Woe to Jerusalem
I will lay siege against you with a mound,
And I will raise siegeworks against you.
You shall speak out of the ground;
Your speech shall be low, out of the dust;
Your voice shall be like a medium’s, aout of the ground;
And your speech shall whisper out of the dust.
Shall be like fine dust,
And the multitude of the terrible ones
Like bchaff that passes away;
Yes, it shall be cin an instant, suddenly.
With thunder and bearthquake and great noise,
With storm and tempest
And the flame of devouring fire.
Even all who fight against her and her fortress,
And distress her,
Shall be bas a dream of a night vision.
And look—he eats;
But he awakes, and his soul is still empty;
Or as when a thirsty man dreams,
And look—he drinks;
But he awakes, and indeed he is faint,
And his soul still craves:
So the multitude of all the nations shall be,
Who fight against Mount Zion.”
The Blindness of Disobedience
Blind yourselves and be blind!
aThey are drunk, bbut not with wine;
They stagger, but not with intoxicating drink.
The spirit of deep sleep,
And has bclosed your eyes, namely, the prophets;
And He has covered your heads, namely, cthe seers.
a“Inasmuch as these people draw near with their mouths
And honor Me bwith their lips,
But have removed their hearts far from Me,
And their fear toward Me is taught by the commandment of men,
Among this people,
A marvelous work and a wonder;
bFor the wisdom of their wise men shall perish,
And the understanding of their prudent men shall be hidden.”
And their works are in the dark;
bThey say, “Who sees us?” and, “Who knows us?”
Shall the potter be esteemed as the clay;
For shall the athing made say of him who made it,
“He did not make me”?
Or shall the thing formed say of him who formed it,
“He has no understanding”?
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American Standard Version
Ho Ariel, Ariel, the city where David encamped! add ye year to year; let the feasts come round:
Amplified® Bible
WOE TO Ariel [Jerusalem], to Ariel, the city where David encamped! Add yet another year; let the feasts run their round [but only one year more].
Contemporary English Version
Jerusalem, city of David, the place of my altar, you are in for trouble! Celebrate your festivals year after year.
Darby English Version
Woe to Ariel, to Ariel, the city of David's encampment! Add ye year to year; let the feasts come round.
Good News Bible
God's altar, Jerusalem itself, is doomed! The city where David camped is doomed! Let another year or two come and go, with its feasts and festivals,
King James Version
Woe to Ariel, to Ariel, the city where David dwelt! add ye year to year; let them kill sacrifices.
New American Standard Bible
Woe, O Ariel, Ariel the city {where} David {once} camped! Add year to year, observe {your} feasts on schedule.
New International Version
Woe to you, Ariel, Ariel,
the city where David settled!
Add year to year
and let your cycle of festivals go on.
New King James Version
“Woe to Ariel, to Ariel, the city where David dwelt!
Add year to year;
Let feasts come around.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Woe, O Ariel, Ariel the city where David once camped! Add year to year, observe your feasts on schedule.
Revised Standard Version
Ho Ariel, Ariel,
the city where David encamped!
Add year to year;
let the feasts run their round.
Young's Literal Translation
Wo `to' Ariel, Ariel, The city of the encampment of David! Add year to year, let festivals go round.
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