1
Woe to the
proud crown of the
drunkards of
Ephraim, And to the
fading flower of its
glorious beauty,
Which is at the
head of the
fertile valley Of those who are
overcome with
wine!
leb{n #yic.w ~Iy;r.p,a yer{Kiv t.WaeG t,r,j][ yw{h ? ~yin'm.v -ayeG va{r -l;[ r,v]a w{T.r;a.pit yib.c ? !Iy'y yem.Wl]h
2
Behold, the
Lord has a
strong and
mighty agent; As a
storm of
hail, a
tempest of
destruction, Like a
storm of
mighty overflowing waters, He has
cast it
down to the
earth with His
hand.
r;[;f d'r'B ~,r,z.K y'n{da;l #iM;a.w q'z'x heNih ? ;xyiNih ~yip.j{v ~yiryiB;K ~Iy;m ~,r,z.K b,j'q ? d'y.B #,r'a'l
3
The
proud crown of the
drunkards of
Ephraim is
trodden under
foot.
~Iy'r.p,a yerw{Kiv t.WaeG t,r,j][ h'n.s;m'reT ~Iy;l.g;r.B
4
And the
fading flower of its
glorious beauty,
Which is at the
head of the
fertile valley, Will be like the
first-ripe fig prior to
summer,
Which one
sees, And as
soon as it is in his
hand, He
swallows it.
va{r -l;[ r,v]a w{T.r;a.pit yib.c leb{n t;cyic h't.y'h.w ? h,a.rIy r,v]a #Iy;q ~,r,j.B H'r.WKib.K ~yin'm.v ayeG ? h'N,['l.bIy w{P;k.B H'dw{[.B H'tw{a h,a{r'h
5
In that
day the
LORD of
hosts will
become a
beautiful crown And a
glorious diadem to the
remnant of His
people;
t,r,j][;l tw{a'b.c h'wh.y h,y.hIy a.Wh;h ~w{Y;B ? w{M;[ r'a.vil h'r'a.piT t;ryip.cil.w yib.c
6
A
spirit of
justice for him who
sits in
judgment, A
strength to those who
repel the
onslaught at the
gate.
h'r.Wb.gil.w j'P.viM;h -l;[ bevw{Y;l j'P.vim ;x.Wr.l.W ? h'r.['v h'm'x.lim yebyiv.m
7
And
these also reel with
wine and
stagger from
strong drink: The
priest and the
prophet reel with
strong drink, They are
confused by
wine, they
stagger from
strong drink; They
reel while having
visions, They
totter when rendering
judgment.
!eh{K .W['T r'keV;b.W .Wg'v !Iy;Y;B h,Lea -m;g.w ? .W['T !Iy;Y;h -nim .W[.l.bin r'keV;b .Wg'v ayib'n.w ? h'Yilyil.P .Wq'P h,a{r'B .Wg'v r'keV;h -nim
8
For
all the
tables are
full of
filthy vomit,
without a single clean
place.
yil.B h'a{c ayiq .Wa.l'm tw{n'x.lUv -l'K yiK ? ~w{q'm
9
"To
whom would He
teach knowledge, And to
whom would He
interpret the
message? Those just
weaned from
milk? Those just
taken from the
breast?
h'[.Wm.v !yib'y yim -t,a.w h'[ed h,rw{y yim -t,a ? ~Iy'd'Vim yeqyiT;[ b'l'xem yel.Wm.G
10
"For He says,
'Order on
order,
order on
order,
Line on
line,
line on
line, A
little here, a
little t
here.' "
w'q'l w;q w'q'l w;q w'c'l w;c w'c'l w;c yiK ? ~'v rye[.z ~'v rye[.z
11
Indeed, He will
speak to
this people Through
stammering lips and a
foreign tongue,
~'['h -l,a reB;d.y t,r,x;a !w{v'l.b.W h'p'f yeg][;l.B yiK ? h,Z;h
12
He
who said to them,
"Here is
rest,
give rest to the
weary," And,
"Here is
repose," but they
would not
listen.
.Wxyin'h h'x.Wn.M;h ta{z ~,hyel]a r;m'a r,v]a ? ;[w{m.v a.Wb'a a{l.w h'[eG.r;M;h ta{z.w @ey'[,l
13
So the
word of the
LORD to them will be,
"Order on
order,
order on
order,
Line on
line,
line on
line, A
little here, a
little t
here," That they may
go and
stumble backward, be
broken,
snared and
taken captive.
w'c'l w;c w'c'l w;c h'wh.y -r;b.D ~,h'l h'y'h.w ? !;[;m.l ~'v rye[.z ~'v rye[.z w'q'l w;q w'q'l w;q ? .Wd'K.lin.w .Wv.qw{n.w .Wr'B.vin.w rw{x'a .Wl.v'k.w .Wk.ley
14
Therefore,
hear the
word of the
LORD, O
scoffers *, Who
rule this people who are in
Jerusalem,
yel.v{m !w{c'l yev.n;a h'wh.y -r;b.d .W[.miv !ek'l ? ~i'l'v.WryiB r,v]a h,Z;h ~'['h
15
Because you have
said, "We have
made a
covenant with
death, And with
Sheol we have
made a
pact. The
overwhelming scourge will not
reach us
when it
passes by, For we have
made falsehood our
refuge and we have
concealed ourselves with
deception."
lw{a.v -mi[.w t,w'm -t,a tyir.b .Wn.t;r'K ~,T.r;m]a yiK ? .Wneaw{b.y a{l r;b'[ -yiK @ejw{v jyiv h,z{x .Wnyif'[ ? .Wn.r'T.sin r,q,V;b.W .Wnes.x;m b'z'k .Wn.m;f yiK
16
Therefore thus says the
Lord GOD,
"Behold, I am
laying in
Zion a
stone, a
tested stone, A
costly cornerstone for the
foundation,
firmly placed. He who
believes in it will not be
disturbed.
