They refuse to come back
At that time, declares the LORD, they'll bring out the bones of the kings of Judah and the bones of its officials and the bones of the priests and the bones of the prophets and the bones of the people of Jerusalem out of their graves. And they'll spread them out before the sun and the moon and the whole host of heaven, those they loved and served and followed and looked for and bowed down to. They won't be gathered or buried. They'll be dung on the face of the ground. And death will be chosen over life by all those left of this wicked family, in all the places I've driven them, declares the LORD Almighty. And tell them: This is what the LORD says. Do people fall down and not rise? Does someone turn away and not come back? So why has this people of Jerusalem turned away in a turning that never stops? They've held onto lies and refused to come back. I listened and heard — they don't speak straight. Nobody was sorry about his wickedness, saying, What have I done? Every one of them has gone off on his own course, like a horse charging into battle. Even the stork in heaven knows her appointed times; the turtledove, the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming. But my people do not know the judgment of the LORD. How can you say, We're wise and the law of the LORD is with us — when the lying pen of the scribes has turned it into a lie? The wise men will be ashamed. They'll be broken and caught. Look: they've rejected the word of the LORD, so what wisdom have they got? So I'll give their wives to others and their fields to men who'll take them over. Because from the least to the greatest, every one of them is greedy for gain. From prophet to priest, every one of them deals falsely. They've patched up the fracture of the daughter of my people lightly, saying, Peace, peace — and there's no peace. Were they ashamed when they did the disgusting thing? No — they weren't ashamed at all and they didn't know how to blush. So they'll fall among the fallen. When I deal with them they'll be brought down, says the LORD. I'll consume them completely, declares the LORD. There'll be no grapes on the vine and no figs on the fig tree, and the leaf will wither. What I've given them will go past them.
At that time, declares the Lord, they'll bring out the bones of the kings of Judah and the bones of its officials and the bones of the priests and the bones of the prophets and the bones of the people of Jerusalem out of their graves. And they'll spread them out in front of the sun and the moon and the whole host of the sky, the ones they loved and served and walked after and looked for and bowed down to. They won't be gathered or buried. They'll be dung on the face of the ground. And death will be chosen over life by all the ones left of this wicked family, in all the places I've driven them, declares the Lord Almighty. And tell them: This is what the Lord says. Do people fall down and not get up? Does someone turn away and not come back? So why has this people of Jerusalem turned away in a turning that never stops? They've held onto lies and refused to come back. I listened and heard — they don't speak straight. Nobody was sorry about his wickedness, saying, What have I done? Every one of them has gone off on his own course, like a horse charging into battle. Even the stork in the sky knows her seasons, and the dove and the swift and the swallow keep the time of their coming. But my people don't know the justice of the Lord. How can you say, We're wise and the teaching of the Lord is with us — when the lying pen of the scribes has turned it into a lie? The wise men will be ashamed. They'll be broken and caught. Look — they've knocked back the word of the Lord, so what wisdom have they got? So I'll give their wives to others and their fields to men who'll take them over. Because from the least to the greatest, every one of them is greedy for gain. From prophet to priest, every one of them deals falsely. They've patched up the fracture of the daughter of my people lightly, saying, Peace, peace — and there's no peace. Were they ashamed when they did the disgusting thing? No — they weren't ashamed at all and they didn't know how to blush. So they'll fall among the fallen. When I deal with them they'll be brought down, says the Lord. I'll finish them off completely, declares the Lord. There'll be no grapes on the vine and no figs on the fig tree, and the leaf will wither. What I've given them will go past them.
At that time, saith the LORD, they shall bring out the bones of the kings of Judah, and the bones of his princes, and the bones of the priests, and the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, out of their graves: And they shall spread them before the sun, and the moon, and all the host of heaven, whom they have loved, and whom they have served, and after whom they have walked, and whom they have sought, and whom they have worshipped: they shall not be gathered, nor be buried; they shall be for dung upon the face of the earth. And death shall be chosen rather than life by all the residue of them that remain of this evil family, which remain in all the places whither I have driven them, saith the LORD of hosts. Moreover thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD; Shall they fall, and not arise? shall he turn away, and not return? Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return. I hearkened and heard, but they spake not aright: no man repented him of his wickedness, saying, What have I done? every one turned to his course, as the horse rusheth into the battle. Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of the LORD. How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of the LORD is with us? Lo, certainly in vain made he it; the pen of the scribes is in vain. The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the LORD; and what wisdom is in them? Therefore will I give their wives unto others, and their fields to them that shall inherit them: for every one from the least even unto the greatest is given to covetousness, from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely. For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace. Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore shall they fall among them that fall: in the time of their visitation they shall be cast down, saith the LORD. I will surely consume them, saith the LORD: there shall be no grapes on the vine, nor figs on the fig tree, and the leaf shall fade; and the things that I have given them shall pass away from them.
