Heaven is my throne
This is what the LORD says: ‘Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. Where is the house you will build for me? And where is the place of my rest?’ ‘My hand made all these things, and all these things came to be,’ says the LORD. ‘But to this man I will look: the one who is poor and contrite in spirit, and trembles at my word.’ Whoever kills an ox is like a man who kills a person. Whoever sacrifices a lamb is like one who breaks a dog's neck. Whoever brings a grain offering is like one bringing pig's blood. Whoever burns incense is like one blessing an idol. Yes, they've chosen their own ways, and their soul takes delight in their disgusting things. So I'll choose the way they'll be dealt with, and bring on them the things they dread. Because I called and nobody answered. I spoke and they didn't listen. They did what was wrong in my eyes and chose what I didn't want. Hear the word of the LORD, you who tremble at his word. Your brothers who hated you and cast you out for my name's sake said, ‘Let the LORD be glorified.’ But he will appear to your joy, and they will be ashamed. A roar comes from the city, a voice from the temple — the voice of the LORD paying back his enemies.
This is what the Lord says: Heaven is my throne and the earth is my footstool. Where's the house you're building for me, and where's my resting place? My own hand made all these things, and that's how they all came to be, declares the Lord. But this is the one I'll look at — the one who is poor and crushed in spirit, who shakes at my word. Whoever kills an ox is like a man who kills a person. Whoever sacrifices a lamb is like one who breaks a dog's neck. Whoever brings a grain offering is like one bringing pig's blood. Whoever burns incense is like one blessing an idol. Yes, they've chosen their own ways, and their soul takes delight in their disgusting things. So I'll choose the way they'll be dealt with, and bring on them the things they dread. Because I called and nobody answered. I spoke and they didn't listen. They did what was wrong in my eyes and chose what I didn't want. Listen to the word of the Lord, you who shake at his word. Your own brothers who hate you and throw you out for my name's sake have said, Let the Lord be glorified — but he'll show up in your joy, and they'll be the ones put to shame. A noise of uproar from the town, a voice from the temple, the voice of the Lord paying back his enemies what's owing.
Thus saith the LORD, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest? For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word. He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he cut off a dog’s neck; he that offereth an oblation, as if he offered swine’s blood; he that burneth incense, as if he blessed an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations. I also will choose their delusions, and will bring their fears upon them; because when I called, none did answer; when I spake, they did not hear: but they did evil before mine eyes, and chose that in which I delighted not. Hear the word of the LORD, ye that tremble at his word; Your brethren that hated you, that cast you out for my name’s sake, said, Let the LORD be glorified: but he shall appear to your joy, and they shall be ashamed. A voice of noise from the city, a voice from the temple, a voice of the LORD that rendereth recompence to his enemies.
This is what the LORD says: ‘Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. Where is the house you will build for me? And where is the place of my rest?’
This is what the Lord says: Heaven is my throne and the earth is my footstool. Where's the house you're building for me, and where's my resting place?
Thus saith the LORD, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest?
‘My hand made all these things, and all these things came to be,’ says the LORD. ‘But to this man I will look: the one who is poor and contrite in spirit, and trembles at my word.’
My own hand made all these things, and that's how they all came to be, declares the Lord. But this is the one I'll look at — the one who is poor and crushed in spirit, who shakes at my word.
For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.
Whoever kills an ox is like a man who kills a person. Whoever sacrifices a lamb is like one who breaks a dog's neck. Whoever brings a grain offering is like one bringing pig's blood. Whoever burns incense is like one blessing an idol. Yes, they've chosen their own ways, and their soul takes delight in their disgusting things.
He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he cut off a dog’s neck; he that offereth an oblation, as if he offered swine’s blood; he that burneth incense, as if he blessed an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations.
So I'll choose the way they'll be dealt with, and bring on them the things they dread. Because I called and nobody answered. I spoke and they didn't listen. They did what was wrong in my eyes and chose what I didn't want.
I also will choose their delusions, and will bring their fears upon them; because when I called, none did answer; when I spake, they did not hear: but they did evil before mine eyes, and chose that in which I delighted not.
Hear the word of the LORD, you who tremble at his word. Your brothers who hated you and cast you out for my name's sake said, ‘Let the LORD be glorified.’ But he will appear to your joy, and they will be ashamed.
