1 GLT Woe, proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim, and the fading flower of its glorious splendor, which{ is} on the head of the lush valley of those overcome{ with} wine! BSB BSB: Woe to the majestic crown of Ephraim’s drunkards, to the fading flower of his glorious splendor, set on the summit above the fertile valley, the pride of those overcome by wine.
2 GLT Behold, one mighty and strong for my Lord. Like a storm of hail, a destructive windstorm, like a storm of mighty overflowing waters; he brings down to the ground with his hand. BSB BSB: Behold, the Lord has one who is strong and mighty. Like a hailstorm or destructive tempest, like a driving rain or flooding downpour, he will smash that crown to the ground.
3 GLT The proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim will be trodden by feet. BSB BSB: The majestic crown of Ephraim’s drunkards will be trampled underfoot.
4 GLT And the fading flower of his glorious splendor which{ is} on the head of the lush valley, will be as the firstfruits before the summer, that when an onlooker sees it, while it is yet in his palm, he swallows it. BSB BSB: The fading flower of his beautiful splendor, set on the summit above the fertile valley, will be like a ripe fig before the summer harvest: Whoever sees it will take it in his hand and swallow it.
5 GLT On that day Yahweh of hosts will become a crown of splendor and a diadem of beauty for the remainder of his people, BSB BSB: On that day the LORD of Hosts will be a crown of glory, a diadem of splendor to the remnant of His people,
6 GLT and a spirit of justice for him who sits in judgment, and for strength of those who turn back war at the gates. BSB BSB: a spirit of justice to him who sits in judgment, and a strength to those who repel the onslaught at the gate.
7 GLT But even these reel with wine and stagger with strong drink. The priest and the prophet reel with strong drink, and they are swallowed up by wine. They stagger with strong drink, staggering in vision, reeling in decision. BSB BSB: These also stagger from wine and stumble from strong drink: Priests and prophets reel from strong drink and are befuddled by wine. They stumble because of strong drink, muddled in their visions and stumbling in their judgments.
8 GLT For, all tables are covered with vomit of excrement, without a{ clean} place. BSB BSB: For all their tables are covered with vomit; there is not a place without filth.
9 GLT To whom will he teach knowledge, and to whom will he explain the message? Those weaned from milk, those taken from the breasts? BSB BSB: Whom is He trying to teach? To whom is He explaining His message? To infants just weaned from milk? To babies removed from the breast?
10 GLT For{ it is} precept upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, here a little, there a little. BSB BSB: For they hear: “Order on order, order on order, line on line, line on line; a little here, a little there.”
11 GLT Indeed, with mocking lips and a strange tongue he will speak to this people, BSB BSB: Indeed, with mocking lips and foreign tongues, He will speak to this people
12 GLT to which he said,“This{ is} the rest— leave it for the weary.” And“this{ is} the refreshing”— but they were not willing to listen. BSB BSB: to whom He has said: “This is the place of rest, let the weary rest; this is the place of repose.” But they would not listen.
13 GLT So the word of Yahweh will be to them precept upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, here a little, there a little. so that they may go and fall backward, and be broken and ensnared and captured. BSB BSB: Then the word of the LORD to them will become: “Order on order, order on order, line on line, line on line; a little here, a little there,” so that they will go stumbling backward and will be injured, ensnared, and captured.
14 GLT Therefore, hear the word of Yahweh, men of mocking, rulers of this people, who{ are} in Jerusalem. BSB BSB: Therefore hear the word of the LORD, O scoffers who rule this people in Jerusalem.
15 GLT For you have said,“We have cut a covenant{ with} death, and with Sheol we have made an agreement. The cascading whip, when it passes through, it will not come to us. For we have made falsehood our refuge, and in lies we shelter.” BSB BSB: For you said, “We have made a covenant with death; we have fashioned an agreement with Sheol. When the overwhelming scourge passes through it will not touch us, because we have made lies our refuge and falsehood our hiding place.”
16 GLT Therefore, thus says the Lord Yahweh: See, I shall lay in Zion a stone, a tried stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation. He who believes will not be ashamed. BSB BSB: So this is what the Lord GOD says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; the one who believes will never be shaken.
17 GLT And I shall make justice the measuring stick, and righteousness the plumbline. And hail will sweep away the refuge of falsehood, and the waters will drown the hiding place. BSB BSB: I will make justice the measuring line and righteousness the level. Hail will sweep away your refuge of lies, and water will flood your hiding place.
18 GLT And your covenant{ with} death will be dissolved, and your agreement{ with} Sheol will not stand. The cascading whip that passes through, you will be overwhelmed by it. BSB BSB: Your covenant with death will be dissolved, and your agreement with Sheol will not stand. When the overwhelming scourge passes through, you will be trampled by it.
19 GLT When it passes through, it will take you, for it will pass through morning by morning, by day and night, and to understand the message will be only terror. BSB BSB: As often as it passes through, it will carry you away; it will sweep through morning after morning, by day and by night.” The understanding of this message will bring sheer terror.
20 GLT For the bed{ is} too short to stretch out{ on}, and the blanket{ too} narrow to wrap oneself. BSB BSB: Indeed, the bed is too short to stretch out on, and the blanket too small to wrap around you.
21 GLT Yahweh will rise up as{ on} Mount Perazim; he will rouse himself as in the Valley of Gibeon to do his work, his strange work, and to perform his deed, his strange deed. BSB BSB: For the LORD will rise up as at Mount Perazim. He will rouse Himself as in the Valley of Gibeon, to do His work, His strange work, and to perform His task, His disturbing task.
22 GLT And now, do not mock, lest your bonds be tightened. For I have heard: destruction is decreed from the Lord Yahweh of hosts over all the earth. BSB BSB: So now, do not mock, or your shackles will become heavier. Indeed, I have heard from the Lord GOD of Hosts a decree of destruction against the whole land.
23 GLT Give ear and hear my voice; listen closely and hear my words. BSB BSB: Listen and hear my voice. Pay attention and hear what I say.
24 GLT Does a farmer plows all day to sow? Does he break up and harrow the ground? BSB BSB: Does the plowman plow for planting every day? Does he continuously loosen and harrow the soil?
25 GLT Does he not level its face, and scatter fennel, and sow the cumin, and put the wheat{ in} rows, and the barley in plots, and the spelt at its border? BSB BSB: When he has leveled its surface, does he not sow caraway and scatter cumin? He plants wheat in rows and barley in plots, and rye within its border.
26 GLT And His God instructs him; he teaches him wisely. BSB BSB: For his God instructs and teaches him properly.
27 GLT For fennel is not threshed with a threshing board, nor is the wheel of a cart rolled over cumin; but fennel is beaten with a stick, and cumin with a rod. BSB BSB: Surely caraway is not threshed with a sledge, and the wheel of a cart is not rolled over the cumin. But caraway is beaten out with a stick, and cumin with a rod.
28 GLT For bread it must be ground, so the thresher does not thresh it forever, and he runs{ it} over{ with} the wheels of his cart but his horses do not crush it. BSB BSB: Grain for bread must be ground, but it is not endlessly threshed. Though the wheels of the cart roll over it, the horses do not crush it.
29 GLT This too comes from Yahweh of hosts, wonderful{ in} counsel, his wisdom great. BSB BSB: This also comes from the LORD of Hosts, who is wonderful in counsel and excellent in wisdom.
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