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American Standard Version ASV
1 circuite vias Hierusalem et aspicite et considerate et quaerite in plateis eius an inveniatis virum facientem iudicium et quaerentem fidem et propitius ero eius
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Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be any that doeth justly, that seeketh truth; and I will pardon her.
2 quod si etiam vivit Dominus dixerint et hoc falso iurabunt
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And though they say, As Jehovah liveth; surely they swear falsely.
3 Domine oculi tui respiciunt fidem percussisti eos et non doluerunt adtrivisti eos et rennuerunt accipere disciplinam induraverunt facies suas super petram noluerunt reverti
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O Jehovah, do not thine eyes look upon truth? thou hast stricken them, but they were not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.
4 ego autem dixi forsitan pauperes sunt et stulti ignorantes viam Domini iudicium Dei sui
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Then I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish; for they know not the way of Jehovah, nor the law of their God:
5 ibo igitur ad optimates et loquar eis ipsi enim cognoverunt viam Domini iudicium Dei sui et ecce magis hii simul confregerunt iugum ruperunt vincula
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I will get me unto the great men, and will speak unto them; for they know the way of Jehovah, and the law of their God. But these with one accord have broken the yoke, and burst the bonds.
6 idcirco percussit eos leo de silva lupus ad vesperam vastavit eos pardus vigilans super civitates eorum omnis qui egressus fuerit ex eis capietur quia multiplicatae sunt praevaricationes eorum confortatae sunt aversiones eorum
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Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, a wolf of the evenings shall destroy them, a leopard shall watch against their cities; every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces; because their transgressions are many, [and] their backslidings are increased.
7 super quo propitius tibi esse potero filii tui dereliquerunt me et iurant in his qui non sunt dii saturavi eos et moechati sunt et in domo meretricis luxuriabantur
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How can I pardon thee? thy children have forsaken me, and sworn by them that are no gods: when I had fed them to the full, they committed adultery, and assembled themselves in troops at the harlots' houses.
8 equi amatores et admissarii facti sunt unusquisque ad uxorem proximi sui hinniebat
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They were as fed horses roaming at large; every one neighed after his neighbor's wife.
9 numquid super his non visitabo dicit Dominus et in gente tali non ulciscetur anima mea
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Shall I not visit for these things? saith Jehovah; and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
10 ascendite muros eius et dissipate consummationem autem nolite facere auferte propagines eius quia non sunt Domini
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Go ye up upon her walls, and destroy; but make not a full end: take away her branches; for they are not Jehovah's.
11 praevaricatione enim praevaricata est in me domus Israhel et domus Iuda ait Dominus
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For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very treacherously against me, saith Jehovah.
12 negaverunt Dominum et dixerunt non est ipse neque veniet super nos malum gladium et famem non videbimus
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They have denied Jehovah, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine:
13 prophetae fuerunt in ventum et responsum non fuit in eis haec ergo evenient illis
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and the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them: thus shall it be done unto them.
14 haec dicit Dominus Deus exercituum quia locuti estis verbum istud ecce ego do verba mea in ore tuo in ignem et populum istum ligna et vorabit eos
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Wherefore thus saith Jehovah, the God of hosts, Because ye speak this word, behold, I will make my words in thy mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them.
15 ecce ego adducam super vos gentem de longinquo domus Israhel ait Dominus gentem robustam gentem antiquam gentem cuius ignorabis linguam nec intelleges quid loquatur
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Lo, I will bring a nation upon you from far, O house of Israel, saith Jehovah: it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou knowest not, neither understandest what they say.
16 faretra eius quasi sepulchrum patens universi fortes
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Their quiver is an open sepulchre, they are all mighty men.
17 et comedet segetes tuas et panem tuum devorabit filios tuos et filias tuas comedet gregem tuum et armenta tua comedet vineam tuam et ficum tuam et conteret urbes munitas tuas in quibus tu habes fiduciam gladio
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And they shall eat up thy harvest, and thy bread, [which] thy sons and thy daughters should eat; they shall eat up thy flocks and thy herds; they shall eat up thy vines and thy fig-trees; they shall beat down thy fortified cities, wherein thou trustest, with the sword.
18 verumtamen et diebus illis ait Dominus non faciam vos in consummationem
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But even in those days, saith Jehovah, I will not make a full end with you.
19 quod si dixeritis quare fecit Dominus Deus noster nobis haec omnia dices ad eos sicut dereliquistis me et servistis deo alieno in terra vestra sic servietis alienis in terra non vestra
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And it shall come to pass, when ye shall say, Wherefore hath Jehovah our God done all these things unto us? then shalt thou say unto them, Like as ye have forsaken me, and served foreign gods in your land, so shall ye serve strangers in a land that is not yours.
20 adnuntiate hoc domui Iacob et auditum facite in Iuda dicentes
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Declare ye this in the house of Jacob, and publish it in Judah, saying,
21 audi populus stulte qui non habes cor qui habentes oculos non videtis et aures et non auditis
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Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; that have eyes, and see not; that have ears, and hear not:
22 me ergo non timebitis ait Dominus et a facie mea non dolebitis qui posui harenam terminum mari praeceptum sempiternum quod non praeteribit et commovebuntur et non poterunt et intumescent fluctus eius et non transibunt illud
22
Fear ye not me? saith Jehovah: will ye not tremble at my presence, who have placed the sand for the bound of the sea, by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it? and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it.
23 populo autem huic factum est cor incredulum et exasperans recesserunt et abierunt
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But this people hath a revolting and a rebellious heart; they are revolted and gone.
24 et non dixerunt in corde suo metuamus Dominum Deum nostrum qui dat nobis pluviam temporaneam et serotinam in tempore suo plenitudinem annuae messis custodientem nobis
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Neither say they in their heart, Let us now fear Jehovah our God, that giveth rain, both the former and the latter, in its season; that preserveth unto us the appointed weeks of the harvest.
25 iniquitates nostrae declinaverunt haec et peccata nostra prohibuerunt bonum a nobis
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Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withholden good from you.
26 quia inventi sunt in populo meo impii insidiantes quasi aucupes laqueos ponentes et pedicas ad capiendos viros
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For among my people are found wicked men: they watch, as fowlers lie in wait; they set a trap, they catch men.
27 sicut decipula plena avibus sic domus eorum plenae dolo ideo magnificati sunt et ditati
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As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxed rich.
28 incrassati sunt et inpinguati et praeterierunt sermones meos pessime causam non iudicaverunt causam pupilli non direxerunt et iudicium pauperum non iudicaverunt
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They are waxed fat, they shine: yea, they overpass in deeds of wickedness; they plead not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, that they may prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.
29 numquid super his non visitabo dicit Dominus aut super gentem huiuscemodi non ulciscetur anima mea
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Shall I not visit for these things? saith Jehovah; shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
30 stupor et mirabilia facta sunt in terra
30
A wonderful and horrible thing is come to pass in the land:
31 prophetae prophetabant mendacium et sacerdotes adplaudebant manibus suis et populus meus dilexit talia quid igitur fiet in novissimo eius
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the prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?
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