13 aO you who dwell by many waters,
Abundant in treasures,
Your end has come,
The measure of your covetousness.
Abundant in treasures,
Your end has come,
The measure of your covetousness.
14 aThe Lord of hosts has sworn by Himself:
“Surely I will fill you with men, bas with locusts,
And they shall lift cup a shout against you.”
“Surely I will fill you with men, bas with locusts,
And they shall lift cup a shout against you.”
15 aHe has made the earth by His power;
He has established the world by His wisdom,
And bstretched out the heaven by His understanding.
He has established the world by His wisdom,
And bstretched out the heaven by His understanding.
16 When He utters His voice—
There is a multitude of waters in the heavens:
a“He causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth;
He makes lightnings for the rain;
He brings the wind out of His treasuries.”
There is a multitude of waters in the heavens:
a“He causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth;
He makes lightnings for the rain;
He brings the wind out of His treasuries.”
17 aEveryone is dull-hearted, without knowledge;
Every metalsmith is put to shame by the carved image;
bFor his molded image is falsehood,
And there is no breath in them.
Every metalsmith is put to shame by the carved image;
bFor his molded image is falsehood,
And there is no breath in them.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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