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World English Bible Classic
[1] “The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron,
and with the point of a diamond.
It is engraved on the tablet of their heart,
and on the horns of your altars.
[2] Even their children remember their altars
and their Asherah poles by the green trees on the high hills.
[3] My mountain in the field,
I will give your substance and all your treasures for a plunder,
and your high places, because of sin, throughout all your borders.
[4] You, even of yourself, will discontinue from your heritage that I gave you.
I will cause you to serve your enemies in the land which you don’t know,
for you have kindled a fire in my anger which will burn forever.” [5] Yahweh says:
“Cursed is the man who trusts in man,
relies on strength of flesh,
and whose heart departs from Yahweh.
[6] For he will be like a bush in the desert,
and will not see when good comes,
but will inhabit the parched places in the wilderness,
an uninhabited salt land. [7] “Blessed is the man who trusts in Yahweh,
and whose confidence is in Yahweh.
[8] For he will be as a tree planted by the waters,
who spreads out its roots by the river,
and will not fear when heat comes,
but its leaf will be green,
and will not be concerned in the year of drought.
It won’t cease from yielding fruit.
[9] The heart is deceitful above all things
and it is exceedingly corrupt.
Who can know it? [10] “I, Yahweh, search the mind.
I try the heart,
even to give every man according to his ways,
according to the fruit of his doings.” [11] As the partridge that sits on eggs which she has not laid,
so is he who gets riches, and not by right.
In the middle of his days, they will leave him.
At his end, he will be a fool.
[12] A glorious throne, set on high from the beginning,
is the place of our sanctuary.
[13] Yahweh, the hope of Israel,
all who forsake you will be disappointed.
Those who depart from me will be written in the earth,
because they have forsaken Yahweh,
the spring of living waters.
[14] Heal me, O Yahweh, and I will be healed.
Save me, and I will be saved;
for you are my praise.
[15] Behold, they ask me,
“Where is Yahweh’s word?
Let it be fulfilled now.”
[16] As for me, I have not hurried from being a shepherd after you.
I haven’t desired the woeful day. You know.
That which came out of my lips was before your face.
[17] Don’t be a terror to me.
You are my refuge in the day of evil.
[18] Let them be disappointed who persecute me,
but don’t let me be disappointed.
Let them be dismayed,
but don’t let me be dismayed.
Bring on them the day of evil,
and destroy them with double destruction. [19] Yahweh said this to me: “Go and stand in the gate of the children of the people, through which the kings of Judah come in and by which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem. [20] Tell them, ‘Hear Yahweh’s word, you kings of Judah, all Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, that enter in by these gates: [21] Yahweh says, “Be careful, and bear no burden on the Sabbath day, nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem. [22] Don’t carry a burden out of your houses on the Sabbath day. Don’t do any work, but make the Sabbath day holy, as I commanded your fathers. [23] But they didn’t listen. They didn’t turn their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear, and might not receive instruction. [24] It will happen, if you diligently listen to me,” says Yahweh, “to bring in no burden through the gates of this city on the Sabbath day, but to make the Sabbath day holy, to do no work therein; [25] then there will enter in by the gates of this city kings and princes sitting on David’s throne, riding in chariots and on horses, they and their princes, the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and this city will remain forever. [26] They will come from the cities of Judah, and from the places around Jerusalem, from the land of Benjamin, from the lowland, from the hill country, and from the South, bringing burnt offerings, sacrifices, meal offerings, and frankincense, and bringing sacrifices of thanksgiving to Yahweh’s house. [27] But if you will not listen to me to make the Sabbath day holy, and not to bear a burden and enter in at the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day, then I will kindle a fire in its gates, and it will devour the palaces of Jerusalem. It will not be quenched.” ’ ”
and with the point of a diamond.
It is engraved on the tablet of their heart,
and on the horns of your altars.
[2] Even their children remember their altars
and their Asherah poles by the green trees on the high hills.
[3] My mountain in the field,
I will give your substance and all your treasures for a plunder,
and your high places, because of sin, throughout all your borders.
[4] You, even of yourself, will discontinue from your heritage that I gave you.
