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Jerusalem Refused to Repent
Run to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem,
look and take note!
Search her squares to see
if you can find a man,
one who does justice
and seeks truth,
that I may pardon her.
Run to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem,
look and take note!
Search her squares to see
if you can find a man,
one who does justice
and seeks truth,
that I may pardon her.
Not One Is Upright
“Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem,
look around and consider,
search through her squares.
If you can find but one person
who deals honestly and seeks the truth,
I will forgive this city.
“Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem,
look around and consider,
search through her squares.
If you can find but one person
who deals honestly and seeks the truth,
I will forgive this city.
Though they say, “As the Lord lives,”
yet they swear falsely.
yet they swear falsely.
Although they say, ‘As surely as the Lord lives,’
still they are swearing falsely.”
still they are swearing falsely.”
O Lord, do not your eyes look for truth?
You have struck them down,
but they felt no anguish;
you have consumed them,
but they refused to take correction.
They have made their faces harder than rock;
they have refused to repent.
You have struck them down,
but they felt no anguish;
you have consumed them,
but they refused to take correction.
They have made their faces harder than rock;
they have refused to repent.
Lord, do not your eyes look for truth?
You struck them, but they felt no pain;
you crushed them, but they refused correction.
They made their faces harder than stone
and refused to repent.
You struck them, but they felt no pain;
you crushed them, but they refused correction.
They made their faces harder than stone
and refused to repent.
Then I said, “These are only the poor;
they have no sense;
for they do not know the way of the Lord,
the justice of their God.
they have no sense;
for they do not know the way of the Lord,
the justice of their God.
I thought, “These are only the poor;
they are foolish,
for they do not know the way of the Lord,
the requirements of their God.
they are foolish,
for they do not know the way of the Lord,
the requirements of their God.
I will go to the great
and will speak to them,
for they know the way of the Lord,
the justice of their God.”
But they all alike had broken the yoke;
they had burst the bonds.
and will speak to them,
for they know the way of the Lord,
the justice of their God.”
But they all alike had broken the yoke;
they had burst the bonds.
So I will go to the leaders
and speak to them;
surely they know the way of the Lord,
the requirements of their God.”
But with one accord they too had broken off the yoke
and torn off the bonds.
and speak to them;
surely they know the way of the Lord,
the requirements of their God.”
But with one accord they too had broken off the yoke
and torn off the bonds.
Therefore a lion from the forest shall strike them down;
a wolf from the desert shall devastate them.
A leopard is watching their cities;
everyone who goes out of them shall be torn in pieces,
because their transgressions are many,
their apostasies are great.
a wolf from the desert shall devastate them.
A leopard is watching their cities;
everyone who goes out of them shall be torn in pieces,
because their transgressions are many,
their apostasies are great.
Therefore a lion from the forest will attack them,
a wolf from the desert will ravage them,
a leopard will lie in wait near their towns
to tear to pieces any who venture out,
for their rebellion is great
and their backslidings many.
a wolf from the desert will ravage them,
a leopard will lie in wait near their towns
to tear to pieces any who venture out,
for their rebellion is great
and their backslidings many.
“How can I pardon you?
Your children have forsaken me
and have sworn by those who are no gods.
When I fed them to the full,
they committed adultery
and trooped to the houses of whores.
Your children have forsaken me
and have sworn by those who are no gods.
When I fed them to the full,
they committed adultery
and trooped to the houses of whores.
“Why should I forgive you?
Your children have forsaken me
and sworn by gods that are not gods.
I supplied all their needs,
yet they committed adultery
and thronged to the houses of prostitutes.
Your children have forsaken me
and sworn by gods that are not gods.
I supplied all their needs,
yet they committed adultery
and thronged to the houses of prostitutes.
They were well-fed, lusty stallions,
each neighing for his neighbor’s wife.
each neighing for his neighbor’s wife.
They are well-fed, lusty stallions,
each neighing for another man’s wife.
each neighing for another man’s wife.
Shall I not punish them for these things?
and shall I not avenge myself
on a nation such as this?
and shall I not avenge myself
on a nation such as this?
