and say, (A)‘Hear the word of the Lord, O king of Judah, you who sit on the throne of David, you and your servants and your people who enter these gates!

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‘Hear(A) the word of the Lord to you, king of Judah, you who sit on David’s throne(B)—you, your officials and your people who come through these gates.(C)

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32 He will be great, (A)and will be called the Son of the Highest; and (B)the Lord God will give Him the (C)throne of His (D)father David.

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32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High.(A) The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David,(B)

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For if you indeed do this thing, (A)then shall enter the gates of this house, riding on horses and in chariots, accompanied by servants and people, kings who sit on the throne of David.

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For if you are careful to carry out these commands, then kings(A) who sit on David’s throne will come through the gates of this palace, riding in chariots and on horses, accompanied by their officials and their people.

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Of the increase of His government and peace
(A)There will be no end,
Upon the throne of David and over His kingdom,
To order it and establish it with judgment and justice
From that time forward, even forever.
The (B)zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.

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Of the greatness of his government(A) and peace(B)
    there will be no end.(C)
He will reign(D) on David’s throne
    and over his kingdom,
establishing and upholding it
    with justice(E) and righteousness(F)
    from that time on and forever.(G)
The zeal(H) of the Lord Almighty
    will accomplish this.

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10 Hear the word of the Lord,
You rulers (A)of Sodom;
Give ear to the law of our God,
You people of Gomorrah:

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10 Hear the word of the Lord,(A)
    you rulers of Sodom;(B)
listen to the instruction(C) of our God,
    you people of Gomorrah!(D)

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16 Now therefore, hear the word of the Lord:
You say, ‘Do not prophesy against Israel,
And (A)do not [a]spout against the house of Isaac.’

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 7:16 Lit. drip

16 Now then, hear(A) the word of the Lord. You say,

“‘Do not prophesy against(B) Israel,
    and stop preaching against the descendants of Isaac.’

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‘Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the Lord:

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“‘Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the Lord:

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30 Therefore thus says the Lord concerning Jehoiakim king of Judah: (A)“He shall have no one to sit on the throne of David, and his dead body shall be (B)cast out to the heat of the day and the frost of the night.

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30 Therefore this is what the Lord says about Jehoiakim(A) king of Judah: He will have no one to sit on the throne of David; his body will be thrown out(B) and exposed(C) to the heat by day and the frost by night.(D)

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20 Therefore hear the word of the Lord, all you of the captivity, whom I have sent from Jerusalem to Babylon.

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20 Therefore, hear the word of the Lord, all you exiles whom I have sent(A) away from Jerusalem to Babylon.

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29 (A)O earth, earth, earth,
Hear the word of the Lord!
30 Thus says the Lord:
‘Write this man down as (B)childless,
A man who shall not prosper in his days;
For (C)none of his descendants shall prosper,
Sitting on the throne of David,
And ruling anymore in Judah.’ ”

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29 O land,(A) land, land,
    hear the word of the Lord!
30 This is what the Lord says:
“Record this man as if childless,(B)
    a man who will not prosper(C) in his lifetime,
for none of his offspring(D) will prosper,
    none will sit on the throne(E) of David
    or rule anymore in Judah.”

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(A)and say, ‘Hear the word of the Lord, O kings of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem. Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: “Behold, I will bring such a catastrophe on this place, that whoever hears of it, his ears will (B)tingle.

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and say, ‘Hear the word of the Lord, you kings(A) of Judah and people of Jerusalem. This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Listen! I am going to bring a disaster(B) on this place that will make the ears of everyone who hears of it tingle.(C)

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20 and say to them, (A)‘Hear the word of the Lord, you kings of Judah, and all Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, who enter by these gates. 21 Thus says the Lord: (B)“Take heed to yourselves, and bear no burden on the Sabbath day, nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem; 22 nor carry a burden out of your houses on the Sabbath day, nor do any work, but hallow the Sabbath day, as I (C)commanded your fathers. 23 (D)But they did not obey nor incline their ear, but [a]made their neck stiff, that they might not hear nor receive instruction.

24 “And it shall be, (E)if you heed Me carefully,” says the Lord, “to bring no burden through the gates of this city on the (F)Sabbath day, but hallow the Sabbath day, to do no work in it, 25 (G)then shall enter the gates of this city kings and princes sitting on the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, they and their princes, accompanied by the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and this city shall remain forever. 26 And they shall come from the cities of Judah and from (H)the places around Jerusalem, from the land of Benjamin and from (I)the [b]lowland, from the mountains and from (J)the [c]South, bringing burnt offerings and sacrifices, grain offerings and incense, bringing (K)sacrifices of praise to the house of the Lord.

27 “But if you will not heed Me to hallow the Sabbath day, such as not carrying a burden when entering the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day, then (L)I will kindle a fire in its gates, (M)and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not be (N)quenched.” ’ ”

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 17:23 Were stubborn
  2. Jeremiah 17:26 Heb. shephelah
  3. Jeremiah 17:26 Heb. Negev

20 Say to them, ‘Hear the word of the Lord, you kings of Judah and all people of Judah and everyone living in Jerusalem(A) who come through these gates.(B) 21 This is what the Lord says: Be careful not to carry a load on the Sabbath(C) day or bring it through the gates of Jerusalem. 22 Do not bring a load out of your houses or do any work on the Sabbath, but keep the Sabbath day holy, as I commanded your ancestors.(D) 23 Yet they did not listen or pay attention;(E) they were stiff-necked(F) and would not listen or respond to discipline.(G) 24 But if you are careful to obey me, declares the Lord, and bring no load through the gates of this city on the Sabbath, but keep the Sabbath day holy(H) by not doing any work on it, 25 then kings who sit on David’s throne(I) will come through the gates of this city with their officials. They and their officials will come riding in chariots and on horses, accompanied by the men of Judah and those living in Jerusalem, and this city will be inhabited forever.(J) 26 People will come from the towns of Judah and the villages around Jerusalem, from the territory of Benjamin and the western foothills, from the hill country and the Negev,(K) bringing burnt offerings and sacrifices, grain offerings and incense, and bringing thank offerings to the house of the Lord. 27 But if you do not obey(L) me to keep the Sabbath(M) day holy by not carrying any load as you come through the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day, then I will kindle an unquenchable fire(N) in the gates of Jerusalem that will consume her fortresses.’”(O)

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18 Say to (A)the king and to the queen mother,
“Humble yourselves;
Sit down,
For your rule shall collapse, the crown of your glory.”

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18 Say to the king(A) and to the queen mother,(B)
    “Come down from your thrones,
for your glorious crowns(C)
    will fall from your heads.”

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