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9:1 Oh that my head were waters, and my eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!
9:1 O that my head were waters, and my eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!
9:2 Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging-place of way-faring men; that I might leave my people, and go from them! for they {are} all adulterers, an assembly of treacherous men.
9:2 O that I had in the wilderness a lodging place of wayfaring men; that I might leave my people, and go from them! for they {are} all adulterers, an assembly of treacherous men.
9:3 And they bend their tongues {like} their bow {for} lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the LORD.
9:3 And they bend their tongues {like} their bow {for} lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the LORD.
9:4 Take ye heed every one of his neighbor, and trust ye not in any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbor will walk with slanders.
9:4 Take ye heed every one of his neighbour, and trust ye not in any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbour will walk with slanders.
9:5 And they will deceive every one his neighbor, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, {and} weary themselves to commit iniquity.
9:5 And they will deceive every one his neighbour, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, {and} weary themselves to commit iniquity.
9:6 Thy habitation {is} in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith the LORD.
9:6 Thy habitation {is} in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith the LORD.
9:7 Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how shall I do for the daughter of my people?
9:7 Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how shall I do for the daughter of my people?
9:8 Their tongue {is as} an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit: {one} speaketh peaceably to his neighbor with his mouth, but in heart he layeth his wait.
9:8 Their tongue {is as} an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit: {one} speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in heart he lieth in wait.
9:9 Shall I not visit them for these {things}? saith the LORD: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
9:9 Shall I not punish them for these {things}? saith the LORD: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
9:10 For the mountains will I take up a weeping and wailing, and for the habitations of the wilderness a lamentation, because they are burned up, so that none can pass through {them}; neither can {men} hear the voice of the cattle; both the fowl of the heavens and the beast have fled; they are gone.
9:10 For the mountains will I take up a weeping and wailing, and for the habitations of the wilderness a lamentation, because they are burned up, so that none can pass through {them}; neither can {men} hear the voice of the cattle; both the fowl of the heavens and the beast have fled; they are gone.
9:11 And I will make Jerusalem heaps, {and} a den of dragons; and I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant.
9:11 And I will make Jerusalem heaps, {and} a den of dragons; and I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant.
9:12 Who {is} the wise man that may understand this? and {who is he} to whom the mouth of the LORD hath spoken, that he may declare it, for what the land perisheth {and} is burned up like a wilderness, that none passeth through?
9:12 Who {is} the wise man, that may understand this? and {who is he} to whom the mouth of the LORD hath spoken, that he may declare it, for what the land perisheth {and} is burned up like a wilderness, that none passeth through?
9:13 And the LORD saith, Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice, neither walked therein;
9:13 And the LORD saith, Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice, neither walked in it;
9:14 But have walked after the imagination of their own heart, and after Baalim, which their fathers taught them:
9:14 But have walked after the imagination of their own heart, and after Baalim, which their fathers taught them:
9:15 Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will feed them, {even} this people, with wormwood, and give them water of gall to drink.
9:15 Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will feed them, {even} this people, with wormwood, and give them water of gall to drink.
9:16 I will scatter them also among the heathen, whom neither they nor their fathers have known: and I will send a sword after them, till I have consumed them.
9:16 I will scatter them also among the heathen, whom neither they nor their fathers have known: and I will send a sword after them, till I have consumed them.
9:17 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, that they may come; and send for skillful {women}, that they may come:
9:17 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, that they may come; and send for skilful {women}, that they may come:
9:18 And let them make haste, and take up a wailing for us, that our eyes may run down with tears, and our eyelids gush out with waters.
9:18 And let them make haste, and take up a wailing for us, that our eyes may run down with tears, and our eyelids gush out with waters.
9:19 For a voice of wailing is heard out of Zion, How are we laid waste! we are greatly confounded, because we have forsaken the land, because our dwellings have cast {us} out.
