Dual Panel1Oh<4310><5414> that my head<7218> were waters<4325> And my eyes<5869> a fountain<4726> of tears<1832>, That I might weep<1058> day<3119> and night<3915> For the slain<2491> of the daughter<1323> of my people<5971>!
2Oh<4310> that I had<5414> in the desert<4057> A wayfarers'<732> lodging<4411> place<4411>; That I might leave<5800> my people<5971> And go<1980> from them! For all<3605> of them are adulterers<5003>, An assembly<6116> of treacherous<898> men.
3"They bend<1869> their tongue<3956> like their bow<7198>; Lies<8267> and not truth<530> prevail<1396> in the land<776>; For they proceed<3318> from evil<7463> to evil<7463>, And they do not know<3045> Me," declares<5002> the LORD<3068>.
4"Let everyone<376> be on guard<8104> against<4480> his neighbor<7453>, And do not trust<982> any<3605> brother<251>; Because<3588> every<3605> brother<251> deals<6117> craftily<6117>, And every<3605> neighbor<7453> goes<1980> about as a slanderer<7400>.
5"Everyone<376> deceives<8524> his neighbor<7453> And does not speak<1696> the truth<571>, They have taught<3925> their tongue<3956> to speak<1696> lies<8267>; They weary<3811> themselves committing<5753> iniquity<5753>.
6"Your dwelling<3427> is in the midst<8432> of deceit<4820>; Through deceit<4820> they refuse<3985> to know<3045> Me," declares<5002> the LORD<3068>.
7Therefore<3651> thus<3541> says<559> the LORD<3068> of hosts<6635>, "Behold<2009>, I will refine<6884> them and assay<974> them; For what<349> else can I do<6213>, because<4480><6440> of the daughter<1323> of My people<5971>?
8"Their tongue<3956> is a deadly<7819> arrow<2671>; It speaks<1696> deceit<4820>; With his mouth<6310> one speaks<1696> peace<7965> to his neighbor<7453>, But inwardly<7130> he sets<7760> an ambush<696> for him.
9"Shall I not punish<6485> them for these<428> things<428>?" declares<5002> the LORD<3068>. "On a nation<1471> such<834> as this<2088> Shall I not avenge<5358> Myself<5315>?
10"For the mountains<2022> I will take<5375> up a weeping<1065> and wailing<5092>, And for the pastures<4999> of the wilderness<4057> a dirge<7015>, Because<3588> they are laid<5327> waste<5327> so<4480><1097> that no<1097> one<376> passes<5674> through<5674>, And the lowing<6963> of the cattle<4735> is not heard<8085>; Both<4480> the birds<5775> of the sky<8064> and the beasts<929> have fled<5074>; they are gone<1980>.
11"I will make<5414> Jerusalem<3389> a heap<1530> of ruins, A haunt<4583> of jackals<8565>; And I will make<5414> the cities<5892> of Judah<3063> a desolation<8077>, without<1097> inhabitant<3427>."
12Who<4310> is the wise<2450> man<376> that may understand<995> this<384>? And who is he to whom<834> the mouth<6310> of the LORD<3068> has spoken<1696>, that he may declare<5046> it? Why<5921><4100> is the land<776> ruined<6>, laid<5327> waste<5327> like a desert<4057>, so<4480><1097> that no<1097> one<1097> passes<5674> through<5674>?
13The LORD<3068> said<559>, "Because<5921> they have forsaken<5800> My law<8451> which<834> I set<5414> before<6440> them, and have not obeyed<8085> My voice<6963> nor<3808> walked<1980> according to it,
14but have walked<1980> after<310> the stubbornness<8307> of their heart<3820> and after<310> the Baals<1168>, as their fathers<1> taught<3925> them,"
15therefore<3651> thus<3541> says<559> the LORD<3068> of hosts<6635>, the God<430> of Israel<3478>, "behold<2009>, I will feed<398> them, this<2088> people<5971>, with wormwood<3939> and give<8248> them poisoned<7219> water<4325> to drink<8248>.
16"I will scatter<6327> them among the nations<1471>, whom<834> neither<3808> they nor<3808> their fathers<1> have known<3045>; and I will send<7971> the sword<2719> after<310> them until<5704> I have annihilated<3615> them."
17Thus<3541> says<559> the LORD<3068> of hosts<6635>, "Consider<995> and call<7121> for the mourning<6969> women<6969>, that they may come<935>; And send<7971> for the wailing<2450> women<2450>, that they may come<935>!
18"Let them make<4116> haste<4116> and take<5375> up a wailing<5092> for us, That our eyes<5869> may shed<3381> tears<1832> And our eyelids<6079> flow<5140> with water<4325>.
19"For a voice<6963> of wailing<5092> is heard<8085> from Zion<6726>, 'How<349> are we ruined<7703>! We are put<954> to great<3966> shame<954>, For we have left<5800> the land<776>, Because<3588> they have cast<7993> down<7993> our dwellings<4908>.'"
20Now<3588> hear<8085> the word<1697> of the LORD<3068>, O you women<802>, And let your ear<241> receive<3947> the word<1697> of His mouth<6310>; Teach<3925> your daughters<1323> wailing<5092>, And everyone<802> her neighbor<7468> a dirge<7015>.
21For death<4194> has come<5927> up through our windows<2474>; It has entered<935> our palaces<759> To cut<3772> off<3772> the children<5768> from the streets<2351>, The young<970> men<970> from the town<7339> squares<7339>.
22Speak<1696>, "Thus<3541> says<5002> the LORD<3068>, 'The corpses<5038> of men<120> will fall<5307> like dung<1828> on the open<6440> field<7704>, And like the sheaf<5995> after<4480><310> the reaper<7114>, But no<369> one<369> will gather<622> them.'"
23Thus<3541> says<559> the LORD<3068>, "Let not a wise<2450> man<2450> boast<1984> of his wisdom<2451>, and let not the mighty<1368> man<1368> boast<1984> of his might<1369>, let not a rich<6223> man<6223> boast<1984> of his riches<6239>;
24but let him who boasts<1984> boast<1984> of this<384>, that he understands<7919> and knows<3045> Me, that I am the LORD<3068> who exercises<6213> lovingkindness<2617>, justice<4941> and righteousness<6666> on earth<776>; for I delight<2654> in these<428> things<428>," declares<5002> the LORD<3068>.
25"Behold<2009>, the days<3117> are coming<935>," declares<5002> the LORD<3068>, "that I will punish<6485> all<3605> who are circumcised<4135> and yet uncircumcised<6190>--
26Egypt<4714> and Judah<3063>, and Edom<112> and the sons<1121> of Ammon<5983>, and Moab<4124> and all<3605> those inhabiting<3427> the desert<4057> who clip<7112> the hair on their temples<6285>; for all<3605> the nations<1471> are uncircumcised<6189>, and all<3605> the house<1004> of Israel<3478> are uncircumcised<6189> of heart<3820>."