KJV Easy Read Bible The Destruction of Israel1I saw the Lord standing upon the altar: and He said, Smite the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake: and cut them in the head, all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: he that flees of them shall not flee away, and he that escapes of them shall not be delivered. Adonaip.f.; smite, attack, destroy; top crossbar; break 2Though they dig into hell, from there shall My hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, from there will I bring them down: 3And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out from there; and though they be hidden from My sight in the bottom of the sea, from there will I command the serpent, and he shall bite them: 4And though they go into captivity before their enemies, from there will I command the sword, and it shall slay them: and I will set My eyes upon them for evil, and not for good. 5And the Lord God of hosts is He that touches the land, and it shall melt, and all that dwell therein shall mourn: and it shall rise up wholly like a flood; and shall be drowned, as by the flood of Egypt. Elohe Tsebaoth; flooding of the Nile 6It is He that builds His stories in the heaven, and has founded His troop in the earth; He that calls for the waters of the sea, and pours them out upon the face of the earth: the Lord is His name. stairs 7Are youp not as children of the Ethiopians to Me, O children of Israel? says the Lord. Have not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt? and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir? 8Behold, the eyes of the Lord God are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the face of the earth; saving that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, says the Lord. Adonaip.f. Jehovah; except 9For, lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all nations, like as corn is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least grain fall upon the earth. shake; shaken 10All the sinners of My people shall die by the sword, which say, The evil shall not overtake nor prevent us. go before, confront Israel Will Be Restored11In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old: ACTS 15:16 | broken places 12That they may possess the remnant of Edom, and of all the heathen, which are called by My name, says the Lord that does this. 13Behold, the days come, says the Lord, that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that sows seed; and the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and all the hills shall melt. 14And I will bring again the captivity of My people of Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them. 15And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be pulled up out of their land which I have given them, says the Lord your God. 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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