"Thussaysthe LordGOD,A disaster,uniquedisaster,beholdit is coming!
Adversitypursuessinners,But the righteouswill be rewardedwith prosperity.
For a righteousmanfallsseventimes,and risesagain, But the wickedstumblein [time of] calamity.
The watchmansays,"Morningcomesbut alsonight.Ifyou would inquire,inquire;Comebackagain."
and say,'Hearthe wordof the LORD,O kingsof Judahand inhabitantsof Jerusalem:thussaysthe LORDof hosts,the Godof Israel,"BeholdI am about to bringa calamityupon thisplace,at whichthe earsof everyonethat hearsof it will tingle.
And becauseof allyour abominations,I will doamong you whatI have not done,and the likeof whichI will neverdoagain.
The timehas come,the dayhas arrived.Let not the buyerrejoicenorthe sellermourn;for wrathis againstalltheir multitude.
"And you, sonof man,thussaysthe LordGODto the landof Israel,An end!The endis comingon the fourcornersof the land.
"Thus He has confirmedHis wordswhichHe had spokenagainstus and againstour rulerswhoruledus, to bringon us greatcalamity;for underthe wholeheaventhere has not been done[anything] like whatwas doneto Jerusalem.
Alasfor the day!For the dayof the LORDis near,And it will comeas destructionfrom the Almighty.
"You onlyhave I chosenamongallthe familiesof the earth;ThereforeI will punishyou for allyour iniquities."
Whateveryou deviseagainstthe LORD,He will makea completeendof it. Distresswill not riseup twice.
Neithertheir silvernortheir goldWill be ableto deliverthem On the dayof the LORD'Swrath;And allthe earthwill be devouredIn the fireof His jealousy,For He will makea completeend,Indeeda terrifyingone, Of allthe inhabitantsof the earth.
"For thenthere will be a greattribulation,suchas has not occurredsincethe beginningof the worlduntilnow,noreverwill.
Vengeanceis Mine, and retribution,In due timetheir footwill slip;For the dayof their calamityis near,And the impendingthingsare hasteningupon them.'