Should I not punish them for this?”
declares the Lord.
“Should I not avenge myself
on such a nation as this?
declares the Lord.
“Should I not avenge myself
on such a nation as this?
“Go up through her vine rows and destroy,
but make not a full end;
strip away her branches,
for they are not the Lord’s.
but make not a full end;
strip away her branches,
for they are not the Lord’s.
“Go through her vineyards and ravage them,
but do not destroy them completely.
Strip off her branches,
for these people do not belong to the Lord.
but do not destroy them completely.
Strip off her branches,
for these people do not belong to the Lord.
For the house of Israel and the house of Judah
have been utterly treacherous to me,
have been utterly treacherous to me,
The people of Israel and the people of Judah
have been utterly unfaithful to me,”
declares the Lord.
have been utterly unfaithful to me,”
declares the Lord.
They have spoken falsely of the Lord
and have said, ‘He will do nothing;
no disaster will come upon us,
nor shall we see sword or famine.
and have said, ‘He will do nothing;
no disaster will come upon us,
nor shall we see sword or famine.
They have lied about the Lord;
they said, “He will do nothing!
No harm will come to us;
we will never see sword or famine.
they said, “He will do nothing!
No harm will come to us;
we will never see sword or famine.
The prophets will become wind;
the word is not in them.
Thus shall it be done to them!’”
the word is not in them.
Thus shall it be done to them!’”
The prophets are but wind
and the word is not in them;
so let what they say be done to them.”
and the word is not in them;
so let what they say be done to them.”
The Lord Proclaims Judgment
Therefore thus says the Lord, the God of hosts:
“Because you have spoken this word,
behold, I am making my words in your mouth a fire,
and this people wood, and the fire shall consume them.
Therefore thus says the Lord, the God of hosts:
“Because you have spoken this word,
behold, I am making my words in your mouth a fire,
and this people wood, and the fire shall consume them.
Therefore this is what the Lord God Almighty says:
“Because the people have spoken these words,
I will make my words in your mouth a fire
and these people the wood it consumes.
“Because the people have spoken these words,
I will make my words in your mouth a fire
and these people the wood it consumes.
Behold, I am bringing against you
a nation from afar, O house of Israel,
It is an enduring nation;
it is an ancient nation,
a nation whose language you do not know,
nor can you understand what they say.
a nation from afar, O house of Israel,
It is an enduring nation;
it is an ancient nation,
a nation whose language you do not know,
nor can you understand what they say.
People of Israel,” declares the Lord,
“I am bringing a distant nation against you —
an ancient and enduring nation,
a people whose language you do not know,
whose speech you do not understand.
“I am bringing a distant nation against you —
an ancient and enduring nation,
a people whose language you do not know,
whose speech you do not understand.
Their quiver is like an open tomb;
they are all mighty warriors.
they are all mighty warriors.
Their quivers are like an open grave;
all of them are mighty warriors.
all of them are mighty warriors.
They shall eat up your harvest and your food;
they shall eat up your sons and your daughters;
they shall eat up your flocks and your herds;
they shall eat up your vines and your fig trees;
your fortified cities in which you trust
they shall beat down with the sword.”
they shall eat up your sons and your daughters;
they shall eat up your flocks and your herds;
they shall eat up your vines and your fig trees;
your fortified cities in which you trust
they shall beat down with the sword.”
They will devour your harvests and food,
devour your sons and daughters;
they will devour your flocks and herds,
devour your vines and fig trees.
With the sword they will destroy
the fortified cities in which you trust.
devour your sons and daughters;
they will devour your flocks and herds,
devour your vines and fig trees.
With the sword they will destroy
the fortified cities in which you trust.
“But even in those days, declares the Lord, I will not make a full end of you.
“Yet even in those days,” declares the Lord, “I will not destroy you completely.
And when your people say, ‘Why has the Lord our God done all these things to us?’ you shall say to them, ‘As you have forsaken me and served foreign gods in your land, so you shall serve foreigners in a land that is not yours.’”
