¹ 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?

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.

³ 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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

⁸ Mine heritage is unto me as a lion in the forest; it crieth out against me: therefore have I hated it.

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.

¹⁰ Many pastors have destroyed my vineyard, they have trodden my portion under foot, they have made my pleasant portion a desolate wilderness.

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 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.

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 the LORD.

¹⁴ 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.

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.

¹⁶ 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.

¹⁷ But if they will not obey, I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation, saith the LORD.

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¹ Righteous ^H6662 art thou, O LORD, ^H3068 when I plead ^H7378 with thee: yet let me talk ^H1696 with thee of thy judgments: ^H4941 Wherefore doth the way ^H1870 of the wicked ^H7563 prosper? ^H6743 wherefore are all they happy ^H7951 that deal very ^H899 treacherously? ^H898

² Thou hast planted ^H5193 them, yea, they have taken root: ^H8327 they grow, ^H3212 yea, they bring forth ^H6213 fruit: ^H6529 thou art near ^H7138 in their mouth, ^H6310 and far from ^H7350 their reins. ^H3629

³ But thou, O LORD, ^H3068 knowest ^H3045 me: thou hast seen ^H7200 me, and tried ^H974 mine heart ^H3820 toward thee: pull them out ^H5423 like sheep ^H6629 for the slaughter, ^H2878 and prepare ^H6942 them for the day ^H3117 of slaughter. ^H2028

⁴ How long shall the land ^H776 mourn, ^H56 and the herbs ^H6212 of every field ^H7704 wither, ^H3001 for the wickedness ^H7451 of them that dwell ^H3427 therein? the beasts ^H929 are consumed, ^H5595 and the birds; ^H5775 because they said, ^H559 He shall not see ^H7200 our last end. ^H319

⁵ If thou hast run ^H7323 with the footmen, ^H7273 and they have wearied ^H3811 thee, then how canst thou contend ^H8474 with horses? ^H5483 and if in the land ^H776 of peace, ^H7965 wherein thou trustedst, ^H982 they wearied thee, then how wilt thou do ^H6213 in the swelling ^H1347 of Jordan? ^H3383

⁶ For even thy brethren, ^H251 and the house ^H1004 of thy father, ^H1 even they have dealt treacherously ^H898 with thee; yea, they have called ^H7121 a multitude ^H4392 after ^H310 thee: believe ^H539 them not, though they speak ^H1696 fair words ^H2896 unto thee.

⁷ I have forsaken ^H5800 mine house, ^H1004 I have left ^H5203 mine heritage; ^H5159 I have given ^H5414 the dearly beloved ^H3033 of my soul ^H5315 into the hand ^H3709 of her enemies. ^H341

⁸ Mine heritage ^H5159 is unto me as a lion ^H738 in the forest; ^H3293 it crieth out ^{H5414 H6963} against me: therefore have I hated ^H8130 it.

⁹ Mine heritage ^H5159 is unto me as a speckled ^H6641 bird, ^H5861 the birds ^H5861 round about ^H5439 are against her; come ^H3212 ye, assemble ^H622 all the beasts ^H2416 of the field, ^H7704 come ^H857 to devour. ^H402

¹⁰ Many ^H7227 pastors ^H7462 have destroyed ^H7843 my vineyard, ^H3754 they have trodden ^H947 my portion ^H2513 under foot, ^H947 they have made ^H5414 my pleasant ^H2532 portion ^H2513 a desolate ^H8077 wilderness. ^H4057

¹¹ They have made ^H7760 it desolate, ^H8076 and being desolate ^H8077 it mourneth ^H56 unto me; the whole land ^H776 is made desolate, ^H8074 because no man ^H376 layeth ^H7760 it to heart. ^H3820

¹² The spoilers ^H7703 are come ^H935 upon all high places ^H8205 through the wilderness: ^H4057 for the sword ^H2719 of the LORD ^H3068 shall devour ^H398 from the one end ^H7097 of the land ^H776 even to the other end ^H7097 of the land: ^H776 no flesh ^H1320 shall have peace. ^H7965

¹³ They have sown ^H2232 wheat, ^H2406 but shall reap ^H7114 thorns: ^H6975 they have put themselves to pain, ^H2470 but shall not profit: ^H3276 and they shall be ashamed ^H954 of your revenues ^H8393 because of the fierce ^H2740 anger ^H639 of the LORD. ^H3068

¹⁴ Thus saith ^H559 the LORD ^H3068 against all mine evil ^H7451 neighbours, ^H7934 that touch ^H5060 the inheritance ^H5159 which I have caused my people ^H5971 Israel ^H3478 to inherit; ^H5157 Behold, I will pluck them out ^H5428 of their land, ^H127 and pluck out ^H5428 the house ^H1004 of Judah ^H3063 from among ^H8432 them.

