Hearthe wordwhichthe LORDspeaksto you, O houseof Israel.
He who hasan ear,let him hearwhatthe Spiritsaysto the churches.'
For thisreasonwe alsoconstantlythankGodthat when you receivedthe wordof Godwhichyou heardfrom us, you accepted[it] not [as] the wordof men,but [for] whatit reallyis, the wordof God,whichalsoperforms its workin you who believe.
"Nowhearthe wordof the LORD:you are saying,You shall not prophesyagainstIsraelnorshall you speakagainstthe houseof Isaac.'
Listento the wordof the LORD,O sonsof Israel,For the LORDhas a caseagainstthe inhabitantsof the land,Becausethereis nofaithfulnessor kindnessOr knowledgeof Godin the land.
then in that caselistento the wordof the LORD,O remnantof Judah.Thussaysthe LORDof hosts,the Godof Israel,"Ifyou reallysetyour mindto enterEgyptand goin to residethere,
and say,'Hearthe wordof the LORD,O kingof Judah,who sitson David'sthrone,you and your servantsand your peoplewho enterthesegates.
Hearthe wordof the LORD,O houseof Jacob,and allthe familiesof the houseof Israel.
Therefore,hearthe wordof the LORD,O scoffers,Who rulethispeoplewhoare in Jerusalem,
Hearthe wordof the LORD,You rulersof Sodom;Giveearto the instructionof our God,You peopleof Gomorrah.
"Hear,O My people,and I will speak;O Israel,I will testifyagainst you; I am God,your God.
Micaiah said,"Therefore,hearthe wordof the LORD.I sawthe LORDsittingon His throne,and allthe hostof heavenstandingby Him on His rightand on His left.
Egyptand Judah,and Edomand the sonsof Ammon,and Moaband allthose inhabitingthe desertwho clipthe hair on their temples;for allthe nationsare uncircumcised,and allthe houseof Israelare uncircumcisedof heart."
Thussaysthe LORD,"Do not learnthe wayof the nations,And do not be terrifiedby the signsof the heavensAlthoughthe nationsare terrifiedby them;
To whomthen will you likenGod?Or whatlikenesswill you comparewith Him?
"Thussaysthe LORD,the Kingof Israeland his Redeemer,the LORDof hosts:I am the firstand I am the last,And thereis noGodbesidesMe.
