He has bentHis bowlike an enemy;He has setHis righthandlike an adversaryAnd slainallthat were pleasantto the eye;In the tentof the daughterof ZionHe has pouredout His wrathlike fire.
"Go,inquireof the LORDfor me and for those who are leftin Israeland in Judah,concerningthe wordsof the bookwhichhas been found;for greatis the wrathof the LORDwhichis pouredout on us becauseour fathershave not observedthe wordof the LORD,to doaccording to allthat is writtenin thisbook."
"Becausethey have forsakenMe and have burnedincenseto othergods,that they might provokeMe to angerwith allthe worksof their hands;therefore My wrathwill be pouredout on thisplaceand it shall not be quenched."'
"He has also kindledHis angeragainstme And consideredme as His enemy.
"For the arrowsof the Almightyare withinme, Their poisonmy spiritdrinks;The terrorsof Godare arrayedagainst me.
The wickedhave drawnthe swordand benttheir bowTo castdownthe afflictedand the needy,To slaythose whoare uprightin conduct.
He has also preparedfor Himself deadlyweapons;He makesHis arrowsfieryshafts.
So He pouredout on him the heatof His angerAnd the fiercenessof battle;And it sethim aflameallaround,Yet he did not recognize[it]; And it burnedhim, but he paidnoattention.
But they rebelledAnd grievedHis HolySpirit;Therefore He turnedHimself to become their enemy,He foughtagainst them.
"I troddownthe peoplesin My angerAnd made them drunkin My wrath,And I pouredout their lifebloodon the earth."
My tentis destroyed,And allmy ropesare broken;My sonshave gonefrom me and are nomore.Thereis nooneto stretchout my tentagainOr to setup my curtains.
O houseof David,thussaysthe LORD:"Administerjusticeevery morning;And deliverthe [person] who has been robbedfrom the powerof [his] oppressor,That My wrathmay not goforthlike fireAnd burnwith noneto extinguish[it], Becauseof the evilof their deeds.
"I Myselfwill waragainstyou with an outstretchedhandand a mightyarm,even in angerand wrathand greatindignation.
Allyour lovershave forgottenyou, They do not seekyou; For I have woundedyou with the woundof an enemy,With the punishmentof a cruelone,Becauseyour iniquityis great[And] your sinsare numerous.
"Perhapstheir supplicationwill comebeforethe LORD,and everyonewill turnfrom his evilway,for greatis the angerand the wraththat the LORDhas pronouncedagainstthispeople."
"Circumciseyourselves to the LORDAnd removethe foreskinsof your heart,Menof Judahand inhabitantsof Jerusalem,OrelseMy wrathwill goforthlike fireAnd burnwith noneto quenchit, Becauseof the evilof your deeds."
For thussaysthe LORDof hosts,the Godof Israel,"As My angerand wrathhave been pouredout on the inhabitantsof Jerusalem,soMy wrathwill be pouredout on you when you enterEgypt.And you will becomea curse,an objectof horror,an imprecationand a reproach;and you will seethisplacenomore."
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."
"From on highHe sentfireinto my bones,And it prevailed[over them]. He has spreada netfor my feet;He has turnedme back;He has mademe desolate,Faintalldaylong.
The Lordhas becomelike an enemy.He has swallowedup Israel;He has swallowedup allits palaces,He has destroyedits strongholdsAnd multipliedin the daughterof JudahMourningand moaning.
Surelyagainst me He has turnedHis handRepeatedlyallthe day.
Howdarkthe goldhas become,[How] the puregoldhas changed!The sacredstonesare pouredout At the cornerof everystreet.
The LORDhas accomplishedHis wrath,He has pouredout His fierceanger;And He has kindleda firein ZionWhich has consumedits foundations.
Therefore,thussaysthe LordGOD,"I will make a violentwindbreakout in My wrath.There will also be in My angera floodingrainand hailstonesto consume[it] in wrath.
"I will bringyou out from the peoplesand gatheryou from the landswhereyou are scattered,with a mightyhandand with an outstretchedarmand with wrathpouredout;
As silveris meltedin the furnace,soyou will be meltedin the midstof it; and you will knowthat I, the LORD,have pouredout My wrathon you.'"
As for you, sonof man,will [it] not be on the daywhen I takefrom them their stronghold,the joyof their pride,the desireof their eyesand their heart'sdelight,their sonsand their daughters,
"Therefore I pouredout My wrathon them for the bloodwhichthey had shedon the land,because they had defiledit with their idols.
Thus My angerwill be spentand I will satisfyMy wrathon them, and I will be appeased;then they will knowthat I, the LORD,have spokenin My zealwhen I have spentMy wrathupon them.
"He whois faroffwill dieby the plague,and he whois nearwill fallby the sword,and he who remainsand is besiegedwill dieby the famine.Thus will I spendMy wrathon them.
They have blownthe trumpetand madeeverythingready,but nooneis goingto the battle,for My wrathis againstalltheir multitude.
I will setMy faceagainst you so that you will be struckdownbeforeyour enemies;and those who hateyou will ruleover you, and you will fleewhen nooneis pursuingyou.
A jealousand avengingGodis the LORD;The LORDis avengingand wrathful.The LORDtakesvengeanceon His adversaries,And He reserveswrathfor His enemies.
Whocan standbeforeHis indignation?Whocan endurethe burningof His anger?His wrathis pouredout like fireAnd the rocksare brokenup by Him.
For a fireis kindledin My anger,And burnsto the lowestpartof Sheol,And consumesthe earthwith its yield,And setson firethe foundationsof the mountains.
Samuelsaid,"Whythen do you askme, since the LORDhas departedfrom you and has becomeyour adversary?
