The Restoration of Israel and Judah (Ezekiel 28:25–26)
1 Brenton The Word that came to Jeremias from the Lord, saying, BSB BSB: This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD:
2 Brenton Thus speaks the Lord God of Israel, saying, Write all the words which I have spoken to thee in a book. BSB BSB: “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Write in a book all the words that I have spoken to you.
3 Brenton For, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will bring back the captivity of my people Israel and Juda, said the Lord: and I will bring them back to the land which I gave to their fathers, and they shall be lords of it. BSB BSB: For behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will restore from captivity My people Israel and Judah, declares the LORD. I will restore them to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they will possess it.’”
4 Brenton And these are the Words which the Lord spoke concerning Israel and Juda: BSB BSB: These are the words that the LORD spoke concerning Israel and Judah.
5 Brenton Thus said the Lord: Ye shall hear a sound of fear, there is fear, and there is not peace. BSB BSB: Yes, this is what the LORD says: “A cry of panic is heard—a cry of terror, not of peace.
6 Brenton Enquire, and see if a male has born a child? and ask concerning the fear, wherein they shall hold their loins, and look for safety: for I have seen every man, and his hands are on his loins; their faces are turned to paleness. BSB BSB: Ask now, and see: Can a male give birth? Why then do I see every man with his hands on his stomach like a woman in labor and every face turned pale?
7 Brenton For that day is great, and there is not such another ; and it is a time of straitness to Jacob; but he shall be saved out of it. BSB BSB: How awful that day will be! None will be like it! It is the time of Jacob’s distress, but he will be saved out of it.
8 Brenton In that day, said the Lord, I will break the yoke off their neck, and will burst their bonds, and they shall no longer serve strangers: BSB BSB: On that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, I will break the yoke off their necks and tear off their bonds, and no longer will strangers enslave them.
9 Brenton but they shall serve the Lord their God; and I will raise up to them David their king. BSB BSB: Instead, they will serve the LORD their God and David their king, whom I will raise up for them.
12 Brenton Thus saith the Lord; I have brought on thee destruction; thy stroke is painful. BSB BSB: For this is what the LORD says: “Your injury is incurable; your wound is grievous.
13 Brenton There is none to judge thy cause: thou hast been painfully treated for healing, there is no help for thee. BSB BSB: There is no one to plead your cause, no remedy for your sores, no recovery for you.
14 Brenton All thy friends have forgotten thee; they shall not ask about thee at all, for I have smitten thee with the stroke of an enemy, even severe correction: thy sins have abounded above all thine iniquity. BSB BSB: All your lovers have forgotten you; they no longer seek you, for I have struck you as an enemy would, with the discipline of someone cruel, because of your great iniquity and your numerous sins.
15 Brenton Therefore all that devour thee shall be eaten, and all thine enemies shall eat all their own flesh. Thy sins have abounded beyond the multitude of thine iniquities, therefore they have done these things to thee. And they that spoil thee shall become a spoil, and I will give up to be plundered all that have plundered thee. BSB BSB: Why do you cry out over your wound? Your pain has no cure! Because of your great iniquity and your numerous sins I have done these things to you.
17 Brenton For I will bring about thy healing, I will heal thee of thy grievous wound, saith the Lord; for thou art called Dispersed: she is your prey, for no one seeks after her. BSB BSB: But I will restore your health and heal your wounds, declares the LORD, because they call you an outcast, Zion, for whom no one cares.”
18 Brenton Thus said the Lord; Behold, I will turn the captivity of Jacob, and will have pity upon his prisoners; and the city shall be built upon her hill, and the people shall settle after their manner. BSB BSB: This is what the LORD says: “I will restore the fortunes of Jacob’s tents and have compassion on his dwellings. And the city will be rebuilt on her own ruins, and the palace will stand in its rightful place.
19 Brenton And there shall go forth from them singers, even the sound of men making merry: and I will multiply them, and they shall not at all be diminished. BSB BSB: Thanksgiving will proceed from them, a sound of celebration. I will multiply them, and they will not be decreased; I will honor them, and they will not be belittled.
20 Brenton And their sons shall go in as before, and their testimonies shall be established before me, and I will visit them that afflict them. BSB BSB: Their children will be as in days of old, and their congregation will be established before Me; and I will punish all their oppressors.
21 Brenton And their mighty ones shall be over them, and their prince shall proceed of themselves; and I will gather them, and they shall return to me: for who is this that has set his heart to return to me? saith the Lord. BSB BSB: Their leader will be one of their own, and their ruler will arise from their midst. And I will bring him near, and he will approach Me, for who would dare on his own to approach Me?” declares the LORD.
23 Brenton For the wrathful anger of the Lord has gone forth, even a whirlwind of anger has gone forth: it shall come upon the ungodly. BSB BSB: Behold, the storm of the LORD has gone out with fury, a whirlwind swirling down upon the heads of the wicked.
24 Brenton The fierce anger of the Lord shall not return, until he shall execute it , and until he shall establish the purpose of his heart: in the latter days ye shall know these things. BSB BSB: The fierce anger of the LORD will not turn back until He has fully accomplished the purposes of His heart. In the days to come you will understand this.
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