before your evil was uncovered, as at the time of the reproach of Syria’s daughters and all the ones around her, the daughters of the Philistines who hated you from round about,.
You have done these things, and I have kept silence; you thought that being I would be like you; but I will rebuke you and set in order before your eyes.
And it happened in the days of Ahaz: the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up to Jerusalem to war against it, but were not able to do battle against it.
Have you not seen what these people have spoken, saying, The two families that Jehovah has chosen, He has also rejected them? And they spurn My people, no more to be a nation before them.
Your perversity is complete, daughter of Zion; He will not add to exile you. He will visit your perversity, daughter of Edom; He will expose your sins.
And behold, I have stretched out My hand over you, and I drew back your portion. And I gave you to the will of those hating you, the daughters of the Philistines, who are ashamed of your wicked way.
So the Lord Jehovah says this: Because you remembered your iniquity, in that your transgressions are uncovered, so that your sins are seen in all your doings, because you have remembered, you shall be taken with the palm.
By your blood which you have poured out, you are guilty; and by your idols which you have made, you are defiled. And your days are brought near, and you have come to your years. Therefore, I have made you a reproach to the nations, and a mocking to all the lands.
Syria was your trader from the multitude of your works; with jewels, purple, and embroidered work, and fine linen, and coral, and rubies they gave for your wares.
And it shall be a reproach and a taunt, a chastening and a horror, to the nations which are round about you, when I shall execute against you judgments in anger and in fury and in chastisements among them. I, Jehovah, have spoken it.
When I would have healed Israel, then the iniquity of Ephraim was uncovered, and the evil of Samaria. For they have worked falsehood; and a thief comes; a troop of robbers plunders outside.
Behold, at that time I will deal with all those afflicting you. And I will save her who is lame, and gather her being thrust out. And I will give them for a praise and fo a name in all the land of their shame.
And he took up his parable and said, He has led me from Aram, Balak king of Moab; from the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse Jacob for me; and, come, be indignant with Israel.
So then do not judge anything before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both shed light on the hidden things of darkness and will reveal the purposes of the hearts. And then praise will be to each one from God.