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.
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Book Notes:
Robertson's Book Notes (NT)