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A Lament over Zion
Oh that my head were waters
And my eyes a fountain of tears,
That I might weep day and night
For the slain of the daughter of my people!
Oh that my head were waters
And my eyes a fountain of tears,
That I might weep day and night
For the slain of the daughter of my people!
Oh, that my head were a spring of water
and my eyes a fountain of tears!
I would weep day and night
for the slain of my people.
and my eyes a fountain of tears!
I would weep day and night
for the slain of my people.
Oh that I had in the desert
A wayfarers’ lodging place;
That I might leave my people
And go from them!
For all of them are adulterers,
An assembly of treacherous men.
A wayfarers’ lodging place;
That I might leave my people
And go from them!
For all of them are adulterers,
An assembly of treacherous men.
Oh, that I had in the desert
a lodging place for travelers,
so that I might leave my people
and go away from them;
for they are all adulterers,
a crowd of unfaithful people.
a lodging place for travelers,
so that I might leave my people
and go away from them;
for they are all adulterers,
a crowd of unfaithful people.
“They bend their tongue like their bow;
Lies and not truth prevail in the land;
For they proceed from evil to evil,
And they do not know Me,” declares the LORD.
Lies and not truth prevail in the land;
For they proceed from evil to evil,
And they do not know Me,” declares the LORD.
“Let everyone be on guard against his neighbor,
And do not trust any brother;
Because every brother deals craftily,
And every neighbor goes about as a slanderer.
And do not trust any brother;
Because every brother deals craftily,
And every neighbor goes about as a slanderer.
“Everyone deceives his neighbor
And does not speak the truth,
They have taught their tongue to speak lies;
They weary themselves committing iniquity.
And does not speak the truth,
They have taught their tongue to speak lies;
They weary themselves committing iniquity.
Friend deceives friend,
and no one speaks the truth.
They have taught their tongues to lie;
they weary themselves with sinning.
and no one speaks the truth.
They have taught their tongues to lie;
they weary themselves with sinning.
“Your dwelling is in the midst of deceit;
Through deceit they refuse to know Me,” declares the LORD.
Through deceit they refuse to know Me,” declares the LORD.
Therefore thus says the LORD of hosts,
“Behold, I will refine them and assay them;
For what else can I do, because of the daughter of My people?
“Behold, I will refine them and assay them;
For what else can I do, because of the daughter of My people?
Therefore this is what the Lord Almighty says:
“See, I will refine and test them,
for what else can I do
because of the sin of my people?
“See, I will refine and test them,
for what else can I do
because of the sin of my people?
“Their tongue is a deadly arrow;
It speaks deceit;
With his mouth one speaks peace to his neighbor,
But inwardly he sets an ambush for him.
It speaks deceit;
With his mouth one speaks peace to his neighbor,
But inwardly he sets an ambush for him.
Their tongue is a deadly arrow;
it speaks deceitfully.
With their mouths they all speak cordially to their neighbors,
but in their hearts they set traps for them.
it speaks deceitfully.
With their mouths they all speak cordially to their neighbors,
but in their hearts they set traps for them.
“Shall I not punish them for these things?” declares the LORD.
“On a nation such as this
Shall I not avenge Myself?
“On a nation such as this
Shall I not avenge Myself?
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?”
“For the mountains I will take up a weeping and wailing,
And for the pastures of the wilderness a dirge,
Because they are laid waste so that no one passes through,
And the lowing of the cattle is not heard;
Both the birds of the sky and the beasts have fled; they are gone.
And for the pastures of the wilderness a dirge,
Because they are laid waste so that no one passes through,
And the lowing of the cattle is not heard;
Both the birds of the sky and the beasts have fled; they are gone.
I will weep and wail for the mountains
and take up a lament concerning the wilderness grasslands.
They are desolate and untraveled,
and the lowing of cattle is not heard.
The birds have all fled
and the animals are gone.
and take up a lament concerning the wilderness grasslands.
They are desolate and untraveled,
and the lowing of cattle is not heard.
The birds have all fled
and the animals are gone.
“I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins,
A haunt of jackals;
And I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.”
A haunt of jackals;
And I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.”
“I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins,
a haunt of jackals;
and I will lay waste the towns of Judah
so no one can live there.”
a haunt of jackals;
and I will lay waste the towns of Judah
so no one can live there.”
Who is the wise man that may understand this? And who is he to whom the mouth of the LORD has spoken, that he may declare it? Why is the land ruined, laid waste like a desert, so that no one passes through?
Who is wise enough to understand this? Who has been instructed by the Lord and can explain it? Why has the land been ruined and laid waste like a desert that no one can cross?
