20
'They
transformed the
beauty of His
ornaments into
pride, and they
made the
images of their
abominations and their
detestable things with it;
therefore * I will
make it an
abhorrent thing to them.
~'t{b][w{t yem.l;c.w .Wh'm'f !w{a'g.l w{y.d,[ yib.c.W ? ~,h'l wyiT;t.n !eK -l;[ w{b .Wf'[ ~,hyec.WQiv ? h'Din.l
21
'I will
give it into the
hands of the
foreigners as
plunder and to the
wicked of the
earth as
spoil, and they will
profane it.
#,r'a'h ye[.vir.l.W z;b'l ~yir'Z;h -d;y.B wyiT;t.n.W ? 'hUl.Lix.w l'l'v.l
22
'I will also
turn My
face from them, and they will
profane My
secret place; then
robbers will
enter and
profane it.
yin.Wp.c -t,a .Wl.Lix.w ~,hem y;n'p yitw{Bis]h;w ? 'h.Wl.Lix.w ~yicyir'P H'b -.Wa'b.W
23
'Make the
chain, for the
land is
full of
bloody crimes and the
city is
full of
violence.
~yim'D j;P.vim h'a.l'm #,r'a'h yiK qw{T;r'h hef][ ? s'm'x h'a.l'm ryi['h.w
24
'Therefore, I will
bring the
worst of the
nations, and they will
possess their
houses. I will also make the
pride of the
strong ones cease, and their
holy places will be
profaned.
~,hyeT'B -t,a .Wv.r'y.w ~Iyw{g ye['r yitaebeh.w ? ~,hyev.d;q.m .Wl]xin.w ~yiZ;[ !w{a.G yiT;B.vih.w
25
'When
anguish comes, they will
seek peace, but
there will be
none.
!Iy'a'w ~w{l'v .Wv.qib.W a'b -h'd'p.q
26
'Disaster will
come upon
disaster and
rumor will be added to
rumor; then they will
seek a
vision from a
prophet, but the
law will be
lost from the
priest and
counsel from the
elders.
h'[.Wm.v -l,a h'[Um.v.W aw{b'T h'w{h -l;[ h'w{h ? d;ba{T h'rw{t.w ayib'Nim !w{z'x .Wv.qib.W h,y.hiT ? ~yineq.Zim h'ce[.w !eh{Kim
27
'The
king will
mourn, the
prince will be
clothed with
horror, and the
hands of the
people of the
land will
tremble.
According to their
conduct I will
deal with them, and by their
judgments I will
judge them. And they will
know that I am the
LORD.' "
yedyiw h'm'm.v v;B.lIy ayif'n.w l'B;a.tIy .$,l,M;h ? ~'tw{a h,f/[,a ~'K.r;Dim h'n.l;h'BiT #,r'a'h -m;[ ? h'wh.y yin]a -yiK .W[.d'y.w ~ej.P.v,a ~,hyej.P.vim.b.W