Jubilee Bible 2000 JUB
New International Version NIV
1 O God, why hast thou cast <em>us</em> off for ever? <em>Why</em> does thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?
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O God, why have you rejected us forever? Why does your anger smolder against the sheep of your pasture?
2 Remember thy congregation, <em>which</em> thou hast purchased of old; the rod of thine inheritance, <em>which</em> thou hast redeemed, this Mount Zion, in which thou hast dwelt.
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Remember the nation you purchased long ago, the people of your inheritance, whom you redeemed— Mount Zion, where you dwelt.
3 Lift up thy feet unto the eternal desolations, unto every enemy who has done wickedly in the sanctuary.
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Turn your steps toward these everlasting ruins, all this destruction the enemy has brought on the sanctuary.
4 Thine enemies have roared in the midst of thy assemblies; they set up their <em>own</em> banners <em>for</em> signs.
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Your foes roared in the place where you met with us; they set up their standards as signs.
5 Renowned, as one on the way to heaven, he who lifted up axes upon the thick trees <em>for the work of the sanctuary</em>.
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They behaved like men wielding axes to cut through a thicket of trees.
6 But now they break down all the carved work thereof with axes and hammers.
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They smashed all the carved paneling with their axes and hatchets.
7 They have set fire to thy sanctuaries; they have defiled the tabernacle of thy name <em>in the</em> earth.
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They burned your sanctuary to the ground; they defiled the dwelling place of your Name.
8 They said in their hearts, Let us destroy them at once; they have burned up all the meeting places <em>of the people</em> of God in the earth.
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They said in their hearts, “We will crush them completely!” They burned every place where God was worshiped in the land.
9 We no longer see our <em>own</em> banners; <em>there is</em> no longer any prophet: neither <em>is there</em> among us any that knows. How long <em>shall this be</em>?
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We are given no signs from God; no prophets are left, and none of us knows how long this will be.
10 O God, how long shall the adversary reproach? Shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever?
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How long will the enemy mock you, God? Will the foe revile your name forever?
11 Why dost thou withdraw thy hand, even thy right hand? <em>Why</em> dost thou hide <em>it</em> in thy bosom.
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Why do you hold back your hand, your right hand? Take it from the folds of your garment and destroy them!
12 For God <em>is</em> my King from of old, he who works saving health in the midst of the earth.
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But God is my King from long ago; he brings salvation on the earth.
13 Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength; thou didst break the heads of the dragons in the waters.
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It was you who split open the sea by your power; you broke the heads of the monster in the waters.
14 Thou didst break the heads of leviathan in pieces <em>and</em> didst give him <em>to be</em> food to the people inhabiting the wilderness.
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It was you who crushed the heads of Leviathan and gave it as food to the creatures of the desert.
15 Thou didst cleave the fountain and the river; thou didst dry up mighty rivers.
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It was you who opened up springs and streams; you dried up the ever-flowing rivers.
16 The day <em>is</em> thine, the night also <em>is</em> thine; thou hast prepared the light and the sun.
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The day is yours, and yours also the night; you established the sun and moon.
17 Thou hast set all the borders of the earth; thou hast made summer and winter.
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It was you who set all the boundaries of the earth; you made both summer and winter.
18 Remember this, <em>that</em> the enemy has spoken against the LORD and <em>that</em> the foolish people have blasphemed thy name.
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Remember how the enemy has mocked you, LORD, how foolish people have reviled your name.
19 O deliver not the soul of thy turtledove unto the beasts; forget not the congregation of thy poor for ever.
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Do not hand over the life of your dove to wild beasts; do not forget the lives of your afflicted people forever.
20 Have respect unto the covenant; for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of violence.
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Have regard for your covenant, because haunts of violence fill the dark places of the land.
21 O let not the oppressed return ashamed; the poor and destitute shall praise thy name.
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Do not let the oppressed retreat in disgrace; may the poor and needy praise your name.
22 Arise, O God, plead thine own cause; remember how the foolish man reproaches thee daily.
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Rise up, O God, and defend your cause; remember how fools mock you all day long.
23 Forget not the voices of thine enemies; the tumult of those that rise up against thee increases continually.
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Do not ignore the clamor of your adversaries, the uproar of your enemies, which rises continually.
The Jubilee Bible (from the Scriptures of the Reformation), edited by Russell M. Stendal, Copyright © 2000, 2001, 2010
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