"Their housesshall be turnedoverto others,Their fieldsand their wivestogether;For I will stretchout My handAgainstthe inhabitantsof the land,"declaresthe LORD.
Then Davidliftedup his eyesand sawthe angelof the LORDstandingbetweenearthand heaven,with his drawnswordin his handstretchedout overJerusalem.Then Davidand the elders,coveredwith sackcloth,fellon their faces.
Nothing[remains] but to crouchamongthe captivesOr fallamongthe slain.In [spite of] allthis,His angerdoes not turnawayAnd His handis stillstretchedout.
On thisaccountthe angerof the LORDhas burnedagainst His people,And He has stretchedout His handagainstthem and struckthem down.And the mountainsquaked,and their corpseslaylike refusein the middleof the streets.For allthisHis angeris not spent,But His handis stillstretchedout.
The Arameanson the eastand the Philistineson the west;And they devourIsraelwith gapingjaws.In [spite of] allthis,His angerdoes not turnawayAnd His handis stillstretchedout.
Thereforethe Lorddoes not takepleasurein their youngmen,Nordoes He havepityon their orphansor their widows;For everyoneof them is godlessand an evildoer,And everymouthis speakingfoolishness.In [spite of] allthis,His angerdoes not turnawayAnd His handis stillstretchedout.
Manasseh[devours] Ephraim,and EphraimManasseh,[And] togetherthey are againstJudah.In [spite of] allthis,His angerdoes not turnawayAnd His handis stillstretchedout.
"You who have forsakenMe," declaresthe LORD,"You keep goingbackward.So I will stretchout My handagainstyou and destroyyou; I am tiredof relenting!
"I Myselfwill waragainstyou with an outstretchedhandand a mightyarm,even in angerand wrathand greatindignation.
Then behold,allof the womenwhohave been leftin the palaceof the kingof Judahare going to be broughtout to the officersof the kingof Babylon;and thosewomenwill say,"Your closefriendsHave misledand overpoweredyou; While your feetwere sunkin the mire,They turnedback."
They will also bringout allyour wivesand your sonsto the Chaldeans,and you yourselfwill not escapefrom their hand,but will be seizedby the handof the kingof Babylon,and thiscitywill be burnedwith fire.'"
Thereforethussaysthe LordGOD,"Behold,My angerand My wrathwill be pouredout on thisplace,on manand on beastand on the treesof the fieldand on the fruitof the ground;and it will burnand not be quenched."
"ThereforeI will givetheir wivesto others,Their fieldsto newowners;Becausefrom the leasteven to the greatestEveryoneis greedyfor gain;From the propheteven to the priestEveryonepracticesdeceit.
The LORDdeterminedto destroyThe wallof the daughterof Zion.He has stretchedout a line,He has not restrainedHis handfrom destroying,And He has caused rampartand wallto lament;They have languishedtogether.
Surelyagainst me He has turnedHis handRepeatedlyallthe day.
They ravishedthe womenin Zion,The virginsin the citiesof Judah.
Our inheritancehas been turnedover to strangers,Our housesto aliens.
We have becomeorphanswithouta father,Our mothersare like widows.
and sayto it, 'Thussaysthe LordGOD,"Behold,I am againstyou, MountSeir,And I will stretchout My handagainstyou And makeyou a desolationand a waste.
Therefore, I will bringthe worstof the nations,and they will possesstheir houses.I will also make the prideof the strongonescease,and their holyplaceswill be profaned.
"On that daythey will takeup againstyou a tauntAnd uttera bitterlamentation[and] say,'We are completelydestroyed!He exchangesthe portionof my people;HowHe removesit from me! To the apostateHe apportionsour fields.'
"Moreover, their wealthwill becomeplunderAnd their housesdesolate;Yes, they will buildhousesbut not inhabit[them], And plantvineyardsbut not drinktheir wine."
"So I will stretchout My handagainstJudahAnd againstallthe inhabitantsof Jerusalem.And I will cutoffthe remnantof Baalfrom thisplace,[And] the namesof the idolatrouspriestsalongwith the priests.
