The Lord rejected all the people of Israel. He brought them many troubles. He let people destroy them. And, finally, he threw them away and put them out of his sight.
Psalm 80:13 - Easy To Read Version Wild pigs come and walk on your “vine.”\par Wild animals come and eat the leaves.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The boar out of the wood doth waste it, And the wild beast of the field doth devour it. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The boar out of the wood wastes it and the wild beast of the field feeds on it. American Standard Version (1901) The boar out of the wood doth ravage it, And the wild beasts of the field feed on it. Common English Bible so that any boar from the forest can tear it up, so that the bugs can feed on it? Catholic Public Domain Version And so, I sent them away, according to the desires of their heart. They will go forth according to their own inventions. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version So I let them go according to the desires of their heart: they shall walk in their own inventions. |
The Lord rejected all the people of Israel. He brought them many troubles. He let people destroy them. And, finally, he threw them away and put them out of his sight.
You made all the king’s enemies happy.\par You let his enemies win the war.\par
A lion has come out of his cave.\par A destroyer of nations has begun to march.\par He has left his home\par to destroy your land.\par Your towns will be destroyed.\par There will be no people left to live in them.\par
They turned against God,\par so a lion from the forest will attack them.\par A wolf from the desert will kill them.\par A leopard is hiding near their cities.\par The leopard will tear to pieces\par any person that comes out of the city.\par This will happen because the people\par of Judah have sinned again and again.\par They have wandered away from the Lord\par many times.\par
“Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, destroyed us in the past.\par In the past, Nebuchadnezzar hurt us.\par In the past, he took our people away,\par and we became like an empty jar.\par He took the best we had.\par He was like a giant monster\par that ate everything until it was full.\par He took the best we had\par and threw us away.\par
On that day, the army of Babylon broke into Jerusalem. The soldiers of Jerusalem ran away. They left the city at night. They went through the gate between the two walls. That gate was near the king’s garden. Even though the army of Babylon had surrounded the city, the soldiers of Jerusalem still ran away. They ran away toward the desert.
But the vine was pulled up by the roots,\par and thrown down to the ground.\par The hot east wind blew and dried its fruit.\par The strong branches broke.\par And they were thrown into the fire.\par
The shields of those soldiers are red.\par Their uniforms are bright red.\par Their chariots {\cf2\super [6]} are lined up for battle,\par and shining like flames of fire.\par And their horses are ready to go.\par