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Verse 1

I saw{H7200} the Lord{H136} standing{H5324} beside the altar:{H4196} and he said,{H559} Smite{H5221} the capitals,{H3730} that the thresholds{H5592} may shake;{H7493} and break{H1214} them in pieces on the head{H7218} of all of them; and I will slay{H2026} the last{H319} of them with the sword:{H2719} there shall not one of them flee{H5127} away,{H5127} and there shall not{H4422} one of them escape.{H6412}

Verse 2

Though they dig{H2864} into Sheol,{H7585} thence shall my hand{H3027} take{H3947} them; and though they climb up{H5927} to heaven,{H8064} thence will I bring them down.{H3381}

Verse 3

And though they hide{H2244} themselves in the top{H7218} of Carmel,{H3760} I will search{H2664} and take them out{H3947} thence; and though they be hid{H5641} from my sight{H5869} in the bottom{H7172} of the sea,{H3220} thence will I command{H6680} the serpent,{H5175} and it shall bite{H5391} them.

Verse 4

And though they go{H3212} into captivity{H7628} before{H6440} their enemies,{H341} thence will I command{H6680} the sword,{H2719} and it shall slay{H2026} them: and I will set{H7760} mine eyes{H5869} upon them for evil,{H7451} and not for good.{H2896}

Verse 5

For the Lord,{H136} Jehovah{H3069} of hosts,{H6635} [is] he that toucheth{H5060} the land{H776} and it melteth,{H4127} and all that dwell{H3427} therein shall mourn;{H56} and it shall rise up{H5927} wholly like the River,{H2975} and shall sink{H8257} again, like the River{H2975} of Egypt;{H4714}

Verse 6

[ it is] he that buildeth{H1129} his chambers{H4609} in the heavens,{H8064} and hath founded{H3245} his vault{H92} upon the earth;{H776} he that calleth{H7121} for the waters{H4325} of the sea,{H3220} and poureth them out{H8210} upon the face{H6440} of the earth;{H776} Jehovah{H3068} is his name.{H8034}

Verse 7

Are ye not as the children{H1121} of the Ethiopians{H3569} unto me, O children{H1121} of Israel?{H3478} saith{H5002} Jehovah.{H3068} Have not I brought up{H5927} Israel{H3478} out of the land{H776} of Egypt,{H4714} and the Philistines{H6430} from Caphtor,{H3731} and the Syrians{H758} from Kir?{H7024}

Verse 8

Behold, the eyes{H5869} of the Lord{H136} Jehovah{H136} are upon the sinful{H2403} kingdom,{H4467} and I will destroy{H8045} it from off the face{H6440} of the earth;{H127} save{H657} that I will not utterly{H8045} destroy{H8045} the house{H1004} of Jacob,{H3290} saith{H5002} Jehovah.{H3068}

Verse 9

For, lo, I will command,{H6680} and I will sift{H5128} the house{H1004} of Israel{H3478} among all the nations,{H1471} like as [grain] is sifted{H5128} in a sieve,{H3531} yet shall not the least kernel{H6872} fall{H5307} upon the earth.{H776}

Verse 10

All the sinners{H2400} of my people{H5971} shall die{H4191} by the sword,{H2719} who say,{H559} The evil{H7451} shall not overtake{H5066} nor meet{H6923} us.

Verse 11

In that day{H3117} will I raise up{H6965} the tabernacle{H5521} of David{H1732} that is fallen,{H5307} and close up{H1443} the breaches{H6556} thereof; and I will raise up{H6965} its ruins,{H2034} and I will build{H1129} it as in the days{H3117} of old;{H5769}

Verse 12

that they may possess{H3423} the remnant{H7611} of Edom,{H123} and all the nations{H1471} that are called{H7121} by my name,{H8034} saith{H5002} Jehovah{H3068} that doeth{H6213} this.

Verse 13

Behold, the days{H3117} come,{H935} saith{H5002} Jehovah,{H3068} that the plowman{H2790} shall overtake{H5066} the reaper,{H7114} and the treader{H1869} of grapes{H6025} him that soweth{H4900} seed;{H2233} and the mountains{H2022} shall drop{H5197} sweet wine,{H6071} and all the hills{H1389} shall melt.{H4127}

Verse 14

And I will bring back{H7725} the captivity{H7622} of my people{H5971} Israel,{H3478} and they shall build{H1129} the waste{H8074} cities,{H5892} and inhabit{H3427} them; and they shall plant{H5193} vineyards,{H3754} and drink{H8354} the wine{H3196} thereof; they shall also make{H6213} gardens,{H1593} and eat{H398} the fruit{H6529} of them.

Verse 15

And I will plant{H5193} them upon their land,{H127} and they shall no more be plucked up{H5428} out of their land{H127} which I have given{H5414} them, saith{H559} Jehovah{H3068} thy God.{H430}

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