"Nolongerwill there be in it an infant[who lives but a few] days,Or an oldmanwhodoes not liveout his days;For the youthwill dieat the ageof one hundredAnd the one who does not reachthe ageof one hundredWill be [thought] accursed.
"You will cometo the gravein fullvigor,Like the stackingof grainin its season.
Whois the manwho desireslifeAnd loves[length of] daysthat he may seegood?
But the LORDof hostsrevealedHimself to me, "Surelythisiniquityshall not be forgivenyou Untilyou die,"saysthe LordGODof hosts.
Woeto the wicked![It will go] badly[with him], For whathe deserveswill be doneto him.
"Thussaysthe LORDof hosts,Oldmenand oldwomenwill againsitin the streetsof Jerusalem,eachmanwith his staffin his handbecauseof age.
"So you shall keepHis statutesand His commandmentswhichI am givingyou today,that it may gowellwith you and with your childrenafteryou, and that you may livelongon the landwhichthe LORDyour Godis givingyou for alltime."
