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Evil Leaders Rebuked
The righteous man perishes, and no man takes it to heart;
And devout men are taken away, while no one understands.
For the righteous man is taken away from evil,
The righteous man perishes, and no man takes it to heart;
And devout men are taken away, while no one understands.
For the righteous man is taken away from evil,
He enters into peace;
They rest in their beds,
Each one who walked in his upright way.
They rest in their beds,
Each one who walked in his upright way.
He shall enter into peace;
They shall rest in their beds,
Each one walking in his uprightness.
They shall rest in their beds,
Each one walking in his uprightness.
“But come here, you sons of a sorceress,
Offspring of an adulterer and a prostitute.
Offspring of an adulterer and a prostitute.
“But come here,
You sons of the sorceress,
You offspring of the adulterer and the harlot!
You sons of the sorceress,
You offspring of the adulterer and the harlot!
“Against whom do you jest?
Against whom do you open wide your mouth
And stick out your tongue?
Are you not children of rebellion,
Offspring of deceit,
Against whom do you open wide your mouth
And stick out your tongue?
Are you not children of rebellion,
Offspring of deceit,
Whom do you ridicule?
Against whom do you make a wide mouth
And stick out the tongue?
Are you not children of transgression,
Offspring of falsehood,
Against whom do you make a wide mouth
And stick out the tongue?
Are you not children of transgression,
Offspring of falsehood,
Who inflame yourselves among the oaks,
Under every luxuriant tree,
Who slaughter the children in the ravines,
Under the clefts of the crags?
Under every luxuriant tree,
Who slaughter the children in the ravines,
Under the clefts of the crags?
Inflaming yourselves with gods under every green tree,
Slaying the children in the valleys,
Under the clefts of the rocks?
Slaying the children in the valleys,
Under the clefts of the rocks?
“Among the smooth stones of the ravine
Is your portion, they are your lot;
Even to them you have poured out a drink offering,
You have made a grain offering.
Shall I relent concerning these things?
Is your portion, they are your lot;
Even to them you have poured out a drink offering,
You have made a grain offering.
Shall I relent concerning these things?
Among the smooth stones of the stream
Is your portion;
They, they, are your lot!
Even to them you have poured a drink offering,
You have offered a grain offering.
Should I receive comfort in these?
Is your portion;
They, they, are your lot!
Even to them you have poured a drink offering,
You have offered a grain offering.
Should I receive comfort in these?
“Upon a high and lofty mountain
You have made your bed.
You also went up there to offer sacrifice.
You have made your bed.
You also went up there to offer sacrifice.
“On a lofty and high mountain
You have set your bed;
Even there you went up
To offer sacrifice.
You have set your bed;
Even there you went up
To offer sacrifice.
“Behind the door and the doorpost
You have set up your sign;
Indeed, far removed from Me, you have uncovered yourself,
And have gone up and made your bed wide.
And you have made an agreement for yourself with them,
You have loved their bed,
You have looked on their manhood.
You have set up your sign;
Indeed, far removed from Me, you have uncovered yourself,
And have gone up and made your bed wide.
And you have made an agreement for yourself with them,
You have loved their bed,
You have looked on their manhood.
“You have journeyed to the king with oil
And increased your perfumes;
You have sent your envoys a great distance
And made them go down to Sheol.
And increased your perfumes;
You have sent your envoys a great distance
And made them go down to Sheol.
You went to the king with ointment,
And increased your perfumes;
You sent your messengers far off,
And even descended to Sheol.
And increased your perfumes;
You sent your messengers far off,
And even descended to Sheol.
“You were tired out by the length of your road,
Yet you did not say, ‘It is hopeless.’
You found renewed strength,
Therefore you did not faint.
Yet you did not say, ‘It is hopeless.’
You found renewed strength,
Therefore you did not faint.
You are wearied in the length of your way;
Yet you did not say, ‘There is no hope.’
You have found the life of your hand;
Therefore you were not grieved.
Yet you did not say, ‘There is no hope.’
You have found the life of your hand;
Therefore you were not grieved.