Listen to the word of the Lord, you who shake at his word. Your own brothers who hate you and throw you out for my name's sake have said, Let the Lord be glorified — but he'll show up in your joy, and they'll be the ones put to shame.
Hear the word of the LORD, ye that tremble at his word; Your brethren that hated you, that cast you out for my name’s sake, said, Let the LORD be glorified: but he shall appear to your joy, and they shall be ashamed.
A roar comes from the city, a voice from the temple — the voice of the LORD paying back his enemies.
A noise of uproar from the town, a voice from the temple, the voice of the Lord paying back his enemies what's owing.
A voice of noise from the city, a voice from the temple, a voice of the LORD that rendereth recompence to his enemies.
Jerusalem gives birth
Before she went into labour she gave birth. Before her pains came on her she delivered a boy. Who has heard such a thing? Who has seen such things? Will the earth be made to bring forth in one day, or will a nation be born at once? For as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children. ‘Will I bring to the birth and not cause to bring forth?’ says the LORD. ‘Will I cause to bring forth and shut the womb?’ says your God. Rejoice with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all you who love her. Rejoice for joy with her, all you who mourn for her, So you can feed and be filled at the breast of her comfort, so you can drink deep and delight in the much her glory. This is what the LORD says: ‘I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream. Then you'll feed, be carried on her sides and dandled on her knees.’ ‘As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you; and you will be comforted in Jerusalem.’ You'll see it and your heart will be glad, and your bones will spring up like new grass. The hand of the LORD will be known to his servants, and his anger to his enemies.
Before she went into labour she gave birth. Before her pains came on her she delivered a boy. Who ever heard of a thing like that? Who's seen anything like it? Can the earth bring something to birth in one day? Can a nation be born all at once? Because as soon as Zion went into labour she gave birth to her children. Am I the one who brings to the point of birth and then doesn't deliver? says the Lord. Am I the one who delivers and then closes the womb? says your God. Celebrate with Jerusalem and be glad for her, everyone who loves her. Celebrate for joy with her, everyone who mourns over her — so you can feed and be filled at the breast of her comfort, so you can drink deep and take delight in the plenty of her glory. Because this is what the Lord says: Look — I'll spread peace out to her like a river, and the glory of the nations like a river in flood. Then you'll feed, and be carried on her side and bounced on her knees. As a mother comforts her son, that's how I'll comfort you, and you'll be comforted in Jerusalem. You'll see it and your heart will be glad, and your bones will spring up like new grass. The hand of the Lord will be known to his servants, and his anger to his enemies.
Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man child. Who hath heard such a thing? who hath seen such things? Shall the earth be made to bring forth in one day? or shall a nation be born at once? for as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children. Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? saith the LORD: shall I cause to bring forth, and shut the womb? saith thy God. Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all ye that love her: rejoice for joy with her, all ye that mourn for her: That ye may suck, and be satisfied with the breasts of her consolations; that ye may milk out, and be delighted with the abundance of her glory. For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream: then shall ye suck, ye shall be borne upon her sides, and be dandled upon her knees. As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem. And when ye see this, your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall flourish like an herb: and the hand of the LORD shall be known toward his servants, and his indignation toward his enemies.
Before she went into labour she gave birth. Before her pains came on her she delivered a boy.
Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man child.
Who has heard such a thing? Who has seen such things? Will the earth be made to bring forth in one day, or will a nation be born at once? For as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children.
Who ever heard of a thing like that? Who's seen anything like it? Can the earth bring something to birth in one day? Can a nation be born all at once? Because as soon as Zion went into labour she gave birth to her children.
Who hath heard such a thing? who hath seen such things? Shall the earth be made to bring forth in one day? or shall a nation be born at once? for as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children.
‘Will I bring to the birth and not cause to bring forth?’ says the LORD. ‘Will I cause to bring forth and shut the womb?’ says your God.
Am I the one who brings to the point of birth and then doesn't deliver? says the Lord. Am I the one who delivers and then closes the womb? says your God.
Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? saith the LORD: shall I cause to bring forth, and shut the womb? saith thy God.
