"Aftermy wordsthey did not speakagain,And my speechdroppedon them.
The voiceof the nobleswas hushed,And their tonguestuckto their palate.
"They waitedfor me as for the rain,And openedtheir mouthas for the springrain.
"Your lips,[my] bride,driphoney;Honeyand milkare underyour tongue,And the fragranceof your garmentsis like the fragranceof Lebanon.
ThusHe will sprinklemanynations,Kingswill shuttheir mouthson accountof Him; For whathad not been toldthem they will see,And whatthey had not heardthey will understand.
"Sonof man,setyour facetowardTeman,and speakout againstthe southand prophesyagainstthe forestlandof the Negev,
"Sonof man,setyour facetowardJerusalem,and speakagainstthe sanctuariesand prophesyagainstthe landof Israel;
When Ephraimspoke,[there was] trembling.He exaltedhimselfin Israel,But through Baalhe didwrongand died.
"Nowhearthe wordof the LORD:you are saying,You shall not prophesyagainstIsraelnorshall you speakagainstthe houseof Isaac.'
Do not speakout,' [so] they speakout. [But if] they do not speakout concerning thesethings,Reproacheswill not be turnedback.
They will shepherdthe landof Assyriawith the sword,The landof Nimrodat its entrances;And He will deliver[us] from the AssyrianWhenhe attacksour landAnd whenhe tramplesour territory.
No onewas ableto answerHim a word,nordid anyonedarefrom that dayon to askHim anotherquestion.
"Let my teachingdropas the rain,My speechdistillas the dew,As the dropletson the freshgrassAnd as the showerson the herb.
