“Now I will rise,” says the Lord;
“Now I will be exalted,
Now I will lift Myself up.
Ye shall conceive dry grass, ye shall bring forth stubble: your breath shall devour you [as] fire.
You shall conceive chaff,
You shall bring forth stubble;
Your breath, as fire, shall devour you.
You shall bring forth stubble;
Your breath, as fire, shall devour you.
And the peoples shall be [as] burnings of lime, [as] thorns cut up shall they be burned in the fire.
And the people shall be like the burnings of lime;
Like thorns cut up they shall be burned in the fire.
Like thorns cut up they shall be burned in the fire.
Hear, ye that are far off, what I have done; and ye that are near, acknowledge my might.
Hear, you who are afar off, what I have done;
And you who are near, acknowledge My might.”
And you who are near, acknowledge My might.”
The sinners in Zion are afraid; trembling hath surprised the hypocrites: Who among us shall dwell with the consuming fire? who among us shall dwell with everlasting flames?
The sinners in Zion are afraid;
Fearfulness has seized the hypocrites:
“Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire?
Who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?”
Fearfulness has seized 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 taking hold of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil:
He who walks righteously and speaks uprightly,
He who despises the gain of oppressions,
Who gestures with his hands, refusing bribes,
Who stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed,
And shuts his eyes from seeing evil:
He who despises the gain of oppressions,
Who gestures with his hands, refusing bribes,
Who stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed,
And shuts his eyes from seeing evil:
he shall dwell on high, the fortresses of the rocks shall be his high retreat; bread shall be given him, his water shall be sure.
Thine eyes shall see the King in his beauty; they shall behold the land that is far off.
The Land of the Majestic King
Your eyes will see the King in His beauty;
They will see the land that is very far off.
Your eyes will see the King in His beauty;
They will see the land that is very far off.
Thy heart shall meditate on terror: Where is the scribe? where is the receiver? where is he that counted the towers?
Your heart will meditate on terror:
“Where is the scribe?
Where is he who weighs?
Where is he who counts the towers?”
“Where is the scribe?
Where is he who weighs?
Where is he who counts the towers?”
Thou shalt no more see the fierce people, a people of a deeper speech than thou canst comprehend, of a stammering tongue that cannot be understood.
Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tent that shall not be removed, the stakes whereof shall never be pulled up, neither shall any of its cords be broken;
Look upon Zion, the city of our appointed feasts;
Your eyes will see Jerusalem, a quiet home,
A tabernacle that will not be taken down;
Not one of its stakes will ever be removed,
Nor will any of its cords be broken.
Your eyes will see Jerusalem, a quiet home,
A tabernacle that will not be taken down;
Not one of its stakes will ever be removed,
Nor will any of its cords be broken.
but there Jehovah is unto us glorious, -- a place of rivers, of broad streams: no galley with oars shall go there, neither shall gallant ship pass thereby.
For Jehovah is our judge, Jehovah, our lawgiver, Jehovah, our king: he will save us.
(For the Lord is our Judge,
The Lord is our Lawgiver,
The Lord is our King;
He will save us);
The Lord is our Lawgiver,
The Lord is our King;
He will save us);
Thy tacklings are loosed; they strengthen not the socket of their mast, they cannot spread the sail: then is the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame take the prey.
Your tackle is loosed,
They could not strengthen their mast,
They could not spread the sail.
Then the prey of great plunder is divided;
The lame take the prey.
They could not strengthen their mast,
They could not spread the sail.
Then the prey of great plunder is divided;
The lame take the prey.