1
I
saw the
Lord standing beside the
altar, and He
said,
"Smite the
capitals so that the
thresholds will
shake, And
break them on the
heads of them
all! Then I will
slay the
rest of them with the
sword; They will not have a
fugitive who will
flee, Or a
refugee who will
escape.
r,ma{Y;w ;xeB.ziM;h -l;[ b'Cin y'n{d]a -t,a yityia'r ? va{r.B ~;[;c.b.W ~yiPiS;h .Wv][.rIy.w rw{T.p;K;h .$;h ? s.Wn'y -a{l g{r/h,a b,r,x;B ~'tyir]x;a.w ~'LUK ? jyil'P ~,h'l jel'MIy -a{l.w s'n ~,h'l
2
"Though they
dig into
Sheol, From
there will My
hand take them; And
though they
ascend to
heaven, From
there will I
bring them
down.
.Wl][;y -mia.w ~ex'Qit yid'y ~'Vim lw{a.vib .Wr.T.x;y -mia ? ~edyirw{a ~'Vim ~Iy;m'V;h
3
"Though they
hide on the
summit of
Carmel, I will
search them out and
take them from
there; And
though they
conceal themselves from My
sight on the
floor of the
sea, From
there I will
command the
serpent and it will
bite them.
feP;x]a ~'Vim l,m.r;K;h va{r.B .Wa.b'xey -mia.w ? [;q.r;q.B y;nye[ d,g,Nim .Wr.t'SIy -mia.w ~yiT.x;q.l.W ? ~'k'v.n.W v'x'N;h -t,a h/W;c]a ~'Vim ~'Y;h
4
"And
though they
go into
captivity before their
enemies, From
there I will
command the
sword that it
slay them, And I will
set My
eyes against them for
evil and not for
good."
~'Vim ]m,hyeby{a yen.pil yib.V;b .Wk.ley -mia.w ? yinye[ yiT.m;f.w ~;t'g'r]h;w b,r,x;h -t,a h/W;c]a ? h'bw{j.l a{l.w h'['r.l ~,hyel][
5
The
Lord GOD of
hosts, The One who
touches the
land so that it
melts, And
all those who
dwell in it
mourn, And
all of it
rises up like the
Nile And
subsides like the
Nile of
Egypt;
gw{m'T;w #,r'a'B ;[egw{N;h tw{a'b.C;h hiwh.y y'n{da;w ? H'LUK r{a.y;k h't.l'[.w H'b yeb.vw{y -l'K .Wl.b'a.w ? ~Iy'r.cim r{ayiK h'[.q'v.w
6
The One who
builds His
upper chambers in the
heavens And has
founded His
vaulted dome over the
earth, He who
calls for the
waters of the
sea And
pours them out on the
face of the
earth, The
LORD is His
name.
#,r,a -l;[ w{t'DUg]a;w w{tw{l][;m ~Iy;m'V;b h,nw{B;h ? yen.P -l;[ ~ek.P.viY;w ~'Y;h -yem.l aer{Q;h H'd's.y ? w{m.v h'wh.y #,r'a'h
7
"Are you not as the
sons of
Ethiopia to Me, O
sons of
Israel?"
declares the
LORD. "Have I not
brought up
Israel from the
land of
Egypt, And the
Philistines from
Caphtor and the
Arameans from
Kir?
lea'r.fIy yen.B yil ~,T;a ~yiYivUk yen.bik aw{l]h ? yityel/[,h lea'r.fIy -t,a aw{l]h h'wh.y -mUa.n ? ~'r]a;w rw{T.p;Kim ~yiYiT.vil.p.W ~Iy;r.cim #,r,aem ? ryiQim
8
"Behold, the
eyes of the
Lord GOD are on the
sinful kingdom, And I will
destroy it from the
face of the
earth;
Nevertheless *, I will not
totally destroy the
house of
Jacob,"
Declares the
LORD.
h'k'l.m;M;B hiwh.y y'n{d]a yenye[ heNih ? s,p,a h'm'd]a'h yen.P l;[em H't{a yiT.d;m.vih.w h'a'J;x;h ? h'wh.y -mUa.n b{q][;y tyeB -t,a dyim.v;a dyem.v;h a{l yiK
9
"For
behold, I am
commanding, And I will
shake the
house of
Israel among
all nations As grain is
shaken in a
sieve, But not a
kernel will
fall to the
ground.
~Iyw{G;h -l'k.b yitw{[in]h;w h/W;c.m yik{n'a heNih -yiK ? ]lw{PIy -a{l.w h'r'b.K;B ;[w{NIy r,v]a;K lea'r.fIy tyeB -t,a ? #,r'a rw{r.c
10
"All the
sinners of My
people will
die by the
sword, Those who
say, 'The
calamity will not
overtake or
confront us.'
vyiG;t -a{l ~yir.m{a'h yiM;[ yea'J;x l{K .Wt.Wm'y b,r,x;B ? h'['r'h .Wnyed][;B ~yiD.q;t.w
11
"In that
day I will
raise up the
fallen booth of
David, And
wall up its
breaches; I will also
raise up its
ruins And
rebuild it as in the
days of
old;
t,l,p{N;h dyiw'D t;KUs -t,a ~yiq'a a.Wh;h ~w{Y;B ? ~yiq'a wy't{sir]h;w !,hyec.riP -t,a yiT.r;d'g.w ? ~'lw{[ yemyiK 'hyityin.b.W
12
That they may
possess the
remnant of
Edom And
all the
nations who are
called by My
name,"
Declares the
LORD who
does this.
~Iyw{G;h -l'k.w ~w{d/a tyirea.v -t,a .Wv.ryIy !;[;m.l ? h,f{[ h'wh.y -mUa.n ~,hyel][ yim.v a'r.qin -r,v]a ? ta{Z
13
"Behold,
days are
coming,"
declares the
LORD, "When the
plowman will
overtake the
reaper And the
treader of
grapes him who
sows seed; When the
mountains will
drip sweet wine And
all the
hills will be
dissolved.
verw{x v;Gin.w h'wh.y -mUa.n ~yia'B ~yim'y heNih ? .WpyiJih.w [;r'Z;h .$ev{m.B ~yib'n][ .$er{d.w rec{Q;B ? h'n.g;gw{m.tiT tw{['b.G;h -l'k.w syis'[ ~yir'h,h
14
"Also I will
restore the
captivity of My
people Israel, And they will
rebuild the
ruined cities and
live in them; They will also
plant vineyards and
drink their
wine, And
make gardens and
eat their
fruit.
~yir'[ .Wn'b.W lea'r.fIy yiM;[ t.Wb.v -t,a yiT.b;v.w ? ~'nyey -t,a .Wt'v.w ~yim'r.k .W[.j'n.w .Wb'v'y.w tw{M;v.n ? ~,hyir.P -t,a .Wl.k'a.w tw{N;g .Wf'[.w
15
"I will also
plant them on their
land, And they will not
again be
rooted out from their
land Which I have
given them,"
Says the
LORD your
God.
dw{[ .Wv.t'NIy a{l.w ~'t'm.d;a -l;[ ~yiT.[;j.n.W ? h'wh.y r;m'a ~,h'l yiT;t'n r,v]a ~'t'm.d;a l;[em ? '$y,h{l/a