19 aHear, O earth!
Behold, I will certainly bring bcalamity on this people—
cThe fruit of their thoughts,
Because they have not heeded My words
Nor My law, but rejected it.
Behold, I will certainly bring bcalamity on this people—
cThe fruit of their thoughts,
Because they have not heeded My words
Nor My law, but rejected it.
20 aFor what purpose to Me
Comes frankincense bfrom Sheba,
And csweet cane from a far country?
dYour burnt offerings are not acceptable,
Nor your sacrifices sweet to Me.”
Comes frankincense bfrom Sheba,
And csweet cane from a far country?
dYour burnt offerings are not acceptable,
Nor your sacrifices sweet to Me.”
21 Therefore thus says the Lord:
“Behold, I will lay stumbling blocks before this people,
And the fathers and the sons together shall fall on them.
The neighbor and his friend shall perish.”
“Behold, I will lay stumbling blocks before this people,
And the fathers and the sons together shall fall on them.
The neighbor and his friend shall perish.”
22 Thus says the Lord:
“Behold, a people comes from the anorth country,
And a great nation will be raised from the farthest parts of the earth.
“Behold, a people comes from the anorth country,
And a great nation will be raised from the farthest parts of the earth.
23 They will lay hold on bow and spear;
They are cruel and have no mercy;
Their voice aroars like the sea;
And they ride on horses,
As men of war set in array against you, O daughter of Zion.”
They are cruel and have no mercy;
Their voice aroars like the sea;
And they ride on horses,
As men of war set in array against you, O daughter of Zion.”
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