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Jeremiah 3:6-4:31
Christian Standard Bible
Jeremiah 3:6-4:31
Christian Standard Bible
Unfaithful Israel, Treacherous Judah
6 In the days of King Josiah the Lord asked me, “Have you seen what unfaithful Israel has done? She has ascended every high hill and gone under every green tree to prostitute herself there.(A) 7 I thought, ‘After she has done all these things, she will return to me.’(B) But she didn’t return, and her treacherous sister Judah(C) saw it. 8 I[a] observed that it was because unfaithful Israel had committed adultery that I had sent her away and had given her a certificate of divorce.(D) Nevertheless, her treacherous sister Judah was not afraid but also went and prostituted herself.(E) 9 Indifferent to[b] her prostitution, she defiled the land and committed adultery with stones(F) and trees.(G) 10 Yet in spite of all this, her treacherous sister Judah didn’t return to me with all her heart(H)—only in pretense.”
This is the Lord’s declaration.
11 The Lord announced to me, “Unfaithful Israel has shown herself more righteous than treacherous Judah.(I) 12 Go, proclaim these words to the north, and say,
‘Return, unfaithful Israel.(J)
This is the Lord’s declaration.
I will not look on you with anger,[c]
for I am unfailing in my love.(K)
This is the Lord’s declaration.
I will not be angry forever.(L)
13 Only acknowledge your guilt(M)—
you have rebelled against the Lord your God.(N)
You have scattered your favors to strangers
under every green tree(O)
and have not obeyed me.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
14 “‘Return, you faithless children(P)—this is the Lord’s declaration—for I am your master,[d](Q) and I will take you,(R) one from a city and two from a family, and I will bring you to Zion. 15 I will give you shepherds who are loyal to me,[e](S) and they will shepherd you with knowledge and skill. 16 When you multiply and increase in the land,(T) in those days—this is the Lord’s declaration—no one will say again, “The ark of the Lord’s covenant.”(U) It will never come to mind, and no one will remember or miss it. Another one will not be made.[f] 17 At that time Jerusalem will be called The Lord’s Throne,(V) and all the nations will be gathered to it,(W) to the name of the Lord in Jerusalem.(X) They will cease to follow the stubbornness of their evil hearts. 18 In those days the house of Judah will join with the house of Israel,(Y) and they will come together from the land of the north to the land I have given your ancestors to inherit.’”(Z)
True Repentance
19 I thought, “How I long to make you my sons
and give you a desirable land,
the most beautiful inheritance(AA) of all the nations.”
I thought, “You will call me ‘My Father’
and never turn away from me.”
20 However, as a woman may betray her lover,[g]
so you have betrayed(AB) me, house of Israel.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
21 A sound is heard on the barren heights:
the children of Israel weeping and begging for mercy,
for they have perverted their way;
they have forgotten the Lord their God.(AC)
22 Return, you faithless children.
I will heal your unfaithfulness.(AD)
“Here we are, coming to you,
for you are the Lord our God.
23 Surely, falsehood comes from the hills,
commotion from the mountains,(AE)
but the salvation of Israel
is only in the Lord our God.(AF)
24 From the time of our youth
the shameful one[h] has consumed
what our ancestors have worked for—
their flocks and their herds,
their sons and their daughters.
25 Let us lie down in our shame;
let our disgrace cover us.(AG)
We have sinned against the Lord our God,(AH)
both we and our ancestors,
from the time of our youth even to this day.(AI)
We have not obeyed the Lord our God.”
Blessing or Curse
4 If you return,[i] Israel—
this is the Lord’s declaration—
you will return to me,(AJ)
if you remove your abhorrent idols(AK)
from my presence
and do not waver,
2 then you can swear, “As the Lord lives,”(AL)
in truth,(AM) justice, and righteousness,(AN)
and then the nations will be blessed[j] by him(AO)
and will boast in him.(AP)
3 For this is what the Lord says to the men of Judah and Jerusalem:
Break up the unplowed ground;(AQ)
do not sow among the thorns.(AR)
4 Circumcise yourselves to the Lord;
remove the foreskin of your hearts,(AS)
men of Judah and residents of Jerusalem.
