5 I will go to the great men and speak to them,
For athey have known the way of the Lord,
The judgment of their God.”
But these have altogether bbroken the yoke
And burst the bonds.
For athey have known the way of the Lord,
The judgment of their God.”
But these have altogether bbroken the yoke
And burst the bonds.
6 Therefore aa lion from the forest shall slay them,
bA wolf of the deserts shall destroy them;
cA leopard will watch over their cities.
Everyone who goes out from there shall be torn in pieces,
Because their transgressions are many;
Their backslidings have increased.
bA wolf of the deserts shall destroy them;
cA leopard will watch over their cities.
Everyone who goes out from there shall be torn in pieces,
Because their transgressions are many;
Their backslidings have increased.
7 “How shall I pardon you for this?
Your children have forsaken Me
And asworn by those bthat are not gods.
cWhen I had fed them to the full,
Then they committed adultery
And assembled themselves by troops in the harlots’ houses.
Your children have forsaken Me
And asworn by those bthat are not gods.
cWhen I had fed them to the full,
Then they committed adultery
And assembled themselves by troops in the harlots’ houses.
9 Shall I not punish them for these things?” says the Lord.
“And shall I not aavenge Myself on such a nation as this?
“And shall I not aavenge Myself on such a nation as this?
10 “Go up on her walls and destroy,
But do not1 make a acomplete end.
Take away her branches,
For they are not the Lord’s.
But do not1 make a acomplete end.
Take away her branches,
For they are not the Lord’s.
11 For athe house of Israel and the house of Judah
Have dealt very treacherously with Me,” says the Lord.
Have dealt very treacherously with Me,” says the Lord.
12 aThey have lied about the Lord,
And said, b“It is not He.
cNeither will1 evil come upon us,
Nor shall we see sword or famine.
And said, b“It is not He.
cNeither will1 evil come upon us,
Nor shall we see sword or famine.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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