18 If I go out to athe field,
Then behold, those slain with the sword!
And if I enter the city,
Then behold, those sick from famine!
Yes, both prophet and bpriest go about in a land they do not know.’ ”
Then behold, those slain with the sword!
And if I enter the city,
Then behold, those sick from famine!
Yes, both prophet and bpriest go about in a land they do not know.’ ”
The People Plead for Mercy
19 aHave You utterly rejected Judah?
Has Your soul loathed Zion?
Why have You stricken us so that bthere is no healing for us?
cWe looked for peace, but there was no good;
And for the time of healing, and there was trouble.
Has Your soul loathed Zion?
Why have You stricken us so that bthere is no healing for us?
cWe looked for peace, but there was no good;
And for the time of healing, and there was trouble.
20 We acknowledge, O Lord, our wickedness
And the iniquity of our afathers,
For bwe have sinned against You.
And the iniquity of our afathers,
For bwe have sinned against You.
21 Do not abhor us, for Your name’s sake;
Do not disgrace the throne of Your glory.
aRemember, do not break Your covenant with us.
Do not disgrace the throne of Your glory.
aRemember, do not break Your covenant with us.
22 aAre there any among bthe idols of the nations that can cause crain?
Or can the heavens give showers?
dAre You not He, O Lord our God?
Therefore we will wait for You,
Since You have made all these.
Or can the heavens give showers?
dAre You not He, O Lord our God?
Therefore we will wait for You,
Since You have made all these.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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