Thus says
the LORD
, " aHeaven
is My throne
and the earth
is My footstool
. Where
then
is a bhouse
you could build
for Me? And where
is a place
that 1I may rest
?
"For aMy hand made
all
these
things
, Thus all
these
things
came
into being
," declares
the LORD
. "But to this
one
I will look
, To him who
is humble
and bcontrite
of spirit
, and who
ctrembles
at My word
.
"But he who kills an ox
is like one who slays
a man
; He who sacrifices
a lamb
is like the one who breaks
a dog's
neck
; He who offers
a grain offering
is like one who offers aswine's
blood
; He who 1 bburns
incense
is like the one who blesses
an idol
. As they have chosen
their cown ways
, And their soul
delights
in their dabominations
,
So I will achoose
their 1punishments
And will bbring
on them what
they dread
. Because
I called
, but cno
one
answered
; I spoke
, but they did not listen
. And they did
devil
in My sight
And chose
that in which
I did not delight
."
Hear the word
of the LORD
, you who
atremble
at His word
: "Your brothers
who bhate
you, who cexclude
you for My name's
sake
, Have said
, `Let the LORD
be glorified
, that we may see
your joy
.' But dthey will be put
to shame
.
"A voice of uproar
from the city
, a voice
from the temple
, The voice
of the LORD
who is arendering
recompense
to His enemies
.
"Before she travailed
, ashe brought
forth
; Before
her pain
came
, bshe gave
birth
to a boy
.
" aWho has heard
such
a thing
? Who
has seen
such
things? Can a land
be 1born
in one
day
? Can a nation
be brought
forth
all
at once
? As soon
as Zion
travailed
, she also
brought
forth
her sons
.
"Shall I bring to the point
of birth
and anot give
delivery
?" says
the LORD
. "Or
shall I who gives
delivery
shut
the womb?" says
your God
.
"Be ajoyful with Jerusalem
and rejoice
for her, all
you who blove
her; Be exceedingly
cglad
with her, all
you who mourn
over
her,
That you may nurse and abe satisfied
with her comforting
breasts
, That you may suck
and be delighted
with her bbountiful
bosom
."
For thus says
the LORD
, "Behold
, I extend
apeace
to her like a river
, And the bglory
of the nations
like an overflowing
stream
; And you will 1be nursed
, you will be ccarried
on the 2hip
and fondled
on the knees
.
"As one whom
his mother
comforts
, so
I will acomfort
you; And you will be comforted
in Jerusalem
."
Then you will asee this, and your bheart
will be glad
, And your cbones
will flourish
like the new
grass
; And the dhand
of the LORD
will be made
known
to His servants
, But He will be eindignant
toward
His enemies
.
For behold, the LORD
will come
in afire
And His bchariots
like the whirlwind
, To render
His anger
with fury
, And His rebuke
with flames
of fire
.
For the LORD will execute
judgment
by afire
And by His bsword
on all
flesh
, And those slain
by the LORD
will be many
.
"Those who sanctify and purify
themselves to go to the agardens
, 1Following
one
in the center
, Who eat
bswine's
flesh
, detestable
things
and mice
, Will ccome
to an end
altogether
," declares
the LORD
.
"For I 1know their works and their athoughts
; 2the time is coming
to bgather
all
nations
and tongues
. And they shall come
and see
My glory
.
"I will set a asign
among them and will send
survivors
from them to the nations
: bTarshish
, 1Put
, cLud
, 2Meshech
, dTubal
and 3Javan
, to the distant
ecoastlands
that have neither
heard
My fame
nor
seen
My glory
. And they will fdeclare
My glory
among the nations
.
"Then they shall abring all
your brethren
from all
the nations
as a grain offering
to the LORD
, on horses
, in chariots
, in litters
, on mules
and on camels
, to My bholy
mountain
Jerusalem
," says
the LORD
, "just
as the sons
of Israel
bring
their grain offering
in a cclean
vessel
to the house
of the LORD
.
"I will also take
some
of them for apriests
and for Levites
," says
the LORD
.
"For just as the anew
heavens
and the new
earth
Which
I make
will endure
before
Me," declares
the LORD
, "So
your boffspring
and your cname
will endure
.
"And it shall be from anew moon
to new
moon
And from sabbath
to sabbath
, All
1mankind
will come
to bbow
down
before
Me," says
the LORD
.
"Then they will go forth
and look
On the acorpses
of the men
Who have 1 btransgressed
against Me. For their cworm
will not die
dAnd their fire
will not be quenched
; And they will be an eabhorrence
to all
2mankind
."