O ye children
of Benjamin,
gather yourselves to flee
out of the midst
of Jerusalem,
and blow
the trumpet
in Tekoa,
and set up
a sign
of fire in Bethhaccerem:
for evil
appeareth
out of the north,
and great
destruction.
Thekoue
Θεκουε
thekoue
Baithacharma
Βαιθαχαρμα
baithacharma
peep out of
ἐκκέκυφεν
ekkekyphen
crushing
συντριβὴ
syntribē
I have likened
the daughter
of Zion
to a comely
and delicate
woman.
The shepherds
with their flocks
shall come
unto her; they shall pitch
their tents
against her round about;
they shall feed
every one
in his place.
Prepare
ye war
against her; arise,
and let us go up
at noon.
Woe
unto us! for the day
goeth away,
for the shadows
of the evening
are stretched out.
Arise,
and let us go
by night,
and let us destroy
her palaces.
For thus hath the LORD
of hosts
said,
Hew ye down
trees,
and cast
a mount
against Jerusalem:
this is the city
to be visited;
she is wholly oppression
in the midst
of her.
As a fountain
casteth out
her waters,
so she casteth out
her wickedness:
violence
and spoil
is heard
in her; before me
continually
is grief
and wounds.
pit
λάκκος
lakkos
Be thou instructed,
O Jerusalem,
lest my soul
depart
from thee; lest I make
thee desolate,
a land
not inhabited.
Thus saith
the LORD
of hosts,
They shall throughly
glean
the remnant
of Israel
as a vine:
turn back
thine hand
as a grapegatherer
into the baskets.
gather
καλαμᾶσθε
kalamasthe
gather
καλαμᾶσθε
kalamasthe
basket with pointed bottom
κάρταλλον
kartallon
To whom shall I speak,
and give warning,
that they may hear?
behold, their ear
is uncircumcised,
and they cannot
hearken:
behold, the word
of the LORD
is unto them a reproach;
they have no delight
in it.
Therefore I am full
of the fury
of the LORD;
I am weary
with holding in:
I will pour it out
upon the children
abroad,
and upon the assembly
of young men
together:
for even the husband
with the wife
shall be taken,
the aged
with him that is full
of days.
fill
And their houses
shall be turned
unto others,
with their fields
and wives
together:
for I will stretch out
my hand
upon the inhabitants
of the land,
saith
the LORD.
For from the least
of them even unto the greatest
of them every one is given
to covetousness;
and from the prophet
even unto the priest
every one dealeth
falsely.
They have healed
also the hurt
of the daughter
of my people
slightly,
saying,
Peace,
peace;
when there is no peace.
Were they ashamed
when they had committed
abomination?
nay,
they were not at all
ashamed,
neither
could
they blush:
therefore they shall fall
among them that fall:
at the time
that I visit
them they shall be cast down,
saith
the LORD.
say
Thus saith
the LORD,
Stand
ye in the ways,
and see,
and ask
for the old
paths,
where is the good
way,
and walk
therein, and ye shall find
rest
for your souls.
But they said,
We will not walk
therein.
proceed
βαδίζετε
badizete
say
Also I set
watchmen
over you, saying, Hearken
to the sound
of the trumpet.
But they said,
We will not hearken.
Therefore hear,
ye nations,
and know,
O congregation,
what is among them.
Hear,
O earth:
behold, I will bring
evil
upon this people,
even the fruit
of their thoughts,
because they have not hearkened
unto my words,
nor to my law,
but rejected
it.
recourse
ἀποστροφῆς
apostrophēs
To what purpose cometh
there to me incense
from Sheba,
and the sweet
cane
from a far
country?
your burnt offerings
are not acceptable,
nor your sacrifices
sweet
unto me.
Saba
Σαβα
saba
sweeten
ἥδυνάν
hēdynan
Therefore thus saith
the LORD,
Behold, I will lay
stumblingblocks
before this people,
and the fathers
and the sons
together
shall fall
upon them; the neighbour
and his friend
shall perish.
Thus saith
the LORD,
Behold, a people
cometh
from the north
country,
and a great
nation
shall be raised
from the sides
of the earth.
They shall lay hold
on bow
and spear;
they are cruel,
and have no mercy;
their voice
roareth
like the sea;
and they ride
upon horses,
set in array
as men
for war
against thee, O daughter
of Zion.
spear
ζιβύνην
zibynēn
bold
ἰταμός
itamos
rise in waves
κυμαίνουσα
kymainousa
deploy
παρατάξεται
parataxetai
We have heard
the fame
thereof: our hands
wax feeble:
anguish
hath taken hold
of us, and pain,
as of a woman in travail.
Go not forth
into the field,
nor walk
by the way;
for the sword
of the enemy
and fear
is on every side.
O daughter
of my people,
gird
thee with sackcloth,
and wallow
thyself in ashes:
make
thee mourning,
as for an only son,
most bitter
lamentation:
for the spoiler
shall suddenly
come
upon us.
besprinkle
κατάπασαι
katapasai
pitiable
οἰκτρόν
oiktron
I have set
thee for a tower
and a fortress
among my people,
that thou mayest know
and try
their way.
They are all grievous
revolters,
walking
with slanders:
they are brass
and iron;
they are all corrupters.
The bellows
are burned,
the lead
is consumed
of the fire;
the founder
melteth
in vain:
for the wicked
are not plucked away.
Reprobate
silver
shall men call
them, because the LORD
hath rejected
them.