At that time, declares the LORD, they'll bring out the bones of the kings of Judah and the bones of its officials and the bones of the priests and the bones of the prophets and the bones of the people of Jerusalem out of their graves.
At that time, declares the Lord, they'll bring out the bones of the kings of Judah and the bones of its officials and the bones of the priests and the bones of the prophets and the bones of the people of Jerusalem out of their graves.
At that time, saith the LORD, they shall bring out the bones of the kings of Judah, and the bones of his princes, and the bones of the priests, and the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, out of their graves:
And they'll spread them out before the sun and the moon and the whole host of heaven, those they loved and served and followed and looked for and bowed down to. They won't be gathered or buried. They'll be dung on the face of the ground.
And they'll spread them out in front of the sun and the moon and the whole host of the sky, the ones they loved and served and walked after and looked for and bowed down to. They won't be gathered or buried. They'll be dung on the face of the ground.
And they shall spread them before the sun, and the moon, and all the host of heaven, whom they have loved, and whom they have served, and after whom they have walked, and whom they have sought, and whom they have worshipped: they shall not be gathered, nor be buried; they shall be for dung upon the face of the earth.
And death will be chosen over life by all those left of this wicked family, in all the places I've driven them, declares the LORD Almighty.
And death will be chosen over life by all the ones left of this wicked family, in all the places I've driven them, declares the Lord Almighty.
And death shall be chosen rather than life by all the residue of them that remain of this evil family, which remain in all the places whither I have driven them, saith the LORD of hosts.
And tell them: This is what the LORD says. Do people fall down and not rise? Does someone turn away and not come back?
And tell them: This is what the Lord says. Do people fall down and not get up? Does someone turn away and not come back?
Moreover thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD; Shall they fall, and not arise? shall he turn away, and not return?
So why has this people of Jerusalem turned away in a turning that never stops? They've held onto lies and refused to come back.
Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.
I listened and heard — they don't speak straight. Nobody was sorry about his wickedness, saying, What have I done? Every one of them has gone off on his own course, like a horse charging into battle.
I hearkened and heard, but they spake not aright: no man repented him of his wickedness, saying, What have I done? every one turned to his course, as the horse rusheth into the battle.
Even the stork in heaven knows her appointed times; the turtledove, the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming. But my people do not know the judgment of the LORD.
Even the stork in the sky knows her seasons, and the dove and the swift and the swallow keep the time of their coming. But my people don't know the justice of the Lord.
Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of the LORD.
How can you say, We're wise and the law of the LORD is with us — when the lying pen of the scribes has turned it into a lie?
How can you say, We're wise and the teaching of the Lord is with us — when the lying pen of the scribes has turned it into a lie?
How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of the LORD is with us? Lo, certainly in vain made he it; the pen of the scribes is in vain.
The wise men will be ashamed. They'll be broken and caught. Look: they've rejected the word of the LORD, so what wisdom have they got?
The wise men will be ashamed. They'll be broken and caught. Look — they've knocked back the word of the Lord, so what wisdom have they got?
The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the LORD; and what wisdom is in them?
So I'll give their wives to others and their fields to men who'll take them over. Because from the least to the greatest, every one of them is greedy for gain. From prophet to priest, every one of them deals falsely.
Therefore will I give their wives unto others, and their fields to them that shall inherit them: for every one from the least even unto the greatest is given to covetousness, from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.
They've patched up the fracture of the daughter of my people lightly, saying, Peace, peace — and there's no peace.
For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
Were they ashamed when they did the disgusting thing? No — they weren't ashamed at all and they didn't know how to blush. So they'll fall among the fallen. When I deal with them they'll be brought down, says the LORD.
Were they ashamed when they did the disgusting thing? No — they weren't ashamed at all and they didn't know how to blush. So they'll fall among the fallen. When I deal with them they'll be brought down, says the Lord.
Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore shall they fall among them that fall: in the time of their visitation they shall be cast down, saith the LORD.
I'll consume them completely, declares the LORD. There'll be no grapes on the vine and no figs on the fig tree, and the leaf will wither. What I've given them will go past them.
I'll finish them off completely, declares the Lord. There'll be no grapes on the vine and no figs on the fig tree, and the leaf will wither. What I've given them will go past them.
I will surely consume them, saith the LORD: there shall be no grapes on the vine, nor figs on the fig tree, and the leaf shall fade; and the things that I have given them shall pass away from them.
