3 For thus says the Lord to the men of Judah and Jerusalem:
a“Break up your1 fallow ground,
And bdo not sow among thorns.
a“Break up your1 fallow ground,
And bdo not sow among thorns.
4 aCircumcise yourselves to the Lord,
And take away the foreskins of your hearts,
You men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem,
Lest My fury come forth like fire,
And burn so that no one can quench it,
Because of the evil of your doings.”
And take away the foreskins of your hearts,
You men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem,
Lest My fury come forth like fire,
And burn so that no one can quench it,
Because of the evil of your doings.”
An Imminent Invasion
5 Declare in Judah and proclaim in Jerusalem, and say:
a“Blow the trumpet in the land;
Cry, ‘Gather together,’
And say, b‘Assemble yourselves,
And let us go into the fortified cities.’
a“Blow the trumpet in the land;
Cry, ‘Gather together,’
And say, b‘Assemble yourselves,
And let us go into the fortified cities.’
6 Set up the1 standard toward Zion.
Take refuge! Do not delay!
For I will bring disaster from the anorth,
And great destruction.”
Take refuge! Do not delay!
For I will bring disaster from the anorth,
And great destruction.”
7 aThe lion has come up from his thicket,
And bthe destroyer of nations is on his way.
He has gone forth from his place
cTo make your land desolate.
Your cities will be laid waste,
Without inhabitant.
And bthe destroyer of nations is on his way.
He has gone forth from his place
cTo make your land desolate.
Your cities will be laid waste,
Without inhabitant.
8 For this, aclothe yourself with sackcloth,
Lament and wail.
For the fierce anger of the Lord
Has not turned back from us.
Lament and wail.
For the fierce anger of the Lord
Has not turned back from us.
9 “And it shall come to pass in that day,” says the Lord,
“That the heart of the king shall perish,
And the heart of the princes;
The priests shall be astonished,
And the prophets shall wonder.”
“That the heart of the king shall perish,
And the heart of the princes;
The priests shall be astonished,
And the prophets shall wonder.”
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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