¹ The word of the LORD came also unto me, saying,

² Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou have sons or daughters in this place.

³ For thus saith the LORD concerning the sons and concerning the daughters that are born in this place, and concerning their mothers that bare them, and concerning their fathers that begat them in this land;

⁴ They shall die of grievous deaths; they shall not be lamented; neither shall they be buried; but they shall be as dung upon the face of the earth: and they shall be consumed by the sword, and by famine; and their carcases shall be meat for the fowls of heaven, and for the beasts of the earth.

⁵ For thus saith the LORD, Enter not into the house of mourning, neither go to lament nor bemoan them: for I have taken away my peace from this people, saith the LORD, even lovingkindness and mercies.

⁶ Both the great and the small shall die in this land: they shall not be buried, neither shall men lament for them, nor cut themselves, nor make themselves bald for them:

⁷ Neither shall men tear themselves for them in mourning, to comfort them for the dead; neither shall men give them the cup of consolation to drink for their father or for their mother.

⁸ Thou shalt not also go into the house of feasting, to sit with them to eat and to drink.

⁹ For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will cause to cease out of this place in your eyes, and in your days, the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride.

¹⁰ And it shall come to pass, when thou shalt shew this people all these words, and they shall say unto thee, Wherefore hath the LORD pronounced all this great evil against us? or what is our iniquity? or what is our sin that we have committed against the LORD our God?

¹¹ Then shalt thou say unto them, Because your fathers have forsaken me, saith the LORD, and have walked after other gods, and have served them, and have worshipped them, and have forsaken me, and have not kept my law;

¹² And ye have done worse than your fathers; for, behold, ye walk every one after the imagination of his evil heart, that they may not hearken unto me:

¹³ Therefore will I cast you out of this land into a land that ye know not, neither ye nor your fathers; and there shall ye serve other gods day and night; where I will not shew you favour.

¹⁴ Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that it shall no more be said, The LORD liveth, that brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt;

¹⁵ But, The LORD liveth, that brought up the children of Israel from the land of the north, and from all the lands whither he had driven them: and I will bring them again into their land that I gave unto their fathers.

¹⁶ Behold, I will send for many fishers, saith the LORD, and they shall fish them; and after will I send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain, and from every hill, and out of the holes of the rocks.

¹⁷ For mine eyes are upon all their ways: they are not hid from my face, neither is their iniquity hid from mine eyes.

¹⁸ And first I will recompense their iniquity and their sin double; because they have defiled my land, they have filled mine inheritance with the carcases of their detestable and abominable things.

¹⁹ O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit.

²⁰ Shall a man make gods unto himself, and they are no gods?

²¹ Therefore, behold, I will this once cause them to know, I will cause them to know mine hand and my might; and they shall know that my name is The LORD.

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¹ The word ^H1697 of the LORD ^H3068 came also unto me, saying, ^H559

² Thou shalt not take ^H3947 thee a wife, ^H802 neither shalt thou have sons ^H1121 or daughters ^H1323 in this place. ^H4725

³ For thus saith ^H559 the LORD ^H3068 concerning the sons ^H1121 and concerning the daughters ^H1323 that are born ^H3205 in this place, ^H4725 and concerning their mothers ^H517 that bare ^H3205 them, and concerning their fathers ^H1 that begat ^H3209 them in this land; ^H776

⁴ They shall die ^H4191 of grievous ^H8463 deaths; ^H4463 they shall not be lamented; ^H5594 neither shall they be buried; ^H6912 but they shall be as dung ^H1828 upon the face ^H6440 of the earth: ^H127 and they shall be consumed ^H3615 by the sword, ^H2719 and by famine; ^H7458 and their carcases ^H5038 shall be meat ^H3978 for the fowls ^H5775 of heaven, ^H8064 and for the beasts ^H929 of the earth. ^H776

⁵ For thus saith ^H559 the LORD, ^H3068 Enter ^H935 not into the house ^H1004 of mourning, ^H4798 neither go ^H3212 to lament ^H5594 nor bemoan ^H5110 them: for I have taken away ^H622 my peace ^H7965 from this people, ^H5971 saith ^H5002 the LORD, ^H3068 even lovingkindness ^H2617 and mercies. ^H7356

⁶ Both the great ^H1419 and the small ^H6996 shall die ^H4191 in this land: ^H776 they shall not be buried, ^H6912 neither shall men lament ^H5594 for them, nor cut ^H1413 themselves, nor make themselves bald ^H7139 for them:

⁷ Neither shall men tear ^H6536 themselves for them in mourning, ^H60 to comfort ^H5162 them for the dead; ^H4191 neither shall men give them the cup ^H3563 of consolation ^H8575 to drink ^H8248 for their father ^H1 or for their mother. ^H517

⁸ Thou shalt not also go ^H935 into the house ^H1004 of feasting, ^H4960 to sit ^H3427 with them to eat ^H398 and to drink. ^H8354

⁹ For thus saith ^H559 the LORD ^H3068 of hosts, ^H6635 the God ^H430 of Israel; ^H3478 Behold, I will cause to cease ^H7673 out of this place ^H4725 in your eyes, ^H5869 and in your days, ^H3117 the voice ^H6963 of mirth, ^H8342 and the voice ^H6963 of gladness, ^H8057 the voice ^H6963 of the bridegroom, ^H2860 and the voice ^H6963 of the bride. ^H3618

¹⁰ And it shall come to pass, when thou shalt shew ^H5046 this people ^H5971 all these words, ^H1697 and they shall say ^H559 unto thee, Wherefore hath the LORD ^H3068 pronounced ^H1696 all this great ^H1419 evil ^H7451 against us? or what is our iniquity? ^H5771 or what is our sin ^H2403 that we have committed ^H2398 against the LORD ^H3068 our God? ^H430

¹¹ Then shalt thou say ^H559 unto them, Because your fathers ^H1 have forsaken ^H5800 me, saith ^H5002 the LORD, ^H3068 and have walked ^H3212 after ^H310 other ^H312 gods, ^H430 and have served ^H5647 them, and have worshipped ^H7812 them, and have forsaken ^H5800 me, and have not kept ^H8104 my law; ^H8451

¹² And ye have done ^H6213 worse ^H7489 than your fathers; ^H1 for, behold, ^H2009 ye walk ^H1980 every one ^H376 after ^H310 the imagination ^H8307 of his evil ^H7451 heart, ^H3820 that they may not hearken ^H8085 unto me:

¹³ Therefore will I cast ^H2904 you out of this land ^H776 into a land ^H776 that ye know ^H3045 not, neither ye nor your fathers; ^H1 and there shall ye serve ^H5647 other ^H312 gods ^H430 day ^H3119 and night; ^H3915 where I will not shew ^H5414 you favour. ^H2594

¹⁴ Therefore, behold, the days ^H3117 come, ^H935 saith ^H5002 the LORD, ^H3068 that it shall no more be said, ^H559 The LORD ^H3068 liveth, ^H2416 that brought up ^H5927 the children ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478 out of the land ^H776 of Egypt; ^H4714

¹⁵ But, The LORD ^H3068 liveth, ^H2416 that brought up ^H5927 the children ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478 from the land ^H776 of the north, ^H6828 and from all the lands ^H776 whither he had driven ^H5080 them: and I will bring them again ^H7725 into their land ^H127 that I gave ^H5414 unto their fathers. ^H1

¹⁶ Behold, I will send ^H7971 for many ^H7227 fishers, ^{H1771 H1728} saith ^H5002 the LORD, ^H3068 and they shall fish ^H1770 them; and after ^H310 will I send ^H7971 for many ^H7227 hunters, ^H6719 and they shall hunt ^H6679 them from every mountain, ^H2022 and from every hill, ^H1389 and out of the holes ^H5357 of the rocks. ^H5553

¹⁷ For mine eyes ^H5869 are upon all their ways: ^H1870 they are not hid ^H5641 from my face, ^H6440 neither is their iniquity ^H5771 hid ^H6845 from ^H5048 mine eyes. ^H5869

¹⁸ And first ^H7223 I will recompense ^H7999 their iniquity ^H5771 and their sin ^H2403 double; ^H4932 because they have defiled ^H2490 my land, ^H776 they have filled ^H4390 mine inheritance ^H5159 with the carcases ^H5038 of their detestable ^H8251 and abominable things. ^H8441

¹⁹ O LORD, ^H3068 my strength, ^H5797 and my fortress, ^H4581 and my refuge ^H4498 in the day ^H3117 of affliction, ^H6869 the Gentiles ^H1471 shall come ^H935 unto thee from the ends ^H657 of the earth, ^H776 and shall say, ^H559 Surely our fathers ^H1 have inherited ^H5157 lies, ^H8267 vanity, ^H1892 and things wherein there is no profit. ^H3276

²⁰ Shall a man ^H120 make ^H6213 gods ^H430 unto himself, and they are no gods? ^H430

²¹ Therefore, behold, I will this once ^H6471 cause them to know, ^H3045 I will cause them to know ^H3045 mine hand ^H3027 and my might; ^H1369 and they shall know ^H3045 that my name ^H8034 is The LORD. ^H3068

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¹ The word of Jehovah came also unto me, saying,

² Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou have sons or daughters, in this place.

³ For thus saith Jehovah concerning the sons and concerning the daughters that are born in this place, and concerning their mothers that bare them, and concerning their fathers that begat them in this land:

⁴ They shall die grievous deaths: they shall not be lamented, neither shall they be buried; they shall be as dung upon the face of the ground; and they shall be consumed by the sword, and by famine; and their dead bodies shall be food for the birds of the heavens, and for the beasts of the earth.

⁵ For thus saith Jehovah, Enter not into the house of mourning, neither go to lament, neither bemoan them; for I have taken away my peace from this people, saith Jehovah, even lovingkindness and tender mercies.

⁶ Both great and small shall die in this land; they shall not be buried, neither shall men lament for them, nor cut themselves, nor make themselves bald for them;

⁷ neither shall men break `bread' for them in mourning, to comfort them for the dead; neither shall men give them the cup of consolation to drink for their father or for their mother.

⁸ And thou shalt not go into the house of feasting to sit with them, to eat and to drink.

⁹ For thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will cause to cease out of this place, before your eyes and in your days, the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride.

¹⁰ And it shall come to pass, when thou shalt show this people all these words, and they shall say unto thee, Wherefore hath Jehovah pronounced all this great evil against us? or what is our iniquity? or what is our sin that we have committed against Jehovah our God?

¹¹ Then shalt thou say unto them, Because your fathers have forsaken me, saith Jehovah, and have walked after other gods, and have served them, and have worshipped them, and have forsaken me, and have not kept my law;

¹² and ye have done evil more than your fathers; for, behold, ye walk every one after the stubbornness of his evil heart, so that ye hearken not unto me:

¹³ therefore will I cast you forth out of this land into the land that ye have not known, neither ye nor your fathers; and there shall ye serve other gods day and night; for I will show you no favor.

¹⁴ Therefore, behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that it shall no more be said, As Jehovah liveth, that brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt;

¹⁵ but, As Jehovah liveth, that brought up the children of Israel from the land of the north, and from all the countries whither he had driven them. And I will bring them again into their land that I gave unto their fathers.

¹⁶ Behold, I will send for many fishers, saith Jehovah, and they shall fish them up; and afterward I will send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain, and from every hill, and out of the clefts of the rocks.

¹⁷ For mine eyes are upon all their ways; they are not hid from my face, neither is their iniquity concealed from mine eyes.

¹⁸ And first I will recompense their iniquity and their sin double, because they have polluted my land with the carcasses of their detestable things, and have filled mine inheritance with their abominations.

¹⁹ O Jehovah, my strength, and my stronghold, and my refuge in the day of affliction, unto thee shall the nations come from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Our fathers have inherited nought but lies, `even' vanity and things wherein there is no profit.

²⁰ Shall a man make unto himself gods, which yet are no gods?

²¹ Therefore, behold, I will cause them to know, this once will I cause them to know my hand and my might; and they shall know that my name is Jehovah.

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¹ And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying:

² Thou dost not take to thee a wife, Nor hast thou sons and daughters in this place.