No balm in Gilead
What are we sitting round for? Gather together and let's get into the fortified cities and go quiet there. Because the LORD our God has made us go quiet and given us poisoned water to drink, because we've sinned against the LORD. We waited for peace and there's nothing good. We waited for a time of healing, and here's terror. The snorting of his horses was heard from Dan. The whole land shook at the sound of the neighing of his strong ones. They came and ate up the land and everything in it, the city and the people living in it. “I will send serpents and cockatrices among you, which cannot be charmed, and they will bite you,” says the LORD. When I try to lift myself out of grief, my heart is sick inside me. Listen — the cry of the daughter of my people from a far country: Isn't the LORD in Zion? Isn't her king in her? Why have they made me angry with their carved images, with foreign nothings? The harvest is past, the summer is over, and we are not saved. The daughter of my people is broken and I'm broken. I'm in mourning. Horror has taken hold of me. Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? Why then has the health of the daughter of my people not recovered?
What are we sitting round for? Gather together and let's get into the fortified towns and go quiet there. Because the Lord our God has made us go quiet and given us poisoned water to drink, because we've sinned against the Lord. We waited for peace and there's nothing good. We waited for a time of healing, and here's terror. The snorting of his horses was heard from Dan. The whole land shook at the sound of the neighing of his strong ones. They came and ate up the land and everything in it, the town and the people living in it. Because look — I'm sending snakes among you, adders that won't be charmed, and they'll bite you, declares the Lord. When I try to lift myself out of grief, my heart is sick inside me. Listen — the cry of the daughter of my people from a far country: Isn't the Lord in Zion? Isn't her king in her? Why have they made me angry with their carved images, with foreign nothings? The harvest is over, the summer is finished, and we're not saved. The daughter of my people is broken and I'm broken. I'm in mourning. Horror has taken hold of me. Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no doctor there? So why hasn't the health of the daughter of my people come back?
Why do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the defenced cities, and let us be silent there: for the LORD our God hath put us to silence, and given us water of gall to drink, because we have sinned against the LORD. We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of health, and behold trouble! The snorting of his horses was heard from Dan: the whole land trembled at the sound of the neighing of his strong ones; for they are come, and have devoured the land, and all that is in it; the city, and those that dwell therein. For, behold, I will send serpents, cockatrices, among you, which will not be charmed, and they shall bite you, saith the LORD. When I would comfort myself against sorrow, my heart is faint in me. Behold the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people because of them that dwell in a far country: Is not the LORD in Zion? is not her king in her? Why have they provoked me to anger with their graven images, and with strange vanities? The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved. For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt; I am black; astonishment hath taken hold on me. Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered?
What are we sitting round for? Gather together and let's get into the fortified cities and go quiet there. Because the LORD our God has made us go quiet and given us poisoned water to drink, because we've sinned against the LORD.
What are we sitting round for? Gather together and let's get into the fortified towns and go quiet there. Because the Lord our God has made us go quiet and given us poisoned water to drink, because we've sinned against the Lord.
Why do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the defenced cities, and let us be silent there: for the LORD our God hath put us to silence, and given us water of gall to drink, because we have sinned against the LORD.
We waited for peace and there's nothing good. We waited for a time of healing, and here's terror.
We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of health, and behold trouble!
The snorting of his horses was heard from Dan. The whole land shook at the sound of the neighing of his strong ones. They came and ate up the land and everything in it, the city and the people living in it.
The snorting of his horses was heard from Dan. The whole land shook at the sound of the neighing of his strong ones. They came and ate up the land and everything in it, the town and the people living in it.
The snorting of his horses was heard from Dan: the whole land trembled at the sound of the neighing of his strong ones; for they are come, and have devoured the land, and all that is in it; the city, and those that dwell therein.
“I will send serpents and cockatrices among you, which cannot be charmed, and they will bite you,” says the LORD.
Because look — I'm sending snakes among you, adders that won't be charmed, and they'll bite you, declares the Lord.
For, behold, I will send serpents, cockatrices, among you, which will not be charmed, and they shall bite you, saith the LORD.
When I try to lift myself out of grief, my heart is sick inside me.
When I would comfort myself against sorrow, my heart is faint in me.
Listen — the cry of the daughter of my people from a far country: Isn't the LORD in Zion? Isn't her king in her? Why have they made me angry with their carved images, with foreign nothings?
Listen — the cry of the daughter of my people from a far country: Isn't the Lord in Zion? Isn't her king in her? Why have they made me angry with their carved images, with foreign nothings?
Behold the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people because of them that dwell in a far country: Is not the LORD in Zion? is not her king in her? Why have they provoked me to anger with their graven images, and with strange vanities?
The harvest is past, the summer is over, and we are not saved.
The harvest is over, the summer is finished, and we're not saved.
The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved.
The daughter of my people is broken and I'm broken. I'm in mourning. Horror has taken hold of me.
For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt; I am black; astonishment hath taken hold on me.
Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? Why then has the health of the daughter of my people not recovered?
Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no doctor there? So why hasn't the health of the daughter of my people come back?
Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered?