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The Blessed Death of the Righteous
The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart; and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from before the evil.
The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart; and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from before the evil.
Good people pass away;
the godly often die before their time.
But no one seems to care or wonder why.
No one seems to understand
that God is protecting them from the evil to come.
the godly often die before their time.
But no one seems to care or wonder why.
No one seems to understand
that God is protecting them from the evil to come.
He entereth into peace: they rest in their beds, [each one] that hath walked in his uprightness.
For those who follow godly paths
will rest in peace when they die.
Idolatrous Worship Condemned
will rest in peace when they die.
Idolatrous Worship Condemned
God Condemns Idolatry
But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the harlot.
But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the harlot.
“But you — come here, you witches’ children,
you offspring of adulterers and prostitutes!
you offspring of adulterers and prostitutes!
Against whom do ye sport yourselves? Against whom do ye make a wide mouth, [and] draw out the tongue? Are ye not children of transgression, a seed of falsehood,
Whom do you mock,
making faces and sticking out your tongues?
You children of sinners and liars!
making faces and sticking out your tongues?
You children of sinners and liars!
inflaming yourselves with idols under every green tree, slaying the children in the valleys under the clefts of the rocks?
You worship your idols with great passion
beneath the oaks and under every green tree.
You sacrifice your children down in the valleys,
among the jagged rocks in the cliffs.
beneath the oaks and under every green tree.
You sacrifice your children down in the valleys,
among the jagged rocks in the cliffs.
Among the smooth [stones] of the torrent is thy portion; they, they are thy lot: even to them hast thou poured out a drink-offering, thou hast offered an oblation. Shall I be comforted myself as to these things?
Your gods are the smooth stones in the valleys.
You worship them with liquid offerings and grain offerings.
They, not I, are your inheritance.
Do you think all this makes me happy?
You worship them with liquid offerings and grain offerings.
They, not I, are your inheritance.
Do you think all this makes me happy?
Upon a lofty and high mountain hast thou set thy bed: even thither didst thou go up to offer sacrifice.
You have committed adultery on every high mountain.
There you have worshiped idols
and have been unfaithful to me.
There you have worshiped idols
and have been unfaithful to me.
Behind the doors also and the posts hast thou set up thy remembrance: for apart from me, thou hast uncovered thyself, and art gone up; thou hast enlarged thy bed, and hast made agreement with them; thou lovedst their bed, thou sawest their nakedness.
You have put pagan symbols
on your doorposts and behind your doors.
You have left me
and climbed into bed with these detestable gods.
You have committed yourselves to them.
You love to look at their naked bodies.
on your doorposts and behind your doors.
You have left me
and climbed into bed with these detestable gods.
You have committed yourselves to them.
You love to look at their naked bodies.
And thou wentest to the king with ointment, and didst multiply thy perfumes, and didst send thy messengers afar off, and didst debase thyself unto Sheol.
Thou wast wearied by the multitude of thy ways; [but] thou saidst not, It is of no avail. Thou didst find a quickening of thy strength; therefore thou wast not sick [of it].
You grew weary in your search,
but you never gave up.
Desire gave you renewed strength,
and you did not grow weary.
but you never gave up.
Desire gave you renewed strength,
and you did not grow weary.
And of whom hast thou been afraid or feared, that thou hast lied, and hast not remembered me, nor taken it to heart? Have not I even of long time held my peace, and thou fearest me not?
“Are you afraid of these idols?
Do they terrify you?
Is that why you have lied to me
and forgotten me and my words?
Is it because of my long silence
that you no longer fear me?
Do they terrify you?
Is that why you have lied to me
and forgotten me and my words?
Is it because of my long silence
that you no longer fear me?
I will declare thy righteousness, and thy works; and they shall not profit thee.
Now I will expose your so-called good deeds.
None of them will help you.
None of them will help you.
When thou criest, let them that are gathered by thee deliver thee! But a wind shall carry them all away, a breath shall take them; but he that putteth his trust in me shall inherit the land, and possess my holy mountain.
Let’s see if your idols can save you
when you cry to them for help.
Why, a puff of wind can knock them down!
If you just breathe on them, they fall over!
But whoever trusts in me will inherit the land
and possess my holy mountain.”
God Forgives the Repentant
when you cry to them for help.
Why, a puff of wind can knock them down!
If you just breathe on them, they fall over!
But whoever trusts in me will inherit the land
and possess my holy mountain.”
God Forgives the Repentant
Healing for the Repentant
And it shall be said, Cast up, cast up, prepare the way, take up the stumbling-blocks out of the way of my people.
And it shall be said, Cast up, cast up, prepare the way, take up the stumbling-blocks out of the way of my people.
God says, “Rebuild the road!
Clear away the rocks and stones
so my people can return from captivity.”
Clear away the rocks and stones
so my people can return from captivity.”
For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, and whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy [place], and with him that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
The high and lofty one who lives in eternity,
the Holy One, says this:
“I live in the high and holy place
with those whose spirits are contrite and humble.
I restore the crushed spirit of the humble
and revive the courage of those with repentant hearts.
the Holy One, says this:
“I live in the high and holy place
with those whose spirits are contrite and humble.
I restore the crushed spirit of the humble
and revive the courage of those with repentant hearts.
For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth; for the spirit would fail before me, and the souls [which] I have made.
For I will not fight against you forever;
I will not always be angry.
If I were, all people would pass away —
all the souls I have made.
I will not always be angry.
If I were, all people would pass away —
all the souls I have made.
For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him; I hid me, and was wroth, and he went on backslidingly in the way of his heart.
I was angry,
so I punished these greedy people.
I withdrew from them,
but they kept going on their own stubborn way.
so I punished these greedy people.
I withdrew from them,
but they kept going on their own stubborn way.
I have seen his ways, and will heal him; and I will lead him, and will restore comforts unto him and to those of his that mourn.
I have seen what they do,
but I will heal them anyway!
I will lead them.
I will comfort those who mourn,
but I will heal them anyway!
I will lead them.
I will comfort those who mourn,
I create the fruit of the lips: peace, peace to him [that is] afar off, and to him [that is] nigh, saith Jehovah; and I will heal him.
bringing words of praise to their lips.
May they have abundant peace, both near and far,”
says the LORD, who heals them.
May they have abundant peace, both near and far,”
says the LORD, who heals them.
But the wicked are like the troubled sea, which cannot rest, and whose waters cast up mire and dirt.
“But those who still reject me are like the restless sea,
which is never still
but continually churns up mud and dirt.
which is never still
but continually churns up mud and dirt.