And when the people ask, ‘Why has the Lord our God done all this to us?’ you will tell them, ‘As you have forsaken me and served foreign gods in your own land, so now you will serve foreigners in a land not your own.’
Declare this in the house of Jacob;
proclaim it in Judah:
proclaim it in Judah:
“Announce this to the descendants of Jacob
and proclaim it in Judah:
and proclaim it in Judah:
“Hear this, O foolish and senseless people,
who have eyes, but see not,
who have ears, but hear not.
who have eyes, but see not,
who have ears, but hear not.
Hear this, you foolish and senseless people,
who have eyes but do not see,
who have ears but do not hear:
who have eyes but do not see,
who have ears but do not hear:
Do you not fear me? declares the Lord.
Do you not tremble before me?
I placed the sand as the boundary for the sea,
a perpetual barrier that it cannot pass;
though the waves toss, they cannot prevail;
though they roar, they cannot pass over it.
Do you not tremble before me?
I placed the sand as the boundary for the sea,
a perpetual barrier that it cannot pass;
though the waves toss, they cannot prevail;
though they roar, they cannot pass over it.
Should you not fear me?” declares the Lord.
“Should you not tremble in my presence?
I made the sand a boundary for the sea,
an everlasting barrier it cannot cross.
The waves may roll, but they cannot prevail;
they may roar, but they cannot cross it.
“Should you not tremble in my presence?
I made the sand a boundary for the sea,
an everlasting barrier it cannot cross.
The waves may roll, but they cannot prevail;
they may roar, but they cannot cross it.
But this people has a stubborn and rebellious heart;
they have turned aside and gone away.
they have turned aside and gone away.
But these people have stubborn and rebellious hearts;
they have turned aside and gone away.
they have turned aside and gone away.
They do not say in their hearts,
‘Let us fear the Lord our God,
who gives the rain in its season,
the autumn rain and the spring rain,
and keeps for us
the weeks appointed for the harvest.’
‘Let us fear the Lord our God,
who gives the rain in its season,
the autumn rain and the spring rain,
and keeps for us
the weeks appointed for the harvest.’
They do not say to themselves,
‘Let us fear the Lord our God,
who gives autumn and spring rains in season,
who assures us of the regular weeks of harvest.’
‘Let us fear the Lord our God,
who gives autumn and spring rains in season,
who assures us of the regular weeks of harvest.’
Your iniquities have turned these away,
and your sins have kept good from you.
and your sins have kept good from you.
Your wrongdoings have kept these away;
your sins have deprived you of good.
your sins have deprived you of good.
“Among my people are the wicked
who lie in wait like men who snare birds
and like those who set traps to catch people.
who lie in wait like men who snare birds
and like those who set traps to catch people.
Like a cage full of birds,
their houses are full of deceit;
therefore they have become great and rich;
their houses are full of deceit;
therefore they have become great and rich;
Like cages full of birds,
their houses are full of deceit;
they have become rich and powerful
their houses are full of deceit;
they have become rich and powerful
they have grown fat and sleek.
They know no bounds in deeds of evil;
they judge not with justice
the cause of the fatherless, to make it prosper,
and they do not defend the rights of the needy.
They know no bounds in deeds of evil;
they judge not with justice
the cause of the fatherless, to make it prosper,
and they do not defend the rights of the needy.
and have grown fat and sleek.
Their evil deeds have no limit;
they do not seek justice.
They do not promote the case of the fatherless;
they do not defend the just cause of the poor.
Their evil deeds have no limit;
they do not seek justice.
They do not promote the case of the fatherless;
they do not defend the just cause of the poor.
Shall I not punish them for these things?
and shall I not avenge myself
on a nation such as this?”
and shall I not avenge myself
on a nation such as this?”
Should I not punish them for this?”
declares the Lord.
“Should I not avenge myself
on such a nation as this?
declares the Lord.
“Should I not avenge myself
on such a nation as this?
An appalling and horrible thing
has happened in the land:
has happened in the land:
“A horrible and shocking thing
has happened in the land:
has happened in the land: