and sayto the landof Israel,'Thussaysthe LORD,"Behold,I am againstyou; and I will drawMy swordout of its sheathand cutofffrom you the righteousand the wicked.
"It is [all] one;thereforeI say,He destroysthe guiltlessand the wicked.'
Arise,O LORD,confronthim, bringhim low;Delivermy soulfrom the wickedwith Your sword,
Let Your handbe upon the manof Your righthand,Upon the sonof manwhom You madestrongfor Yourself.
Sopursuethem with Your tempestAnd terrifythem with Your storm.
"The enemysaid,'I will pursue,I will overtake,I will dividethe spoil;My desireshall be gratifiedagainst them; I will drawout my sword,my handwill destroythem.'
It is the samefor all.There is onefatefor the righteousand for the wicked;for the good,for the cleanand for the unclean;for the man who offersa sacrificeand for the one whodoes not sacrifice.As the goodmanis, so is the sinner;as the sweareris, so is the one who is afraidto swear.
Woeto Assyria,the rodof My angerAnd the staffin whose handsis My indignation,
For My swordis satiatedin heaven,Beholdit shall descendfor judgmentupon EdomAnd upon the peoplewhom I have devotedto destruction.
The righteousmanperishes,and nomantakesit to heart;And devoutmenare takenaway,while nooneunderstands.For the righteousmanis takenawayfrom evil,
"But ifyou do not listento Me to keepthe sabbathdayholyby not carryinga loadand comingin through the gatesof Jerusalemon the sabbathday,then I will kindlea firein its gatesand it will devourthe palacesof Jerusalemand not be quenched."'"
"Behold,I am againstyou, O valleydweller,O rockyplain,"declaresthe LORD,"You men who say,Whowill comedownagainstus? Or whowill enterinto our habitations?'
"But I will punishyou according to the resultsof your deeds,"declaresthe LORD,"And I will kindlea firein its forestThat it may devourallits environs."'"
"Behold,I am againstyou, O arrogantone," Declaresthe LordGODof hosts,"For your dayhas come,The timewhen I will punishyou.
[He says], "You are My war-club,[My] weaponof war;And with you I shatternations,And with you I destroykingdoms.
"Behold,I am againstyou, O destroyingmountain,Who destroysthe wholeearth,"declaresthe LORD,"And I will stretchout My handagainstyou, And rollyou downfrom the crags,And I will makeyou a burntout mountain.
Therefore,thussaysthe LordGOD,"Becauseyou have spokenfalsehoodand seena lie,thereforebehold,I am againstyou," declaresthe LordGOD.
"Or[if] I should bringa swordon that countryand say,'Let the swordpassthrough the countryand cutoffmanand beastfrom it,'
For thussaysthe LordGOD,"HowmuchmorewhenI sendMy fourseverejudgmentsagainstJerusalem:sword,famine,wildbeastsand plagueto cutoffmanand beastfrom it!
"As for you, sonof man,maketwowaysfor the swordof the kingof Babylonto come;bothof them will goout of oneland.And makea signpost;makeit at the headof the wayto the city.
Therefore,thussaysthe LordGOD,"Woeto the bloodycity!I alsowill makethe pilegreat.
thereforethussaysthe LordGOD,'Behold,I am againstyou, O Tyre,and I will bringup manynationsagainstyou, as the seabringsup its waves.
therefore,behold,I am againstyou and againstyour rivers,and I will makethe landof Egyptan utterwasteand desolation,from Migdol[to] Syeneand even to the borderof Ethiopia.
Onethirdof you will dieby plagueor be consumedby famineamongyou, onethirdwill fallby the swordaroundyou, and onethirdI will scatterto everywind,and I will unsheathea swordbehindthem.
therefore,thussaysthe LordGOD,'Behold,I, evenI, am againstyou, and I will executejudgmentsamongyou in the sightof the nations.
I will also bringupon you a swordwhich will executevengeancefor the covenant;and when you gathertogether into your cities,I will sendpestilenceamongyou, so that you shall be deliveredinto enemyhands.
You, however, I will scatteramong the nationsand will drawout a swordafteryou, as your landbecomesdesolateand your citiesbecomewaste.
"Seekthe LORDthat you may live,OrHe will breakforthlike a fire,O houseof Joseph,And it will consumewith noneto quench[it] for Bethel,
Thusthe LordGODshowedme, and behold,the LordGODwas callingto contend[with them] by fire,and it consumedthe greatdeepand began to consumethe farmland.
"Behold,I am againstyou," declaresthe LORDof hosts."I will burnup her chariotsin smoke,a swordwill devouryour younglions;I will cutoffyour preyfrom the land,and nolongerwill the voiceof your messengersbe heard."
"Behold,I am againstyou," declaresthe LORDof hosts;"And I will liftup your skirtsoveryour face,And showto the nationsyour nakednessAnd to the kingdomsyour disgrace.
"You also,O Ethiopians,will be slainby My sword."
"Awake,O sword,againstMy Shepherd,And againstthe man,My Associate,"Declaresthe LORDof hosts."Strikethe Shepherdthat the sheepmay be scattered;And I will turnMy handagainstthe littleones.
