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[1] I will stand at my watch and set myself on the ramparts, and will look out to see what he will say to me, and what I will answer concerning my complaint. [2] Yahweh answered me, “Write the vision, and make it plain on tablets, that he who runs may read it. [3] For the vision is yet for the appointed time, and it hurries toward the end, and won’t prove false. Though it takes time, wait for it, because it will surely come. It won’t delay. [4] Behold, his soul is puffed up. It is not upright in him, but the righteous will live by his faith. [5] Yes, moreover, wine is treacherous: an arrogant man who doesn’t stay at home, who enlarges his desire as Sheol;ⓘ he is like death and can’t be satisfied, but gathers to himself all nations and heaps to himself all peoples. [6] Won’t all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, ‘Woe to him who increases that which is not his, and who enriches himself by extortion! How long?’ [7] Won’t your debtors rise up suddenly, and wake up those who make you tremble, and you will be their victim? [8] Because you have plundered many nations, all the remnant of the peoples will plunder you because of men’s blood, and for the violence done to the land, to the city and to all who dwell in it. [9] Woe to him who gets an evil gain for his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the hand of evil! [10] You have devised shame to your house by cutting off many peoples, and have sinned against your soul. [11] For the stone will cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the woodwork will answer it. [12] Woe to him who builds a town with blood, and establishes a city by iniquity! [13] Behold, isn’t it from Yahweh of Armies that the peoples labor for the fire, and the nations weary themselves for vanity? [14] For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of Yahweh’s glory, as the waters cover the sea. [15] “Woe to him who gives his neighbor drink, pouring your inflaming wine until they are drunk, so that you may gaze at their naked bodies! [16] You are filled with shame, and not glory. You will also drink and be exposed! The cup of Yahweh’s right hand will come around to you, and disgrace will cover your glory. [17] For the violence done to Lebanon will overwhelm you, and the destruction of the animals will terrify you, because of men’s blood and for the violence done to the land, to every city and to those who dwell in them. [18] “What value does the engraved image have, that its maker has engraved it; the molten image, even the teacher of lies, that he who fashions its form trusts in it, to make mute idols? [19] Woe to him who says to the wood, ‘Awake!’ or to the mute stone, ‘Arise!’ Shall this teach? Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all within it. [20] But Yahweh is in his holy temple. Let all the earth be silent before him!”

