Nowhere to hide
I saw the Lord standing upon the altar, and he said: Strike the lintel of the door so the posts shake, and bring it down on the heads of all of them. The last of them I will kill with the sword. Not one who flees will get away, and not one who escapes will be delivered. Though they dig down to the grave, my hand will take them from there. Though they climb up to heaven, I will bring them down from there. Though they hide on the top of Carmel, I will hunt them down and take them from there. Though they hide from my sight at the bottom of the sea, I will command the serpent there and it will bite them. Though they go into exile in front of their enemies, I will command the sword there and it will kill them. I will fix my eyes on them for harm and not for good. The Lord God Almighty touches the land and it melts, and everyone living in it mourns. The whole of it will rise like a flood and be drowned, as by the flood of Egypt. He builds his upper rooms in the heavens and sets their foundation on the earth. He calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out over the face of the earth. The Lord is his name. Aren't you like the Ethiopians to me, Israelites? says the Lord. Didn't I bring Israel up out of the land of Egypt, and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir? Look, the eyes of the Lord God are on the sinful kingdom, and I will wipe it off the face of the earth. But I won't wipe out the house of Jacob entirely, says the Lord. Because I will give the command, and I will sift the people of Israel among all the nations as grain is sifted in a sieve, yet not the least grain will fall upon the earth. All the sinners among my people will die by the sword — the ones who say, Disaster won't come near us or meet us.
I saw the Lord standing on the altar, and he said: Strike the top of the door, so the doorposts shake. And cut them on the head, all of them. And I'll kill the last of them with the sword. Nobody running will get away, and nobody who gets away will escape. Though they dig into the grave, my hand will take them from there. And though they go up to heaven, I'll bring them down from there. And though they hide themselves on the top of Carmel, I'll look for them and take them from there. And though they're hidden from my sight at the bottom of the sea, I'll order the serpent there and it'll bite them. And though they go into captivity in front of the ones against them, I'll order the sword there and it'll kill them. And I'll set my eyes on them for evil and not for good. And the Lord God Almighty is the one who touches the land and it melts, and everyone living in it will mourn. All of it will rise like the Nile and sink again like the river of Egypt. He's the one who builds his upper rooms in the heavens and has set his vault over the earth, who calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out on the face of the earth. The Lord is his name. Aren't you like the people of Cush to me, you people of Israel? says the Lord. Didn't I bring Israel up out of the land of Egypt, and the Philistines out of Caphtor, and the Arameans out of Kir? Look — the eyes of the Lord God are on the sinful kingdom, and I'll wreck it off the face of the earth. Except I won't completely wreck the house of Jacob, says the Lord. Because look — I'll give the order, and I'll sift the house of Israel among all the nations the way grain is sifted in a sieve, and not the smallest grain will fall to the ground. All the sinners of my people will die by the sword — the ones who say: Trouble won't reach us or meet us.
I saw the LORD standing upon the altar: and he said, Smite the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake: and cut them in the head, all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: he that fleeth of them shall not flee away, and he that escapeth of them shall not be delivered. Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down: And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, thence will I command the serpent, and he shall bite them: And though they go into captivity before their enemies, thence will I command the sword, and it shall slay them: and I will set mine eyes upon them for evil, and not for good. And the Lord GOD of hosts is he that toucheth the land, and it shall melt, and all that dwell therein shall mourn: and it shall rise up wholly like a flood; and shall be drowned, as by the flood of Egypt. It is he that buildeth his stories in the heaven, and hath founded his troop in the earth; he that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his name. Are ye not as children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of Israel? saith the LORD. Have not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt? and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir? Behold, the eyes of the Lord GOD are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the face of the earth; saving that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, saith the LORD. For, lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all nations, like as corn is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least grain fall upon the earth. All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, which say, The evil shall not overtake nor prevent us.
I saw the Lord standing upon the altar, and he said: Strike the lintel of the door so the posts shake, and bring it down on the heads of all of them. The last of them I will kill with the sword. Not one who flees will get away, and not one who escapes will be delivered.
I saw the Lord standing on the altar, and he said: Strike the top of the door, so the doorposts shake. And cut them on the head, all of them. And I'll kill the last of them with the sword. Nobody running will get away, and nobody who gets away will escape.
I saw the LORD standing upon the altar: and he said, Smite the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake: and cut them in the head, all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: he that fleeth of them shall not flee away, and he that escapeth of them shall not be delivered.
Though they dig down to the grave, my hand will take them from there. Though they climb up to heaven, I will bring them down from there.
Though they dig into the grave, my hand will take them from there. And though they go up to heaven, I'll bring them down from there.
Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down:
Though they hide on the top of Carmel, I will hunt them down and take them from there. Though they hide from my sight at the bottom of the sea, I will command the serpent there and it will bite them.
And though they hide themselves on the top of Carmel, I'll look for them and take them from there. And though they're hidden from my sight at the bottom of the sea, I'll order the serpent there and it'll bite them.
And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, thence will I command the serpent, and he shall bite them:
Though they go into exile in front of their enemies, I will command the sword there and it will kill them. I will fix my eyes on them for harm and not for good.
And though they go into captivity in front of the ones against them, I'll order the sword there and it'll kill them. And I'll set my eyes on them for evil and not for good.
And though they go into captivity before their enemies, thence will I command the sword, and it shall slay them: and I will set mine eyes upon them for evil, and not for good.
