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I will take my stand at my watchpost
and station myself on the tower,
and look out to see what he will say to me,
and what I will answer concerning my complaint.
and station myself on the tower,
and look out to see what he will say to me,
and what I will answer concerning my complaint.
The Righteous Shall Live by His Faith
And the Lord answered me:
“Write the vision;
make it plain on tablets,
so he may run who reads it.
And the Lord answered me:
“Write the vision;
make it plain on tablets,
so he may run who reads it.
The LORD’s Second Reply
Then the LORD said to me,
“Write my answer plainly on tablets,
so that a runner can carry the correct message to others.
For still the vision awaits its appointed time;
it hastens to the end — it will not lie.
If it seems slow, wait for it;
it will surely come; it will not delay.
it hastens to the end — it will not lie.
If it seems slow, wait for it;
it will surely come; it will not delay.
This vision is for a future time.
It describes the end, and it will be fulfilled.
If it seems slow in coming, wait patiently,
for it will surely take place.
It will not be delayed.
It describes the end, and it will be fulfilled.
If it seems slow in coming, wait patiently,
for it will surely take place.
It will not be delayed.
Woe to the Chaldeans
Shall not all these take up their taunt against him, with scoffing and riddles for him, and say,
“Woe to him who heaps up what is not his own —
for how long? —
and loads himself with pledges!”
Shall not all these take up their taunt against him, with scoffing and riddles for him, and say,
“Woe to him who heaps up what is not his own —
for how long? —
and loads himself with pledges!”
“But soon their captives will taunt them.
They will mock them, saying,
‘What sorrow awaits you thieves!
Now you will get what you deserve!
You’ve become rich by extortion,
but how much longer can this go on?’
They will mock them, saying,
‘What sorrow awaits you thieves!
Now you will get what you deserve!
You’ve become rich by extortion,
but how much longer can this go on?’
Will not your debtors suddenly arise,
and those awake who will make you tremble?
Then you will be spoil for them.
and those awake who will make you tremble?
Then you will be spoil for them.
Suddenly, your debtors will take action.
They will turn on you and take all you have,
while you stand trembling and helpless.
They will turn on you and take all you have,
while you stand trembling and helpless.
Because you have plundered many nations,
all the remnant of the peoples shall plunder you,
for the blood of man and violence to the earth,
to cities and all who dwell in them.
all the remnant of the peoples shall plunder you,
for the blood of man and violence to the earth,
to cities and all who dwell in them.
Because you have plundered many nations,
now all the survivors will plunder you.
You committed murder throughout the countryside
and filled the towns with violence.
now all the survivors will plunder you.
You committed murder throughout the countryside
and filled the towns with violence.
“Woe to him who gets evil gain for his house,
to set his nest on high,
to be safe from the reach of harm!
to set his nest on high,
to be safe from the reach of harm!
“What sorrow awaits you who build big houses
with money gained dishonestly!
You believe your wealth will buy security,
putting your family’s nest beyond the reach of danger.
with money gained dishonestly!
You believe your wealth will buy security,
putting your family’s nest beyond the reach of danger.
You have devised shame for your house
by cutting off many peoples;
you have forfeited your life.
by cutting off many peoples;
you have forfeited your life.
But by the murders you committed,
you have shamed your name and forfeited your lives.
you have shamed your name and forfeited your lives.
For the stone will cry out from the wall,
and the beam from the woodwork respond.
and the beam from the woodwork respond.
The very stones in the walls cry out against you,
and the beams in the ceilings echo the complaint.
and the beams in the ceilings echo the complaint.
“Woe to him who builds a town with blood
and founds a city on iniquity!
and founds a city on iniquity!
“What sorrow awaits you who build cities
with money gained through murder and corruption!
with money gained through murder and corruption!
Behold, is it not from the Lord of hosts
that peoples labor merely for fire,
and nations weary themselves for nothing?
that peoples labor merely for fire,
and nations weary themselves for nothing?
Has not the LORD of Heaven’s Armies promised
that the wealth of nations will turn to ashes?
They work so hard,
but all in vain!
that the wealth of nations will turn to ashes?
They work so hard,
but all in vain!
For the earth will be filled
with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord
as the waters cover the sea.
with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord
as the waters cover the sea.
For as the waters fill the sea,
the earth will be filled with an awareness
of the glory of the LORD.
the earth will be filled with an awareness
of the glory of the LORD.
“Woe to him who makes his neighbors drink —
you pour out your wrath and make them drunk,
in order to gaze at their nakedness!
you pour out your wrath and make them drunk,
in order to gaze at their nakedness!
“What sorrow awaits you who make your neighbors drunk!
You force your cup on them
so you can gloat over their shameful nakedness.
You force your cup on them
so you can gloat over their shameful nakedness.
You will have your fill of shame instead of glory.
Drink, yourself, and show your uncircumcision!
The cup in the Lord’s right hand
will come around to you,
and utter shame will come upon your glory!
Drink, yourself, and show your uncircumcision!
The cup in the Lord’s right hand
will come around to you,
and utter shame will come upon your glory!
The violence done to Lebanon will overwhelm you,
as will the destruction of the beasts that terrified them,
for the blood of man and violence to the earth,
to cities and all who dwell in them.
as will the destruction of the beasts that terrified them,
for the blood of man and violence to the earth,
to cities and all who dwell in them.
You cut down the forests of Lebanon.
Now you will be cut down.
You destroyed the wild animals,
so now their terror will be yours.
You committed murder throughout the countryside
and filled the towns with violence.
Now you will be cut down.
You destroyed the wild animals,
so now their terror will be yours.
You committed murder throughout the countryside
and filled the towns with violence.
“What profit is an idol
when its maker has shaped it,
a metal image, a teacher of lies?
For its maker trusts in his own creation
when he makes speechless idols!
when its maker has shaped it,
a metal image, a teacher of lies?
For its maker trusts in his own creation
when he makes speechless idols!
“What good is an idol carved by man,
or a cast image that deceives you?
How foolish to trust in your own creation —
a god that can’t even talk!
or a cast image that deceives you?
How foolish to trust in your own creation —
a god that can’t even talk!
Woe to him who says to a wooden thing, Awake;
to a silent stone, Arise!
Can this teach?
Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver,
and there is no breath at all in it.
to a silent stone, Arise!
Can this teach?
Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver,
and there is no breath at all in it.
What sorrow awaits you who say to wooden idols,
‘Wake up and save us!’
To speechless stone images you say,
‘Rise up and teach us!’
Can an idol tell you what to do?
They may be overlaid with gold and silver,
but they are lifeless inside.
‘Wake up and save us!’
To speechless stone images you say,
‘Rise up and teach us!’
Can an idol tell you what to do?
They may be overlaid with gold and silver,
but they are lifeless inside.