³ For thus said Jehovah, Of the sons and of the daughters who are born in this place, And of their mothers -- those bearing them, And of their fathers -- those begetting them in this land:

⁴ Of painful deaths they die, They are not lamented, nor are they buried, For dung on the face of the ground they are, And by sword and by famine are consumed, And their carcase hath been for food To the fowl of the heavens, And to the beast of the earth.

⁵ For thus said Jehovah: Do not enter the house of a mourning-feast, Nor go to lament nor bemoan for them, For I have removed My peace from this people, An affirmation of Jehovah, The kindness and the mercies.

⁶ And died have great and small in this land, They are not buried, and none lament for them, Nor doth any cut himself, nor become bald for them.

⁷ Nor do they deal out to them for mourning, To comfort him concerning the dead, Nor cause them to drink a cup of consolations For his father and for his mother.

⁸ A house of banqueting thou dost not enter, To sit with them, to eat and to drink,

⁹ For thus said Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel: Lo, I am causing to cease from this place, Before your eyes, and in your days, The voice of joy, and the voice of rejoicing, The voice of bridegroom and voice of bride.

¹⁰ And it hath come to pass when thou declarest to this people all these words, and they have said unto thee, `For what hath Jehovah spoken against us all this great evil? yea, what `is' our iniquity, and what our sin, that we have sinned against Jehovah our God?'

¹¹ Then thou hast said unto them: Because that your fathers have forsaken Me, An affirmation of Jehovah, And go after other gods, and serve them, And they bow themselves to them, And Me have forsaken, and My law not kept,

¹² Ye also have done evil above your fathers, And lo, ye are walking each after the stubbornness of his evil heart, So as not to hearken unto Me.

¹³ And I have cast you from off this land, On to a land that ye have not known, Ye and your fathers, And ye have served there other gods by day and by night, Where I do not give to you grace.

¹⁴ Therefore, lo, days are coming, An affirmation of Jehovah, And it is not said any more: `Jehovah liveth, who brought up The sons of Israel out of the land of Egypt,'

¹⁵ But, `Jehovah liveth, who brought up The sons of Israel out of the land of the north, And out of all the lands whither He drove them,' And I have brought them back to their land, That I gave to their fathers.

¹⁶ Lo, I am sending for many fishers, An affirmation of Jehovah, And they have fished them, And after this I send for many hunters, And they have hunted them from off every mountain, And from off every hill, and from holes of the rocks.

¹⁷ For Mine eyes `are' upon all their ways, They have not been hidden from My face, Nor hath their iniquity been concealed from before Mine eyes.

¹⁸ And I have recompensed a first -- A second time -- their iniquity and their sin, Because of their polluting My land, With the carcase of their detestable things, Yea, their abominable things have filled Mine inheritance.

¹⁹ O Jehovah, my strength, and my fortress, And my refuge in a day of adversity, Unto Thee nations do come from the ends of earth, And say, Only falsehood did our fathers inherit, Vanity, and none among them is profitable.

²⁰ Doth man make for himself gods, And they -- no gods?

²¹ Therefore, lo, I am causing them to know at this time, I cause them to know My hand and My might, And they have known that My name `is' Jehovah!

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¹ And the word of Jehovah came to me, saying,

² Thou shalt not take thee a wife, and thou shalt not have sons nor daughters in this place.

³ For thus saith Jehovah concerning the sons and concerning the daughters that are born in this place, and concerning their mothers that bear them, and concerning their fathers that beget them in this land:

⁴ They shall die of painful deaths; they shall not be lamented, neither shall they be buried; they shall be as dung upon the face of the ground, and they shall be consumed by the sword, and by famine, and their carcases shall be food for the fowl of the heavens and for the beasts of the earth.

⁵ For thus saith Jehovah: Enter not into the house of wailing, neither go to lament or bemoan them; for I have taken away my peace from this people, saith Jehovah, the loving-kindness and the tender mercies.

⁶ Both great and small shall die in this land: they shall not be buried; and none shall lament for them, or cut themselves, nor make themselves bald for them.