Otherwise, my wrath will break out like fire
and burn with no one to extinguish it(AT)
because of your evil deeds.
Judgment from the North
5 Declare in Judah, proclaim in Jerusalem, and say,
Blow the ram’s horn throughout the land.(AU)
Cry out loudly and say,
“Assemble yourselves,
and let’s flee to the fortified cities.”
6 Lift up a signal flag toward Zion.(AV)
Run for cover! Don’t stand still!
For I am bringing disaster from the north—
a crushing blow.(AW)
7 A lion has gone up from his thicket;(AX)
a destroyer of nations has set out.
He has left his lair
to make your land a waste.
Your cities will be reduced to uninhabited ruins.(AY)
8 Because of this, put on sackcloth;
mourn and wail,(AZ)
for the Lord’s burning anger(BA)
has not turned away from us.
9 “On that day”—this is the Lord’s declaration—“the king and the officials will lose their courage. The priests will tremble in fear, and the prophets will be scared speechless.”
10 I said, “Oh no, Lord God, you have certainly deceived(BB) this people and Jerusalem, by announcing, ‘You will have peace,’(BC) while a sword is at[k] our throats.”
11 “At that time it will be said to this people and to Jerusalem, ‘A searing wind(BD) blows from the barren heights in the wilderness on the way to my dear[l] people. It comes not to winnow or to sift; 12 a wind too strong for this comes at my call.[m] Now I will also pronounce judgments against them.’”(BE)
13 Look, he advances like clouds;(BF)
his chariots are like a storm.(BG)
His horses are swifter than eagles.(BH)
Woe to us, for we are ruined!(BI)
14 Wash the evil from your heart,(BJ) Jerusalem,
so that you will be delivered.
How long will you harbor
malicious thoughts?(BK)
15 For a voice announces from Dan,
proclaiming malice from Mount Ephraim.
16 Warn the nations: Look!
Proclaim to Jerusalem:
Those who besiege are coming
from a distant land;(BL)
they raise their voices
against the cities of Judah.
17 They have her surrounded(BM)
like those who guard a field,
because she has rebelled against me.(BN)
This is the Lord’s declaration.
18 Your way and your actions
have brought this on you.(BO)
This is your punishment. It is very bitter,
because it has reached your heart!
Jeremiah’s Lament
19 My anguish, my anguish![n] I writhe in agony!
Oh, the pain in[o] my heart!(BP)
My heart pounds;
I cannot be silent.
For you, my soul,
have heard the sound of the ram’s horn—
the shout of battle.
20 Disaster after disaster(BQ) is reported
because the whole land is destroyed.
Suddenly my tents are destroyed,
my tent curtains, in a moment.
21 How long must I see the signal flag
and hear the sound of the ram’s horn?
22 “For my people are fools;
they do not know me.
They are foolish children,
without understanding.(BR)
They are skilled in doing what is evil,
but they do not know how to do what is good.”(BS)
23 I looked at the earth,
and it was formless and empty.(BT)
I looked to the heavens,
and their light was gone.(BU)
24 I looked at the mountains,
and they were quaking;(BV)
all the hills shook.
25 I looked, and there was no human being,(BW)
and all the birds of the sky had fled.(BX)
26 I looked, and the fertile field(BY) was a wilderness.(BZ)
All its cities were torn down
because of the Lord
and his burning anger.(CA)
27 For this is what the Lord says:
“The whole land will be a desolation,(CB)
but I will not finish it off.(CC)
28 Because of this, the earth will mourn;(CD)
the skies above will grow dark.(CE)
I have spoken; I have planned,
and I will not relent or turn back from it.”(CF)
29 Every city flees(CG)
at the sound of the horseman and the archer.
