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12 Their homes will be turned over to their enemies,
    as will their fields and their wives.
For I will raise my powerful fist
    against the people of this land,”
    says the Lord.

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12 Their houses will be turned over to others,(A)
    together with their fields and their wives,(B)
when I stretch out my hand(C)
    against those who live in the land,”
declares the Lord.

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10 I will give their wives to others
    and their farms to strangers.
From the least to the greatest,
    their lives are ruled by greed.
Yes, even my prophets and priests are like that.
    They are all frauds.

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10 Therefore I will give their wives to other men
    and their fields to new owners.(A)
From the least to the greatest,
    all are greedy for gain;(B)
prophets(C) and priests alike,
    all practice deceit.(D)

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25 That is why the Lord’s anger burns against his people,
    and why he has raised his fist to crush them.
The mountains tremble,
    and the corpses of his people litter the streets like garbage.
But even then the Lord’s anger is not satisfied.
    His fist is still poised to strike!

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25 Therefore the Lord’s anger(A) burns against his people;
    his hand is raised and he strikes them down.
The mountains shake,(B)
    and the dead bodies(C) are like refuse(D) in the streets.(E)

Yet for all this, his anger is not turned away,(F)
    his hand is still upraised.(G)

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13 So their property will be plundered,
    their homes will be ransacked.
They will build new homes
    but never live in them.
They will plant vineyards
    but never drink wine from them.

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13 Their wealth will be plundered,(A)
    their houses demolished.
Though they build houses,
    they will not live in them;
though they plant vineyards,
    they will not drink the wine.”(B)

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11 Our enemies rape the women in Jerusalem[a]
    and the young girls in all the towns of Judah.

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Footnotes

  1. 5:11 Hebrew in Zion.

11 Women have been violated(A) in Zion,
    and virgins in the towns of Judah.

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We are orphaned and fatherless.
    Our mothers are widowed.

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We have become fatherless,
    our mothers are widows.(A)

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He has turned his hand against me
    again and again, all day long.

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indeed, he has turned his hand against me(A)
    again and again, all day long.

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The Lord was determined
    to destroy the walls of beautiful Jerusalem.
He made careful plans for their destruction,
    then did what he had planned.
Therefore, the ramparts and walls
    have fallen down before him.

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The Lord determined to tear down
    the wall around Daughter Zion.(A)
He stretched out a measuring line(B)
    and did not withhold his hand from destroying.
He made ramparts(C) and walls lament;
    together they wasted away.(D)

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He bends his bow against his people,
    as though he were their enemy.
His strength is used against them
    to kill their finest youth.
His fury is poured out like fire
    on beautiful Jerusalem.[a]

Yes, the Lord has vanquished Israel
    like an enemy.
He has destroyed her palaces
    and demolished her fortresses.
He has brought unending sorrow and tears
    upon beautiful Jerusalem.

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Footnotes

  1. 2:4 Hebrew on the tent of the daughter of Zion.

Like an enemy he has strung his bow;(A)
    his right hand is ready.
Like a foe he has slain
    all who were pleasing to the eye;(B)
he has poured out his wrath(C) like fire(D)
    on the tent(E) of Daughter Zion.

The Lord is like an enemy;(F)
    he has swallowed up Israel.
He has swallowed up all her palaces
    and destroyed her strongholds.(G)
He has multiplied mourning and lamentation(H)
    for Daughter Judah.(I)

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22 All the women left in your palace will be brought out and given to the officers of the Babylonian army. Then the women will taunt you, saying,

‘What fine friends you have!
    They have betrayed and misled you.
When your feet sank in the mud,
    they left you to your fate!’

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22 All the women(A) left in the palace of the king of Judah will be brought out to the officials of the king of Babylon. Those women will say to you:

“‘They misled you and overcame you—
    those trusted friends(B) of yours.
Your feet are sunk in the mud;(C)
    your friends have deserted you.’

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21 In those days people will live in the houses they build
    and eat the fruit of their own vineyards.
22 Unlike the past, invaders will not take their houses
    and confiscate their vineyards.
For my people will live as long as trees,
    and my chosen ones will have time to enjoy their hard-won gains.

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21 They will build houses(A) and dwell in them;
    they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.(B)
22 No longer will they build houses and others live in them,(C)
    or plant and others eat.
For as the days of a tree,(D)
    so will be the days(E) of my people;
my chosen(F) ones will long enjoy
    the work of their hands.

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You will stumble along as prisoners
    or lie among the dead.
But even then the Lord’s anger will not be satisfied.
    His fist is still poised to strike.

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Nothing will remain but to cringe among the captives(A)
    or fall among the slain.(B)

Yet for all this, his anger is not turned away,(C)
    his hand is still upraised.

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21 Manasseh will feed on Ephraim,
    Ephraim will feed on Manasseh,
    and both will devour Judah.
But even then the Lord’s anger will not be satisfied.
    His fist is still poised to strike.

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21     Manasseh will feed on Ephraim, and Ephraim on Manasseh;(A)
    together they will turn against Judah.(B)

Yet for all this, his anger is not turned away,
    his hand is still upraised.(C)

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