The Lord God Almighty touches the land and it melts, and everyone living in it mourns. The whole of it will rise like a flood and be drowned, as by the flood of Egypt.
And the Lord God Almighty is the one who touches the land and it melts, and everyone living in it will mourn. All of it will rise like the Nile and sink again like the river of Egypt.
And the Lord GOD of hosts is he that toucheth the land, and it shall melt, and all that dwell therein shall mourn: and it shall rise up wholly like a flood; and shall be drowned, as by the flood of Egypt.
He builds his upper rooms in the heavens and sets their foundation on the earth. He calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out over the face of the earth. The Lord is his name.
He's the one who builds his upper rooms in the heavens and has set his vault over the earth, who calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out on the face of the earth. The Lord is his name.
It is he that buildeth his stories in the heaven, and hath founded his troop in the earth; he that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his name.
Aren't you like the Ethiopians to me, Israelites? says the Lord. Didn't I bring Israel up out of the land of Egypt, and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?
Aren't you like the people of Cush to me, you people of Israel? says the Lord. Didn't I bring Israel up out of the land of Egypt, and the Philistines out of Caphtor, and the Arameans out of Kir?
Are ye not as children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of Israel? saith the LORD. Have not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt? and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?
Look, the eyes of the Lord God are on the sinful kingdom, and I will wipe it off the face of the earth. But I won't wipe out the house of Jacob entirely, says the Lord.
Look — the eyes of the Lord God are on the sinful kingdom, and I'll wreck it off the face of the earth. Except I won't completely wreck the house of Jacob, says the Lord.
Behold, the eyes of the Lord GOD are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the face of the earth; saving that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, saith the LORD.
Because I will give the command, and I will sift the people of Israel among all the nations as grain is sifted in a sieve, yet not the least grain will fall upon the earth.
Because look — I'll give the order, and I'll sift the house of Israel among all the nations the way grain is sifted in a sieve, and not the smallest grain will fall to the ground.
For, lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all nations, like as corn is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least grain fall upon the earth.
All the sinners among my people will die by the sword — the ones who say, Disaster won't come near us or meet us.
All the sinners of my people will die by the sword — the ones who say: Trouble won't reach us or meet us.
All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, which say, The evil shall not overtake nor prevent us.
The fallen tent of David
On that day I will raise up the fallen tent of David. I will close up its breaches, raise up its ruins, and rebuild it as it was in days of old, so they may possess the survivors of Edom and all the nations called by my name, says the Lord who does this. The days are coming, says the Lord, when the ploughman will overtake the reaper and the treader of grapes the one sowing seed. The mountains will drip sweet wine, and all the hills will melt. And I will bring back my people Israel from exile. They will rebuild the ruined cities and live in them. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine. They will make gardens and eat their fruit. And I will plant them in their own land, and they will never again be pulled up out of the land I have given them, says the Lord your God.
On that day I'll raise up the fallen tent of David and close up its breaks. And I'll raise up its ruins and build it the way it was in the old days — so they take over what's left of Edom and all the nations that are called by my name, says the Lord who does this. Look — the days are coming, says the Lord, when the ploughman will catch up with the reaper, and the one treading the grapes with the one sowing the seed. And the mountains will drip with sweet wine, and all the hills will melt. And I'll bring my people Israel back from where they've been taken. And they'll build the wasted towns and live in them. And they'll plant vineyards and drink the wine of them, and make gardens and eat the fruit of them. And I'll plant them on their land, and they won't be pulled up again out of their land that I've given them, says the Lord your God.
In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old: That they may possess the remnant of Edom, and of all the heathen, which are called by my name, saith the LORD that doeth this. Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed; and the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and all the hills shall melt. And I will bring again the captivity of my people of Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them. And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be pulled up out of their land which I have given them, saith the LORD thy God.
On that day I will raise up the fallen tent of David. I will close up its breaches, raise up its ruins, and rebuild it as it was in days of old,
On that day I'll raise up the fallen tent of David and close up its breaks. And I'll raise up its ruins and build it the way it was in the old days —
In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old:
so they may possess the survivors of Edom and all the nations called by my name, says the Lord who does this.
so they take over what's left of Edom and all the nations that are called by my name, says the Lord who does this.
That they may possess the remnant of Edom, and of all the heathen, which are called by my name, saith the LORD that doeth this.
The days are coming, says the Lord, when the ploughman will overtake the reaper and the treader of grapes the one sowing seed. The mountains will drip sweet wine, and all the hills will melt.
Look — the days are coming, says the Lord, when the ploughman will catch up with the reaper, and the one treading the grapes with the one sowing the seed. And the mountains will drip with sweet wine, and all the hills will melt.
Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed; and the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and all the hills shall melt.
And I will bring back my people Israel from exile. They will rebuild the ruined cities and live in them. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine. They will make gardens and eat their fruit.
And I'll bring my people Israel back from where they've been taken. And they'll build the wasted towns and live in them. And they'll plant vineyards and drink the wine of them, and make gardens and eat the fruit of them.
And I will bring again the captivity of my people of Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them.
And I will plant them in their own land, and they will never again be pulled up out of the land I have given them, says the Lord your God.
And I'll plant them on their land, and they won't be pulled up again out of their land that I've given them, says the Lord your God.
And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be pulled up out of their land which I have given them, saith the LORD thy God.