1 Righteous 6662 art thou, O LORD 3068, when I plead 7378 with thee: yet let me talk 1696 with thee of thy judgments 4941: Wherefore doth the way 1870 of the wicked 7563 prosper 6743? wherefore are all they happy 7951 that deal very 899 treacherously 898?
2 Thou hast planted 5193 them, yea, they have taken root 8327: they grow 3212, yea, they bring forth 6213 fruit 6529: thou art near 7138 in their mouth 6310, and far from 7350 their reins 3629.
3 But thou, O LORD 3068, knowest 3045 me: thou hast seen 7200 me, and tried 974 mine heart 3820 toward thee: pull them out 5423 like sheep 6629 for the slaughter 2878, and prepare 6942 them for the day 3117 of slaughter 2028.
4 How long shall the land 776 mourn 56, and the herbs 6212 of every field 7704 wither 3001, for the wickedness 7451 of them that dwell 3427 therein? the beasts 929 are consumed 5595, and the birds 5775; because they said 559, He shall not see 7200 our last end 319.
5 If thou hast run 7323 with the footmen 7273, and they have wearied 3811 thee, then how canst thou contend 8474 with horses 5483? and if in the land 776 of peace 7965, wherein thou trustedst 982, they wearied thee, then how wilt thou do 6213 in the swelling 1347 of Jordan 3383?
6 For even thy brethren 251, and the house 1004 of thy father 1, even they have dealt treacherously 898 with thee; yea, they have called 7121 a multitude 4392 after 310 thee: believe 539 them not, though they speak 1696 fair words 2896 unto thee.
7 I have forsaken 5800 mine house 1004, I have left 5203 mine heritage 5159; I have given 5414 the dearly beloved 3033 of my soul 5315 into the hand 3709 of her enemies 341.
8 Mine heritage 5159 is unto me as a lion 738 in the forest 3293; it crieth out 5414 6963 against me: therefore have I hated 8130 it.
9 Mine heritage 5159 is unto me as a speckled 6641 bird 5861, the birds 5861 round about 5439 are against her; come 3212 ye, assemble 622 all the beasts 2416 of the field 7704, come 857 to devour 402.
10 Many 7227 pastors 7462 have destroyed 7843 my vineyard 3754, they have trodden 947 0 my portion 2513 under foot 947, they have made 5414 my pleasant 2532 portion 2513 a desolate 8077 wilderness 4057.
11 They have made 7760 it desolate 8076, and being desolate 8077 it mourneth 56 unto me; the whole land 776 is made desolate 8074, because no man 376 layeth 7760 it to heart 3820.
12 The spoilers 7703 are come 935 upon all high places 8205 through the wilderness 4057: for the sword 2719 of the LORD 3068 shall devour 398 from the one end 7097 of the land 776 even to the other end 7097 of the land 776: no flesh 1320 shall have peace 7965.
13 They have sown 2232 wheat 2406, but shall reap 7114 thorns 6975: they have put themselves to pain 2470, but shall not profit 3276: and they shall be ashamed 954 of your revenues 8393 because of the fierce 2740 anger 639 of the LORD 3068.
14 Thus saith 559 the LORD 3068 against all mine evil 7451 neighbours 7934, that touch 5060 the inheritance 5159 which I have caused my people 5971 Israel 3478 to inherit 5157; Behold, I will pluck them out 5428 of their land 127, and pluck out 5428 the house 1004 of Judah 3063 from among 8432 them.
15 And it shall come to pass, after 310 that I have plucked them out 5428 I will return 7725, and have compassion 7355 on them, and will bring them again 7725, every man 376 to his heritage 5159, and every man 376 to his land 776.
16 And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently 3925 learn 3925 the ways 1870 of my people 5971, to swear 7650 by my name 8034, The LORD 3068 liveth 2416; as they taught 3925 my people 5971 to swear 7650 by Baal 1168; then shall they be built 1129 in the midst 8432 of my people 5971.
17 But if they will not obey 8085, I will utterly 5428 pluck up 5428 and destroy 6 that nation 1471, saith 5002 the LORD 3068.