⁷ Nor shall they break [bread] for them in mourning, to comfort them for the dead; neither shall they give them the cup of consolations to drink for their father or for their mother.

⁸ And thou shalt not go into the house of feasting, to sit with them, to eat and to drink.

⁹ For thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will cause to cease out of this place, before your eyes, and in your days, the voice of mirth and the voice of joy, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride.

¹⁰ And it shall come to pass, when thou shalt declare unto this people all these words, and they shall say unto thee, Wherefore hath Jehovah pronounced all this great evil against us? and what is our iniquity? and what is our sin which we have committed against Jehovah our God?

¹¹ then shalt thou say unto them, Because your fathers have forsaken me, saith Jehovah, and have walked after other gods, and have served them, and have worshipped them, and have forsaken me, and have not kept my law;

¹² and you, ye have done still worse than your fathers; and there ye are walking every one after the stubbornness of his evil heart, not to hearken unto me:

¹³ and I will cast you forth out of this land, into a land that ye know not, ye nor your fathers; and there shall ye serve other gods day and night: because I will shew you no favour.

¹⁴ Therefore, behold, days are coming, saith Jehovah, that it shall no more be said, [As] Jehovah liveth, who brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt;

¹⁵ but, [As] Jehovah liveth, who brought up the children of Israel from the land of the north, and from all the lands whither he had driven them. For I will bring them again into their land, which I gave unto their fathers.

¹⁶ Behold, I will send for many fishers, saith Jehovah, and they shall fish them; and afterwards will I send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them, from every mountain, and from every hill, and out of the holes of the rocks.

¹⁷ For mine eyes are upon all their ways; they are not concealed from my face, neither is their iniquity hidden from before mine eyes.

¹⁸ But first I will recompense their iniquity and their sin double, because they have profaned my land with the carcases of their detestable things, and with their abominations have they filled mine inheritance.

¹⁹ Jehovah, my strength and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of distress, unto thee shall the nations come from the ends of the earth, and they shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited falsehood [and] vanity; and in these things there is no profit.

²⁰ Shall a man make gods unto himself, and they are no-gods?

²¹ Therefore, behold, I will this once cause them to know, I will cause them to know my hand and my might; and they shall know that my name is Jehovah.

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¹ The word of Yahweh came also to me, saying,

² You shall not take a wife, neither shall you have sons or daughters, in this place.

³ For thus says Yahweh concerning the sons and concerning the daughters who are born in this place, and concerning their mothers who bore them, and concerning their fathers who became the father of them in this land:

⁴ They shall die grievous deaths: they shall not be lamented, neither shall they be buried; they shall be as dung on the surface of the ground; and they shall be consumed by the sword, and by famine; and their dead bodies shall be food for the birds of the sky, and for the animals of the earth.

⁵ For thus says Yahweh, Don't enter into the house of mourning, neither go to lament, neither bemoan them; for I have taken away my peace from this people, says Yahweh, even loving kindness and tender mercies.

⁶ Both great and small shall die in this land; they shall not be buried, neither shall men lament for them, nor cut themselves, nor make themselves bald for them;

⁷ neither shall men break [bread] for them in mourning, to comfort them for the dead; neither shall men give them the cup of consolation to drink for their father or for their mother.

⁸ You shall not go into the house of feasting to sit with them, to eat and to drink.

⁹ For thus says Yahweh of Hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will cause to cease out of this place, before your eyes and in your days, the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride.

¹⁰ It shall happen, when you shall show this people all these words, and they shall tell you, Why has Yahweh pronounced all this great evil against us? or what is our iniquity? or what is our sin that we have committed against Yahweh our God?

¹¹ Then shall you tell them, Because your fathers have forsaken me, says Yahweh, and have walked after other gods, and have served them, and have worshiped them, and have forsaken me, and have not kept my law;

¹² and you have done evil more than your fathers; for, behold, you walk every one after the stubbornness of his evil heart, so that you don't listen to me:

¹³ therefore will I cast you forth out of this land into the land that you have not known, neither you nor your fathers; and there shall you serve other gods day and night; for I will show you no favor.

