I have seen some troublemakers\par and people who make life hard.\par But they are always punished!\par
Micah 7:13 - Easy To Read Version The land was ruined by the people\par that lived there and by what they did.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Notwithstanding the land shall be desolate because of them that dwell therein, for the fruit of their doings. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Yet shall the earth be desolate because of those who dwell in it, for the fruit of their doings. American Standard Version (1901) Yet shall the land be desolate because of them that dwell therein, for the fruit of their doings. Common English Bible And the earth will become desolate because of her inhabitants, because of the fruit of their actions. Catholic Public Domain Version And the land will be in desolation, because of its inhabitants and because of the fruit of their intentions. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the land shall be made desolate, because of the inhabitants thereof, and for the fruit of their devices. |
I have seen some troublemakers\par and people who make life hard.\par But they are always punished!\par
You people lived the way you wanted to live. You followed your own advice. So now you must accept the result of your own actions!
Give her the reward she deserves.\par Praise her in public\par for the things she has done.\par
The sins of an evil person will trap him. His sins will be like ropes holding him.
At that time, all the fort cities will be empty. Those cities will be like the mountains and the forests {\cf2\super [180]} in the land before the people of Israel came. \{In the past,\} all the people ran away because the people of Israel were coming. \{In the future,\} the country will be empty again.
But I am the Lord,\par and I can look into a person’s heart.\par I can test a person’s mind.\par I can decide what each person should have.\par I can give each person the right payment\par for the things he does.\par
‘You will get the punishment you deserve.\par I will start a fire in your forests.\par That fire will completely burn everything\par around you.’”\par
That whole area will be an empty desert. All of those people will be slaves of the king of Babylon for 70 years.
You plan and do great things, Lord. You see everything that people do. You give reward to people that do good things and you punish people that do bad things—you give them what they deserve.
You must tell these things to the common people. You must say, ‘The Lord our Master says these things to the people living in Jerusalem and in the other parts of Israel. You people will be very worried while you eat your food. You will be terrified while you drink your water. Why? Because all the things in your country will be destroyed! The enemy will be very cruel to all the people living there.
I will make the land empty and a waste. That country will lose all the things it was proud of. The mountains of Israel will become empty. No one will pass through that place.
\{Leaders,\} because of you,\par Zion {\cf2\super [45]} will be destroyed.\par It will become a plowed field.\par Jerusalem will become a pile of rocks.\par Temple Mount will be an empty hill {\cf2\super [46]} overgrown with bushes.\par
So, you might pray to the Lord,\par but he will not answer you.\par No, the Lord will hide his face from you.\par Why? Because you do evil things!”\par
So the Lord {\cf2\super [61]} will give up his people\par until the woman gives birth to her child,\par \{the promised king\}.\par Then the rest of his brothers\par will come back to the people of Israel.\par
So I have started to punish you.\par I will destroy you because of your sins.\par