I will cause you to serve your enemies in the land which you don’t know,
for you have kindled a fire in my anger which will burn forever.” [5] Yahweh says:
“Cursed is the man who trusts in man,
relies on strength of flesh,
and whose heart departs from Yahweh.
[6] For he will be like a bush in the desert,
and will not see when good comes,
but will inhabit the parched places in the wilderness,
an uninhabited salt land. [7] “Blessed is the man who trusts in Yahweh,
and whose confidence is in Yahweh.
[8] For he will be as a tree planted by the waters,
who spreads out its roots by the river,
and will not fear when heat comes,
but its leaf will be green,
and will not be concerned in the year of drought.
It won’t cease from yielding fruit.
[9] The heart is deceitful above all things
and it is exceedingly corrupt.
Who can know it? [10] “I, Yahweh, search the mind.
I try the heart,
even to give every man according to his ways,
according to the fruit of his doings.” [11] As the partridge that sits on eggs which she has not laid,
so is he who gets riches, and not by right.
In the middle of his days, they will leave him.
At his end, he will be a fool.
[12] A glorious throne, set on high from the beginning,
is the place of our sanctuary.
[13] Yahweh, the hope of Israel,
all who forsake you will be disappointed.
Those who depart from me will be written in the earth,
because they have forsaken Yahweh,
the spring of living waters.
[14] Heal me, O Yahweh, and I will be healed.
Save me, and I will be saved;
for you are my praise.
[15] Behold, they ask me,
“Where is Yahweh’s word?
Let it be fulfilled now.”
[16] As for me, I have not hurried from being a shepherd after you.
I haven’t desired the woeful day. You know.
That which came out of my lips was before your face.
[17] Don’t be a terror to me.
You are my refuge in the day of evil.
[18] Let them be disappointed who persecute me,
but don’t let me be disappointed.
Let them be dismayed,
but don’t let me be dismayed.
Bring on them the day of evil,
and destroy them with double destruction. [19] Yahweh said this to me: “Go and stand in the gate of the children of the people, through which the kings of Judah come in and by which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem. [20] Tell them, ‘Hear Yahweh’s word, you kings of Judah, all Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, that enter in by these gates: [21] Yahweh says, “Be careful, and bear no burden on the Sabbath day, nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem. [22] Don’t carry a burden out of your houses on the Sabbath day. Don’t do any work, but make the Sabbath day holy, as I commanded your fathers. [23] But they didn’t listen. They didn’t turn their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear, and might not receive instruction. [24] It will happen, if you diligently listen to me,” says Yahweh, “to bring in no burden through the gates of this city on the Sabbath day, but to make the Sabbath day holy, to do no work therein; [25] then there will enter in by the gates of this city kings and princes sitting on David’s throne, riding in chariots and on horses, they and their princes, the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and this city will remain forever. [26] They will come from the cities of Judah, and from the places around Jerusalem, from the land of Benjamin, from the lowland, from the hill country, and from the South, bringing burnt offerings, sacrifices, meal offerings, and frankincense, and bringing sacrifices of thanksgiving to Yahweh’s house. [27] But if you will not listen to me to make the Sabbath day holy, and not to bear a burden and enter in at the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day, then I will kindle a fire in its gates, and it will devour the palaces of Jerusalem. It will not be quenched.” ’ ”
King James Version
A Pen of Iron
[1] The sin H2403 of Judah H3063 is written H3789 (QalPasPtc) with a pen H5842 of iron, H1270 and with the point§ H6856 of a diamond: H8068 it is graven H2790 (QalPasPtc) upon the table H3871 of their heart, H3820 and upon the horns H7161 of your altars; H4196 [2] whilst their children H1121 remember H2142 (QalInf) their altars H4196 and their groves H842 by the green H7488 trees H6086 upon the high H1364 hills. H1389 [3] O my mountain H2042 in the field, H7704 I will give H5414 (QalImpf) thy substance H2428 and all thy treasures H214 to the spoil, H957 and thy high places H1116 for sin, H2403 throughout all thy borders. H1366 [4] And thou, even thyself,§ shalt discontinue H8058 (QalPerf) from thine heritage H5159 that I gave H5414 (QalPerf) thee; and I will cause thee to serve H5647 (HiphPerf) thine enemies H341 (QalActPtc) in the land H776 which thou knowest H3045 (QalPerf) not: for ye have kindled H6919 (QalPerf) a fire H784 in mine anger, H639 which shall burn H3344 (HophImpf) for H5704 ever. H5769Trust in the Lord
[5] Thus saith H559 (QalPerf) the Lord; H3068 Cursed H779 (QalPasPtc) be the man H1397 that trusteth H982 (QalImpf) in man, H120 and maketh H7760 (QalPerf) flesh H1320 his arm, H2220 and whose heart H3820 departeth H5493 (QalImpf) from the Lord. H3068 [6] For he shall be like the heath H6199 in the desert, H6160 and shall not see H7200 (QalImpf) when good H2896 cometh; H935 (QalImpf) but shall inhabit H7931 (QalPerf) the parched places H2788 in the wilderness, H4057 in a salt H4420 land H776 and not inhabited. H3427 (QalImpf) [7] Blessed H1288 (QalPasPtc) is the man H1397 that trusteth H982 (QalImpf) in the Lord, H3068 and whose hope H4009 the Lord H3068 is. [8] For he shall be as a tree H6086 planted H8362 (QalPasPtc) by the waters, H4325 and that spreadeth out H7971 (PielImpf) her roots H8328 by the river, H3105 and shall not see H7200 (QalImpf) when heat H2527 cometh, H935 (QalImpf) but her leaf H5929 shall be green; H7488 and shall not be careful H1672 (QalImpf) in the year H8141 of drought, H1226§ neither shall cease H4185 (HiphImpf) from yielding H6213 (QalInf) fruit. H6529 [9] The heart H3820 is deceitful H6121 above all things, and desperately wicked: H605 (QalPasPtc) who can know H3045 (QalImpf) it? [10] I the Lord H3068 search H2713 (QalActPtc) the heart, H3820 I try H974 (QalActPtc) the reins, H3629 even to give H5414 (QalInf) every man H376 according to his ways, H1870 and according to the fruit H6529 of his doings. H4611 [11] As the partridge H7124 sitteth H1716 (QalPerf) on eggs, and hatcheth H3205 (QalPerf) them not;§ so he that getteth H6213 (QalActPtc) riches, H6239 and not by right, H4941 shall leave H5800 (QalImpf) them in the midst H2677 of his days, H3117 and at his end H319 shall be a fool. H5036 [12] A glorious H3519 high H4791 throne H3678 from the beginning H7223 is the place H4725 of our sanctuary. H4720 [13] O Lord, H3068 the hope H4723 of Israel, H3478 all that forsake H5800 (QalActPtc) thee shall be ashamed, H954 (QalImpf) and they that depart H3249 from me H5493 (QalPasPtc) shall be written H3789 (NiphImpf) in the earth, H776 because they have forsaken H5800 (QalPerf) the Lord, H3068 the fountain H4726 of living H2416 waters. H4325 [14] Heal H7495 (QalImpv) me, O Lord, H3068 and I shall be healed; H7495 (NiphImpf) save H3467 (HiphImpv) me, and I shall be saved: H3467 (NiphImpf) for thou art my praise. H8416 [15] Behold, they say H559 (QalActPtc) unto me, Where is the word H1697 of the Lord? H3068 let it come H935 (QalImpf) now. [16] As for me, I have not hastened H213 (QalPerf) from being a pastor H7462 (QalActPtc) to follow H310 thee:§ neither have I desired H183 (HithPerf) the woeful H605 (QalPasPtc) day; H3117 thou knowest: H3045 (QalPerf) that which came out H4161 of my lips H8193 was right before H5227 thee. H6440 [17] Be not a terror H4288 unto me: thou art my hope H4268 in the day H3117 of evil. H7451 [18] Let them be confounded H954 (QalImpf) that persecute H7291 (QalActPtc) me, but let not me be confounded: H954 (QalImpf) let them be dismayed, H2865 (NiphImpf) but let not me be dismayed: H2865 (NiphImpf) bring H935 (HiphInf) upon them the day H3117 of evil, H7451 and destroy H7665 (QalImpv) them with double H4932 destruction. H7670§Keep the Sabbath
[19] Thus said H559 (QalPerf) the Lord H3068 unto me; Go H1980 (QalInf) and stand H5975 (QalPerf) in the gate H8179 of the children H1121 of the people, H5971 whereby the kings H4428 of Judah H3063 come in, H935 (QalImpf) and by the which they go out, H3318 (QalImpf) and in all the gates H8179 of Jerusalem; H3389 [20] and say H559 (QalPerf) unto them, Hear H8085 (QalImpv) ye the word H1697 of the Lord, H3068 ye kings H4428 of Judah, H3063 and all Judah, H3063 and all the inhabitants H3427 (QalActPtc) of Jerusalem, H3389 that enter in H935 (QalActPtc) by these gates: H8179 [21] thus saith H559 (QalPerf) the Lord; H3068 Take heed H8104 (NiphImpv) to yourselves, H5315 and bear H5375 (QalImpf) no burden H4853 on the sabbath H7676 day, H3117 nor bring H935 (HiphPerf) it in by the gates H8179 of Jerusalem; H3389 [22] neither carry forth H3318 (HiphImpf) a burden H4853 out of your houses H1004 on the sabbath H7676 day, H3117 neither do H6213 (QalImpf) ye any work, H4399 but hallow H6942 (PielPerf) ye the sabbath H7676 day, H3117 as I commanded H6680 (PielPerf) your fathers. H1 [23] But they obeyed H8085 (QalPerf) not, neither inclined H5186 (HiphPerf) their ear, H241 but made their neck H6203 stiff, H7185 (HiphImpf) that they might not hear, H8085 (QalInf) nor receive H3947 (QalInf) instruction. H4148 [24] And it shall come to pass, if ye diligently H8085 (QalInf) hearken H8085 (QalImpf) unto me, saith H5002 (QalPasPtc) the Lord, H3068 to bring H935 (HiphInf) in no burden H4853 through the gates H8179 of this city H5892 on the sabbath H7676 day, H3117 but hallow H6942 (PielInf) the sabbath H7676 day, H3117 to do H6213 (QalInf) no H1115 work H4399 therein; [25] then shall there enter H935 (QalPerf) into the gates H8179 of this city H5892 kings H4428 and princes H8269 sitting H3427 (QalActPtc) upon the throne H3678 of David, H1732 riding H7392 (QalActPtc) in chariots H7393 and on horses, H5483 they, and their princes, H8269 the men H376 of Judah, H3063 and the inhabitants H3427 (QalActPtc) of Jerusalem: H3389 and this city H5892 shall remain H3427 (QalPerf) for ever. H5769 [26] And they shall come H935 (QalPerf) from the cities H5892 of Judah, H3063 and from the places about H5439 Jerusalem, H3389 and from the land H776 of Benjamin, H1144 and from the plain, H8219 and from the mountains, H2022 and from the south, H5045 bringing H935 (HiphPtc) burnt offerings, H5930 and sacrifices, H2077 and meat offerings, H4503 and incense, H3828 and bringing H935 (HiphPtc) sacrifices of praise, H8426 unto the house H1004 of the Lord. H3068 [27] But if ye will not hearken H8085 (QalImpf) unto me to hallow H6942 (PielInf) the sabbath H7676 day, H3117 and not to bear H5375 (QalInf) a burden, H4853 even entering in H935 (QalInf) at the gates H8179 of Jerusalem H3389 on the sabbath H7676 day; H3117 then will I kindle H3341 (HiphPerf) a fire H784 in the gates H8179 thereof, and it shall devour H398 (QalPerf) the palaces H759 of Jerusalem, H3389 and it shall not be quenched. H3518 (QalImpf)Footnotes
- § 17:1 Heb. nail
- § 17:4 Heb. in thyself
- § 17:8 Or, restraint
- § 17:11 Or, gathereth young which she hath not brought forth
- § 17:16 Heb. after thee
- § 17:18 Heb. break them with a double breach
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