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[1] Listen to this word which I take up for a lamentation over you, O house of Israel:
[2] “The virgin of Israel has fallen;
She shall rise no more.
She is cast down on her land;
there is no one to raise her up.” [3] For the Lord Yahweh says:
“The city that went out a thousand shall have a hundred left,
and that which went out one hundred shall have ten left to the house of Israel.” [4] For Yahweh says to the house of Israel:
“Seek me, and you will live;
[5] but don’t seek Bethel,
nor enter into Gilgal,
and don’t pass to Beersheba;
for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity,
and Bethel shall come to nothing.
[6] Seek Yahweh, and you will live,
lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph,
and it devour, and there be no one to quench it in Bethel.
[7] You who turn justice to wormwood,
and cast down righteousness to the earth!
[8] Seek him who made the Pleiades and Orion,
and turns the shadow of death into the morning,
and makes the day dark with night;
who calls for the waters of the sea,
and pours them out on the surface of the earth, Yahweh is his name,
[9] who brings sudden destruction on the strong,
so that destruction comes on the fortress.
[10] They hate him who reproves in the gate,
and they abhor him who speaks blamelessly.
[11] Therefore, because you trample on the poor and take taxes from him of wheat,
you have built houses of cut stone, but you will not dwell in them.
You have planted pleasant vineyards,
but you shall not drink their wine.
[12] For I know how many are your offenses,
and how great are your sins—
you who afflict the just,
who take a bribe,
and who turn away the needy in the courts.
[13] Therefore a prudent person keeps silent in such a time,
for it is an evil time.
[14] Seek good, and not evil,
that you may live;
and so Yahweh, the God of Armies, will be with you,
as you say.
[15] Hate evil, love good,
and establish justice in the courts.
It may be that Yahweh, the God of Armies, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.” [16] Therefore Yahweh, the God of Armies, the Lord, says:
“Wailing will be in all the wide ways.
They will say in all the streets, ‘Alas! Alas!’
They will call the farmer to mourning,
and those who are skillful in lamentation to wailing.
[17] In all vineyards there will be wailing,
for I will pass through the middle of you,” says Yahweh.
[18] “Woe to you who desire the day of Yahweh!
Why do you long for the day of Yahweh?
It is darkness,
and not light.
[19] As if a man fled from a lion,
and a bear met him;
or he went into the house and leaned his hand on the wall,
and a snake bit him.
[20] Won’t the day of Yahweh be darkness, and not light?
Even very dark, and no brightness in it?
[21] I hate, I despise your feasts,
and I can’t stand your solemn assemblies.
[22] Yes, though you offer me your burnt offerings and meal offerings,
I will not accept them;
neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat animals.
[23] Take away from me the noise of your songs!
I will not listen to the music of your harps.
[24] But let justice roll on like rivers,
and righteousness like a mighty stream. [25] “Did you bring to me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, house of Israel? [26] You also carried the tent of your king and the shrine of your images, the star of your god, which you made for yourselves. [27] Therefore I will cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus,” says Yahweh, whose name is the God of Armies.
