O God,whyhave You rejected[us] forever?Why does Your angersmokeagainst the sheepof Your pasture?
I will abandonthe remnantof My inheritanceand deliverthem into the handof their enemies,and they will becomeas plunderand spoilto alltheir enemies;
Why do You standafaroff, O LORD?Why do You hide[Yourself] in timesof trouble?
Knowthat the LORDHimselfis God;It is He who has madeus, and not we ourselves;[We are] His peopleand the sheepof His pasture.
Smokewentup out of His nostrils,And firefrom His mouthdevoured;Coalswere kindledby it.
Whyare you in despair,O my soul?And whyhave you becomedisturbedwithinme? Hopein God,for I shall yetpraiseHim, The helpof my countenanceand my God.
I will sayto Godmy rock,"Whyhave You forgottenme? Whydo I gomourningbecause of the oppressionof the enemy?"
YetYou have rejected[us] and broughtus to dishonor,And do not goout with our armies.
The MightyOne,God,the LORD,has spoken,And summonedthe earthfrom the risingof the sunto its setting.
O God,You have rejectedus. You have brokenus; You have beenangry;O, restoreus.
Have not You Yourself,O God,rejectedus? And will You not goforthwith our armies,O God?
Will the Lordrejectforever?And will He neverbe favorableagain?
Has His lovingkindnessceasedforever?Has [His] promisecometo an endforever?
Listen,O my people,to my instruction;Inclineyour earsto the wordsof my mouth.
So we Your peopleand the sheepof Your pastureWill givethanksto You forever;To allgenerationswe will tellof Your praise.
Howlong,O LORD?Will You be angryforever?Will Your jealousyburnlikefire?
You have fedthem with the breadof tears,And You have madethem to drinktearsin largemeasure.
Will You not Yourselfreviveus again,That Your peoplemay rejoicein You?
For He is our God,And we are the peopleof His pastureand the sheepof His hand.Today,ifyou would hearHis voice,
Then Mosesentreatedthe LORDhis God,and said,"O LORD,whydoes Your angerburnagainst Your peoplewhomYou have broughtout from the landof Egyptwith greatpowerand with a mightyhand?
But now,O LORD,You are our Father,We are the clay,and You our potter;And allof us are the workof Your hand.
"Woeto the shepherdswho are destroyingand scatteringthe sheepof My pasture!"declaresthe LORD.
Thussaysthe LORD,"Ifthe heavensabovecan be measuredAnd the foundationsof the earthsearchedout below,Then I will alsocastoffallthe offspringof IsraelFor allthat they have done,"declaresthe LORD.
UnlessYou have utterlyrejectedus [And] are exceedinglyangrywith us.
"As for you, My sheep,the sheepof My pasture,you are men,and I am your God,"declaresthe LordGOD.
"As I live,"declaresthe LordGOD,"surelybecauseMy flockhas becomea prey,My flockhas even becomefoodfor allthe beastsof the fieldfor lackof a shepherd,and My shepherdsdid not searchfor My flock,but [rather] the shepherdsfedthemselves and did not feedMy flock;
"Do not be afraid,littleflock,for your Fatherhas chosen gladlyto giveyou the kingdom.
"The LORDshall neverbe willingto forgivehim, but ratherthe angerof the LORDand His jealousywill burnagainst that man,and everycursewhich is writtenin thisbookwill reston him, and the LORDwill blotout his namefrom underheaven.
