8:1 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;
: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,
8:3 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.
8:4 For thus saith the Lord, Shall not he that falls arise? or he that turns
away, shall he not turn back again?
8:5 Wherefore has this my people turned away with a shameless revolting, and
strengthened themselves in their willfulness, and refused to return?
8:6 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.
8:7 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.
8:8 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.
8:9 The wise men are ashamed, and alarmed, and taken; because they have
rejected the word of the Lord; what wisdom is there in them?
8:10 Therefore will I give their wives to others, and their fields to [new]
inheritors; and they shall gather their fruits, saith the Lord.
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8:13 There are no grapes on the vines, and there are no figs on the
fig-trees, and the leaves have fallen off.
8:14 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.
8:15 We assembled for peace, but there was no prosperity; for a time of
healing, but behold anxiety.
8:16 We shall hear the neighing o 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.
8:17 For, behold, I send forth against you deadly serpents, which cannot be
charmed, and they shall bite you
8:18 mortally with the pain of your distressed heart.
8:19 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.
8:20 The summer is gone, the harvest is past, and we are not saved.
8:21 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.
8:22 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? |
8:1 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:
8:2 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.
8:3 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.
8:4 Moreover thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD; Shall they fall,
and not arise? shall he turn away, and not return?
8:5 Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual
backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.
8:6 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.
8:7 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.
8:8 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.
8:9 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?
8:10 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.
8:11 For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly,
saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
8:12 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.
8:13 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.
8:14 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.
8:15 We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of health, and
behold trouble!
8:16 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.
8:17 For, behold, I will send serpents, cockatrices, among you, which will
not be charmed, and they shall bite you, saith the LORD.
8:18 When I would comfort myself against sorrow, my heart is faint in me.
8:19 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?
8:20 The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved.
8:21 For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt; I am black;
astonishment hath taken hold on me.
8:22 Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there? why then is
not the health of the daughter of my people recovered? |