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  22:1 ¶
Thus said Jehovah: Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak there this word, |
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22:1 ¶
Thusº
saithºº
the LORD;º
Go downºº
to the houseº
of the kingº
of Judah,º
and speakºº
thereºº
thisº
word,º |
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22:2
And say, Hear the word of Jehovah, O king of Judah, that sittest upon the throne of David, thou, and thy servants, and thy people that enter in by these gates. |
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22:2
And say,ºº
Hearºº
the wordº
of the LORD,º
O kingº
of Judah,º
that sittestºº
uponº
the throneº
of David,º
thou,º
and thy servants,º
and thy peopleº
that enterºº
in by theseº
gates:º |
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22:3
Thus saith Jehovah: Execute ye justice and righteousness, and deliver him that is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence, to the sojourner, the fatherless, nor the widow; neither shed innocent blood in this place. |
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22:3
Thusº
saithºº
the LORD;º
Executeºº
ye judgmentº
and righteousness,º
and deliverºº
the spoiledºº
out of the handºº
of the oppressor:º
and do noº
wrong,ºº
do noº
violenceºº
to the stranger,º
the fatherless,º
nor the widow,º
neitherº
shedºº
innocentº
bloodº
in thisº
place.º |
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22:4
For if ye do this thing indeed, then shall there enter in by the gates of this house kings sitting upon the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, he, and his servants, and his people. |
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22:4
Forº
ifº
ye doººº
thisº
thingº
indeed,ºº
then shall there enter inºº
by the gatesº
of thisº
houseº
kingsº
sittingºº
uponº
the throneº
of David,º
ridingºº
in chariotsº
and on horses,º
he,º
and his servants,º
and his people.º |
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22:5
But if ye will not hear these words, I swear by myself, saith Jehovah, that this house shall become a desolation. |
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22:5
But ifº
ye will notº
hearººº
theseº
words,º
I swearºº
by myself, saithºº
the LORD,º
thatº
thisº
houseº
shall becomeº
a desolation.º |
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22:6
For thus saith Jehovah concerning the house of the king of Judah: Thou art Gilead unto me, [and] the head of Lebanon; [yet] surely I will make thee a wilderness, [and] cities which are not inhabited. |
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22:6
Forº
thusº
saithºº
the LORDº
untoº
the king'sº
houseº
of Judah;º
Thouº
[art] Gileadº
unto me, [and] the headº
of Lebanon:º
[yet] surelyºº
I will makeºº
thee a wilderness,º
[and] citiesº
[which] are notº
inhabited.ºººº |
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22:7
And I will prepare destroyers against thee, every one with his weapons; and they shall cut down thy choice cedars, and cast them into the fire. |
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22:7
And I will prepareºº
destroyersºº
againstº
thee, every oneº
with his weapons:º
and they shall cut downºº
thy choiceº
cedars,º
and castºº
[them] intoº
the fire.º |
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22:8
And many nations shall pass by this city, and they shall say every man to his neighbor, Wherefore hath Jehovah done thus unto this great city? |
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22:8
And manyº
nationsº
shall passºº
byº
thisº
city,º
and they shall sayºº
every manº
toº
his neighbour,º
Whereforeºº
hath the LORDº
doneºº
thusº
unto thisº
greatº
city?º |
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22:9
Then they shall answer, Because they forsook the covenant of Jehovah their God, and worshipped other gods, and served them. |
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22:9
Then they shall answer,ºº
Becauseºº
they have forsakenººº
the covenantº
of the LORDº
their God,º
and worshippedºº
otherº
gods,º
and servedºº
them. |
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22:10 ¶
Weep ye not for the dead, neither bemoan him; but weep sore for him that goeth away; for he shall return no more, nor see his native country. |
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22:10 ¶
Weepºº
ye notº
for the dead,ºº
neitherº
bemoanºº
him: [but] weepºº
soreºº
for him that goeth away:ºº
forº
he shall returnºº
noº
more,º
nor seeººº
his nativeº
country.º |
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22:11
For thus saith Jehovah touching Shallum the son of Josiah, king of Judah, who reigned instead of Josiah his father, [and] who went forth out of this place: He shall not return thither any more. |
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22:11
Forº
thusº
saithºº
the LORDº
touchingº
Shallumº
the sonº
of Josiahº
kingº
of Judah,º
which reignedºº
insteadº
of Josiahº
his father,º
whichº
went forthºº
out ofº
thisº
place;º
He shall notº
returnºº
thitherº
any more:º |
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22:12
But in the place whither they have led him captive, there shall he die, and he shall see this land no more. |
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22:12
Butº
he shall dieºº
in the placeº
whitherºº
they have led him captive,ººº
and shall seeºº
thisº
landº
noº
more.º |
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22:13 ¶
Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by injustice; that useth his neighbor's service without wages, and giveth him not his hire; |
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22:13 ¶
Woeº
unto him that buildethºº
his houseº
byº
unrighteousness,ºº
and his chambersº
by wrong;ºº
[that] useth his neighbour'sº
serviceºº
without wages,º
and givethºº
him notº
for his work;º |
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22:14
that saith, I will build me a wide house and spacious chambers, and cutteth him out windows; and it is ceiled with cedar, and painted with vermilion. |
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22:14
That saith,ºº
I will buildºº
me a wideº
houseº
and largeºº
chambers,º
and cutteth him outºº
windows;º
and [it is] cieledºº
with cedar,º
and paintedºº
with vermilion.º |
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22:15
Shalt thou reign, because thou strivest to excel in cedar? Did not thy father eat and drink, and do justice and righteousness? then it was well with him. |
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22:15
