1
Hear ye this
word which I take
up against you, even a
lamentation, O
house of
Israel.
aef{n yik{n'a r,v]a h,Z;h r'b'D;h -t,a .W[.miv ? lea'r.fIy tyeB h'nyiq ~,kyel][
2
The
virgin of
Israel is
fallen; she shall no
more rise: she is
forsaken upon her
land; there is none to raise her
up.
lea'r.fIy t;l.Wt.B ~.Wq @yisw{t -a{l h'l.p'n ? H'myiq.m !yea H't'm.d;a -l;[ h'v.Jin
3
For thus
saith the
Lord GOD; The
city that went
out by a
thousand shall
leave an
hundred, and that which went
forth by an
hundred shall
leave ten, to the
house of
Israel.
taec{Y;h ryi['h hiwh.y y'n{d]a r;m'a h{k yiK ? ryia.v;T h'aem taecw{Y;h.w h'aem ryia.v;T @,l,a ? lea'r.fIy tyeb.l h'r'f][
4
For thus
saith the
LORD unto the
house of
Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall
live:
yin.Wv.riD lea'r.fIy tyeb.l h'wh.y r;m'a h{k yiK ? .Wy.xiw
5
But
seek not
Bethel, nor
enter into
Gilgal, and
pass not to
Beersheba: for
Gilgal shall
surely go into
captivity, and
Bethel shall come to
nought.
.Wa{b't a{l l'G.liG;h.w lea -tyeB .Wv.r.diT -l;a.w ? h{l'G l'G.liG;h yiK .Wr{b][;t a{l [;b,v rea.b.W ? !,w'a.l h,y.hIy lea -tyeb.W h,l.gIy
6
Seek the
LORD, and ye shall
live; lest he break
out like
fire in the
house of
Joseph, and
devour it, and there be none to
quench it in
Bethel.
x;l.cIy -n,P .Wy.xiw h'wh.y -t,a .Wv.riD ? lea -tyeb.l h,B;k.m -nyea.w h'l.k'a.w @esw{y tyeB vea'K
7
Ye who
turn judgment to
wormwood, and leave
off righteousness in the
earth,
.WxyiNih #,r'a'l h'q'd.c.W j'P.vim h'n][;l.l ~yik.p{h;h
8
Seek him that
maketh the seven
stars and
Orion, and
turneth the shadow of
death into the
morning, and maketh the
day dark with
night: that
calleth for the
waters of the
sea, and poureth them
out upon the
face of the
earth: The
LORD is his
name:
t,w'm.l;c r,q{B;l .$ep{h.w lyis.k.W h'myik hef{[ ? ~'Y;h -yem.l aerw{Q;h .$yiv.x,h h'l.y;l ~w{y.w ? w{m.v h'wh.y #,r'a'h yen.P -l;[ ~ek.P.viY;w
9
That
strengtheneth the
spoiled against the
strong, so that the
spoiled shall
come against the
fortress.
aw{b'y r'c.bim -l;[ d{v.w z'[ -l;[ d{v gyil.b;M;h
10
They
hate him that
rebuketh in the
gate, and they
abhor him that
speaketh uprightly.
.Wbe['t.y ~yim'T reb{d.w ;xyikw{m r;[;V;b .Wa.n'f
11
Forasmuch therefore as your
treading is upon the
poor, and ye
take from him
burdens of
wheat: ye have
built houses of hewn
stone, but ye shall not
dwell in them; ye have
planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not
drink wine of them.
-t;a.f;m.W l'D -l;[ ~,k.s;vw{B !;[;y !ek'l ? -a{l.w ~,tyin.B tyiz'g yeT'B .WN,Mim .Wx.qiT r;B ? ~'nyey -t,a .WT.vit a{l.w ~,T.[;j.n d,m,x -yem.r;K ~'b .Wb.vet
12
For I
know your
manifold transgressions and your
mighty sins: they
afflict the
just, they
take a
bribe, and they turn
aside the
poor in the
gate from their right.
~,kyeta{J;x ~yimUc][;w ~,kye[.viP ~yiB;r yiT.[;d'y yiK ? r;[;V;B ~yinw{y.b,a.w r,p{k yex.q{l qyiD;c yer.r{c ? .WJih
13
Therefore the
prudent shall keep
silence in that
time; for it is an
evil time.
h'['r te[ yiK ~{DIy ayih;h te['B lyiK.f;M;h !ek'l ? ayih
14
Seek good, and not
evil, that ye may
live: and so the
LORD, the
God of
hosts, shall be with you, as ye have
spoken.
!ek -yihyiw .Wy.xiT !;[;m.l ['r -l;a.w bw{j -.Wv.riD ? ~,T.r;m]a r,v]a;K ~,k.Tia tw{a'b.c -yeh{l/a h'wh.y
15
Hate the
evil, and
love the
good, and
establish judgment in the
gate: it may be that the
LORD God of
hosts will be
gracious unto the
remnant of
Joseph.
r;[;V;b .WgyiC;h.w bw{j .Wb/h,a.w ['r -.Wa.nif ? tw{a'b.c -yeh{l/a h'wh.y !;n/x,y y;l.Wa j'P.vim ? @esw{y tyirea.v
16
Therefore the
LORD, the
God of
hosts, the
Lord, saith thus;
Wailing shall be in all
streets; and they shall
say in all the
highways, Alas! alas! and they shall
call the
husbandman to
mourning, and such as are
skilful of
lamentation to
wailing.
y'n{d]a tw{a'b.c yeh{l/a h'wh.y r;m'a -h{K !ek'l ? .Wr.ma{y tw{c.Wx -l'k.b.W deP.sim tw{b{x.r -l'k.B ? deP.sim.W l,bea -l,a r'Kia .Wa.r'q.w w{h<01930!> -w{h ? yih,n ye[.dw{y -l,a
17
And in all
vineyards shall be
wailing: for I will
pass through thee,
saith the
LORD.
'$.B.riq.B r{b/[,a -yiK deP.sim ~yim'r.K -l'k.b.W ? h'wh.y r;m'a
18
Woe unto you that
desire the
day of the
LORD! to what
end is it for you? the
day of the
LORD is
darkness, and not
light.
h,Z -h'M'l h'wh.y<03068!> ~w{y -t,a ~yi.W;a.tiM;h yw{h ? rw{a -a{l.w .$,v{x -a.Wh h'wh.y ~w{y ~,k'l
19
As if a
man did
flee from a
lion, and a
bear met him; or
went into the
house, and
leaned his
hand on the
wall, and a
serpent bit him.
b{D;h w{['g.p.W yir]a'h yen.Pim vyia s.Wn'y r,v]a;K ? w{k'v.n.W ryiQ;h -l;[ w{d'y .$;m's.w tIy;B;h a'b.W ? v'x'N;h
20
Shall not the
day of the
LORD be
darkness, and not
light? even very
dark, and no
brightness in it?
lep'a.w rw{a -a{l.w h'wh.y ~w{y .$,v{x -a{l]h ? w{l H;g{n -a{l.w
21
I
hate, I
despise your feast
days, and I will not
smell in your solemn
assemblies.
~,kyet{r.C;[.B ;xyir'a a{l.w ~,kyeG;x yiT.s;a'm yitaen'f
22
Though ye
offer me burnt
offerings and your meat
offerings, I will not
accept them: neither will I
regard the peace
offerings of your fat
beasts.
a{l ~,kyet{x.nim.W tw{l{[ yil -.Wl][;T -mia yiK ? jyiB;a a{l ~,kyeayir.m ~,l,v.w h,c.r,a
23
Take thou
away from me the
noise of thy
songs; for I will not
hear the
melody of thy
viols.
'$y,l'b.n t;r.miz.w '$y,riv !w{m]h y;l'[em res'h ? ['m.v,a a{l
24
But let
judgment run
down as
waters, and
righteousness as a
mighty stream.
!'tyea l;x;n.K h'q'd.c.W j'P.vim ~Iy;M;K l;GIy.w
25
Have ye
offered unto me
sacrifices and
offerings in the
wilderness forty years, O
house of
Israel?
~yi['B.r;a r'B.diM;b yil -m,T.v;Gih h'x.nim.W ~yix'b.Z;h ? lea'r.fIy tyeB h'n'v
26
But ye have
borne the
tabernacle of your
Moloch and
Chiun your
images, the
star of your
god, which ye
made to yourselves.
~,kyem.l;c !.WYiK tea.w ~,k.K.l;m t.WKis tea ~,ta'f.n.W ? ~,k'l ~,tyif][ r,v]a ~,kyeh{l/a b;kw{K
27
Therefore will I cause you to go into
captivity beyond Damascus, saith the
LORD, whose
name is The
God of
hosts.
h'wh.y r;m'a q,f'M;d.l h'a.l'hem ~,k.t,a yityel.gih.w ? w{m.v tw{a'b.c -yeh{l/a