1 GLT I will stand at my guard post and station myself on the watchtower, and I will watch carefully to see what he will say to me and how I should turn from my complaint. BSB BSB: I will stand at my guard post and station myself on the ramparts. I will watch to see what He will say to me, and how I should answer when corrected.
2 GLT Yahweh answered me and said,“Record this vision, and write plainly on the tablets so that the one reading them might run. BSB BSB: Then the LORD answered me: “Write down this vision and clearly inscribe it on tablets, so that a herald may run with it.
3 GLT For the vision is yet for an appointed time and it hastens to the end and will not fail. Though it delays, wait for it. For it will surely come and will not tarry. BSB BSB: For the vision awaits an appointed time; it testifies of the end and does not lie. Though it lingers, wait for it, since it will surely come and will not delay.
4 GLT Look! He whose desires are not right within him is puffed up. But the righteous will live by his faith. BSB BSB: Look at the proud one; his soul is not upright—but the righteous will live by faith—
5 GLT For wine betrays the arrogant man so that he will not abide, but enlarges his appetite like Sheol and, like death, is never satisfied. He gathers to himself every nation and collects for himself all of the peoples. BSB BSB: and wealth indeed betrays him. He is an arrogant man never at rest. He enlarges his appetite like Sheol, and like Death, he is never satisfied. He gathers all the nations to himself and collects all the peoples as his own.
6 GLT Will not all these create a saying to ridicule him and a taunting song and riddles about him, saying,‘Woe to the one increasing what is not his own! For how long will you increase for yourself the weight of the pledges you have taken?’ BSB BSB: Will not all of these take up a taunt against him, speaking with mockery and derision: ‘Woe to him who amasses what is not his and makes himself rich with many loans! How long will this go on?’
7 GLT Will not your debtors rise up suddenly, and those awake who will make you tremble? You will be spoil for them. BSB BSB: Will not your creditors suddenly arise and those who disturb you awaken? Then you will become their prey.
8 GLT Because you have plundered many peoples, all the remnant of the peoples will plunder you. For you have shed human blood and acted with violence against the land, the cities, and all who live in them. BSB BSB: Because you have plundered many nations, the remnant of the people will plunder you—because of your bloodshed against man and your violence against the land, the city, and all their dwellers.
9 GLT ‘Woe to the one who carves out evil gains for his house, so he can set his nest on high to keep himself safe from the hand of evil.’ BSB BSB: Woe to him who builds his house by unjust gain, to place his nest on high and escape the hand of disaster!
10 GLT You have devised shame for your house by cutting off many people, and have sinned against yourself. BSB BSB: You have plotted shame for your house by cutting off many peoples and forfeiting your life.
11 GLT For the stones will cry out from the wall, and the rafters of timber will answer them, BSB BSB: For the stones will cry out from the wall, and the rafters will echo it from the woodwork.
12 GLT ‘Woe to the one who builds a city with blood, and who establishes a town in iniquity.’ BSB BSB: Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed and establishes a town by iniquity!
13 GLT Is it not indeed from Yahweh of hosts that peoples labor for fire and all the other nations weary themselves for nothing? BSB BSB: Is it not indeed from the LORD of Hosts that the labor of the people only feeds the fire, and the nations weary themselves in vain?
14 GLT Yet the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of Yahweh as the waters cover the sea. BSB BSB: For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.
15 GLT ‘Woe to the one who forces his neighbors to drink— you pour out your wrath and you make them drunk in order to look at their nakedness.’ BSB BSB: Woe to him who gives drink to his neighbors, pouring it from the wineskin until they are drunk, in order to gaze at their nakedness!
16 GLT You will have your fill of shame instead of glory. Now it is your turn! Drink, and you will expose your uncircumcised foreskin! The cup in the right hand of Yahweh is coming around to you, and disgrace will cover your glory. BSB BSB: You will be filled with shame instead of glory. You too must drink and expose your uncircumcision! The cup in the LORD’s right hand will come around to you, and utter disgrace will cover your glory.
17 GLT For the violence done to Lebanon will overwhelm you and the destruction of animals will terrify you. For you have shed the blood of man and you have acted with violence against the land, the cities, and all who live in them. BSB BSB: For your violence against Lebanon will overwhelm you, and the destruction of animals will terrify you, because of your bloodshed against men and your violence against the land, the city, and all their dwellers.
18 GLT What does an idol profit you when its maker has shaped it or a metal image, a teacher of lies? For its maker trusts his own handiwork when he makes these mute gods. BSB BSB: What use is an idol, that a craftsman should carve it—or an image, a teacher of lies? For its maker trusts in his own creation; he makes idols that cannot speak.
19 GLT ‘Woe to him who says to the wood, Wake up! Or to the silent stone, Arise!’ Can these things teach? See, it is overlaid with gold and silver, but there is no breath at all within it. BSB BSB: Woe to him who says to wood, ‘Awake!’ or to silent stone, ‘Arise!’ Can it give guidance? Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver, yet there is no breath in it at all.”
20 GLT But Yahweh is in his holy temple! Let all the earth be silent before him.” BSB BSB: But the LORD is in His holy temple; let all the earth be silent before Him.