Dual Panel1"At that time<6256>," declares<5002> the LORD<3068>, "they will bring<3318> out the bones<6106> of the kings<4428> of Judah<3063> and the bones<6106> of its princes<8269>, and the bones<6106> of the priests<3548> and the bones<6106> of the prophets<5030>, and the bones<6106> of the inhabitants<3427> of Jerusalem<3389> from their graves<6913>.
2"They will spread<7849> them out to the sun<8121>, the moon<3394> and to all<3605> the host<6635> of heaven<8064>, which<834> they have loved<157> and which<834> they have served<5647>, and which<834> they have gone<1980> after<310> and which<834> they have sought<1875>, and which<834> they have worshiped<7812>. They will not be gathered<622> or buried<6912>; they will be as dung<1828> on the face<6440> of the ground<127>.
3"And death<4194> will be chosen<977> rather<4480> than<4480> life<2425> by all<3605> the remnant<7611> that remains<7604> of this<384> evil<7451> family<4940>, that remains<7604> in all<3605> the places<4725> to which<834> I have driven<5080> them," declares<5002> the LORD<3068> of hosts<6635>.
4"You shall say<559> to them, 'Thus<3541> says<559> the LORD<3068>, "Do men fall<5307> and not get<6965> up again? Does one turn<7725> away<7725> and not repent<7725>?
5"Why<4069> then has this<2088> people<5971>, Jerusalem<3389>, Turned<7725> away<7725> in continual<5329> apostasy<4878>? They hold<2388> fast<2388> to deceit<8649>, They refuse<3985> to return<7725>.
6"I have listened<7181> and heard<8085>, They have spoken<1696> what<3653> is not right<3653>; No<369> man<376> repented<5162> of his wickedness<7463>, Saying<559>, 'What<4100> have I done<6213>?' Everyone<3605> turned<7725> to his course<4794>, Like a horse<5483> charging<7857> into the battle<4421>.
7"Even<1571> the stork<2624> in the sky<8064> Knows<3045> her seasons<4150>; And the turtledove<8449> and the swift<5483> and the thrush<5693> Observe<8104> the time<6256> of their migration<935>; But My people<5971> do not know<3045> The ordinance<4941> of the LORD<3068>.
8"How<351> can you say<559>, 'We are wise<2450>, And the law<8451> of the LORD<3068> is with us'? But behold<2009>, the lying<8267> pen<5842> of the scribes<5613> Has made<6213> it into a lie<8267>.
9"The wise<2450> men<2450> are put<954> to shame<954>, They are dismayed<2865> and caught<3920>; Behold<2009>, they have rejected<3988> the word<1697> of the LORD<3068>, And what<4100> kind of wisdom<2451> do they have?
10"Therefore<3651> I will give<5414> their wives<802> to others<312>, Their fields<7704> to new<3423> owners<3423>; Because<3588> from the least<6996> even to the greatest<1419> Everyone<3605> is greedy<1214> for gain<1215>; From the prophet<5030> even to the priest<3548> Everyone<3605> practices<6213> deceit<8267>.
11"They heal<7495> the brokenness<7667> of the daughter<1323> of My people<5971> superficially<7043>, Saying<559>, 'Peace<7965>, peace<7965>,' But there<369> is no<369> peace<7965>.
12"Were they ashamed<954> because<3588> of the abomination<8441> they had done<6213>? They certainly<1571> were not ashamed<954>, And they did not know<3045> how to blush<3637>; Therefore<3651> they shall fall<5307> among those who fall<5307>; At the time<6256> of their punishment<6486> they shall be brought<3782> down<3782>," Says<559> the LORD<3068>.
13"I will surely<5486> snatch<5486> them away<5486>," declares<5002> the LORD<3068>; "There<369> will be no<369> grapes<6025> on the vine<1612> And no<369> figs<8384> on the fig<8384> tree<8384>, And the leaf<5929> will wither<5034>; And what I have given<5414> them will pass<5674> away<5674>."'"
14Why<5921><4100> are we sitting<3427> still<3427>? Assemble<622> yourselves, and let us go<935> into the fortified<4013> cities<5892> And let us perish<1826> there<8033>, Because<3588> the LORD<3068> our God<430> has doomed<1826> us And given<8248> us poisoned<7219> water<4325> to drink<8248>, For we have sinned<2398> against the LORD<3068>.
15We waited<6960> for peace<7965>, but no<369> good<2896> came; For a time<6256> of healing<4832>, but behold<2009>, terror<1205>!
16From Dan<1835> is heard<8085> the snorting<5170> of his horses<5483>; At the sound<6963> of the neighing<4684> of his stallions<47> The whole<3605> land<776> quakes<7493>; For they come<935> and devour<398> the land<776> and its fullness<4393>, The city<5892> and its inhabitants<3427>.
17"For behold<2009>, I am sending<7971> serpents<5175> against you, Adders<6848>, for which<834> there<369> is no<369> charm<3908>, And they will bite<5391> you," declares<5002> the LORD<3068>.
18My sorrow<3015> is beyond healing<4010>, My heart<3820> is faint<1742> within me!
19Behold<2009>, listen<6963>! The cry<7775> of the daughter<1323> of my people<5971> from a distant<4801> land<776>: "Is the LORD<3068> not in Zion<6726>? Is her King<4428> not within her?" "Why<4069> have they provoked<3707> Me with their graven<6456> images<6456>, with foreign<5236> idols<1892>?"
20"Harvest<7105> is past<5674>, summer<7019> is ended<3615>, And we are not saved<3467>."
21For the brokenness<7667> of the daughter<1323> of my people<5971> I am broken<7665>; I mourn<6937>, dismay<8047> has taken<2388> hold<2388> of me.
22Is there<369> no<369> balm<6875> in Gilead<1568>? Is there<369> no<369> physician<7495> there<8033>? Why<4069> then<3588> has not the health<724> of the daughter<1323> of my people<5971> been restored<5927>?