King James Version

The Worshippers of Beth-el

[1] Hear H8085 H853 ye this word H1697 which H834 I take up H5375 against you, even a lamentation, H7015 O house H1004 of Israel. H3478 [2] The virgin H1330 of Israel H3478 is fallen; H5307 she shall no more H3254 rise: H6965 she is forsaken H5203 upon H5921 her land; H127 there is none to raise her up. H6965 [3] For H3588 thus H3541 saith H559 the Lord H136 God; H3069 The city H5892 that went out H3318 by a thousand H505 shall leave H7604 an hundred, H3967 and that which went forth H3318 by an hundred H3967 shall leave H7604 ten, H6235 to the house H1004 of Israel. H3478 [4] For H3588 thus H3541 saith H559 the Lord H3068 unto the house H1004 of Israel, H3478 Seek H1875 ye me, and ye shall live: H2421 [5] but seek H1875 not Beth-el, H1008 nor enter H935 into Gilgal, H1537 and pass H5674 not to Beer-sheba: H884 for Gilgal H1537 shall surely H1540 go into captivity, H1540 and Beth-el H1008 shall come to nought. H205 [6] Seek H1875 H853 the Lord, H3068 and ye shall live; H2421 lest he break out H6743 like fire H784 in the house H1004 of Joseph, H3130 and devour H398 it, and there be none to quench H3518 it in Beth-el. H1008 [7] Ye who turn H2015 judgment H4941 to wormwood, H3939 and leave off H3240 righteousness H6666 in the earth, H776 [8] seek him that maketh H6213 the seven stars H3598 and Orion, H3685 and turneth H2015 the shadow of death H6757 into the morning, H1242 and maketh the day H3117 dark H2821 with night: H3915 that calleth H7121 for the waters H4325 of the sea, H3220 and poureth them out H8210 upon H5921 the face H6440 of the earth: H776 The Lord H3068 is his name: H8034 [9] that strengtheneth H1082 the spoiled H7701§ against H5921 the strong, H5794 so that the spoiled H7701 shall come H935 against H5921 the fortress. H4013 [10] They hate H8130 him that rebuketh H3198 in the gate, H8179 and they abhor H8581 him that speaketh H1696 uprightly. H8549 [11] Forasmuch H3282 therefore as your treading H1318 is upon the poor, H1800 and ye take H3947 from H4480 him burdens H4864 of wheat: H1250 ye have built H1129 houses H1004 of hewn stone, H1496 but ye shall not dwell H3427 in them; ye have planted H5193 pleasant H2531 vineyards, H3754§ but ye shall not drink H8354 H853 wine H3196 of them. [12] For H3588 I know H3045 your manifold H7227 transgressions H6588 and your mighty H6099 sins: H2403 they afflict H6887 the just, H6662 they take H3947 a bribe, H3724§ and they turn aside H5186 the poor H34 in the gate H8179 from their right. [13] Therefore the prudent H7919 shall keep silence H1826 in that time; H6256 for it is an evil H7451 time. H6256 [14] Seek H1875 good, H2896 and not evil, H7451 that ye may live: H2421 and so the Lord, H3068 the God H430 of hosts, H6635 shall be with you, as ye have spoken. H559 [15] Hate H8130 the evil, H7451 and love H157 the good, H2896 and establish H3322 judgment H4941 in the gate: