"I have forsakenMy house,I have abandonedMy inheritance;I have giventhe belovedof My soulInto the handof her enemies.
I will abandonthe remnantof My inheritanceand deliverthem into the handof their enemies,and they will becomeas plunderand spoilto alltheir enemies;
Therefore the angerof the LORDwas kindledagainst His peopleAnd He abhorredHis inheritance.
He also deliveredHis peopleto the sword,And was filledwith wrathat His inheritance.
For You have abandonedYour people,the houseof Jacob,Becausethey are filled[with influences] from the east,And [they are] soothsayerslike the Philistines,And they strike[bargains] with the childrenof foreigners.
"Whatright has My belovedin My houseWhenshe has donemanyviledeeds?Can the sacrificialfleshtakeawayfrom you your disaster,So[that] you can rejoice?"
Have You completelyrejectedJudah?Orhave You loathedZion?Whyhave You strickenus so that we are beyondhealing?[We] waitedfor peace,but nothinggood[came]; And for a timeof healing,but behold,terror!
And you will, even of yourself, letgoof your inheritanceThat I gaveyou; And I will make you serveyour enemiesIn the landwhichyou do not know;For you have kindleda firein My angerWhich will burnforever.
"But ifyou will not obeythesewords,I swearby Myself," declaresthe LORD,"that thishousewill becomea desolation."'"
"Now whenthispeopleorthe prophetora priestasksyou saying,'Whatis the oracleof the LORD?'then you shall sayto them, 'Whatoracle?'The LORDdeclares,I will abandonyou.'
"Thereforebehold,I will surelyforgetyou and castyou awayfrom My presence,along with the citywhichI gaveyou and your fathers.
For neitherIsraelnorJudahhas been forsakenBy his God,the LORDof hosts,Althoughtheir landis fullof guiltBeforethe HolyOneof Israel.
therefore, I will doto the housewhichis calledby My name,in whichyou trust,and to the placewhichI gaveyou and your fathers,as I didto Shiloh.
Cutoffyour hairand cast[it] away,And takeup a lamentationon the bareheights;For the LORDhas rejectedand forsakenThe generationof His wrath.'
Speakto the houseof Israel,"Thussaysthe LordGOD,'Behold,I am about to profaneMy sanctuary,the prideof your power,the desireof your eyesand the delightof your soul;and your sonsand your daughterswhomyou have leftbehindwill fallby the sword.
WhenIsrael[was] a youthI lovedhim, And out of EgyptI calledMy son.
Alltheir evilis at Gilgal;Indeed,I came to hatethem there!Becauseof the wickednessof their deedsI will drivethem out of My house!I will lovethem nomore;Alltheir princesare rebels.
Blowa trumpetin Zion,Consecratea fast,proclaima solemnassembly,
I will gatherallthe nationsAnd bringthem downto the valleyof Jehoshaphat.Then I will enterinto judgmentwith them thereOn behalfof My peopleand My inheritance,Israel,Whomthey have scatteredamong the nations;And they have dividedup My land.
and they will fallby the edgeof the sword,and will be led captiveinto allthe nations;and Jerusalemwill be trampled underfoot by the Gentilesuntilthe timesof the Gentilesare fulfilled.
Of Benjaminhe said,"May the belovedof the LORDdwellin securityby Him, Who shieldshim allthe day,And he dwellsbetweenHis shoulders."