¹⁵ And it shall come to pass, after ^H310 that I have plucked them out ^H5428 I will return, ^H7725 and have compassion ^H7355 on them, and will bring them again, ^H7725 every man ^H376 to his heritage, ^H5159 and every man ^H376 to his land. ^H776

¹⁶ And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently ^H3925 learn ^H3925 the ways ^H1870 of my people, ^H5971 to swear ^H7650 by my name, ^H8034 The LORD ^H3068 liveth; ^H2416 as they taught ^H3925 my people ^H5971 to swear ^H7650 by Baal; ^H1168 then shall they be built ^H1129 in the midst ^H8432 of my people. ^H5971

¹⁷ But if they will not obey, ^H8085 I will utterly ^H5428 pluck up ^H5428 and destroy ^H6 that nation, ^H1471 saith ^H5002 the LORD. ^H3068

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¹ Righteous art thou, O Jehovah, when I contend with thee; yet would I reason the cause with thee: wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they at ease that deal very treacherously?

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 heart.

³ But thou, O Jehovah, knowest me; thou seest me, and triest my heart toward thee: pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare them for the day of slaughter.

⁴ How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of the whole country wither? for the wickedness of them that dwell therein, the beasts are consumed, and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our latter end.

⁵ If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and though in a land of peace thou art secure, yet how wilt thou do in the pride of the Jordan?

⁶ For even thy brethren, and the house of thy father, even they have dealt treacherously with thee; even they have cried aloud after thee: believe them not, though they speak fair words unto thee.

⁷ I have forsaken my house, I have cast off my heritage; I have given the dearly beloved of my soul into the hand of her enemies.

⁸ My heritage is become unto me as a lion in the forest: she hath uttered her voice against me; therefore I have hated her.

⁹ Is my heritage unto me as a speckled bird of prey? are the birds of prey against her round about? go ye, assemble all the beasts of the field, bring them to devour.

¹⁰ Many shepherds have destroyed my vineyard, they have trodden my portion under foot, they have made my pleasant portion a desolate wilderness.

¹¹ They have made it a desolation; it mourneth unto me, being desolate; the whole land is made desolate, because no man layeth it to heart.

¹² Destroyers are come upon all the bare heights in the wilderness; for the sword of Jehovah devoureth from the one end of the land even to the other end of the land: no flesh hath peace.

¹³ They have sown wheat, and have reaped thorns; they have put themselves to pain, and profit nothing: and ye shall be ashamed of your fruits, because of the fierce anger of Jehovah.

¹⁴ Thus saith Jehovah against all mine evil neighbors, that touch the inheritance which I have caused my people Israel to inherit: behold, I will pluck them up from off their land, and will pluck up the house of Judah from among them.

¹⁵ And it shall come to pass, after that I have plucked them up, I will return and have compassion on them; and I will bring them again, every man to his heritage, and every man to his land.

¹⁶ And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, As Jehovah liveth; even as they taught my people to swear by Baal; then shall they be built up in the midst of my people.

¹⁷ But if they will not hear, then will I pluck up that nation, plucking up and destroying it, saith Jehovah.

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¹ Righteous `art' Thou, O Jehovah, When I plead towards thee, Only, judgments do I speak with Thee, Wherefore did the way of the wicked prosper? At rest have been all treacherous dealers.

² Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root, They go on, yea, they have made fruit, Near `art' Thou in their mouth, And far off from their reins.

³ And Thou, O Jehovah, Thou hast known me, Thou seest me, and hast tried my heart with Thee, Draw them away as sheep to slaughter, And separate them for a day of slaughter.

⁴ Till when doth the earth mourn, And the herb of the whole field wither? For the wickedness of those dwelling in it, Consumed have been beast and fowl, Because they said, `He doth not see our latter end.'

⁵ For -- with footmen thou hast run, And they weary thee, And how dost thou fret thyself with horses! Even in the land of peace, `In which' thou art confident -- And how dost thou in the rising of Jordan!

⁶ For even thy brethren and the house of thy father, Even they dealt treacherously against thee, Even they -- they called after thee fully, Trust not in them, when they speak to thee good things.