Rejoice with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all you who love her. Rejoice for joy with her, all you who mourn for her,
Celebrate with Jerusalem and be glad for her, everyone who loves her. Celebrate for joy with her, everyone who mourns over her —
Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all ye that love her: rejoice for joy with her, all ye that mourn for her:
So you can feed and be filled at the breast of her comfort, so you can drink deep and delight in the much her glory.
so you can feed and be filled at the breast of her comfort, so you can drink deep and take delight in the plenty of her glory.
That ye may suck, and be satisfied with the breasts of her consolations; that ye may milk out, and be delighted with the abundance of her glory.
This is what the LORD says: ‘I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream. Then you'll feed, be carried on her sides and dandled on her knees.’
Because this is what the Lord says: Look — I'll spread peace out to her like a river, and the glory of the nations like a river in flood. Then you'll feed, and be carried on her side and bounced on her knees.
For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream: then shall ye suck, ye shall be borne upon her sides, and be dandled upon her knees.
‘As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you; and you will be comforted in Jerusalem.’
As a mother comforts her son, that's how I'll comfort you, and you'll be comforted in Jerusalem.
As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem.
You'll see it and your heart will be glad, and your bones will spring up like new grass. The hand of the LORD will be known to his servants, and his anger to his enemies.
You'll see it and your heart will be glad, and your bones will spring up like new grass. The hand of the Lord will be known to his servants, and his anger to his enemies.
And when ye see this, your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall flourish like an herb: and the hand of the LORD shall be known toward his servants, and his indignation toward his enemies.
The final gathering
For look: the LORD will come with fire, and with his chariots like a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury and his rebuke with flames of fire. Because the LORD will bring judgment by fire and by his sword on all flesh, and there'll be many killed by the LORD. Those who set themselves apart and purify themselves in the gardens behind one tree in the middle, eating pig's flesh, the disgusting thing and the mouse, will be consumed together, says the LORD. Because I know what they do and what they think. The time is coming when I'll gather all nations and tongues, and they'll come and see my glory. I'll set a sign among them, and I'll send those who escape to the nations — Tarshish, Pul and Lud, who draw the bow, Tubal and Javan, and the islands far away that haven't heard my fame or seen my glory. They'll declare my glory among the Gentiles. And they'll bring all your brothers out of all the nations as an offering to the LORD — on horses and in chariots and wagons, on mules and camels — to my holy mountain Jerusalem, says the LORD, the way the people of Israel bring an offering in a clean vessel to the house of the LORD. And I'll take some of them for priests and for Levites, says the LORD. ‘For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, will remain before me,’ says the LORD, ‘so will your seed and your name remain.’ ‘From one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, all flesh will come to worship before me,’ says the LORD. They will go out and look on the carcasses of the men who have transgressed against me. Their worm will not die, neither will their fire be quenched; and they will be an abhorring to all flesh.
Because look — the Lord will come with fire, and his chariots like a whirlwind, to give back his anger in fury and his rebuke in flames of fire. Because the Lord will bring judgment by fire and by his sword on all flesh, and there'll be many killed by the Lord. The ones who set themselves apart and make themselves clean for the gardens, following the one in the middle, eating pig's meat and vermin and mice — they'll be finished together, declares the Lord. Because I know what they do and what they think. The time is coming when I'll gather all nations and tongues, and they'll come and see my glory. I'll set a sign among them, and I'll send the ones who escape from them to the nations — to Tarshish, Pul and Lud who draw the bow, to Tubal and Javan, to the islands far off that haven't heard my name or seen my glory. And they'll tell out my glory among the nations. And they'll bring all your brothers out of all the nations as an offering to the Lord — on horses and in chariots and wagons, on mules and camels — to my holy mountain Jerusalem, says the Lord, the way the people of Israel bring an offering in a clean vessel to the house of the Lord. And I'll take some of them for priests and for Levites, says the Lord. Because as the new heavens and the new earth I make will stand in front of me, declares the Lord, that's how your offspring and your name will stand. And from one new moon to the next and from one sabbath to the next, everyone alive will come and bow down in front of me, says the Lord. And they'll go out and look at the bodies of the men who rebelled against me. Because their worm won't die and their fire won't be put out, and they'll be a horror to everyone alive.