H8179 it may be that the Lord H3068 God H430 of hosts H6635 will be gracious H2603 unto the remnant H7611 of Joseph. H3130 [16] Therefore the Lord, H3068 the God H430 of hosts, H6635 the Lord, H136 saith H559 thus; Wailing H4553 shall be in all streets; H7339 and they shall say H559 in all the highways, H2351 Alas! H1930 alas! H1930 and they shall call H7121 the husbandman H406 to mourning, H60 and such as are skilful H3045 of lamentation H5092 to wailing. H4553 [17] And in all vineyards H3754 shall be wailing: H4553 for H3588 I will pass H5674 through H7130 thee, saith H559 the Lord. H3068 [18] Woe H1945 unto you that desire H183 the day H3117 of the Lord! H3068 to what end H4100 is it for you? the day H3117 of the Lord H3068 is darkness, H2822 and not light. H216 [19] As if a man H376 did flee H5127 from H6440 a lion, H738 and a bear H1677 met H6293 him; or went H935 into the house, H1004 and leaned H5564 his hand H3027 on H5921 the wall, H7023 and a serpent H5175 bit H5391 him. [20] Shall not the day H3117 of the Lord H3068 be darkness, H2822 and not light? H216 even very dark, H651 and no brightness H5051 in it? [21] I hate, H8130 I despise H3988 your feast days, H2282 and I will not smell H7306 in your solemn assemblies. H6116§ [22] Though ye offer H5927 me burnt offerings H5930 and your meat offerings, H4503 I will H7521 not H3808 accept H7521 them: neither will I regard H5027 the peace offerings H8002§ of your fat beasts. H4806 [23] Take thou away H5493 from me the noise H1995 of thy songs; H7892 for I will not hear H8085 the melody H2172 of thy viols. H5035 [24] But let judgment H4941 run down H1556§ as waters, H4325 and righteousness H6666 as a mighty H386 stream. H5158 [25] Have ye offered H5066 unto me sacrifices H2077 and offerings H4503 in the wilderness H4057 forty H705 years, H8141 O house H1004 of Israel? H3478 [26] But ye have borne H5375 H853 the tabernacle H5522 of your Moloch H4428§ and Chiun H3594 your images, H6754 the star H3556 of your god, H430 which H834 ye made H6213 to yourselves. [27] Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity H1540 beyond H1973 Damascus, H1834 saith H559 the Lord, H3068 whose name H8034 is The God H430 of hosts. H6635

Footnotes

  1. § 5:9 Heb. spoil
  2. § 5:11 Heb. vineyards of desire
  3. § 5:12 Or, a ransom
  4. § 5:21 Or, smell your holy days
  5. § 5:22 Or, thank offerings
  6. § 5:24 Heb. rule
  7. § 5:26 Or, Siccuth your king
Septuaginta
[1] Ἀκούσατε G191 τὸν G3588 λόγον G3056 κυρίου G2962 τοῦτον, G5126 ὃν G3739 ἐγὼ G1473 λαμβάνω G2983 ἐφ’ G1909 ὑμᾶς G5209 θρῆνον, G2355 οἶκος G3624 Ισραηλ G2474 [2] Ἔπεσεν G4098 οὐκέτι G3765 μὴ G3361 προσθῇ G4369 τοῦ G3588 ἀναστῆναι G450 παρθένος G3933 τοῦ G3588 Ισραηλ· G2474 ἔσφαλεν ἐπὶ G1909 τῆς G3588 γῆς G1093 αὐτῆς, G846 οὐκ G3756 ἔστιν G2076 ὁ G3588 ἀναστήσων G450 αὐτήν. G846 [3] Διότι G1360 τάδε G3592 λέγει G3004 κύριος G2962 κύριος G2962 Ἡ G3588 πόλις, G4172 