⁷ I have forsaken My house, I have left Mine inheritance, I have given the beloved of My soul Into the hand of her enemies.

⁸ Mine inheritance hath been to Me as a lion in a forest, She gave forth against Me with her voice, Therefore I have hated her.

⁹ A speckled fowl `is' Mine inheritance to Me? Is the fowl round about against her? Come, assemble, every beast of the field, Come ye for food.

¹⁰ Many shepherds did destroy My vineyard, They have trodden down My portion, They have made My desirable portion Become a wilderness -- a desolation.

¹¹ He hath made it become a desolation, The desolation hath mourned unto Me, Desolated hath been all the land, But there is no one laying it to heart.

¹² On all high places in the plain have spoilers come in, For the sword of Jehovah is consuming, From the end of the land even unto the end of the land, There is no peace to any flesh.

¹³ They sowed wheat, and have thorns reaped, They have become sick -- they profit not, And they have been ashamed of your increases, Because of the fierceness of the anger of Jehovah.

¹⁴ Thus said Jehovah concerning all my evil neighbours, who are striking against the inheritance that I caused my people -- Israel -- to inherit: `Lo, I am plucking them from off their ground, And the house of Judah I pluck out of their midst.

¹⁵ And it hath been, after My plucking them out, I turn back, and have pitied them, And I have brought them back, Each to his inheritance, and each to his land.

¹⁶ And it hath come to pass, If they learn well the ways of My people, To swear by My name, `Jehovah liveth,' As they taught My people to swear by Baal, Then they have been built up in the midst of My people.

¹⁷ And if they do not hearken, Then I have plucked up that nation, Plucking up and destroying, An affirmation of Jehovah!'

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¹ Righteous art thou, Jehovah, when I plead with thee; yet will I speak with thee of [thy] judgments. Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? [wherefore] are all they at ease that deal very treacherously?

² Thou hast planted them, they also have taken root: they advance, yea, they bring forth fruit: thou art near in their mouth, but far from their reins.

³ But thou, Jehovah, knowest me; thou hast seen me, and proved my heart toward thee. Drag them out like sheep for the slaughter, and set them apart for the day of slaughter.

⁴ How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of all the fields wither? Because of the wickedness of them that dwell therein, the beasts and the birds perish; for they say, He will not see our end.

⁵ If thou hast run with footmen, and they have wearied thee, how wilt thou then contend with horses? And if in a land of peace thou thinkest thyself in security, how wilt thou then do in the swelling of the Jordan?

⁶ For even thy brethren, and the house of thy father, even they have dealt treacherously with thee, even they have cried aloud after thee. Believe them not, though they speak good [words] unto thee.

⁷ I have forsaken my house, I have cast off my heritage, I have given the beloved of my soul into the hand of her enemies.

⁸ My heritage is become unto me as a lion in the forest; it hath raised its voice against me: therefore have I hated it.

⁹ My heritage is unto me [as] a speckled bird of prey; the birds of prey round about are against her. Go, assemble all the beasts of the field, bring them to devour.

¹⁰ Many shepherds have destroyed my vineyard, they have trodden my portion under foot, they have made my pleasant portion a desolate wilderness:

¹¹ they have made it a desolation; desolate, it mourneth unto me: the whole land is made desolate, for no man layeth it to heart.

¹² Spoilers are come upon all heights in the wilderness; for the sword of Jehovah devoureth from one end of the land even to the [other] end of the land: no flesh hath peace.

¹³ They have sown wheat, and they reap thorns; they have put themselves to pain, [and] do not profit. Be ye therefore ashamed of your revenues, because of the fierce anger of Jehovah.

¹⁴ Thus saith Jehovah against all mine evil neighbours, that touch the inheritance which I have caused my people Israel to inherit: Behold, I will pluck them up out of their land, and pluck out the house of Judah from among them.

¹⁵ And it shall come to pass, after I have plucked them up, I will return, and have compassion on them, and will bring them back, each one to his inheritance, and each one to his land.

¹⁶ And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, [As] Jehovah liveth -- even as they taught my people to swear by Baal -- they shall be built up in the midst of my people.

¹⁷ And if they will not obey, I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation, saith Jehovah.

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¹ Righteous are you, Yahweh, when I contend with you; yet would I reason the cause with you: why does the way of the wicked prosper? why are all they at ease who deal very treacherously?

² You have planted them, yes, they have taken root; they grow, yes, they bring forth fruit: you are near in their mouth, and far from their heart.

