1 If thou wilt return 7725, O Israel 3478, saith 5002 the LORD 3068, return 7725 unto me: and if thou wilt put away 5493 thine abominations 8251 out of my sight 6440, then shalt thou not remove 5110.
2 And thou shalt swear 7650, The LORD 3068 liveth 2416, in truth 571, in judgment 4941, and in righteousness 6666; and the nations 1471 shall bless 1288 themselves in him, and in him shall they glory 1984.
3 For thus saith 559 the LORD 3068 to the men 376 of Judah 3063 and Jerusalem 3389, Break up 5214 your fallow ground 5215, and sow 2232 not among thorns 6975.
4 Circumcise 4135 yourselves to the LORD 3068, and take away 5493 the foreskins 6190 of your heart 3824, ye men 376 of Judah 3063 and inhabitants 3427 of Jerusalem 3389: lest my fury 2534 come forth 3318 like fire 784, and burn 1197 that none can quench 3518 it, because 6440 of the evil 7455 of your doings 4611.
5 Declare 5046 ye in Judah 3063, and publish 8085 in Jerusalem 3389; and say 559, Blow 8628 ye the trumpet 7782 in the land 776: cry 7121, gather together 4390, and say 559, Assemble 622 yourselves, and let us go 935 into the defenced 4013 cities 5892.
6 Set up 5375 the standard 5251 toward Zion 6726: retire 5756, stay 5975 not: for I will bring 935 evil 7451 from the north 6828, and a great 1419 destruction 7667.
7 The lion 738 is come up 5927 from his thicket 5441, and the destroyer 7843 of the Gentiles 1471 is on his way 5265; he is gone forth 3318 from his place 4725 to make 7760 thy land 776 desolate 8047; and thy cities 5892 shall be laid waste 5327, without an inhabitant 3427.
8 For this gird 2296 you with sackcloth 8242, lament 5594 and howl 3213: for the fierce 2740 anger 639 of the LORD 3068 is not turned back 7725 from us.
9 And it shall come to pass at that day 3117, saith 5002 the LORD 3068, that the heart 3820 of the king 4428 shall perish 6, and the heart 3820 of the princes 8269; and the priests 3548 shall be astonished 8074, and the prophets 5030 shall wonder 8539.
10 Then said 559 I, Ah 162, Lord 136 GOD 3069! surely 403 thou hast greatly 5377 deceived 5377 this people 5971 and Jerusalem 3389, saying 559, Ye shall have peace 7965; whereas the sword 2719 reacheth 5060 unto the soul 5315.
11 At that time 6256 shall it be said 559 to this people 5971 and to Jerusalem 3389, A dry 6703 wind 7307 of the high places 8205 in the wilderness 4057 toward 1870 the daughter 1323 of my people 5971, not to fan 2219, nor to cleanse 1305,
12 Even a full 4392 wind 7307 from those places shall come 935 unto me: now also will I give 1696 sentence 4941 against them.
13 Behold, he shall come up 5927 as clouds 6051, and his chariots 4818 shall be as a whirlwind 5492: his horses 5483 are swifter 7043 than eagles 5404. Woe 188 unto us! for we are spoiled 7703.
14 O Jerusalem 3389, wash 3526 thine heart 3820 from wickedness 7451, that thou mayest be saved 3467. How long shall thy vain 205 thoughts 4284 lodge 3885 within 7130 thee?
15 For a voice 6963 declareth 5046 from Dan 1835, and publisheth 8085 affliction 205 from mount 2022 Ephraim 669.
16 Make ye mention 2142 to the nations 1471; behold, publish 8085 against Jerusalem 3389, that watchers 5341 come 935 from a far 4801 country 776, and give out 5414 their voice 6963 against the cities 5892 of Judah 3063.
17 As keepers 8104 of a field 7704, are they against her round about 5439; because she hath been rebellious 4784 against me, saith 5002 the LORD 3068.
18 Thy way 1870 and thy doings 4611 have procured 6213 these things unto thee; this is thy wickedness 7451, because it is bitter 4751, because it reacheth 5060 unto thine heart 3820.
19 My bowels 4578, my bowels 4578! I am pained 2342 3176 at my very 7023 heart 3820; my heart 3820 maketh a noise 1993 in me; I cannot hold my peace 2790, because thou hast heard 8085, O my soul 5315, the sound 6963 of the trumpet 7782, the alarm 8643 of war 4421.
20 Destruction 7667 upon destruction 7667 is cried 7121; for the whole land 776 is spoiled 7703: suddenly 6597 are my tents 168 spoiled 7703, and my curtains 3407 in a moment 7281.
21 How long shall I see 7200 the standard 5251, and hear 8085 the sound 6963 of the trumpet 7782?
22 For my people 5971 is foolish 191, they have not known 3045 me; they are sottish 5530 children 1121, and they have none understanding 995: they are wise 2450 to do evil 7489, but to do good 3190 they have no knowledge 3045.
23 I beheld 7200 the earth 776, and, lo, it was without form 8414, and void 922; and the heavens 8064, and they had no light 216.
24 I beheld 7200 the mountains 2022, and, lo, they trembled 7493, and all the hills 1389 moved lightly 7043.
25 I beheld 7200, and, lo, there was no man 120, and all the birds 5775 of the heavens 8064 were fled 5074.
26 I beheld 7200, and, lo, the fruitful place 3759 was a wilderness 4057, and all the cities 5892 thereof were broken down 5422 at the presence 6440 of the LORD 3068, and by his fierce 2740 anger 639.
27 For thus hath the LORD 3068 said 559, The whole land 776 shall be desolate 8077; yet will I not make 6213 a full end 3617.
28 For this shall the earth 776 mourn 56, and the heavens 8064 above 4605 be black 6937: because I have spoken 1696 it, I have purposed 2161 it, and will not repent 5162, neither will I turn back 7725 from it.
29 The whole city 5892 shall flee 1272 for the noise 6963 of the horsemen 6571 and bowmen 7198 7411; they shall go 935 into thickets 5645, and climb up 5927 upon the rocks 3710: every city 5892 shall be forsaken 5800, and not a man 376 dwell 3427 therein 2004.
30 And when thou art spoiled 7703, what wilt thou do 6213? Though thou clothest 3847 thyself with crimson 8144, though thou deckest 5710 thee with ornaments 5716 of gold 2091, though thou rentest 7167 thy face 5869 with painting 6320, in vain 7723 shalt thou make thyself fair 3302; thy lovers 5689 will despise 3988 thee, they will seek 1245 thy life 5315.
31 For I have heard 8085 a voice 6963 as of a woman in travail 2470, and the anguish 6869 as of her that bringeth forth her first child 1069, the voice 6963 of the daughter 1323 of Zion 6726, that bewaileth 3306 herself, that spreadeth 6566 her hands 3709, saying, Woe 188 is me now! for my soul 5315 is wearied 5888 because of murderers 2026.