“Of whom were you worried and fearful
When you lied, and did not remember Me
Nor give Me a thought?
Was I not silent even for a long time
So you do not fear Me?
When you lied, and did not remember Me
Nor give Me a thought?
Was I not silent even for a long time
So you do not fear Me?
“I will declare your righteousness and your deeds,
But they will not profit you.
But they will not profit you.
I will declare your righteousness
And your works,
For they will not profit you.
And your works,
For they will not profit you.
“When you cry out, let your collection of idols deliver you.
But the wind will carry all of them up,
And a breath will take them away.
But he who takes refuge in Me will inherit the land
And will possess My holy mountain.”
But the wind will carry all of them up,
And a breath will take them away.
But he who takes refuge in Me will inherit the land
And will possess My holy mountain.”
When you cry out,
Let your collection of idols deliver you.
But the wind will carry them all away,
A breath will take them.
But he who puts his trust in Me shall possess the land,
And shall inherit My holy mountain.”
Let your collection of idols deliver you.
But the wind will carry them all away,
A breath will take them.
But he who puts his trust in Me shall possess the land,
And shall inherit My holy mountain.”
And it will be said,
“Build up, build up, prepare the way,
Remove every obstacle out of the way of My people.”
“Build up, build up, prepare the way,
Remove every obstacle out of the way of My people.”
Healing for the Backslider
And one shall say,
“Heap it up! Heap it up!
Prepare the way,
Take the stumbling block out of the way of My people.”
And one shall say,
“Heap it up! Heap it up!
Prepare the way,
Take the stumbling block out of the way of My people.”
For thus says the high and exalted One
Who lives forever, whose name is Holy,
“I dwell on a high and holy place,
And also with the contrite and lowly of spirit
In order to revive the spirit of the lowly
And to revive the heart of the contrite.
Who lives forever, whose name is Holy,
“I dwell on a high and holy place,
And also with the contrite and lowly of spirit
In order to revive the spirit of the lowly
And to revive the heart of the contrite.
For thus says the High and Lofty One
Who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy:
“I dwell in the high and holy place,
With him who has a contrite and humble spirit,
To revive the spirit of the humble,
And to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
Who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy:
“I dwell in the high and holy place,
With him who has a contrite and humble spirit,
To revive the spirit of the humble,
And to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
“For I will not contend forever,
Nor will I always be angry;
For the spirit would grow faint before Me,
And the breath of those whom I have made.
Nor will I always be angry;
For the spirit would grow faint before Me,
And the breath of those whom I have made.
For I will not contend forever,
Nor will I always be angry;
For the spirit would fail before Me,
And the souls which I have made.
Nor will I always be angry;
For the spirit would fail before Me,
And the souls which I have made.
“Because of the iniquity of his unjust gain I was angry and struck him;
I hid My face and was angry,
And he went on turning away, in the way of his heart.
I hid My face and was angry,
And he went on turning away, in the way of his heart.
“I have seen his ways, but I will heal him;
I will lead him and restore comfort to him and to his mourners,
I will lead him and restore comfort to him and to his mourners,
I have seen his ways, and will heal him;
I will also lead him,
And restore comforts to him
And to his mourners.
I will also lead him,
And restore comforts to him
And to his mourners.
Creating the praise of the lips.
Peace, peace to him who is far and to him who is near,”
Says the LORD, “and I will heal him.”
Peace, peace to him who is far and to him who is near,”
Says the LORD, “and I will heal him.”
“I create the fruit of the lips:
Peace, peace to him who is far off and to him who is near,”
Says the Lord,
“And I will heal him.”
Peace, peace to him who is far off and to him who is near,”
Says the Lord,
“And I will heal him.”
But the wicked are like the tossing sea,
For it cannot be quiet,
And its waters toss up refuse and mud.
For it cannot be quiet,
And its waters toss up refuse and mud.
But the wicked are like the troubled sea,
When it cannot rest,
Whose waters cast up mire and dirt.
When it cannot rest,
Whose waters cast up mire and dirt.