³ But you, Yahweh, know me; you see me, and try my heart toward you: pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare them for the day of slaughter.

⁴ How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of the whole country wither? for the wickedness of those who dwell therein, the animals are consumed, and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our latter end.

⁵ If you have run with the footmen, and they have wearied you, then how can you contend with horses? and though in a land of peace you are secure, yet how will you do in the pride of the Jordan?

⁶ For even your brothers, and the house of your father, even they have dealt treacherously with you; even they have cried aloud after you: don't believe them, though they speak beautiful words to you.

⁷ I have forsaken my house, I have cast off my heritage; I have given the dearly beloved of my soul into the hand of her enemies.

⁸ My heritage is become to me as a lion in the forest: she has uttered her voice against me; therefore I have hated her.

⁹ Is my heritage to me as a speckled bird of prey? are the birds of prey against her round about? go you, assemble all the animals of the field, bring them to devour.

¹⁰ Many shepherds have destroyed my vineyard, they have trodden my portion under foot, they have made my pleasant portion a desolate wilderness.

¹¹ They have made it a desolation; it mourns to me, being desolate; the whole land is made desolate, because no man lays it to heart.

¹² Destroyers are come on all the bare heights in the wilderness; for the sword of Yahweh devours from the one end of the land even to the other end of the land: no flesh has peace.

¹³ They have sown wheat, and have reaped thorns; they have put themselves to pain, and profit nothing: and you shall be ashamed of your fruits, because of the fierce anger of Yahweh.

¹⁴ Thus says Yahweh against all my evil neighbors, who touch the inheritance which I have caused my people Israel to inherit: behold, I will pluck them up from off their land, and will pluck up the house of Judah from among them.

¹⁵ It shall happen, after that I have plucked them up, I will return and have compassion on them; and I will bring them again, every man to his heritage, and every man to his land.

¹⁶ It shall happen, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, As Yahweh lives; even as they taught my people to swear by Baal; then shall they be built up in the midst of my people.

¹⁷ But if they will not hear, then will I pluck up that nation, plucking up and destroying it, says Yahweh.

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¹ You are in the right, O Lord, when I put my cause before you: still let me take up with you the question of your decisions: why does the evil-doer do well? why are the workers of deceit living in comfort?

² They have been planted by you, they have taken root; they go on and give fruit: you are near in their mouths but far from their thoughts.

³ But you, O Lord, have knowledge of me; you see me, searching and testing how my heart is with you: let them be pulled out like sheep to be put to death, make them ready for the day of death.

⁴ How long will the land have grief, and the plants of all the land be dry? because of the sins of the people living in it, destruction has overtaken the beasts and the birds; because they said, God does not see our ways.

⁵ If running with the fighting-men has made you tired, how will you be able to keep up with horses? and if in a land of peace you go in flight, what will become of you in the thick growth of Jordan?

⁶ For even your brothers, your father's family, even they have been untrue to you, crying loudly after you: have no faith in them, though they say fair words to you.

⁷ I have given up my house, I have let my heritage go; I have given the loved one of my soul into the hands of her haters.

⁸ My heritage has become like a lion in the woodland to me; her voice has been loud against me; so I have hate for her.

⁹ My heritage is like a brightly coloured bird to me; the cruel birds are attacking her on every side: go, get together all the beasts of the field, make them come for destruction.

¹⁰ The keepers of sheep have been the destruction of my vine-garden, crushing my heritage under their feet; they have made my fair heritage an unplanted waste;

¹¹ They have made it waste; it is weeping to me, being wasted; all the land is made waste, because no man takes it to heart.

¹² Those who make waste have come on all the open hilltops in the waste land; for the sword of the Lord sends destruction from one end of the land to the other end of the land: no flesh has peace.

¹³ Though good grain was planted, they have got in thorns: they have given themselves pain without profit: they will be shamed on account of their produce, because of the burning wrath of the Lord.

¹⁴ This is what the Lord has said against all my evil neighbours, who put their hands on the heritage which I gave my people Israel: See, I will have them uprooted from their land, uprooting the people of Judah from among them.

¹⁵ And it will come about that, after they have been uprooted, I will again have pity on them; and I will take them back, every man to his heritage and every man to his land.

¹⁶ And it will be that, if they give their minds to learning the ways of my people, using my name in their oaths, By the living Lord; as they have been teaching my people to take oaths by the Baal; then their place will be made certain among my people.

¹⁷ But if they will not give ear, then I will have that nation uprooted, and given to destruction, says the Lord.