The LORD said, “Because they have forsaken My law which I set before them, and have not obeyed My voice nor walked according to it,
The Lord said, “It is because they have forsaken my law, which I set before them; they have not obeyed me or followed my law.
but have walked after the stubbornness of their heart and after the Baals, as their fathers taught them,”
Instead, they have followed the stubbornness of their hearts; they have followed the Baals, as their ancestors taught them.”
therefore thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, “behold, I will feed them, this people, with wormwood and give them poisoned water to drink.
Therefore this is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: “See, I will make this people eat bitter food and drink poisoned water.
“I will scatter them among the nations, whom neither they nor their fathers have known; and I will send the sword after them until I have annihilated them.”
I will scatter them among nations that neither they nor their ancestors have known, and I will pursue them with the sword until I have made an end of them.”
Thus says the LORD of hosts,
“Consider and call for the mourning women, that they may come;
And send for the wailing women, that they may come!
“Consider and call for the mourning women, that they may come;
And send for the wailing women, that they may come!
This is what the Lord Almighty says:
“Consider now! Call for the wailing women to come;
send for the most skillful of them.
“Consider now! Call for the wailing women to come;
send for the most skillful of them.
“Let them make haste and take up a wailing for us,
That our eyes may shed tears
And our eyelids flow with water.
That our eyes may shed tears
And our eyelids flow with water.
Let them come quickly
and wail over us
till our eyes overflow with tears
and water streams from our eyelids.
and wail over us
till our eyes overflow with tears
and water streams from our eyelids.
“For a voice of wailing is heard from Zion,
‘How are we ruined!
We are put to great shame,
For we have left the land,
Because they have cast down our dwellings.’”
‘How are we ruined!
We are put to great shame,
For we have left the land,
Because they have cast down our dwellings.’”
The sound of wailing is heard from Zion:
‘How ruined we are!
How great is our shame!
We must leave our land
because our houses are in ruins.’ ”
‘How ruined we are!
How great is our shame!
We must leave our land
because our houses are in ruins.’ ”
Now hear the word of the LORD, O you women,
And let your ear receive the word of His mouth;
Teach your daughters wailing,
And everyone her neighbor a dirge.
And let your ear receive the word of His mouth;
Teach your daughters wailing,
And everyone her neighbor a dirge.
Now, you women, hear the word of the Lord;
open your ears to the words of his mouth.
Teach your daughters how to wail;
teach one another a lament.
open your ears to the words of his mouth.
Teach your daughters how to wail;
teach one another a lament.
For death has come up through our windows;
It has entered our palaces
To cut off the children from the streets,
The young men from the town squares.
It has entered our palaces
To cut off the children from the streets,
The young men from the town squares.
Death has climbed in through our windows
and has entered our fortresses;
it has removed the children from the streets
and the young men from the public squares.
and has entered our fortresses;
it has removed the children from the streets
and the young men from the public squares.
Speak, “Thus says the LORD,
‘The corpses of men will fall like dung on the open field,
And like the sheaf after the reaper,
But no one will gather them.’”
‘The corpses of men will fall like dung on the open field,
And like the sheaf after the reaper,
But no one will gather them.’”
Say, “This is what the Lord declares:
“ ‘Dead bodies will lie
like dung on the open field,
like cut grain behind the reaper,
with no one to gather them.’ ”
“ ‘Dead bodies will lie
like dung on the open field,
like cut grain behind the reaper,
with no one to gather them.’ ”
Thus says the LORD, “Let not a wise man boast of his wisdom, and let not the mighty man boast of his might, let not a rich man boast of his riches;
This is what the Lord says:
“Let not the wise boast of their wisdom
or the strong boast of their strength
or the rich boast of their riches,
“Let not the wise boast of their wisdom
or the strong boast of their strength
or the rich boast of their riches,
but let him who boasts boast of this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD who exercises lovingkindness, justice and righteousness on earth; for I delight in these things,” declares the LORD.
but let the one who boasts boast about this:
that they have the understanding to know me,
that I am the Lord, who exercises kindness,
justice and righteousness on earth,
for in these I delight,”
declares the Lord.
that they have the understanding to know me,
that I am the Lord, who exercises kindness,
justice and righteousness on earth,
for in these I delight,”
declares the Lord.
“Behold, the days are coming,” declares the LORD, “that I will punish all who are circumcised and yet uncircumcised —
“The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will punish all who are circumcised only in the flesh —
Egypt and Judah, and Edom and the sons of Ammon, and Moab and all those inhabiting the desert who clip the hair on their temples; for all the nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised of heart.”