for the Lawbrings aboutwrath,but wherethere is nolaw,there also is noviolation.
"Go,inquireof the LORDfor me and the peopleand allJudahconcerningthe wordsof thisbookthat has been found,for greatis the wrathof the LORDthat burnsagainst us, becauseour fathershave not listenedto the wordsof thisbook,to doaccording to allthat is writtenconcerningus."
"For this,puton sackcloth,Lamentand wail;For the fierceangerof the LORDHas not turnedbackfrom us."
You calledas in the dayof an appointedfeastMy terrorson everyside;And there was noone whoescapedor survivedIn the dayof the LORD'Sanger.Those whomI boreand reared,My enemyannihilatedthem.
They will flingtheir silverinto the streetsand their goldwill becomean abhorrentthing;their silverand their goldwill not be ableto deliverthem in the dayof the wrathof the LORD.They cannotsatisfytheir appetitenorcan they filltheir stomachs,for their iniquityhas becomean occasionof stumbling.
Neithertheir silvernortheir goldWill be ableto deliverthem On the dayof the LORD'Swrath;And allthe earthwill be devouredIn the fireof His jealousy,For He will makea completeend,Indeeda terrifyingone, Of allthe inhabitantsof the earth.
"Now behold,you have risenup in your fathers'place,a broodof sinfulmen,to addstillmoreto the burningangerof the LORDagainstIsrael.
"IfI had not comeand spokento them, they would not havesin,but nowthey havenoexcusefor their sin.
"He who believesin the Sonhaseternallife;but he who does not obeythe Sonwill not seelife,but the wrathof Godabideson him."
For in it [the] righteousnessof Godis revealedfrom faithto faith;as it is written,"BUT THE RIGHTEOUS[man] SHALL LIVEBY FAITH."
for untilthe Lawsinwas in the world,but sinis not imputedwhen there is nolaw.
The stingof deathis sin,and the powerof sinis the law;
For as manyas are of the worksof the Laware undera curse;for it is written,"CURSEDIS EVERYONEWHODOES NOT ABIDEBY ALL THINGSWRITTENIN THE BOOKOF THE LAW,TO PERFORMTHEM."
Whythe Lawthen?It was addedbecauseof transgressions,having been ordainedthroughangelsby the agencyof a mediator,untilthe seedwould cometo whomthe promise had been made.
Let no onedeceiveyou with emptywords,for becauseof these thingsthe wrathof Godcomesupon the sonsof disobedience.
For it is becauseof these thingsthat the wrathof Godwill comeupon the sonsof disobedience,
Everyonewho practicessinalsopracticeslawlessness;and sinis lawlessness.
From His mouthcomesa sharpsword,sothat with it He may strike downthe nations,and He will rulethem with a rodof iron;and He treadsthe winepressof the fiercewrathof God,the Almighty.
