13 “Behold, he shall come up like clouds,
And ahis chariots like a whirlwind.
bHis horses are swifter than eagles.
Woe to us, for we are plundered!”
And ahis chariots like a whirlwind.
bHis horses are swifter than eagles.
Woe to us, for we are plundered!”
14 O Jerusalem, awash your heart from wickedness,
That you may be saved.
How long shall your evil thoughts lodge within you?
That you may be saved.
How long shall your evil thoughts lodge within you?
16 “Make mention to the nations,
Yes, proclaim against Jerusalem,
That watchers come from a afar country
And raise their voice against the cities of Judah.
Yes, proclaim against Jerusalem,
That watchers come from a afar country
And raise their voice against the cities of Judah.
17 aLike keepers of a field they are against her all around,
Because she has been rebellious against Me,” says the Lord.
Because she has been rebellious against Me,” says the Lord.
18 “Youra ways and your doings
Have procured these things for you.
This is your wickedness,
Because it is bitter,
Because it reaches to your heart.”
Have procured these things for you.
This is your wickedness,
Because it is bitter,
Because it reaches to your heart.”
Sorrow for the Doomed Nation
19 O my asoul, my soul!
I am pained in my very heart!
My heart makes a noise in me;
I cannot hold my peace,
Because you have heard, O my soul,
The sound of the trumpet,
The alarm of war.
I am pained in my very heart!
My heart makes a noise in me;
I cannot hold my peace,
Because you have heard, O my soul,
The sound of the trumpet,
The alarm of war.
20 aDestruction upon destruction is cried,
For the whole land is plundered.
Suddenly bmy tents are plundered,
And my curtains in a moment.
For the whole land is plundered.
Suddenly bmy tents are plundered,
And my curtains in a moment.
22 “For My people are foolish,
They have not known Me.
They are1 silly children,
And they have no understanding.
aThey are wise to do evil,
But to do good they have no knowledge.”
They have not known Me.
They are1 silly children,
And they have no understanding.
aThey are wise to do evil,
But to do good they have no knowledge.”
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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