Jubilee Bible 2000 JUB
New International Version NIV
1 O God, the Gentiles are come into thine inheritance; they have defiled the temple of thy holiness; they have laid Jerusalem on heaps.
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O God, the nations have invaded your inheritance; they have defiled your holy temple, they have reduced Jerusalem to rubble.
2 The dead bodies of thy slaves they have given <em>to be</em> food unto the fowls of the heavens, the flesh of thy saints unto the beasts of the earth.
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They have left the dead bodies of your servants as food for the birds of the sky, the flesh of your own people for the animals of the wild.
3 They have shed their blood like water round about Jerusalem, and <em>there was</em> no one to bury <em>them</em>.
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They have poured out blood like water all around Jerusalem, and there is no one to bury the dead.
4 We are reproached by our neighbours, scorned, and derided by those that are round about us.
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We are objects of contempt to our neighbors, of scorn and derision to those around us.
5 How long, LORD? wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy jealousy burn like fire?
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How long, LORD? Will you be angry forever? How long will your jealousy burn like fire?
6 Pour out thy wrath upon the Gentiles that do not know thee and upon the kingdoms that do not call upon thy name.
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Pour out your wrath on the nations that do not acknowledge you, on the kingdoms that do not call on your name;
7 For they have devoured Jacob and laid waste his dwelling place.
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for they have devoured Jacob and devastated his homeland.
8 O remember not against us former iniquities; let thy tender mercies speedily meet us on the way, for we are very poor.
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Do not hold against us the sins of past generations; may your mercy come quickly to meet us, for we are in desperate need.
9 Help us, O God, our saving health, for the honor of thy name and deliver us and purge away our sins, for thy name’s sake.
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Help us, God our Savior, for the glory of your name; deliver us and forgive our sins for your name’s sake.
10 Why should the Gentiles say, Where <em>is</em> their God? let him be known among the Gentiles in our sight <em>by</em> the revenging of the blood of thy slaves <em>which is</em> shed.
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Why should the nations say, “Where is their God?” Before our eyes, make known among the nations that you avenge the outpoured blood of your servants.
11 Let the sighing of the prisoners come before thee; according to the greatness of thy power preserve those that are appointed to die
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May the groans of the prisoners come before you; with your strong arm preserve those condemned to die.
12 and render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, with which they have reproached thee, O Lord.
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Pay back into the laps of our neighbors seven times the contempt they have hurled at you, Lord.
13 So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will give thee thanks for ever: from generation to generation we will sing thy praises.
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Then we your people, the sheep of your pasture, will praise you forever; from generation to generation we will proclaim your praise.
The Jubilee Bible (from the Scriptures of the Reformation), edited by Russell M. Stendal, Copyright © 2000, 2001, 2010
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