KJV Easy Read Bible A Lament for Israel1Hear youp this word which I take up against youp, even a lamentation, O house of Israel. 2The virgin of Israel is fallen; she shall no more rise: she is forsaken upon her land; there is none to raise her up. 3For thus says the Lord God; The city that went out by a thousand shall leave a hundred, and that which went forth by a hundred shall leave ten, to the house of Israel. Adonaip.f. Jehovahs.f. A Call to Repentance4For thus says the Lord to the house of Israel, Seek youp Me, and youp shall live: 5But seek not Bethel, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beersheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Bethel shall come to nothing. 6Seek the Lord, and youp shall live; lest He break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and devour it, and there be none to quench it in Bethel. consume 7Youp who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth, 8Seek Him that makes the seven stars and Orion, and turns the shadow of death into the morning, and makes the day dark with night: that calls for the waters of the sea, and pours them out upon the face of the earth: the Lord is His name: 9That strengthens the spoiled against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress. ruined, destroyed 10They hate him that rebukes in the gate, and they abhor him that speaks uprightly. 11Forasmuch therefore as yourp treading is upon the poor, and youp take from him burdens of wheat: youp have built houses of hewn stone, but youp shall not dwell in them; youp have planted pleasant vineyards, but youp shall not drink wine of them. cut 12For I know yourp manifold transgressions and yourp mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate from their right. numerous, many 13Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time. 14Seek good, and not evil, that youp may live: and so the Lord, the God of hosts, shall be with youp, as youp have spoken. Elohe Tsebaoth 15Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the Lord God of hosts will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph. The Day of the Lord16Therefore the Lord, the God of hosts, the Lord, says thus; Wailing shall be in all streets; and they shall say in all the highways, Alas! alas! and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skillful of lamentation to wailing. Adonaip.f 17And in all vineyards shall be wailing: for I will pass through you, says the Lord. 18Woe to youp that desire the day of the Lord! to what end is it for youp? the day of the Lord is darkness, and not light. 19As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him. 20Shall not the day of the Lord be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it? 21I hate, I despise yourp feast days, and I will not smell in yourp solemn assemblies. experience a pleasing aroma 22Though youp offer Me burned offerings and yourp meat offerings, I will not accept them: neither will I regard the peace offerings of yourp fat beasts. grain 23Take you away from Me the noise of your songs; for I will not hear the melody of your viols. musical instruments 24But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream. justice roll 25Have youp offered to Me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel? ACTS 7:42 26But youp have borne the tabernacle of yourp Moloch and Chiun yourp images, the star of yourp god, which youp made to yourselvesp. carried; tent; idols 27Therefore will I cause youp to go into captivity beyond Damascus, says the Lord, whose name is the God of hosts. The Trusted King James in an Easy Read Format® is a registered trademarks of Whitaker Corporation. KJVERTM, Word of GodTM, Red Letter OldTM, Old Testament Direct Words of God in RedTM, King James Version Sword BibleTM, and SwordKJVTM are trademarked slogans of Whitaker Corporation. |
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