Dual Panel1"Flee<5756> for safety<5756>, O sons<1121> of Benjamin<1144>, From the midst<7130> of Jerusalem<3389>! Now blow<8628> a trumpet<7782> in Tekoa<8620> And raise<5375> a signal<4864> over<5921> Beth-haccerem<1021>; For evil<7463> looks<8259> down<8259> from the north<6828>, And a great<1419> destruction<7667>.
2"The comely<5000> and dainty<6026> one, the daughter<1323> of Zion<6726>, I will cut<1820> off<1820>.
3"Shepherds<7462> and their flocks<5739> will come<935> to her, They will pitch<8628> their tents<168> around<5439> her, They will pasture<7462> each<376> in his place<3027>.
4"Prepare<6942> war<4421> against<5921> her; Arise<6965>, and let us attack<5927> at noon<6672>. Woe<188> to us, for the day<3117> declines<6437>, For the shadows<6738> of the evening<6153> lengthen<5186>!
5"Arise<6965>, and let us attack<5927> by night<3915> And destroy<7843> her palaces<759>!"
6For thus<3541> says<559> the LORD<3068> of hosts<6635>, "Cut<3772> down<3772> her trees<6097> And cast<8210> up a siege<8210> against<5921> Jerusalem<3389>. This<1931> is the city<5892> to be punished<6485>, In whose midst<7130> there is only<3605> oppression<6233>.
7"As a well<953> keeps<7174> its waters<4325> fresh<7174>, So<3651> she keeps<7174> fresh<7174> her wickedness<7463>. Violence<2555> and destruction<7701> are heard<8085> in her; Sickness<2483> and wounds<4347> are ever<8548> before<5921><6440> Me.
8"Be warned<3256>, O Jerusalem<3389>, Or<6435> I shall be alienated<3363> from you, And make<7760> you a desolation<8077>, A land<776> not inhabited<3427>."
9Thus<3541> says<559> the LORD<3068> of hosts<6635>, "They will thoroughly<5953> glean<5953> as the vine<1612> the remnant<7611> of Israel<3478>; Pass<7725> your hand<3027> again<7725> like a grape gatherer<1219> Over<5921> the branches<5552>."
10To whom<4310> shall I speak<1696> and give<5749> warning<5749> That they may hear<8085>? Behold<2009>, their ears<241> are closed<6189> And they cannot<3201><3808> listen<7181>. Behold<2009>, the word<1697> of the LORD<3068> has become<1961> a reproach<2781> to them; They have<2654> no<3808> delight<2654> in it.
11But I am full<4390> of the wrath<2534> of the LORD<3068>; I am weary<3811> with holding<3557> it in. "Pour<8210> it out on the children<5768> in the street<2351> And on the gathering<5475> of young<970> men<970> together<3164>; For both<1571> husband<376> and wife<802> shall be taken<3920>, The aged<2205> and the very<4392><3117> old<4392><3117>.
12"Their houses<1004> shall be turned<5437> over<5437> to others<312>, Their fields<7704> and their wives<802> together<3164>; For I will stretch<5186> out My hand<3027> Against<5921> the inhabitants<3427> of the land<776>," declares<5002> the LORD<3068>.
13"For from the least<6996> of them even to the greatest<1419> of them, Everyone<3605> is greedy<1214> for gain<1215>, And from the prophet<5030> even to the priest<3548> Everyone<3605> deals<6213> falsely<8267>.
14"They have healed<7495> the brokenness<7667> of My people<5971> superficially<7043>, Saying<559>, 'Peace<7965>, peace<7965>,' But there<369> is no<369> peace<7965>.
15"Were they ashamed<954> because<3588> of the abomination<8441> they have done<6213>? They were not even<1571> ashamed<954> at all<954>; They did not even<1571> know<3045> how to blush<3637>. Therefore<3651> they shall fall<5307> among those who fall<5307>; At the time<6256> that I punish<6485> them, They shall be cast<3782> down<3782>," says<559> the LORD<3068>.
16Thus<3541> says<559> the LORD<3068>, "Stand<5975> by the ways<1870> and see<7200> and ask<7592> for the ancient<5769> paths<5410>, Where<335> the good<2896> way<1870> is, and walk<1980> in it; And you will find<4672> rest<4771> for your souls<5315>. But they said<559>, 'We will not walk<1980> in it.'
17"And I set<6965> watchmen<6822> over<5921> you, saying, 'Listen<7181> to the sound<6963> of the trumpet<7782>!' But they said<559>, 'We will not listen<7181>.'
18"Therefore<3651> hear<8085>, O nations<1471>, And know<3045>, O congregation<5712>, what<834> is among them.
19"Hear<8085>, O earth<776>: behold<2009>, I am bringing<935> disaster<7463> on this<2088> people<5971>, The fruit<6529> of their plans<4284>, Because<3588><5921> they have not listened<7181> to My words<1697>, And as for My law<8451>, they have rejected<3988> it also.
20"For what<4100> purpose<2088> does frankincense<3828> come<935> to Me from Sheba<7614> And the sweet<2896> cane<7070> from a distant<4801> land<776>? Your burnt<5930> offerings<5930> are not acceptable<7522> And your sacrifices<2077> are not pleasing<6149> to Me."
21Therefore<3651>, thus<3541> says<559> the LORD<3068>, "Behold<2009>, I am laying<5414> stumbling<4383> blocks<4383> before<413> this<2088> people<5971>. And they will stumble<3782> against them, Fathers<1> and sons<1121> together<3164>; Neighbor<7934> and friend<7453> will perish<6>."
22Thus<3541> says<559> the LORD<3068>, "Behold<2009>, a people<5971> is coming<935> from the north<6828> land<776>, And a great<1419> nation<1471> will be aroused<5782> from the remote<3411> parts<3411> of the earth<776>.
23"They seize<2388> bow<7198> and spear<3591>; They are cruel<394> and have<7355> no<3808> mercy<7355>; Their voice<6963> roars<1993> like the sea<3220>, And they ride<7392> on horses<5483>, Arrayed<6186> as a man<376> for the battle<4421> Against<5921> you, O daughter<1323> of Zion<6726>!"
24We have heard<8085> the report<8089> of it; Our hands<3027> are limp<7503>. Anguish<6869> has seized<2388> us, Pain<2427> as of a woman in childbirth<3205>.
25Do not go<3318> out into the field<7704> And do not walk<1980> on the road<1870>, For the enemy<340> has a sword<2719>, Terror<4032> is on every<5439> side<5439>.
26O daughter<1323> of my people<5971>, put<2296> on sackcloth<8242> And roll<6428> in ashes<665>; Mourn<60> as for an only<3173> son<3173>, A lamentation<4553> most<8563> bitter<8563>. For suddenly<6597> the destroyer<7703> Will come<935> upon us.
27"I have made<5414> you an assayer<969> and a tester<4013> among My people<5971>, That you may know<3045> and assay<974> their way<1870>."
28All<3605> of them are stubbornly<5637> rebellious<5637>, Going<1980> about as a talebearer<7400>. They are bronze<5178> and iron<1270>; They, all<3605> of them, are corrupt<7843>.
29The bellows<4647> blow<2787> fiercely<2787>, The lead<5777> is consumed<8552> by the fire<800>; In vain<7723> the refining<6884> goes<6884> on, But the wicked<7451> are not separated<5423>.
30They call<7121> them rejected<3988> silver<3701>, Because<3588> the LORD<3068> has rejected<3988> them.