The Blessed Death of the Righteous 1 DBY The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart; and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from before the evil. BSB BSB: The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; devout men are taken away, while no one considers that the righteous are taken away from the presence of evil.
2 DBY He entereth into peace: they rest in their beds, each one that hath walked in his uprightness. BSB BSB: Those who walk uprightly enter into peace; they find rest, lying down in death.
God Condemns Idolatry 3 DBY But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the harlot. BSB BSB: “But come here, you sons of a sorceress, you offspring of adulterers and prostitutes!
4 DBY Against whom do ye sport yourselves? Against whom do ye make a wide mouth, and draw out the tongue? Are ye not children of transgression, a seed of falsehood, BSB BSB: Whom are you mocking? At whom do you sneer and stick out your tongue? Are you not children of transgression, offspring of deceit,
5 DBY inflaming yourselves with idols under every green tree, slaying the children in the valleys under the clefts of the rocks? BSB BSB: who burn with lust among the oaks, under every luxuriant tree, who slaughter your children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks?
6 DBY Among the smooth stones of the torrent is thy portion; they, they are thy lot: even to them hast thou poured out a drink-offering, thou hast offered an oblation. Shall I be comforted myself as to these things? BSB BSB: Your portion is among the smooth stones of the valley; indeed, they are your lot. Even to them you have poured out a drink offering and offered a grain offering. Should I relent because of these?
7 DBY Upon a lofty and high mountain hast thou set thy bed: even thither didst thou go up to offer sacrifice. BSB BSB: On a high and lofty hill you have made your bed, and there you went up to offer sacrifices.
8 DBY Behind the doors also and the posts hast thou set up thy remembrance: for apart from me, thou hast uncovered thyself, and art gone up; thou hast enlarged thy bed, and hast made agreement with them; thou lovedst their bed, thou sawest their nakedness. BSB BSB: Behind the door and doorpost you have set up your memorial. Forsaking Me, you uncovered your bed; you climbed up and opened it wide. And you have made a pact with those whose bed you have loved; you have gazed upon their nakedness.
9 DBY And thou wentest to the king with ointment, and didst multiply thy perfumes, and didst send thy messengers afar off, and didst debase thyself unto Sheol. BSB BSB: You went to Molech with oil and multiplied your perfumes. You have sent your envoys a great distance; you have descended even to Sheol itself.
10 DBY Thou wast wearied by the multitude of thy ways; but thou saidst not, It is of no avail. Thou didst find a quickening of thy strength; therefore thou wast not sick of it . BSB BSB: You are wearied by your many journeys, but you did not say, “There is no hope!” You found renewal of your strength; therefore you did not grow weak.
11 DBY And of whom hast thou been afraid or feared, that thou hast lied, and hast not remembered me, nor taken it to heart? Have not I even of long time held my peace, and thou fearest me not? BSB BSB: Whom have you dreaded and feared, so that you lied and failed to remember Me or take this to heart? Is it not because I have long been silent that you do not fear Me?
12 DBY I will declare thy righteousness, and thy works; and they shall not profit thee. BSB BSB: I will expose your righteousness and your works, and they will not profit you.
13 DBY When thou criest, let them that are gathered by thee deliver thee! But a wind shall carry them all away, a breath shall take them; but he that putteth his trust in me shall inherit the land, and possess my holy mountain. BSB BSB: When you cry out, let your companies of idols deliver you! Yet the wind will carry off all of them, a breath will take them away. But he who seeks refuge in Me will inherit the land and possess My holy mountain.”
Healing for the Repentant 14 DBY And it shall be said, Cast up, cast up, prepare the way, take up the stumbling-blocks out of the way of my people. BSB BSB: And it will be said, “Build it up, build it up, prepare the way, take every obstacle out of the way of My people.”
15 DBY For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, and whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place , and with him that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones. BSB BSB: For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite.
16 DBY For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth; for the spirit would fail before me, and the souls which I have made. BSB BSB: For I will not accuse you forever, nor will I always be angry; for then the spirit of man would grow weak before Me—the breath of life I have made.
17 DBY For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him; I hid me, and was wroth, and he went on backslidingly in the way of his heart. BSB BSB: I was enraged by his sinful greed, so I struck him and hid My face in anger; yet he kept turning back to the desires of his heart.
18 DBY I have seen his ways, and will heal him; and I will lead him, and will restore comforts unto him and to those of his that mourn. BSB BSB: I have seen his ways, but I will heal him; I will guide him and restore comfort to him and his mourners,
19 DBY I create the fruit of the lips: peace, peace to him that is afar off, and to him that is nigh, saith Jehovah; and I will heal him. BSB BSB: bringing praise to their lips. Peace, peace to those far and near,” says the LORD, “and I will heal them.”
20 DBY But the wicked are like the troubled sea, which cannot rest, and whose waters cast up mire and dirt. BSB BSB: But the wicked are like the storm-tossed sea, for it cannot be still, and its waves churn up mire and muck.
21 DBY There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked. BSB BSB: “There is no peace,” says my God, “for the wicked.”
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