!w{Yic.B d;SIy yin.nih hiwh.y y'n{d]a r;m'a h{K !ek'l ? d'S.Wm d's.Wm t;r.qIy t;NiP !;x{B !,b,a !,b'a ? vyix'y a{l !yim]a;M;h
17
"I will
make justice the
measuring line And
righteousness the
level; Then
hail will
sweep away the
refuge of
lies And the
waters will
overflow the
secret place.
h'['y.w t,l'q.vim.l h'q'd.c.W w'q.l j'P.vim yiT.m;f.w ? .Wp{j.vIy ~Iy;m r,tes.w b'z'k hes.x;m d'r'b
18
"Your
covenant with
death will be
canceled, And your
pact with
Sheol will not
stand;
When the
overwhelming scourge passes through, Then you
become its
trampling place.
lw{a.v -t,a ~,k.t.Wz'x.w t,w'm -t,a ~,k.tyir.B r;PUk.w ? ~,tyIy.hiw r{b][;y yiK @ejw{v jw{v ~.Wq't a{l ? s'm.rim.l w{l
19
"As
often as it
passes through, it will
seize you; For
morning after
morning it will
pass through, anytime during the
day or
night, And it will be
sheer terror to
understand what it
means."
r,q{B;B r,q{B;b -yiK ~,k.t,a x;QIy w{r.b'[ yeDim ? h'['w.z -q;r h'y'h.w h'l.y'L;b.W ~w{Y;B r{b][;y ? h'[.Wm.v !yib'h
20
The
bed is
too short on which to
stretch out, And the
blanket is too
small to
wrap oneself in.
h'r'c h'keS;M;h.w ;[er'T.fihem ['C;M;h r;c'q -yiK ? seN;K.tih.K
21
For the
LORD will
rise up as at
Mount Perazim, He will be
stirred up as in the
valley of
Gibeon, To
do His
task, His
unusual task, And to
work His
work, His
extraordinary work.
!w{[.big.B q,me[.K h'wh.y ~.Wq'y ~yic'r.P -r;h.k yiK ? d{b][;l.w .Whef][;m r'z .Whef][;m tw{f][;l z'G.rIy ? w{t'd{b][ h'Yir.k'n w{t'd{b][
22
And
now do not
carry on as
scoffers,
Or your
fetters will be
made stronger; For I have
heard from the
Lord GOD of
hosts Of
decisive destruction on
all the
earth.
~,kyer.sw{m .Wq.z.x,y -n,P .Wc'cw{l.tiT -l;a h'T;[.w ? hiwh.y y'n{d]a teaem yiT.[;m'v h'c'r/x,n.w h'l'k -yiK ? #,r'a'h -l'K -l;[ tw{a'b.c
23
Give ear and
hear my
voice,
Listen and
hear my
words.
.W[.miv.w .Wbyiv.q;h yilw{q .W[.miv.w .Wnyiz]a;h ? yit'r.mia
24
Does the
farmer plow continually * to
plant seed? Does he continually
turn and
harrow the
ground?
deD;fyiw x;T;p.y ;[{r.zil ver{x;h v{r]x;y ~w{Y;h l{k]h ? w{t'm.d;a
25
Does he not
level its
surface And
sow dill and
scatter cummin And
plant wheat in
rows,
Barley in its
place and
rye within its
area?
!{M;k.w x;c,q #yipeh.w 'hy,n'p h\Wiv -mia aw{l]h ? t,m,SUk.w !'m.sin h'r{[.f.W h'rw{f h'Jix ~'f.w q{r.zIy ? w{t'lUb.G
26
For his
God instructs and
teaches him
properly.
.WN,rw{y wy'h{l/a j'P.viM;l w{r.SIy.w
27
For
dill is not
threshed with a
threshing sledge,
Nor is the
cartwheel driven over cummin; But
dill is
beaten out with a
rod, and
cummin with a
club.
h'l'g][ !;pw{a.w x;c,q v;d.Wy #.Wr'x,b a{l yiK ? !{M;k.w x;c,q j,b'xey h,J;M;b yiK b'S.Wy !{M;K -l;[ ? j,b'V;B
28
Grain for
bread is
crushed,
Indeed, he does not
continue to
thresh it
forever. Because the
wheel of his
cart and his
horses eventually
damage it, He does not
thresh it longer.
.WN,v.Wd.y vw{d'a x;c,n'l a{l yiK q'd.Wy ~,x,l ? .WN,QUd.y -a{l wy'v'r'p.W w{t'l.g,[ l;G.liG ~;m'h.w
29
This also comes from the
LORD of
hosts, Who has
made His
counsel wonderful and His
wisdom great.
ayil.pih h'a'c'y tw{a'b.c h'wh.y ~i[em ta{z -m;G ? h'Yiv.WT lyiD.gih h'ce[