1 While you were not destroyed;
And he who is treacherous, while others did not deal treacherously with him.
As soon as you finish destroying, you will be destroyed;
As soon as you cease to deal treacherously, others will deal treacherously with you. | |
2 Woe to you, O destroyer, | |
2 O LORD, be gracious to us; we have waited for You.
Bea Some versions read ourtheirb Lit armstrength every morning,
Our salvation also in the time of distress. | |
3 At the sound of the tumult peoples flee;
At the lifting up of Yourself nations disperse. | |
4 Your spoil is gathered as the caterpillar gathers;
As locusts rushing about men rush about on it. | |
5 The LORD is exalted, for He dwells on high;
He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness. | |
6 And He will be thec Or faithfulnessstability of your times,
A wealth of salvation, wisdom and knowledge;
The fear of the LORD is his treasure. | |
7 Behold, their brave men cry ind Lit the outsidethe streets,
Thee Lit messengersambassadors of peace weep bitterly. | |
8 The highways are desolate,f Lit he who passes along the waythe traveler has ceased,
He has broken the covenant, he has despised the cities,
He has no regard for man. | |
9 The land mourns and pines away,
Lebanon is shamed and withers;
Sharon is like a desert plain,
And Bashan and Carmelg Lit shake offlose their foliage. | |
10 “Now I will arise,” says the LORD,
“Now I will be exalted, now I will be lifted up. | |
11 “You have conceivedh Lit dry grasschaff, you will give birth to stubble;
i So one ancient version; M.T. reads Your breath willMy breath will consume you like a fire. | |
12 “The peoples will be burned to lime,
Like cut thorns which are burned in the fire. | |
13 “You who are far away, hear what I have done;
And you who are near,j Lit knowacknowledge My might.” | |
14 Sinners in Zion are terrified;
Trembling has seized the godless.
“Who among us can live with the consuming fire?
Who among us can live withk Lit everlastingcontinual burning?” | |
15 He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity,
He who rejectsl Lit gain of extortionersunjust gain
And shakes his hands so that they hold no bribe;
He who stops his ears from hearing about bloodshed
And shuts his eyes from looking upon evil; | |
16 He will dwell on the heights,
His refuge will be them Lit stronghold of rockimpregnable rock;
His bread will be given him,
His water will be sure. | |
17 Your eyes will see the King in His beauty;
They will behold a far-distant land. | |
18 Your heart will meditate on terror:
“Where is he who counts?
Where is he who weighs?
Where is he who counts the towers?” | |
19 You will no longer see a fierce people,
A people ofn Lit deepness of lipunintelligible speecho Lit from hearingwhich no one comprehends,
Of a stammering tonguep Lit there is no understandingwhich no one understands. | |
20 Look upon Zion, the city of our appointed feasts;
Your eyes will see Jerusalem, an undisturbed habitation,
A tent which will not be folded;
Its stakes will never be pulled up,
Nor any of its cords be torn apart. | |
21 But there the majestic One, the LORD, will be for us
A place of rivers and wide canals
On which no boat with oars will go,
And on which no mighty ship will pass— | |
22 For the LORD is our judge,
The LORD is our lawgiver,
The LORD is our king;
He will save us— | |
23 Your tackle hangs slack;
It cannot hold the base of its mast firmly,
Nor spread out the sail.
Then the prey of an abundant spoil will be divided;
The lame will take the plunder. | |
24 And no resident will say, “I am sick”;
The people who dwellq Lit in itthere will be forgiven their iniquity. | |
