66 lines
3.4 KiB
Markdown
66 lines
3.4 KiB
Markdown
## The Unjust Knows No Shame
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Woe to her who is rebellious and defiled, The oppressive city!
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###### 2
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She did not listen to _any_ voice; She did not receive discipline. She did not trust in Yahweh; She did not draw near to her God.
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Her princes in her midst are roaring lions; Her judges are wolves at evening; They _leave_ nothing to gnaw for the morning.
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Her prophets are reckless, treacherous men; Her priests have profaned the sanctuary. They have done violence to the law.
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###### 5
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Yahweh is righteous in her midst; He will do no injustice. Every morning He brings His justice to light; He does not fail. But the unjust knows no shame.
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"I have cut off nations; Their corner towers are desolate. I have made their streets a waste, With no one passing by; Their cities are laid waste, Without a man, without an inhabitant.
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I said, 'Surely you will fear Me, Receive discipline.' So her abode will not be cut off _According to_ all that I have appointed concerning her. But they were eager to corrupt all their deeds.
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## Yahweh Will Pour out His Anger
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"Therefore wait for Me," declares Yahweh, "For the day when I rise up as a witness. Indeed, My judgment is to assemble nations, To gather kingdoms, To pour out on them My indignation, All My burning anger; For all the earth will be devoured By the fire of My zeal.
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###### 9
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For then I will change _them_ to peoples with purified lips, That all of them may call on the name of Yahweh, To serve Him shoulder to shoulder.
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From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia My worshipers, My scattered ones, Will bring My offerings.
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In that day you will feel no shame Because of all your deeds By which you have transgressed against Me; For then I will remove from your midst Your proud, exulting ones, And you will never again be haughty On My holy mountain.
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But I will cause to remain in your midst A lowly and poor people, And they will take refuge in the name of Yahweh.
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The remnant of Israel will do no injustice And not speak falsehood, Nor will a deceitful tongue Be found in their mouths; For they will feed and lie down With no one to make them tremble."
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## Yahweh's Joy in Restoring Israel
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Sing for joy, O daughter of Zion! Make a loud shout, O Israel! Be glad and exult with all _your_ heart, O daughter of Jerusalem!
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Yahweh has taken away _His_ judgments against you; He has cleared away your enemies. The King of Israel, Yahweh, is in your midst; You will fear evil no more.
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In that day it will be said to Jerusalem: "Do not fear, O Zion; Do not let your hands fall limp.
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Yahweh your God is in your midst, A mighty one who will save. He will be joyful over you with gladness; He will be quiet in His love; He will rejoice over you with joyful singing.
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I will assemble those who grieve about the appointed feasts-- They were from you, _O Zion_; _The_ reproach _of exile_ is a burden on them.
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Behold, I am going to deal at that time With all those who afflict you, And I will save the lame And gather the banished, And I will turn them--in their shame--into praise and a name In all the earth.
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At that time I will bring you in, Even at the time when I gather you together; Indeed, I will give you _to be_ a name and praise Among all the peoples of the earth, When I restore your fortunes before your eyes," Says Yahweh.
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