New English [1970], THE NEW ENGLISH BIBLE (OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS; CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE) [word count] [B16000].
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1 Shame on the tyrant city, filthy and foul!
2 No warning voice did she heed, she took no rebuke to heart,
she did not trust in the Lord or come near to her God.
3 Her officers were lions roaring in her midst,
her rulers wolves of the plain note
that did not wait note till morning,
4 her prophets were reckless, no true prophets.
Her priests profaned the sanctuary
and did violence to the law.
5 But the Lord in her midst is just;
he does no wrong;
morning by morning he gives judgement,
without fail at daybreak. note
6 I have wiped out the proud; note
their battlements are laid in ruin.
I have made their streets a desert where no one passes.
Their cities are laid waste, deserted, unpeopled.
7 In the hope that she would remember note all my instructions,
I said, ‘Do but fear me
and take my rebuke to heart’;
but they were up betimes and went about their evil deeds.
8 Wait for me, therefore, says the Lord,
wait for the day when I stand up to accuse you;
for mine it is to gather nations
and assemble kingdoms,
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Doom on Judah and her neighbours
to pour out on them my indignation,
all the heat of my anger;
the whole earth shall be consumed by the fire of my jealousy.
9 I will give all peoples once again pure lips,
that they may invoke the Lord by name
and serve him with one consent.
10 From beyond the rivers of Cush
my suppliants of the Dispersion shall bring me tribute.
A remnant preserved
11 On that day, Jerusalem,
you shall not be put to shame for all your deeds
by which you have rebelled against me;
for then I will rid you
of your proud and arrogant citizens,
and never again shall you flaunt your pride
on my holy hill.
12 But I will leave in you a people
afflicted and poor.
13 The survivors in Israel shall find refuge in the name of the Lord;
they shall no longer do wrong or speak lies,
no words of deceit shall pass their lips;
for they shall feed and lie down
with no one to terrify them.
14 Zion, cry out for joy;
raise the shout of triumph, Israel;
be glad, rejoice with all your heart,
daughter of Jerusalem.
15 The Lord has rid you of your adversaries,
he has swept away your foes;
the Lord is among you as king, O Israel;
never again shall you fear disaster.
16 On that day this shall be the message to Jerusalem:
Fear not, O Zion; let not your hands fall slack.
17 The Lord your God is in your midst,
like a warrior, to keep you safe;
he will rejoice over you and be glad;
he will show you his love once more; note
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A remnant preserved
he will exult over you with a shout of joy
18 as in days long ago. note
I will take your cries of woe note away from you;
and you shall no longer endure reproach for her.
19 When that times comes, see,
I will deal with all your oppressors.
I will rescue the lost and gather the dispersed;
I will win my people praise and renown
in all the world where once they were despised.
20 When the time comes for me to gather you, note
I will bring you home.
I will win you renown and praise
among all the peoples of the earth,
when I bring back your prosperity; and you shall see it.
It is the Lord who speaks.
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New English [1970], THE NEW ENGLISH BIBLE (OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS; CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE) [word count] [B16000].
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