ἐξ G1537 ἧς G3739 ἐξεπορεύοντο G1607 χίλιοι, G5507 ὑπολειφθήσονται G5275 ἑκατόν, G1540 καὶ G2532 ἐξ G1537 ἧς G3739 ἐξεπορεύοντο G1607 ἑκατόν, G1540 ὑπολειφθήσονται G5275 δέκα G1176 τῷ G3588 οἴκῳ G3624 Ισραηλ. G2474 [4] Διότι G1360 τάδε G3592 λέγει G3004 κύριος G2962 πρὸς G4314 τὸν G3588 οἶκον G3624 Ισραηλ G2474 Ἐκζητήσατέ G1567 με G3165 καὶ G2532 ζήσεσθε· G2198 [5] καὶ G2532 μὴ G3361 ἐκζητεῖτε G1567 Βαιθηλ καὶ G2532 εἰς G1519 Γαλγαλα μὴ G3361 εἰσπορεύεσθε G1531 καὶ G2532 ἐπὶ G1909 τὸ G3588 φρέαρ G5421 τοῦ G3588 ὅρκου G3727 μὴ G3361 διαβαίνετε, G1224 ὅτι G3754 Γαλγαλα αἰχμαλωτευομένη G162 αἰχμαλωτευθήσεται, G162 καὶ G2532 Βαιθηλ ἔσται G2071 ὡς G5613 οὐχ G3756 ὑπάρχουσα· [6] ἐκζητήσατε G1567 τὸν G3588 κύριον G2962 καὶ G2532 ζήσατε, G2198 ὅπως G3704 μὴ G3361 ἀναλάμψῃ ὡς G5613 πῦρ G4442 ὁ G3588 οἶκος G3624 Ιωσηφ, G2501 καὶ G2532 καταφάγεται G2719 αὐτόν, G846 καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 ἔσται G2071 ὁ G3588 σβέσων G4570 τῷ G3588 οἴκῳ G3624 Ισραηλ. G2474 [7] Κύριος G2962 ὁ G3588 ποιῶν G4160 εἰς G1519 ὕψος G5311 κρίμα G2917 καὶ G2532 δικαιοσύνην G1343 εἰς G1519 γῆν G1093 ἔθηκεν, G5087 [8] ποιῶν G4160 πάντα G3956 καὶ G2532 μετασκευάζων καὶ G2532 ἐκτρέπων G1624 εἰς G1519 τὸ G3588 πρωῒ G4404 σκιὰν G4639 θανάτου G2288 καὶ G2532 ἡμέραν G2250 εἰς G1519 νύκτα G3571 συσκοτάζων, ὁ G3588 προσκαλούμενος G4341 τὸ G3588 ὕδωρ G5204 τῆς G3588 θαλάσσης G2281 καὶ G2532 ἐκχέων G1632 αὐτὸ G846 ἐπὶ G1909 προσώπου G4383 τῆς G3588 γῆς, G1093 κύριος G2962 ὁ G3588 θεὸς G2316 ὁ G3588 παντοκράτωρ G3841 ὄνομα G3686 αὐτῷ· G846 [9] ὁ G3588 διαιρῶν G1244 συντριμμὸν ἐπ’ G1909 ἰσχὺν G2479 καὶ G2532 ταλαιπωρίαν G5004 ἐπὶ G1909 ὀχύρωμα G3794 ἐπάγων. G1863 [10] Ἐμίσησαν G3404 ἐν G1722 πύλαις G4439 ἐλέγχοντα G1651 καὶ G2532 λόγον G3056 ὅσιον G3741 ἐβδελύξαντο. G948 [11] Διὰ G1223 τοῦτο G5124 ἀνθ’ G473 ὧν G3739 κατεκονδυλίζετε πτωχοὺς G4434 καὶ G2532 δῶρα G1435 ἐκλεκτὰ G1588 ἐδέξασθε G1209 παρ’ G3844 αὐτῶν, G846 οἴκους G3624 ξυστοὺς ᾠκοδομήσατε G3618 καὶ G2532 οὐ G3756 μὴ G3361 κατοικήσητε G2730 ἐν G1722 αὐτοῖς, G846 ἀμπελῶνας G290 ἐπιθυμητοὺς ἐφυτεύσατε G5452 καὶ G2532 οὐ G3756 μὴ G3361 πίητε G4095 τὸν G3588 οἶνον G3631 ἐξ G1537 αὐτῶν. G846 [12] Ὅτι G3754 ἔγνων G1097 πολλὰς G4183 ἀσεβείας G763 ὑμῶν, G5216 καὶ G2532 ἰσχυραὶ G2478 αἱ G3588 ἁμαρτίαι G266 ὑμῶν, G5216 καταπατοῦντες G2662 δίκαιον, G1342 λαμβάνοντες G2983 ἀλλάγματα καὶ G2532 πένητας G3993 ἐν G1722 πύλαις G4439 ἐκκλίνοντες. G1578 [13] Διὰ G1223 τοῦτο G5124 ὁ G3588 συνίων G4920 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 καιρῷ G2540 ἐκείνῳ G1565 σιωπήσεται, G4623 ὅτι G3754 καιρὸς G2540 πονηρός G4190 ἐστιν. G2076 [14] Ἐκζητήσατε G1567 τὸ G3588 καλὸν G2570 καὶ G2532 μὴ G3361 τὸ G3588 πονηρόν, G4190 ὅπως G3704 ζήσητε· G2198 καὶ G2532 ἔσται G2071 οὕτως G3779 μεθ’ G3326 ὑμῶν G5216 κύριος G2962 ὁ G3588 θεὸς G2316 ὁ G3588 παντοκράτωρ, G3841 ὃν G3739 τρόπον G5158 εἴπατε G2036 [15] Μεμισήκαμεν G3404 τὰ G3588 πονηρὰ G4190 καὶ G2532 ἠγαπήκαμεν G25 τὰ G3588 καλά· G2570 καὶ G2532 ἀποκαταστήσατε G600 ἐν G1722 πύλαις G4439 κρίμα, G2917 ὅπως G3704 ἐλεήσῃ G1653 κύριος G2962 ὁ G3588 θεὸς G2316 ὁ G3588 παντοκράτωρ G3841 τοὺς G3588 περιλοίπους τοῦ G3588 Ιωσηφ. G2501 [16] Διὰ G1223 τοῦτο G5124 τάδε G3592 λέγει G3004 κύριος G2962 ὁ G3588 θεὸς G2316 ὁ G3588 παντοκράτωρ G3841 Ἐν G1722 πάσαις G3956 πλατείαις G4116 κοπετός, G2870 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 πάσαις G3956 ὁδοῖς G3598 ῥηθήσεται G4483 Οὐαὶ G3759 οὐαί· G3759 κληθήσεται G2564 γεωργὸς G1092 εἰς G1519 πένθος G3997 καὶ G2532 κοπετὸν G2870 καὶ G2532 εἰς G1519 εἰδότας G1492 θρῆνον, G2355 [17] καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 πάσαις G3956 ὁδοῖς G3598 κοπετός, G2870 διότι G1360 διελεύσομαι G1330 διὰ G1223 μέσου G3319 σου, G4675 εἶπεν G2036 κύριος. G2962 [18] Οὐαὶ G3759 οἱ G3588 ἐπιθυμοῦντες G1937 τὴν G3588 ἡμέραν G2250 κυρίου· G2962 ἵνα G2443 τί G5101 αὕτη G3778 ὑμῖν G5213 ἡ G3588 ἡμέρα G2250 τοῦ G3588 κυρίου; G2962 Καὶ G2532 αὐτή G846 ἐστιν G2076 σκότος G4655 καὶ G2532 οὐ G3756 φῶς, G5457 [19] ὃν G3739 τρόπον G5158 ὅταν G3752 φύγῃ G5343 ἄνθρωπος G444 ἐκ G1537 προσώπου G4383 τοῦ G3588 λέοντος G3023 καὶ G2532 ἐμπέσῃ G1706 αὐτῷ G846 ἡ G3588 ἄρκος, G715 καὶ G2532 εἰσπηδήσῃ G1530 εἰς G1519 τὸν G3588 οἶκον G3624 αὐτοῦ G846 καὶ G2532 ἀπερείσηται τὰς G3588 χεῖρας G5495 αὐτοῦ G846 ἐπὶ G1909 τὸν G3588 τοῖχον G5109 καὶ G2532 δάκῃ G1143 αὐτὸν G846 ὁ G3588 ὄφις. G3789 [20] Οὐχὶ G3780 σκότος G4655 ἡ G3588 ἡμέρα G2250 τοῦ G3588 κυρίου G2962 καὶ G2532 οὐ G3756 φῶς; G5457 Καὶ G2532 γνόφος G1105 οὐκ G3756 ἔχων G2192 φέγγος G5338 αὐτῇ. G846 [21] Μεμίσηκα G3404 ἀπῶσμαι G683 ἑορτὰς G1859 ὑμῶν G5216 καὶ G2532 οὐ G3756 μὴ G3361 ὀσφρανθῶ ἐν G1722 ταῖς G3588 πανηγύρεσιν G3831 ὑμῶν· G5216 [22] διότι G1360 καὶ G2532 ἐὰν G1437 ἐνέγκητέ G5342 μοι G3427 ὁλοκαυτώματα G3646 καὶ G2532 θυσίας G2378 ὑμῶν, G5216 οὐ G3756 προσδέξομαι G4327 αὐτά, G846 καὶ G2532 σωτηρίου G4992 ἐπιφανείας G2015 ὑμῶν G5216 οὐκ G3756 ἐπιβλέψομαι. G1914 [23] Μετάστησον G3179 ἀπ’ G575 ἐμοῦ G1699 ἦχον G2279 ᾠδῶν G5603 σου, G4675 καὶ G2532 ψαλμὸν G5568 ὀργάνων σου G4675 οὐκ G3756 ἀκούσομαι· G191 [24] καὶ G2532 κυλισθήσεται G2947 ὡς G5613 ὕδωρ G5204 κρίμα G2917 καὶ G2532 δικαιοσύνη G1343 ὡς G5613 χειμάρρους G5493 ἄβατος. [25] Μὴ G3361 σφάγια G4968 καὶ G2532 θυσίας G2378 προσηνέγκατέ G4374 μοι G3427 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 ἐρήμῳ G2048 τεσσαράκοντα G5062 ἔτη, G2094 οἶκος G3624 Ισραηλ; G2474 [26] Καὶ G2532 ἀνελάβετε G353 τὴν G3588 σκηνὴν G4633 τοῦ G3588 Μολοχ G3434 καὶ G2532 τὸ G3588 ἄστρον G798 τοῦ G3588 θεοῦ G2316 ὑμῶν G5216 Ραιφαν, τοὺς G3588 τύπους G5179 αὐτῶν, G846 οὓς G3739 ἐποιήσατε G4160 ἑαυτοῖς. G1438 [27] Καὶ G2532 μετοικιῶ G3351 ὑμᾶς G5209 ἐπέκεινα G1900 Δαμασκοῦ, G1154 λέγει G3004 κύριος, G2962 ὁ G3588 θεὸς G2316 ὁ G3588 παντοκράτωρ G3841 ὄνομα G3686 αὐτῷ. G846
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