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| [1]At that time, saith the Lord, they shall bring out the bones of the kings of Juda, 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; |
[1]AT that time, says the LORD, they shall bring out of their graves the bones of the kings of Judah and the bones of their princes and the bones of their priests, and the bones of their prophets and the bones of the inhabitants of Jerusalem; |
| [2]and they shall spread them out to the sun, and the moon, and to all the stars, and to all the host of heaven, which they have loved, and which they have served, and after which they have walked, and to which they have held, and which they have worshipped; they shall not be mourned for, neither shall they be buried; but they shall be for an example on the face of the earth, |
[2]And they shall spread them before the sun and the moon and all the host of heaven, which they have loved and which they have served, and after which they have walked, and which they have sought and which they have worshipped; they shall not be gathered nor be buried; but they shall be like rubbish upon the face of the ground. |
| [3]because they chose death rather than life, even to all the remnant that are left of that family, in every place whither I shall drive them out. |
[3]And they shall choose death rather than life, all the remnant of them that remain of this evil family, in all countries where I have driven them, says the LORD of hosts |
| [4]For thus saith the Lord, Shall not he that falls arise? or he that turns away, shall he not turn back again? |
[4]Moreover you shall say to them, Thus says the LORD: They shall fall and not arise; and even if they would try to repent, they will not do so. |
| [5]Wherefore has this my people turned away with a shameless revolting, and strengthened themselves in their willfulness, and refused to return? |
[5]Why then is this people of Jerusalem perpetually backsliding? They hold fast to deceit, they refuse to repent. |
| [6]Hearken, I pray you, and hear: will they not speak thus, There is no man that repents of his wickedness, saying, What have I done? the runner has failed from his course, as a tired horse in his neighing. |
[6]I have given ear and heard, but they did not speak aright; no one repented of his evil, saying, What have I done? All of them walk according to their own will, as a horse that rushes into the battle. |
| [7]Yea, the stork in the heaven knows her time, also the turtle-dove and wild swallow; the sparrows observe the times of their coming in; but this my people knows not the judgments of the Lord. |
[7]Yea, the stork in the sky knows her appointed times; and the turtle-dove and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of the LORD. |
| [8]How will ye say, We are wise, and the law of the Lord is with us? In vain have the scribes used a false pen. |
[8]How do you say, We are wise, and the law of the LORD is with us? Lo, surely the lying pen of the scribes has made it for falsehood. |
| [9]The wise men are ashamed, and alarmed, and taken; because they have rejected the word of the Lord; what wisdom is there in them? |
[9]The wise men are ashamed, they are defeated and caught because they have rejected the word of the LORD, and there is no wisdom in them. |
| [10]Therefore will I give their wives to others, and their fields to new inheritors; and they shall gather their fruits, saith the Lord. |
[10]Therefore I will give their wives to others and their fields as a spoil; for every one from the least even to the greatest deals treachery, from the prophet even unto the priest every one deals falsehood. |
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[11]And they try to heal the wound of the daughter of my people mockingly, saying, Peace, peace, when there is no peace. |
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[12]Now they are ashamed because they have committed abomination, but the impudent are not at all ashamed, neither do they know what chastisement is. Therefore they fall among the fallen; in the time of their punishment they shall be overthrown, says the LORD |
| [13]There are no grapes on the vines, and there are no figs on the fig-trees, and the leaves have fallen off. |
[13]I will surely consume them, says the LORD; there are no grapes on the vine nor figs on the fig tree, and the leaves are fallen down; and the things that I have given them are passed away from them. |
| [14]Why do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the strong cities, and let us be cast out there: for God has cast us out, and made us drink water of gall, because we have sinned before him. |
[14]And they shall say, Why do we dwell here? Let us gather together and let us enter into the fortified cities and let us be silent there; for the LORD our God has silenced us and has given us bitter water to drink because we have sinned against the LORD. |
| [15]We assembled for peace, but there was no prosperity; for a time of healing, but behold anxiety. |
[15]We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of healing, and behold distress has befallen us! |
| [16]We shall hear the neighing of his swift horses out of Dan: the whole land quaked at the sound of the neighing of his horses; and he shall come, and devour the land and the fullness of it; the city, and them that dwell in it. |
[16]The snorting of his horses was heard from Dan; the whole land trembled at the sound of the cry of his mighty men; for they are come and have devoured the land and all that is in it, the city, and those who dwell in it. |
| [17]For, behold, I send forth against you deadly serpents, which cannot be charmed, and they shall bite you |
[17]For, behold, I will send ferocious serpents among you, which cannot be charmed, and they shall bite you, says the LORD. |
| [18]mortally with the pain of your distressed heart. |
[18]I am weary with sorrow, my heart is faint in me. |
| [19]Behold, there is a sound of the cry of the daughter of my people from a land afar off: Is not the Lord in Sion? is there not a king there? because they have provoked me with their graven images, and with strange vanities. |
[19]Behold the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people who dwell in a far land; for they say, Is not the LORD in Zion? Is not her king in her? For they have provoked me to anger with their graven images and with strange idols. |
| [20]The summer is gone, the harvest is past, and we are not saved. |
[20]The harvest is past, the grapes are gathered, and we are not saved. |
| [21]For the breach of the daughter of my people I have been saddened: in my perplexity pangs have seized upon me as of a woman in travail. |
[21]For the hurt of the daughter of my people I am sorrowful, and astonishment has seized me. |
| [22]And is there no balm in Galaad, or is there no physician there? why has not the healing of the daughter of my people taken place? |
[22]Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no healer a there? Why then is not the health of the daughter of my people restored |