9:19 For a voice of wailing is heard out of Zion, How are we laid waste! we are greatly confounded, because we have forsaken the land, because our dwellings have cast {us} out.
9:20 Yet hear the word of the LORD, O ye women, and let your ear receive the word of his mouth, and teach your daughters wailing, and every one her neighbor lamentation.
9:20 Yet hear the word of the LORD, O ye women, and let your ear receive the word of his mouth, and teach your daughters wailing, and every one her neighbour lamentation.
9:21 For death hath come up into our windows, {and} hath entered into our palaces, to cut off the children from without, {and} the young men from the streets.
9:21 For death hath come up into our windows, {and} hath entered into our palaces, to cut off the children from outside, {and} the young men from the streets.
9:22 Speak, Thus saith the LORD, Even the carcasses of men shall fall as dung upon the open field, and as the handful after the harvest-man, and none shall gather {them}.
9:22 Speak, Thus saith the LORD, Even the dead bodies of men shall fall as refuse upon the open field, and as the handful after the harvestman, and none shall gather {them}.
9:23 Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise {man} glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty {man} glory in his might, let not the rich {man} glory in his riches:
9:23 Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise {man} glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty {man} glory in his might, let not the rich {man} glory in his riches:
9:24 But let him that glorieth, glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I {am} the LORD who exercise loving-kindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these {things} I delight, saith the LORD.
9:24 But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I {am} the LORD who exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these {things} I delight, saith the LORD.
9:25 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will punish all {them who are} circumcised with the uncircumcised;
9:25 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will punish all {them who are} circumcised with the uncircumcised;
9:26 Egypt, and Judah, and Edom, and the children of Ammon, and Moab, and all {that are} in the utmost corners, that dwell in the wilderness: for all {these} nations {are} uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel {are} uncircumcised in the heart.
9:26 Egypt, and Judah, and Edom, and the children of Ammon, and Moab, and all {that are} in the utmost corners, that dwell in the wilderness: for all {these} nations {are} uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel {are} uncircumcised in the heart.
9:1 O that my head were waters, and my eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!
9:2 Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging-place of way-faring men; that I might leave my people, and go from them! for they {are} all adulterers, an assembly of treacherous men.
9:2 O that I had in the wilderness a lodging place of wayfaring men; that I might leave my people, and go from them! for they {are} all adulterers, an assembly of treacherous men.
9:3 And they bend their tongues {like} their bow {for} lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the LORD.
9:3 And they bend their tongues {like} their bow {for} lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the LORD.
9:4 Take ye heed every one of his neighbor, and trust ye not in any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbor will walk with slanders.
9:4 Take ye heed every one of his neighbour, and trust ye not in any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbour will walk with slanders.
9:5 And they will deceive every one his neighbor, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, {and} weary themselves to commit iniquity.
9:5 And they will deceive every one his neighbour, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, {and} weary themselves to commit iniquity.
9:6 Thy habitation {is} in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith the LORD.
9:6 Thy habitation {is} in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith the LORD.
9:7 Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how shall I do for the daughter of my people?
9:7 Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how shall I do for the daughter of my people?
9:8 Their tongue {is as} an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit: {one} speaketh peaceably to his neighbor with his mouth, but in heart he layeth his wait.
9:8 Their tongue {is as} an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit: {one} speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in heart he lieth in wait.
9:9 Shall I not visit them for these {things}? saith the LORD: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
9:9 Shall I not punish them for these {things}? saith the LORD: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
9:10 For the mountains will I take up a weeping and wailing, and for the habitations of the wilderness a lamentation, because they are burned up, so that none can pass through {them}; neither can {men} hear the voice of the cattle; both the fowl of the heavens and the beast have fled; they are gone.
9:10 For the mountains will I take up a weeping and wailing, and for the habitations of the wilderness a lamentation, because they are burned up, so that none can pass through {them}; neither can {men} hear the voice of the cattle; both the fowl of the heavens and the beast have fled; they are gone.
