Lord, be merciful to us,\par because we have been insulted\par much too long.\par
Isaiah 32:9 - Easy To Read Version Some of you women are calm now. You feel safe. But you should stand and listen to the words I say. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Rise up, ye women that are at ease; hear my voice, ye careless daughters; give ear unto my speech. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Rise up, you women who are at ease! Hear my [Isaiah's] voice, you confident and careless daughters! Listen to what I am saying! American Standard Version (1901) Rise up, ye women that are at ease, and hear my voice; ye careless daughters, give ear unto my speech. Common English Bible Women of leisure, stand up! Hear my voice! Carefree daughters, listen to my word! Catholic Public Domain Version You opulent women, rise up and listen to my voice! O confident daughters, play close attention to my eloquence! Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Rise up, ye rich women, and hear my voice: ye confident daughters, give ear to my speech. |
Lord, be merciful to us,\par because we have been insulted\par much too long.\par
The Lord says, “The women in Zion {\cf2\super [33]} have become very proud. They walk around with their heads in the air, acting like they are better than other people. Those women flirt with their eyes. And they dance around making noise with their ankle bracelets.”
“The sound of loud crying\par is heard from Zion {\cf2\super [77]} :\par ‘We are truly ruined!\par We are truly ashamed!\par We must leave our land,\par because our houses have been destroyed.\par Now our houses are only piles of rock.’”\par
Now, women of Judah,\par listen to the message from the Lord.\par Listen to the words from the Lord’s mouth.\par \{The Lord says,\}\par “Teach your daughters how to cry loud.\par Each woman must learn to sing\par this funeral song:\par
The people that at one time ate rich food\par now are dying in the streets.\par The people that grew up\par wearing nice red clothes\par now pick through garbage piles.\par
Nineveh is so proud now. It is such a happy city. The people think they are safe. They think Nineveh is the greatest place in the world. But that city will be destroyed! It will be an empty place where only wild animals go to rest. People that pass that place will whistle and shake their heads \{when they see how badly the city was destroyed\}.
“Even the most gentle and kind woman among you will become cruel. She might be a lady so gentle and delicate that she never put her feet on the ground to walk anywhere. But she will become cruel to her husband that she loves so much. And she will be cruel to her own son and daughter.
Jotham heard that the leaders of the city of Shechem had made Abimelech king. When he heard this, he went and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim. [80] Jotham shouted out this story to the people: