12:1 Righteous art thou, O Lord, that I may
make my defence to thee, yea, I will speak to thee [of] judgments. Why [is
it] that the way of ungodly [men] prospers? [that] all hat deal very
treacherously are flourishing?
12:2 Thou hast planted them, and they have taken root; they have begotten
children, and become fruitful; thou art near to their mouth, and art from
their reins.
12:3 But thou, Lord, knowest me; thou hast proved my heart before thee;
purify them for the day of their slaughter.
12:4 How long shall the land mourn, and the grass of the field wither, for
the wickedness of them, that dwell in it? the beasts and birds are utterly
destroyed; because [the people] said, Elohim shall not see our ways.
12:5 Thy feet run, and they cause thee to faint; how wilt thou prepare [to
ride] upon horses? and thou hast been confident in the land of thy peace?
how wilt thou do in the roaring of Jordan?
12:6 For even thy brethren and the house of thy father, even these have
dealt treacherously with thee; and they have cried out, they are gathered
together in pursuit of thee; trust not thou in them, though they shall speak
fair [words] to thee.
12:7 I have forsaken mine house, I have left mine heritage; I have given my
beloved one into the hands of her enemies.
12:8 My inheritance has become to me as a lion in a forest; she has uttered
her voice against me; therefore have I hated her.
12:9 Is not my inheritance to me a hyaena's cave, or a cave round about her?
Go ye, gather together all the wild beasts of the field, and let them come
to devour her.
12:10 Many shepherds have destroyed my vineyard, they have defiled my
portion, they have made my desirable portion a trackless wilderness;
12:11 it is made a complete ruin: for my sake the whole land has been
utterly ruined, because there is none that lays [the matter] to heart.
12:12 The ravagers are come to every passage in the wilderness: for the
sword of Yehovah will devour from one end of the land to the other: no
flesh has any peace.
12:13 Sow wheat, and reap thorns; their portions shall not profit them: be
ashamed of your boasting, because of reproach before Yehovah.
12:14 For thus saith Yehovah, concerning all the evil neighbours that touch
mine inheritance, which I have divided to my people Israel; Behold, I [will]
draw them away from their land, and I will cast out Judah from the midst of
them.
12:15 And it shall come to pass, after I have cast them out, [that] I will
return, and have mercy upon them, and will cause them to dwell every one in
his inheritance, and every one is his land.
12:16 And it shall be, if they will indeed learn the way of my people, to
swear by my name, [saying], Yehovah lives; as they taught my people to
swear by Baal; then shall [that nation] be built in the midst of my people.
12:17 But if they will not return, then will I cut off that nation with
utter ruin and destruction. |
12:1 Righteous art thou, O Yehovah, when I
plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments: Wherefore doth
the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they happy that deal very
treacherously?
12:2 Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root: they grow, yea, they
bring forth fruit: thou art near in their mouth, and far from their reins.
12:3 But thou, O Yehovah, knowest me: thou hast seen me, and tried mine heart
toward thee: pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare them
for the day of slaughter.
12:4 How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of every field wither, for
the wickedness of them that dwell therein? the beasts are consumed, and the
birds; because they said, He shall not see our last end.
12:5 If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how
canst thou contend with horses? and if in the land of peace, wherein thou
trustedst, they wearied thee, then how wilt thou do in the swelling of
Jordan?
12:6 For even thy brethren, and the house of thy father, even they have
dealt treacherously with thee; yea, they have called a multitude after thee:
believe them not, though they speak fair words unto thee.
12:7 I have forsaken mine house, I have left mine heritage; I have given the
dearly beloved of my soul into the hand of her enemies.
12:8 Mine heritage is unto me as a lion in the forest; it crieth out against
me: therefore have I hated it.
12:9 Mine heritage is unto me as a speckled bird, the birds round about are
against her; come ye, assemble all the beasts of the field, come to devour.
12:10 Many pastors have destroyed my vineyard, they have trodden my portion
under foot, they have made my pleasant portion a desolate wilderness.
12:11 They have made it desolate, and being desolate it mourneth unto me;
the whole land is made desolate, because no man layeth it to heart.
12:12 The spoilers are come upon all high places through the wilderness: for
the sword of Yehovah shall devour from the one end of the land even to the
other end of the land: no flesh shall have peace.
12:13 They have sown wheat, but shall reap thorns: they have put themselves
to pain, but shall not profit: and they shall be ashamed of your revenues
because of the fierce anger of Yehovah.
12:14 Thus saith Yehovah against all mine evil neighbours, that touch the
inheritance which I have caused my people Israel to inherit; Behold, I will
pluck them out of their land, and pluck out the house of Judah from among
them.
12:15 And it shall come to pass, after that I have plucked them out I will
return, and have compassion on them, and will bring them again, every man to
his heritage, and every man to his land.
12:16 And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of
my people, to swear by my name, Yehovah liveth; as they taught my people to
swear by Baal; then shall they be built in the midst of my people.
12:17 But if they will not obey, I will utterly pluck up and destroy that
nation, saith Yehovah. |