Footnotes

  1. ⓘ 2:5 Sheol is the place of the dead.
King James Version

His Watchtower

[1] I will stand H5975 (QalImpf) upon my watch, H4931 and set H3320 (HithImpf) me upon the tower, H4692§ and will watch H6822 (PielImpf) to see H7200 (QalInf) what he will say H1696 (PielImpf) unto me,§ and what I shall answer H7725 (HiphImpf) when I am reproved. H8433§ [2] And the Lord H3068 answered H6030 (QalImpf) me, and said, H559 (QalImpf) Write H3789 (QalImpv) the vision, H2377 and make it plain H874 (PielImpv) upon tables, H3871 that he may run H7323 (QalImpf) that readeth H7121 (QalActPtc) it. [3] For the vision H2377 is yet for an appointed time, H4150 but at the end H7093 it shall speak, H6315 (HiphImpf) and not lie: H3576 (PielImpf) though it tarry, H4102 (HippImpf) wait H2442 (PielImpv) for it; because it will surely H935 (QalInf) come, H935 (QalImpf) it will not tarry. H309 (PielImpf) [4] Behold, his soul H5315 which is lifted up H6075 (PualPerf) is not upright H3474 (QalPerf) in him: but the just H6662 shall live H2421 (QalImpf) by his faith. H530 [5] Yea also,§ because he transgresseth H898 (QalActPtc) by wine, H3196 he is a proud H3093 man, H1397 neither keepeth at home, H5115 (QalImpf) who enlargeth H7337 (HiphPerf) his desire H5315 as hell, H7585 and is as death, H4194 and cannot be satisfied, H7646 (QalImpf) but gathereth H622 (QalImpf) unto him all nations, H1471 and heapeth H6908 (QalImpf) unto him all people: H5971 [6] shall not all these take up H5375 (QalImpf) a parable H4912 against him, and a taunting H4426 proverb H2420 against him, and say, H559 (QalImpf) Woe H1945 to him§ that increaseth H7235 (HiphPtc) that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth H3513 (HiphPtc) himself with thick clay! H5671 [7] Shall they not rise up H6965 (QalImpf) suddenly H6621 that shall bite H5391 (QalActPtc) thee, and awake H3364 (QalImpf) that shall vex H2111 (PilpPtc) thee, and thou shalt be for booties H4933 unto them? [8] Because thou hast spoiled H7997 (QalPerf) many H7227 nations, H1471 all the remnant H3499 of the people H5971 shall spoil H7997 (QalImpf) thee; because of men’s H120 blood, H1818§ and for the violence H2555 of the land, H776 of the city, H7151 and of all that dwell H3427 (QalActPtc) therein. [9] Woe H1945 to him that coveteth H1214 (QalActPtc) an evil H7451 covetousness H1215 to his house, H1004 that he may set H7760 (QalInf) his nest H7064 on high, H4791 that he may be delivered H5337 (NiphInf) from the power H3709 of evil! H7451§ [10] Thou hast consulted H3289 (QalPerf) shame H1322 to thy house H1004 by cutting off H7096 (QalInf) many H7227 people, H5971 and hast sinned H2398 (QalActPtc) against thy soul. H5315 [11] For the stone H68 shall cry out H2199 (QalImpf) of the wall, H7023 and the beam§ out H3714 of the timber H6086 shall answer H6030 (QalImpf) it.§ [12] Woe H1945 to him that buildeth H1129 (QalActPtc) a town H5892 with blood, H1818§ and stablisheth H3559 (PolePerf) a city H7151 by iniquity! H5766 [13] Behold, is it not of the Lord H3068 of hosts H6635 that the people H5971 shall labour H3021 (QalImpf) in the very H1767 fire, H784 and the people H3816 shall weary H3286 (QalImpf) themselves for very H1767 vanity? H7385§ [14] For the earth H776 shall be filled H4390 (NiphImpf) with the knowledge H3045 (QalInf) of the glory H3519 of the Lord, H3068 as the waters H4325 cover H3680 (PielImpf) the sea. H3220 [15] Woe H1945 unto him that giveth his neighbour H7453 drink, H8248 (HiphPtc) that puttest H5596 (PielPtc) thy bottle H2573 to him, and makest him drunken H7937 (PielInf) also, that thou mayest look H5027 (HiphInf) on their nakedness! H4589 [16] Thou art filled H7646 (QalPerf) with shame H7036 for glory: H3519§ drink H8354 (QalImpv) thou also, and let thy foreskin be uncovered: H6188 (NiphImpv) the cup H3563 of the Lord’s H3068 right hand H3225 shall be turned H5437 (NiphImpf) unto thee, and shameful spewing H7022 shall be on thy glory. H3519 [17] For the violence H2555 of Lebanon H3844 shall cover H3680 (PielImpf) thee, and the spoil H7701 of beasts, H929 which made them afraid, H2865 (HiphImpf) because of men’s H120 blood, H1818 and for the violence H2555 of the land, H776 of the city, H7151 and of all that dwell H3427 (QalActPtc) therein. [18] What profiteth H3276 (HiphPerf) the graven image H6459 that the maker H3335 (QalActPtc) thereof hath graven H6458 (QalPerf) it; the molten image, H4541 and a teacher H3384 (HiphPtc) of lies, H8267 that the maker H3335 (QalActPtc) of his work H3336§ trusteth H982 (QalPerf) therein, to make H6213 (QalInf) dumb H483 idols? H457 [19] Woe H1945 unto him that saith H559 (QalActPtc) to the wood, H6086 Awake; H6974 (HiphImpv) to the dumb H1748 stone, H68 Arise, H5782 (QalImpv) it shall teach! H3384 (HiphImpf) Behold, it is laid H8610 (QalPasPtc) over with gold H2091 and silver, H3701 and there is no breath H7307 at all in the midst H7130 of it. [20] But the Lord H3068 is in his holy H6944 temple: H1964 let all the earth H776 keep silence H2013 (PielImpv) before H6440 him.§

Footnotes

  1. § 2:1a Heb. fenced place
  2. § 2:1b Or, in me
  3. § 2:1c Or, when I am argued with. Heb. upon my reproof or arguing
  4. § 2:5 Or, how much more
  5. § 2:6 Or, Ho, he
  6. § 2:8 Heb. bloods
  7. § 2:9 Heb. palm of the hand
  8. § 2:11a Or, piece, or, fastening
  9. § 2:11b Or, witness against it
  10. § 2:12 Heb. bloods
  11. § 2:13 Or, in vain
  12. § 2:16 Or, more with shame then with glory
  13. § 2:18 Heb. the facioner of his facion
  14. § 2:20 Heb. be silent all the earth before him
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