| Berean Study Bible | Berean Study Bible |
| 1Woe to you, O destroyer never destroyed, O traitor never betrayed! When you have finished destroying, you will be destroyed. When you have finished betraying, you will be betrayed. | 1Woe to you, O destroyer never destroyed, O traitor never betrayed! When you have finished destroying, you will be destroyed. When you have finished betraying, you will be betrayed. |
| 2O LORD, be gracious to us! We wait for You. Be our strength every morning and our salvation in time of trouble. | 2O LORD, be gracious to us! We wait for You. Be our strength every morning and our salvation in time of trouble. |
| 3The peoples flee the thunder of Your voice; the nations scatter when You rise. | 3The peoples flee the thunder of Your voice; the nations scatter when You rise. |
| 4Your spoil will be gathered as if by locusts; like a swarm of locusts men will pounce on it. | 4Your spoil will be gathered as if by locusts; like a swarm of locusts men will pounce on it. |
| 5The LORD is exalted, for He dwells on high; He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness. | 5The LORD is exalted, for He dwells on high; He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness. |
| 6There will be times of security for you—a storehouse of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge. The fear of the LORD is Zion’s treasure. | 6There will be times of security for you—a storehouse of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge. The fear of the LORD is Zion’s treasure. |
| 7Behold! Their warriors cry aloud in the streets; the envoys of peace weep bitterly. | 7Behold! Their warriors cry aloud in the streets; the envoys of peace weep bitterly. |
| 8The highways are deserted; travel has ceased. The treaty has been broken, the witnesses are despised, and human life is disregarded. | 8The highways are deserted; travel has ceased. The treaty has been broken, the witnesses are despised, and human life is disregarded. |
| 9The land mourns and languishes; Lebanon is ashamed and decayed. Sharon is like a desert; Bashan and Carmel shake off their leaves. | 9The land mourns and languishes; Lebanon is ashamed and decayed. Sharon is like a desert; Bashan and Carmel shake off their leaves. |
| 10“Now I will arise,” says the LORD. “Now I will lift Myself up. Now I will be exalted. | 10“Now I will arise,” says the LORD. “Now I will lift Myself up. Now I will be exalted. |
| 11You conceive chaff; you give birth to stubble. Your breath is a fire that will consume you. | 11You conceive chaff; you give birth to stubble. Your breath is a fire that will consume you. |
| 12The peoples will be burned to ashes, like thorns cut down and set ablaze. | 12The peoples will be burned to ashes, like thorns cut down and set ablaze. |
| 13You who are far off, hear what I have done; you who are near, acknowledge My might.” | 13You who are far off, hear what I have done; you who are near, acknowledge My might.” |
| 14The sinners in Zion are afraid; trembling grips the ungodly: “Who of us can dwell with a consuming fire? Who of us can dwell with everlasting flames?” | 14The sinners in Zion are afraid; trembling grips the ungodly: “Who of us can dwell with a consuming fire? Who of us can dwell with everlasting flames?” |
| 15He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity, who refuses gain from extortion, whose hand never takes a bribe, who stops his ears against murderous plots and shuts his eyes tightly against evil— | 15He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity, who refuses gain from extortion, whose hand never takes a bribe, who stops his ears against murderous plots and shuts his eyes tightly against evil— |
| 16he will dwell on the heights; his refuge will be the mountain fortress; his food will be provided and his water assured. | 16he will dwell on the heights; his refuge will be the mountain fortress; his food will be provided and his water assured. |
| 17Your eyes will see the King in His beauty and behold a land that stretches afar. | 17Your eyes will see the King in His beauty and behold a land that stretches afar. |
| 18Your mind will ponder the former terror: “Where is he who tallies? Where is he who weighs? Where is he who counts the towers?” | 18Your mind will ponder the former terror: “Where is he who tallies? Where is he who weighs? Where is he who counts the towers?” |
| 19You will no longer see the insolent, a people whose speech is unintelligible, who stammer in a language that is not understood. | 19You will no longer see the insolent, a people whose speech is unintelligible, who stammer in a language that is not understood. |
| 20Look upon Zion, the city of our festivals. Your eyes will see Jerusalem, a peaceful pasture, a tent that does not wander; its tent pegs will not be pulled up, nor will any of its cords be loosened. | 20Look upon Zion, the city of our festivals. Your eyes will see Jerusalem, a peaceful pasture, a tent that does not wander; its tent pegs will not be pulled up, nor will any of its cords be loosened. |
| 21But there the Majestic One, our LORD, will be for us a place of rivers and wide canals, where no galley with oars will go, and majestic vessels will not pass. | 21But there the Majestic One, our LORD, will be for us a place of rivers and wide canals, where no galley with oars will go, and majestic vessels will not pass. |
| 22For the LORD is our Judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our King. He will save us. | 22For the LORD is our Judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our King. He will save us. |
| 23Your ropes are slack; they cannot secure the mast or spread the sail. Then an abundance of spoils will be divided, and even the lame will carry off plunder. | 23Your ropes are slack; they cannot secure the mast or spread the sail. Then an abundance of spoils will be divided, and even the lame will carry off plunder. |
| 24And no resident of Zion will say, “I am sick.” The people who dwell there will be forgiven their iniquity. | 24And no resident of Zion will say, “I am sick.” The people who dwell there will be forgiven their iniquity. |
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