The asin of Judah
is written
down
with an biron
stylus
; With a diamond
point
it is cengraved
upon the tablet
of their heart
And on the horns
of 1their altars
,
As they remember their achildren
, So they remember their altars
and their 1 bAsherim
By cgreen
trees
on the high
hills
.
O amountain of Mine in the countryside
, I will bgive
over your wealth
and all
your treasures
for booty
, Your high
places
for sin
throughout
your borders
.
And you will, even of yourself, alet go
of your inheritance
That I gave
you; And I will make you serve
your benemies
In the cland
which
you do not know
; For you have dkindled
a fire
in My anger
Which will burn
forever
.
Thus says
the LORD
, " aCursed
is the man
who
trusts
in mankind
And makes
bflesh
his 1strength
, And whose heart
turns
away
from the LORD
.
"For he will be like a abush in the desert
And will not see
when
prosperity
comes
, But will live
in stony
wastes
in the wilderness
, A bland
of salt
1without
inhabitant
.
" aBlessed is the man
who
trusts
in the LORD
And whose btrust
is the LORD
.
"For he will be like a atree planted
by the water
, That extends
its roots
by a stream
And will not fear
when
the heat
comes
; But its leaves
will be green
, And it will not be anxious
in a year
of bdrought
Nor
cease
to yield
fruit
.
"The aheart is more
bdeceitful
than
all
else And is desperately
csick
; Who
can understand
it?
"I, the LORD, asearch
the heart
, I test
the 1mind
, Even bto give
to each
man
according to his ways
, According to the 2results
of his deeds
.
"As a partridge that hatches
eggs
which it has not laid
, So is he who amakes
a fortune
, but unjustly
; In the midst
of his days
it will forsake
him, And in 1the end
he will be a bfool
."
aA glorious throne
on high
from the beginning
Is the place
of our sanctuary
.
O LORD, the ahope
of Israel
, All
who bforsake
You will be put
to shame
. Those who turn
1away
on earth
will be cwritten
down
, Because
they have forsaken
the fountain
of living
water
, even the LORD
.
aHeal me, O LORD
, and I will be healed
; bSave
me and I will be saved
, For You are my cpraise
.
Look, they keep asaying
to me, "Where
is the word
of the LORD
? Let it come
now
!"
But as for me, I have not hurried away from being a shepherd
after
You, Nor
have I longed
for the woeful
day
; aYou Yourself
know
that the utterance
of my lips
Was in Your presence
.
Do not be a aterror to me; You are my brefuge
in the day
of disaster
.
Let those who persecute me be aput
to shame
, but as for me, blet me not be put
to shame
; Let them be dismayed
, but let me not be dismayed
. cBring
on them a day
of disaster
, And crush
them with twofold
destruction
!
Thus the LORD
said
to me, "Go
and stand
in the 1public
gate
, through which
the kings
of Judah
come
in and go
out, as well as in all
the gates
of Jerusalem
;
and say to them, ` aListen
to the word
of the LORD
, bkings
of Judah
, and all
Judah
and all
inhabitants
of Jerusalem
who come
in through these
gates
:
`Thus says
the LORD
, " aTake
heed
for yourselves
, and bdo not carry
any load
on the sabbath
day
or bring
anything in through the gates
of Jerusalem
.
"You shall not bring a load
out of your houses
on the sabbath
day
anor
do
any
work
, but keep
the sabbath
day
holy
, as I bcommanded
your 1forefathers
.
"Yet they adid not listen or incline
their ears
, but bstiffened
their necks
in order not to listen
or take
correction
.
"But it will come about, if
you alisten
attentively
to Me," declares
the LORD
, "to bbring
no
load
in through the gates
of this
city
on the sabbath
day
, cbut to keep
the sabbath
day
holy
by doing
no
work
on it,
athen there will come in through the gates
of this
city
kings
and princes
bsitting
on the throne
of David
, riding
in chariots
and on horses
, they and their princes
, the men
of Judah
and the inhabitants
of Jerusalem
, and this
ccity
will be inhabited
forever
.
"They will come in from the acities
of Judah
and from the environs
of Jerusalem
, from the land
of Benjamin
, from the blowland
, from the hill
country
and from the cNegev
, bringing
burnt
offerings
, sacrifices
, grain offerings
and incense
, and bringing
sacrifices
of thanksgiving
to the house
of the LORD
.
"But aif you do not listen
to Me to keep
the sabbath
day
holy
by not carrying
a load
and coming
in through the gates
of Jerusalem
on the sabbath
day
, then bI will kindle
a fire
in its gates
and it will cdevour
the palaces
of Jerusalem
and dnot be quenched
.""'