1If thou wilt return7725, O Israel3478, saith5002 the LORD3068, return7725 unto me: and if thou wilt put away5493 thine abominations8251 out of my sight6440, then shalt thou not remove5110.
2And thou shalt swear7650, The LORD3068 liveth2416, in truth571, in judgment4941, and in righteousness6666; and the nations1471 shall bless1288 themselves in him, and in him shall they glory1984.
3For thus saith559 the LORD3068 to the men376 of Judah3063 and Jerusalem3389, Break up5214 your fallow ground5215, and sow2232 not among thorns6975.
4Circumcise4135 yourselves to the LORD3068, and take away5493 the foreskins6190 of your heart3824, ye men376 of Judah3063 and inhabitants3427 of Jerusalem3389: lest my fury2534 come forth3318 like fire784, and burn1197 that none can quench3518 it, because6440 of the evil7455 of your doings4611.
5Declare5046 ye in Judah3063, and publish8085 in Jerusalem3389; and say559, Blow8628 ye the trumpet7782 in the land776: cry7121, gather together4390, and say559, Assemble622 yourselves, and let us go935 into the defenced4013 cities5892.
6Set up5375 the standard5251 toward Zion6726: retire5756, stay5975 not: for I will bring935 evil7451 from the north6828, and a great1419 destruction7667.
7The lion738 is come up5927 from his thicket5441, and the destroyer7843 of the Gentiles1471 is on his way5265; he is gone forth3318 from his place4725 to make7760 thy land776 desolate8047; and thy cities5892 shall be laid waste5327, without an inhabitant3427.
8For this gird2296 you with sackcloth8242, lament5594 and howl3213: for the fierce2740 anger639 of the LORD3068 is not turned back7725 from us.
9And it shall come to pass at that day3117, saith5002 the LORD3068, that the heart3820 of the king4428 shall perish6, and the heart3820 of the princes8269; and the priests3548 shall be astonished8074, and the prophets5030 shall wonder8539.
10Then said559 I, Ah162, Lord136 GOD3069! surely403 thou hast greatly5377 deceived5377 this people5971 and Jerusalem3389, saying559, Ye shall have peace7965; whereas the sword2719 reacheth5060 unto the soul5315.
11At that time6256 shall it be said559 to this people5971 and to Jerusalem3389, A dry6703 wind7307 of the high places8205 in the wilderness4057 toward1870 the daughter1323 of my people5971, not to fan2219, nor to cleanse1305,
12Even a full4392 wind7307 from those places shall come935 unto me: now also will I give1696 sentence4941 against them.
13Behold, he shall come up5927 as clouds6051, and his chariots4818 shall be as a whirlwind5492: his horses5483 are swifter7043 than eagles5404. Woe188 unto us! for we are spoiled7703.
14O Jerusalem3389, wash3526 thine heart3820 from wickedness7451, that thou mayest be saved3467. How long shall thy vain205 thoughts4284 lodge3885 within7130 thee?
15For a voice6963 declareth5046 from Dan1835, and publisheth8085 affliction205 from mount2022 Ephraim669.
16Make ye mention2142 to the nations1471; behold, publish8085 against Jerusalem3389, that watchers5341 come935 from a far4801 country776, and give out5414 their voice6963 against the cities5892 of Judah3063.
17As keepers8104 of a field7704, are they against her round about5439; because she hath been rebellious4784 against me, saith5002 the LORD3068.
18Thy way1870 and thy doings4611 have procured6213 these things unto thee; this is thy wickedness7451, because it is bitter4751, because it reacheth5060 unto thine heart3820.
19My bowels4578, my bowels4578! I am pained2342 3176 at my very7023 heart3820; my heart3820 maketh a noise1993 in me; I cannot hold my peace2790, because thou hast heard8085, O my soul5315, the sound6963 of the trumpet7782, the alarm8643 of war4421.
20Destruction7667 upon destruction7667 is cried7121; for the whole land776 is spoiled7703: suddenly6597 are my tents168 spoiled7703, and my curtains3407 in a moment7281.
21How long shall I see7200 the standard5251, and hear8085 the sound6963 of the trumpet7782?
22For my people5971 is foolish191, they have not known3045 me; they are sottish5530 children1121, and they have none understanding995: they are wise2450 to do evil7489, but to do good3190 they have no knowledge3045.
23I beheld7200 the earth776, and, lo, it was without form8414, and void922; and the heavens8064, and they had no light216.
24I beheld7200 the mountains2022, and, lo, they trembled7493, and all the hills1389 moved lightly7043.
25I beheld7200, and, lo, there was no man120, and all the birds5775 of the heavens8064 were fled5074.
26I beheld7200, and, lo, the fruitful place3759 was a wilderness4057, and all the cities5892 thereof were broken down5422 at the presence6440 of the LORD3068, and by his fierce2740 anger639.
27For thus hath the LORD3068 said559, The whole land776 shall be desolate8077; yet will I not make6213 a full end3617.
28For this shall the earth776 mourn56, and the heavens8064 above4605 be black6937: because I have spoken1696 it, I have purposed2161 it, and will not repent5162, neither will I turn back7725 from it.
29The whole city5892 shall flee1272 for the noise6963 of the horsemen6571 and bowmen7198 7411; they shall go935 into thickets5645, and climb up5927 upon the rocks3710: every city5892 shall be forsaken5800, and not a man376 dwell3427 therein2004.
30And when thou art spoiled7703, what wilt thou do6213? Though thou clothest3847 thyself with crimson8144, though thou deckest5710 thee with ornaments5716 of gold2091, though thou rentest7167 thy face5869 with painting6320, in vain7723 shalt thou make thyself fair3302; thy lovers5689 will despise3988 thee, they will seek1245 thy life5315.
31For I have heard8085 a voice6963 as of a woman in travail2470, and the anguish6869 as of her that bringeth forth her first child1069, the voice6963 of the daughter1323 of Zion6726, that bewaileth3306 herself, that spreadeth6566 her hands3709, saying, Woe188 is me now! for my soul5315 is wearied5888 because of murderers2026.