They enter the thickets
and climb among the rocks.(CH)
Every city is abandoned;
no inhabitant is left.
30 And you, devastated one, what are you doing(CI)
that you dress yourself in scarlet,
that you adorn yourself with gold jewelry,
that you enhance your eyes with makeup?(CJ)
You beautify yourself for nothing.
Your lovers reject you;(CK)
they intend to take your life.(CL)
31 I hear a cry like a woman in labor,(CM)
a cry of anguish like one bearing her first child.
The cry of Daughter Zion gasping for breath,
stretching out her hands:(CN)
“Woe is me, for my life is weary
because of the murderers!”
Footnotes
- 3:8 One Hb ms, Syr read She
- 3:9 Lit From the lightness of
- 3:12 Lit not cause my face to fall on you
- 3:14 Or husband
- 3:15 Lit shepherds according to my heart
- 3:16 Or It will no longer be done
- 3:20 Lit friend
- 3:24 = Baal
- 4:1 Or Repent
- 4:2 Or will bless one another
- 4:10 Lit sword touches
- 4:11 Lit to the daughter of my
- 4:12 Lit comes for me
- 4:19 Lit My inner parts, my inner parts
- 4:19 Lit the walls of
Jeremiah 3:6-4:31
New International Version
Jeremiah 3:6-4:31
New International Version
Unfaithful Israel
6 During the reign of King Josiah,(A) the Lord said to me, “Have you seen what faithless(B) Israel has done? She has gone up on every high hill and under every spreading tree(C) and has committed adultery(D) there. 7 I thought that after she had done all this she would return to me but she did not, and her unfaithful sister(E) Judah saw it.(F) 8 I gave faithless Israel(G) her certificate of divorce(H) and sent her away because of all her adulteries. Yet I saw that her unfaithful sister Judah had no fear;(I) she also went out and committed adultery. 9 Because Israel’s immorality mattered so little to her, she defiled the land(J) and committed adultery(K) with stone(L) and wood.(M) 10 In spite of all this, her unfaithful sister Judah did not return(N) to me with all her heart, but only in pretense,(O)” declares the Lord.(P)
11 The Lord said to me, “Faithless Israel is more righteous(Q) than unfaithful(R) Judah.(S) 12 Go, proclaim this message toward the north:(T)
“‘Return,(U) faithless(V) Israel,’ declares the Lord,
‘I will frown on you no longer,
for I am faithful,’(W) declares the Lord,
‘I will not be angry(X) forever.
13 Only acknowledge(Y) your guilt—
you have rebelled against the Lord your God,
you have scattered your favors to foreign gods(Z)
under every spreading tree,(AA)
and have not obeyed(AB) me,’”
declares the Lord.
14 “Return,(AC) faithless people,” declares the Lord, “for I am your husband.(AD) I will choose you—one from a town and two from a clan—and bring you to Zion. 15 Then I will give you shepherds(AE) after my own heart,(AF) who will lead you with knowledge and understanding. 16 In those days, when your numbers have increased greatly in the land,” declares the Lord, “people will no longer say, ‘The ark(AG) of the covenant of the Lord.’ It will never enter their minds or be remembered;(AH) it will not be missed, nor will another one be made. 17 At that time they will call Jerusalem The Throne(AI) of the Lord, and all nations(AJ) will gather in Jerusalem to honor(AK) the name of the Lord. No longer will they follow the stubbornness of their evil hearts.(AL) 18 In those days the people of Judah will join the people of Israel,(AM) and together(AN) they will come from a northern(AO) land to the land(AP) I gave your ancestors as an inheritance.
19 “I myself said,
“‘How gladly would I treat you like my children
and give you a pleasant land,(AQ)
the most beautiful inheritance(AR) of any nation.’
I thought you would call me ‘Father’(AS)
and not turn away from following me.
