Hear the word
which
the LORD
speaks
to you, O house
of Israel
.
Thus says
the LORD
, " aDo not learn
the way
of the nations
, And do not be terrified
by the signs
of the heavens
Although
the nations
are terrified
by them;
For the customs of the peoples
are 1 adelusion
; Because
bit is wood
cut
from the forest
, The work
of the hands
of a craftsman
with a cutting
tool
.
"They adecorate it with silver
and with gold
; They bfasten
it with nails
and with hammers
So that it will not totter
.
"Like a scarecrow in a cucumber
field
are they, And they acannot
speak
; They must
be bcarried
, Because
they cannot
walk
! Do not fear
them, For they ccan do
no
harm
, Nor
can they do
any
good
."
aThere is none
like
You, O LORD
; You are bgreat
, and great
is Your name
in might
.
aWho would not fear
You, O bKing
of the nations
? Indeed
it is Your due
! For among all
the cwise
men
of the nations
And in all
their kingdoms
, There
is none
like
You.
But they are altogether astupid
and foolish
In their discipline
of 1delusion
-- 2their idol is wood
!
Beaten asilver
is brought
from bTarshish
, And cgold
from Uphaz
, The work
of a craftsman
and of the hands
of a goldsmith
; Violet
and purple
are their clothing
; They are all
the dwork
of skilled
men
.
But the LORD is the atrue
God
; He is the bliving
God
and the ceverlasting
King
. At His wrath
the dearth
quakes
, And the nations
cannot
eendure
His indignation
.
1Thus you shall say
to them, "The agods
that did not make
the heavens
and the earth
will bperish
from the earth
and from under
the 2heavens
."
It is aHe who made the earth
by His power
, Who bestablished
the world
by His wisdom
; And by His understanding
He has cstretched
out the heavens
.
When He utters His avoice
, there is a tumult
of waters
in the heavens
, And He causes the bclouds
to ascend
from the end
of the earth
; He makes
lightning
for the rain
, And brings
out the cwind
from His storehouses
.
Every man
is astupid
, devoid
of knowledge
; Every
goldsmith
is put
to shame
by his 1idols
; For his molten
images
are deceitful
, And there is no
breath
in them.
They are aworthless, a work
of mockery
; In the btime
of their punishment
they will perish
.
The aportion of Jacob
is not like these
; For the 1 bMaker
of all
is He, And cIsrael
is the tribe
of His inheritance
; The dLORD
of hosts
is His name
.
aPick up your bundle
from the ground
, You who dwell
under siege
!
For thus says
the LORD
, "Behold
, I am aslinging
out the inhabitants
of the land
At this
time
, And will cause
them distress
, That they may 1be found
."
aWoe is me, because
of my 1injury
! My bwound
is incurable
. But I said
, "Truly
this
is a sickness
, And I cmust bear
it."
My atent is destroyed
, And all
my ropes
are broken
; My bsons
have gone
from me and are no
more
. There
is cno
one
to stretch
out my tent
again
Or to set
up my curtains
.
For the shepherds have become
stupid
And ahave not sought
the LORD
; Therefore
they have not prospered
, And ball
their flock
is scattered
.
The sound of a areport
! Behold
, it comes
-- A great
commotion
bout of the land
of the north
-- To cmake
the cities
of Judah
A desolation
, a haunt
of jackals
.
I know, O LORD
, that aa man's
way
is not in himself
, bNor
is it in a man
who walks
to direct
his steps
.
aCorrect me, O LORD
, but with justice
; Not with Your anger
, or
You will 1bring
me to nothing
.
aPour out Your wrath
on the nations
that bdo not know
You And on the families
that cdo not call
Your name
; For they have devoured
Jacob
; They have ddevoured
him and consumed
him And have laid
waste
his 1habitation
.