Righteous
art thou, O LORD,
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?
thrive
εὐθήνησαν
euthēnēsan
breach of faith
ἀθετήματα
athetēmata
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.
But thou, O LORD,
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.
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.
say
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?
bellowing
φρυάγματι
phryagmati
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.
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.
Mine heritage
is unto me as a lion
in the forest;
it crieth out
against me: therefore have I hated
it.
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.
hyena
ὑαίνης
hyainēs
proceed
βαδίσατε
badisate
Many
pastors
have destroyed
my vineyard,
they have trodden
my portion
under foot,
they have made
my pleasant
portion
a desolate
wilderness.
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.
The spoilers
are come
upon all high places
through the wilderness:
for the sword
of the LORD
shall devour
from the one end
of the land
even to the other end
of the land:
no flesh
shall have peace.
passing through
διεκβολὴν
diekbolēn
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 the LORD.
wheat
πυροὺς
pyrous
Thus saith
the LORD
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.
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.
settle
κατοικιῶ
katoikiō
And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently
learn
the ways
of my people,
to swear
by my name,
The LORD
liveth;
as they taught
my people
to swear
by Baal;
then shall they be built
in the midst
of my people.
But if they will not obey,
I will utterly
pluck up
and destroy
that nation,
saith
the LORD.