For, behold, the LORD will come with fire, and with his chariots like a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire. For by fire and by his sword will the LORD plead with all flesh: and the slain of the LORD shall be many. They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in the gardens behind one tree in the midst, eating swine’s flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, shall be consumed together, saith the LORD. For I know their works and their thoughts: it shall come, that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see my glory. And I will set a sign among them, and I will send those that escape of them unto the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow, to Tubal, and Javan, to the isles afar off, that have not heard my fame, neither have seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory among the Gentiles. And they shall bring all your brethren for an offering unto the LORD out of all nations upon horses, and in chariots, and in litters, and upon mules, and upon swift beasts, to my holy mountain Jerusalem, saith the LORD, as the children of Israel bring an offering in a clean vessel into the house of the LORD. And I will also take of them for priests and for Levites, saith the LORD. For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the LORD, so shall your seed and your name remain. And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the LORD. And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh.
For look: the LORD will come with fire, and with his chariots like a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury and his rebuke with flames of fire.
Because look — the Lord will come with fire, and his chariots like a whirlwind, to give back his anger in fury and his rebuke in flames of fire.
For, behold, the LORD will come with fire, and with his chariots like a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire.
Because the LORD will bring judgment by fire and by his sword on all flesh, and there'll be many killed by the LORD.
Because the Lord will bring judgment by fire and by his sword on all flesh, and there'll be many killed by the Lord.
For by fire and by his sword will the LORD plead with all flesh: and the slain of the LORD shall be many.
Those who set themselves apart and purify themselves in the gardens behind one tree in the middle, eating pig's flesh, the disgusting thing and the mouse, will be consumed together, says the LORD.
The ones who set themselves apart and make themselves clean for the gardens, following the one in the middle, eating pig's meat and vermin and mice — they'll be finished together, declares the Lord.
They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in the gardens behind one tree in the midst, eating swine’s flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, shall be consumed together, saith the LORD.
Because I know what they do and what they think. The time is coming when I'll gather all nations and tongues, and they'll come and see my glory.
For I know their works and their thoughts: it shall come, that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see my glory.
I'll set a sign among them, and I'll send those who escape to the nations — Tarshish, Pul and Lud, who draw the bow, Tubal and Javan, and the islands far away that haven't heard my fame or seen my glory. They'll declare my glory among the Gentiles.
I'll set a sign among them, and I'll send the ones who escape from them to the nations — to Tarshish, Pul and Lud who draw the bow, to Tubal and Javan, to the islands far off that haven't heard my name or seen my glory. And they'll tell out my glory among the nations.
And I will set a sign among them, and I will send those that escape of them unto the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow, to Tubal, and Javan, to the isles afar off, that have not heard my fame, neither have seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory among the Gentiles.
And they'll bring all your brothers out of all the nations as an offering to the LORD — on horses and in chariots and wagons, on mules and camels — to my holy mountain Jerusalem, says the LORD, the way the people of Israel bring an offering in a clean vessel to the house of the LORD.
And they'll bring all your brothers out of all the nations as an offering to the Lord — on horses and in chariots and wagons, on mules and camels — to my holy mountain Jerusalem, says the Lord, the way the people of Israel bring an offering in a clean vessel to the house of the Lord.
And they shall bring all your brethren for an offering unto the LORD out of all nations upon horses, and in chariots, and in litters, and upon mules, and upon swift beasts, to my holy mountain Jerusalem, saith the LORD, as the children of Israel bring an offering in a clean vessel into the house of the LORD.
And I'll take some of them for priests and for Levites, says the LORD.
And I'll take some of them for priests and for Levites, says the Lord.
And I will also take of them for priests and for Levites, saith the LORD.
‘For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, will remain before me,’ says the LORD, ‘so will your seed and your name remain.’
Because as the new heavens and the new earth I make will stand in front of me, declares the Lord, that's how your offspring and your name will stand.
For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the LORD, so shall your seed and your name remain.
‘From one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, all flesh will come to worship before me,’ says the LORD.
And from one new moon to the next and from one sabbath to the next, everyone alive will come and bow down in front of me, says the Lord.
And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the LORD.
They will go out and look on the carcasses of the men who have transgressed against me. Their worm will not die, neither will their fire be quenched; and they will be an abhorring to all flesh.
And they'll go out and look at the bodies of the men who rebelled against me. Because their worm won't die and their fire won't be put out, and they'll be a horror to everyone alive.
And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh.