1 Oh, athat my head were waters,
And my eyes a fountain of tears,
That I might weep day and night
For the slain of the daughter of my people!
And my eyes a fountain of tears,
That I might weep day and night
For the slain of the daughter of my people!
2 Oh, that I had in the wilderness
A lodging place for travelers;
That I might leave my people,
And go from them!
For athey are all adulterers,
An assembly of treacherous men.
A lodging place for travelers;
That I might leave my people,
And go from them!
For athey are all adulterers,
An assembly of treacherous men.
3 “And like their bow athey have bent their tongues for lies.
They are not valiant for the truth on the earth.
For they proceed from bevil to evil,
And they cdo not know Me,” says the Lord.
They are not valiant for the truth on the earth.
For they proceed from bevil to evil,
And they cdo not know Me,” says the Lord.
4 “Everyonea take heed to his neighbor,
And do not trust any brother;
For every brother will utterly supplant,
And every neighbor will bwalk with slanderers.
And do not trust any brother;
For every brother will utterly supplant,
And every neighbor will bwalk with slanderers.
5 Everyone will adeceive his neighbor,
And will not speak the truth;
They have taught their tongue to speak lies;
They weary themselves to commit iniquity.
And will not speak the truth;
They have taught their tongue to speak lies;
They weary themselves to commit iniquity.
6 Your dwelling place is in the midst of deceit;
Through deceit they refuse to know Me,” says the Lord.
Through deceit they refuse to know Me,” says the Lord.
7 Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts:
“Behold, aI will refine them and try them;
bFor how shall I deal with the daughter of My people?
“Behold, aI will refine them and try them;
bFor how shall I deal with the daughter of My people?
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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