9:11 And I will make Jerusalem heaps, {and} a den of dragons; and I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant.
9:11 And I will make Jerusalem heaps, {and} a den of dragons; and I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant.
9:12 Who {is} the wise man that may understand this? and {who is he} to whom the mouth of the LORD hath spoken, that he may declare it, for what the land perisheth {and} is burned up like a wilderness, that none passeth through?
9:12 Who {is} the wise man, that may understand this? and {who is he} to whom the mouth of the LORD hath spoken, that he may declare it, for what the land perisheth {and} is burned up like a wilderness, that none passeth through?
9:13 And the LORD saith, Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice, neither walked therein;
9:13 And the LORD saith, Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice, neither walked in it;
9:14 But have walked after the imagination of their own heart, and after Baalim, which their fathers taught them:
9:14 But have walked after the imagination of their own heart, and after Baalim, which their fathers taught them:
9:15 Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will feed them, {even} this people, with wormwood, and give them water of gall to drink.
9:15 Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will feed them, {even} this people, with wormwood, and give them water of gall to drink.
9:16 I will scatter them also among the heathen, whom neither they nor their fathers have known: and I will send a sword after them, till I have consumed them.
9:16 I will scatter them also among the heathen, whom neither they nor their fathers have known: and I will send a sword after them, till I have consumed them.
9:17 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, that they may come; and send for skillful {women}, that they may come:
9:17 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, that they may come; and send for skilful {women}, that they may come:
9:18 And let them make haste, and take up a wailing for us, that our eyes may run down with tears, and our eyelids gush out with waters.
9:18 And let them make haste, and take up a wailing for us, that our eyes may run down with tears, and our eyelids gush out with waters.
9:19 For a voice of wailing is heard out of Zion, How are we laid waste! we are greatly confounded, because we have forsaken the land, because our dwellings have cast {us} out.
9:19 For a voice of wailing is heard out of Zion, How are we laid waste! we are greatly confounded, because we have forsaken the land, because our dwellings have cast {us} out.
9:20 Yet hear the word of the LORD, O ye women, and let your ear receive the word of his mouth, and teach your daughters wailing, and every one her neighbor lamentation.
9:20 Yet hear the word of the LORD, O ye women, and let your ear receive the word of his mouth, and teach your daughters wailing, and every one her neighbour lamentation.
9:21 For death hath come up into our windows, {and} hath entered into our palaces, to cut off the children from without, {and} the young men from the streets.
9:21 For death hath come up into our windows, {and} hath entered into our palaces, to cut off the children from outside, {and} the young men from the streets.
9:22 Speak, Thus saith the LORD, Even the carcasses of men shall fall as dung upon the open field, and as the handful after the harvest-man, and none shall gather {them}.
9:22 Speak, Thus saith the LORD, Even the dead bodies of men shall fall as refuse upon the open field, and as the handful after the harvestman, and none shall gather {them}.
9:23 Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise {man} glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty {man} glory in his might, let not the rich {man} glory in his riches:
9:23 Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise {man} glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty {man} glory in his might, let not the rich {man} glory in his riches:
9:24 But let him that glorieth, glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I {am} the LORD who exercise loving-kindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these {things} I delight, saith the LORD.
9:24 But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I {am} the LORD who exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these {things} I delight, saith the LORD.
9:25 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will punish all {them who are} circumcised with the uncircumcised;
9:25 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will punish all {them who are} circumcised with the uncircumcised;
9:26 Egypt, and Judah, and Edom, and the children of Ammon, and Moab, and all {that are} in the utmost corners, that dwell in the wilderness: for all {these} nations {are} uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel {are} uncircumcised in the heart.
9:26 Egypt, and Judah, and Edom, and the children of Ammon, and Moab, and all {that are} in the utmost corners, that dwell in the wilderness: for all {these} nations {are} uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel {are} uncircumcised in the heart.