1Oh that my head were waters,
2Oh that my head were waters,
3Oh that my head were waters,
4Oh that my head were waters,
5Oh that I had in the wilderness
6Oh that I had in the wilderness
7Oh that I had in the wilderness
8Oh that I had in the wilderness
9“They bend their tongue,
10“They bend their tongue,
11“They bend their tongue,
12“They bend their tongue,
13“Everyone beware of his neighbor,
14“Everyone beware of his neighbor,
15“Everyone beware of his neighbor,
16“Everyone beware of his neighbor,
17Friends deceive each other,
18Friends deceive each other,
19Friends deceive each other,
20Friends deceive each other,
21Your habitation is in the middle of deceit.
22Your habitation is in the middle of deceit.
23Your habitation is in the middle of deceit.
24Your habitation is in the middle of deceit.
25Therefore Yahweh of Armies says,
26Therefore Yahweh of Armies says,
27Therefore Yahweh of Armies says,
28Therefore Yahweh of Armies says,
29Their tongue is a deadly arrow.
30Their tongue is a deadly arrow.
31Their tongue is a deadly arrow.
32Their tongue is a deadly arrow.
33Shouldn’t I punish them for these things?” says Yahweh.
34Shouldn’t I punish them for these things?” says Yahweh.
35Shouldn’t I punish them for these things?” says Yahweh.
36Shouldn’t I punish them for these things?” says Yahweh.
37I will weep and wail for the mountains,
38I will weep and wail for the mountains,
39I will weep and wail for the mountains,
40I will weep and wail for the mountains,
41“I will make Jerusalem heaps,
42“I will make Jerusalem heaps,
43“I will make Jerusalem heaps,
44“I will make Jerusalem heaps,
45Who is wise enough to understand this? Who is he to whom the mouth of Yahweh has spoken, that he may declare it? Why has the land perished and burned up like a wilderness, so that no one passes through?
46Who is wise enough to understand this? Who is he to whom the mouth of Yahweh has spoken, that he may declare it? Why has the land perished and burned up like a wilderness, so that no one passes through?
47Who is wise enough to understand this? Who is he to whom the mouth of Yahweh has spoken, that he may declare it? Why has the land perished and burned up like a wilderness, so that no one passes through?
48Who is wise enough to understand this? Who is he to whom the mouth of Yahweh has spoken, that he may declare it? Why has the land perished and burned up like a wilderness, so that no one passes through?
49Yahweh says, “Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice or walked in my ways,
50Yahweh says, “Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice or walked in my ways,
51Yahweh says, “Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice or walked in my ways,
52Yahweh says, “Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice or walked in my ways,
53but have walked after the stubbornness of their own heart and after the Baals, which their fathers taught them.”
54but have walked after the stubbornness of their own heart and after the Baals, which their fathers taught them.”
55but have walked after the stubbornness of their own heart and after the Baals, which their fathers taught them.”
56but have walked after the stubbornness of their own heart and after the Baals, which their fathers taught them.”
57Therefore Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, says, “Behold, I will feed them, even this people, with wormwood and give them poisoned water to drink.
58Therefore Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, says, “Behold, I will feed them, even this people, with wormwood and give them poisoned water to drink.
59Therefore Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, says, “Behold, I will feed them, even this people, with wormwood and give them poisoned water to drink.
60Therefore Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, says, “Behold, I will feed them, even this people, with wormwood and give them poisoned water to drink.
61I will scatter them also among the nations, whom neither they nor their fathers have known. I will send the sword after them, until I have consumed them.”
62I will scatter them also among the nations, whom neither they nor their fathers have known. I will send the sword after them, until I have consumed them.”
63I will scatter them also among the nations, whom neither they nor their fathers have known. I will send the sword after them, until I have consumed them.”
64I will scatter them also among the nations, whom neither they nor their fathers have known. I will send the sword after them, until I have consumed them.”
65Yahweh of Armies says,
66Yahweh of Armies says,
67Yahweh of Armies says,
68Yahweh of Armies says,
69Let them make haste
70Let them make haste
71Let them make haste
72Let them make haste
73For a voice of wailing is heard out of Zion,
74For a voice of wailing is heard out of Zion,
75For a voice of wailing is heard out of Zion,
76For a voice of wailing is heard out of Zion,
77Yet hear Yahweh’s word, you women.
78Yet hear Yahweh’s word, you women.
79Yet hear Yahweh’s word, you women.
80Yet hear Yahweh’s word, you women.
81For death has come up into our windows.
82For death has come up into our windows.
83For death has come up into our windows.
84For death has come up into our windows.
85Speak, “Yahweh says,
86Speak, “Yahweh says,
87Speak, “Yahweh says,
88Speak, “Yahweh says,
89Yahweh says,
90Yahweh says,
91Yahweh says,
92Yahweh says,
93But let him who glories glory in this,
94But let him who glories glory in this,
95But let him who glories glory in this,
96But let him who glories glory in this,
97“Behold, the days come,” says Yahweh, “that I will punish all those who are circumcised only in their flesh:
98“Behold, the days come,” says Yahweh, “that I will punish all those who are circumcised only in their flesh:
99“Behold, the days come,” says Yahweh, “that I will punish all those who are circumcised only in their flesh:
100“Behold, the days come,” says Yahweh, “that I will punish all those who are circumcised only in their flesh:
101Egypt, Judah, Edom, the children of Ammon, Moab, and all who have the corners of their hair cut off, who dwell in the wilderness, for all the nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in heart.”
102Egypt, Judah, Edom, the children of Ammon, Moab, and all who have the corners of their hair cut off, who dwell in the wilderness, for all the nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in heart.”
103Egypt, Judah, Edom, the children of Ammon, Moab, and all who have the corners of their hair cut off, who dwell in the wilderness, for all the nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in heart.”
104Egypt, Judah, Edom, the children of Ammon, Moab, and all who have the corners of their hair cut off, who dwell in the wilderness, for all the nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in heart.”