¹⁴ Therefore, behold, the days come, says Yahweh, that it shall no more be said, As Yahweh lives, who brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt;

¹⁵ but, As Yahweh lives, who brought up the children of Israel from the land of the north, and from all the countries where he had driven them. I will bring them again into their land that I gave to their fathers.

¹⁶ Behold, I will send for many fishermen, says Yahweh, and they shall fish them up; and afterward I will send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain, and from every hill, and out of the clefts of the rocks.

¹⁷ For my eyes are on all their ways; they are not hidden from my face, neither is their iniquity concealed from my eyes.

¹⁸ First I will recompense their iniquity and their sin double, because they have polluted my land with the carcasses of their detestable things, and have filled my inheritance with their abominations.

¹⁹ Yahweh, my strength, and my stronghold, and my refuge in the day of affliction, to you shall the nations come from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Our fathers have inherited nothing but lies, [even] vanity and things in which there is no profit.

²⁰ Shall a man make to himself gods, which yet are no gods?

²¹ Therefore, behold, I will cause them to know, this once will I cause them to know my hand and my might; and they shall know that my name is Yahweh.

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¹ Then again the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

² You are not to take a wife for yourself or have sons or daughters in this place.

³ For this is what the Lord has said about the sons and daughters who come to birth in this place, and about their mothers who have given them birth, and about their fathers who have given life to them in this land:

⁴ Death from evil diseases will overtake them; there will be no weeping for them and their bodies will not be put to rest; they will be like waste on the face of the earth: the sword and need of food will put an end to them; their dead bodies will be meat for the birds of heaven and for the beasts of the earth.

⁵ For this is what the Lord has said: Do not go into the house of sorrow, do not go to make weeping or songs of grief for them: for I have taken away my peace from this people, says the Lord, even mercy and pity.

⁶ Death will overtake great as well as small in the land: their bodies will not be put in a resting-place, and no one will be weeping for them or wounding themselves or cutting off their hair for them:

⁷ No one will make a feast for them in sorrow, to give them comfort for the dead, or put to their lips the cup of comfort on account of their father or their mother.

⁸ And you are not to go into the house of feasting, or be seated with them to take food or drink.

⁹ For the Lord of armies, the God of Israel, has said, See, before your eyes and in your days I will put an end in this place to the laughing voices and the voice of joy; to the voice of the newly-married man and the voice of the bride.

¹⁰ And it will be, that when you say all these words to the people, then they will say to you, Why has the Lord done all this evil against us? what is our wrongdoing and what is our sin which we have done against the Lord our God?

¹¹ Then you will say to them, Because your fathers have given me up, says the Lord, and have gone after other gods and become their servants and their worshippers, and have given me up and have not kept my law;

¹² And you have done worse evil than your fathers; for see, every one of you is guided by the pride of his evil heart, so as not to give ear to me:

¹³ For this reason I will send you away out of this land into a land which is strange to you, to you and to your fathers; there you will be the servants of other gods day and night, and you will have no mercy from me.

¹⁴ For this cause, see, the days are coming, says the Lord, when it will no longer be said, By the living Lord, who took the children of Israel up out of the land of Egypt.

¹⁵ But, By the living Lord, who took the children of Israel up out of the land of the north, and from all the countries where he had sent them: and I will take them back again to their land which I gave to their fathers.

¹⁶ See, I will send for great numbers of fishermen, says the Lord, and they will take them like fish in a net; and after that, I will send for numbers of bowmen, and they will go after them, driving them from every mountain and from every hill, and out of the holes of the rocks.

¹⁷ For my eyes are on all their ways: there is no cover for them from my face, and their evil-doing is not kept secret from my eyes.

¹⁸ And I will give them the reward of their evil-doing and their sin twice over; because they have made my land unclean, and have made my heritage full of the bodies of their unholy and disgusting things.

¹⁹ O Lord, my strength and my strong tower, my safe place in the day of trouble, the nations will come to you from the ends of the earth, and say, The heritage of our fathers is nothing but deceit, even false things in which there is no profit.

²⁰ Will a man make for himself gods which are no gods?

²¹ For this reason, truly, I will make them see, this once I will give them knowledge of my hand and my power; and they will be certain that my name is the Lord.