Shalt thou reign,ºº
becauseº
thouº
closestºº
[thyself] in cedar?º
did notº
thy fatherº
eatºº
and drink,ºº
and doºº
judgmentº
and justice,º
[and] thenº
[it was] wellº
with him? |
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22:16
He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Was not this to know me? saith Jehovah. |
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22:16
He judgedºº
the causeº
of the poorº
and needy;º
thenº
[it was] wellº
[with him: was] notº
thisº
to knowº
me? saithºº
the LORD.º |
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22:17
But thine eyes and thy heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for shedding innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it. |
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22:17
Butº
thine eyesº
and thine heartº
[are] notº
but forººº
thy covetousness,º
and forº
to shedºº
innocentº
blood,º
and forº
oppression,º
and forº
violence,º
to doºº
[it]. |
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22:18
Therefore thus saith Jehovah concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah: they shall not lament for him, [saying], Ah my brother! or, Ah sister! They shall not lament for him, [saying] Ah lord! or, Ah his glory! |
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22:18
Thereforeº
thusº
saithºº
the LORDº
concerningº
Jehoiakimº
the sonº
of Josiahº
kingº
of Judah;º
They shall notº
lamentºº
for him, [saying], Ahº
my brother!º
or, Ahº
sister!º
they shall notº
lamentºº
for him, [saying], Ahº
lord!º
or, Ahº
his glory!º |
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22:19
He shall be buried with the burial of an ass, drawn and cast forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem. |
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22:19
He shall be buriedºº
with the burialº
of an ass,º
drawnºº
and cast forthºº
beyondºº
the gatesº
of Jerusalem.º |
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22:20 ¶
Go up to Lebanon, and cry; and lift up thy voice in Bashan, and cry from Abarim; for all thy lovers are destroyed. |
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22:20 ¶
Go upºº
to Lebanon,º
and cry;ºº
and lift upºº
thy voiceº
in Bashan,º
and cryºº
from the passages:ºº
forº
allº
thy loversºº
are destroyed.ºº |
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22:21
I spake unto thee in thy prosperity; but thou saidst, I will not hear. This hath been thy manner from thy youth, that thou obeyedst not my voice. |
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22:21
I spakeºº
untoº
thee in thy prosperity;º
[but] thou saidst,ºº
I will notº
hear.ºº
Thisº
[hath been] thy mannerº
from thy youth,ºº
thatº
thou obeyedstºº
notº
my voice.º |
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22:22
The wind shall feed all thy shepherds, and thy lovers shall go into captivity: surely then shalt thou be ashamed and confounded for all thy wickedness. |
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22:22
The windº
shall eat upºº
allº
thy pastors,ºº
and thy loversºº
shall goººº
into captivity:º
surelyº
thenº
shalt thou be ashamedºº
and confoundedºº
for allºº
thy wickedness.º |
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22:23
O inhabitant of Lebanon, that makest thy nest in the cedars, how greatly to be pitied shalt thou be when pangs come upon thee, the pain as of a woman in travail! |
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22:23
O inhabitantºº
of Lebanon,º
that makest thy nestºº
in the cedars,º
howº
graciousºº
shalt thou be when pangsº
comeºº
upon thee, the painº
as of a woman in travail!ºº |
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22:24
As I live, saith Jehovah, though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah were the signet upon my right hand, yet would I pluck thee thence; |
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22:24
[As] Iº
live,º
saithºº
the LORD,º
thoughºº
Coniahº
the sonº
of Jehoiakimº
kingº
of Judahº
wereº
the signetº
uponº
my rightº
hand,º
yetº
would I pluckºº
thee thence;ºº |
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22:25
and I will give thee into the hand of them that seek thy life, and into the hand of them of whom thou art afraid, even into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of the Chaldeans. |
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22:25
And I will giveºº
thee into the handº
of them that seekºº
thy life,º
and into the handº
[of them] whoseº
faceºº
thouº
fearest,ºº
even into the handº
of Nebuchadrezzarº
kingº
of Babylon,º
and into the handº
of the Chaldeans.º |
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22:26
And I will cast thee out, and thy mother that bare thee, into another country, where ye were not born; and there shall ye die. |
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22:26
And I will cast thee out,ººº
and thy motherº
thatº
bareºº
thee, intoº
anotherº
country,º
whereºº
ye were notº
born;ºº
and thereº
shall ye die.ºº |
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22:27
But to the land whereunto their soul longeth to return, thither shall they not return. |
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22:27
But toº
the landº
whereuntoºº
theyº
desireººººº
to return,ºº
thitherº
shall they notº
return.ºº |
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22:28
Is this man Coniah a despised broken vessel? is he a vessel wherein none delighteth? wherefore are they cast out, he and his seed, and are cast into the land which they know not? |
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22:28
[Is] thisº
manº
Coniahº
a despisedºº
brokenºº
idol?º
[is he] a vesselº
wherein [is] noº
pleasure?º
whereforeº
are they cast out,ººº
heº
and his seed,º
and are castººº
intoº
a landº
whichº
they knowºº
not?º |
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22:29
O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of Jehovah. |
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22:29
O earth,º
earth,º
earth,º
hearºº
the wordº
of the LORD.º |
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22:30
Thus saith Jehovah, Write ye this man childless, a man that shall not prosper in his days; for no more shall a man of his seed prosper, sitting upon the throne of David, and ruling in Judah. |
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22:30
Thusº
saithºº
the LORD,º
Writeºº
yeº
thisº
manº
childless,º
a manº
[that] shall notº
prosperºº
in his days:º
forº
noº
manº
of his seedºº
shall prosper,ºº
sittingºº
uponº
the throneº
of David,º
and rulingºº
any moreº
in Judah.º |
