16 aThe Portion of Jacob is not like them,
For He is the Maker of all things,
And bIsrael is the tribe of His inheritance;
cThe Lord of hosts is His name.
For He is the Maker of all things,
And bIsrael is the tribe of His inheritance;
cThe Lord of hosts is His name.
The Coming Captivity of Judah
17 aGather up yo1ur wares from the land,
O inhabitant of the fortress!
O inhabitant of the fortress!
18 For thus says the Lord:
“Behold, I will athrow out at this time
The inhabitants of the land,
And will distress them,
bThat they may find it so.”
“Behold, I will athrow out at this time
The inhabitants of the land,
And will distress them,
bThat they may find it so.”
19 aWoe is me for my hurt!
My wound is severe.
But I say, b“Truly this is an infirmity,
And cI must bear it.”
My wound is severe.
But I say, b“Truly this is an infirmity,
And cI must bear it.”
20 aMy tent is plundered,
And all my cords are broken;
My children have gone from me,
And they are bno more.
There is no one to pitch my tent anymore,
Or set up my curtains.
And all my cords are broken;
My children have gone from me,
And they are bno more.
There is no one to pitch my tent anymore,
Or set up my curtains.
21 For the shepherds have become dull-hearted,
And have not sought the Lord;
Therefore they shall not prosper,
And all their flocks shall be ascattered.
And have not sought the Lord;
Therefore they shall not prosper,
And all their flocks shall be ascattered.
22 Behold, the noise of the report has come,
And a great commotion out of the anorth country,
To make the cities of Judah desolate, a bden of jackals.
And a great commotion out of the anorth country,
To make the cities of Judah desolate, a bden of jackals.
23 O Lord, I know the away of man is not in himself;
It is not in man who walks to direct his own steps.
It is not in man who walks to direct his own steps.
25 aPour out Your fury on the Gentiles, bwho do not know You,
And on the families who do not call on Your name;
For they have eaten up Jacob,
cDevoured him and consumed him,
And made his dwelling place desolate.
And on the families who do not call on Your name;
For they have eaten up Jacob,
cDevoured him and consumed him,
And made his dwelling place desolate.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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Robertson's Book Notes (NT)
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