20 But like a woman unfaithful to her husband,
so you, Israel, have been unfaithful(AT) to me,”
declares the Lord.
21 A cry is heard on the barren heights,(AU)
the weeping(AV) and pleading of the people of Israel,
because they have perverted their ways
and have forgotten(AW) the Lord their God.
“Yes, we will come to you,
for you are the Lord our God.
23 Surely the idolatrous commotion on the hills(BA)
and mountains is a deception;
surely in the Lord our God
is the salvation(BB) of Israel.
24 From our youth shameful(BC) gods have consumed
the fruits of our ancestors’ labor—
their flocks and herds,
their sons and daughters.
25 Let us lie down in our shame,(BD)
and let our disgrace cover us.
We have sinned(BE) against the Lord our God,
both we and our ancestors;(BF)
from our youth(BG) till this day
we have not obeyed(BH) the Lord our God.”
4 “If you, Israel, will return,(BI)
then return to me,”
declares the Lord.
“If you put your detestable idols(BJ) out of my sight
and no longer go astray,
2 and if in a truthful, just and righteous way
you swear,(BK) ‘As surely as the Lord lives,’(BL)
then the nations will invoke blessings(BM) by him
and in him they will boast.(BN)”
3 This is what the Lord says to the people of Judah and to Jerusalem:
“Break up your unplowed ground(BO)
and do not sow among thorns.(BP)
4 Circumcise yourselves to the Lord,
circumcise your hearts,(BQ)
you people of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem,
or my wrath(BR) will flare up and burn like fire(BS)
because of the evil(BT) you have done—
burn with no one to quench(BU) it.
Disaster From the North
5 “Announce in Judah and proclaim(BV) in Jerusalem and say:
‘Sound the trumpet(BW) throughout the land!’
Cry aloud and say:
‘Gather together!
Let us flee to the fortified cities!’(BX)
6 Raise the signal(BY) to go to Zion!
Flee for safety without delay!
For I am bringing disaster(BZ) from the north,(CA)
even terrible destruction.”
7 A lion(CB) has come out of his lair;(CC)
a destroyer(CD) of nations has set out.
He has left his place
to lay waste(CE) your land.
Your towns will lie in ruins(CF)
without inhabitant.
8 So put on sackcloth,(CG)
lament(CH) and wail,
for the fierce anger(CI) of the Lord
has not turned away from us.
9 “In that day,” declares the Lord,
“the king and the officials will lose heart,(CJ)
the priests will be horrified,
and the prophets will be appalled.”(CK)
10 Then I said, “Alas, Sovereign Lord! How completely you have deceived(CL) this people and Jerusalem by saying, ‘You will have peace,’(CM) when the sword is at our throats!”
11 At that time this people and Jerusalem will be told, “A scorching wind(CN) from the barren heights in the desert blows toward my people, but not to winnow or cleanse; 12 a wind(CO) too strong for that comes from me. Now I pronounce my judgments(CP) against them.”
13 Look! He advances like the clouds,(CQ)
his chariots(CR) come like a whirlwind,(CS)
his horses(CT) are swifter than eagles.(CU)
Woe to us! We are ruined!(CV)
14 Jerusalem, wash(CW) the evil from your heart and be saved.(CX)
How long(CY) will you harbor wicked thoughts?
15 A voice is announcing from Dan,(CZ)
proclaiming disaster from the hills of Ephraim.(DA)
16 “Tell this to the nations,
proclaim concerning Jerusalem:
‘A besieging army is coming from a distant land,(DB)
raising a war cry(DC) against the cities of Judah.(DD)
17 They surround(DE) her like men guarding a field,
because she has rebelled(DF) against me,’”
declares the Lord.
18 “Your own conduct and actions(DG)
have brought this on you.(DH)
This is your punishment.
How bitter(DI) it is!
How it pierces to the heart!”
19 Oh, my anguish, my anguish!(DJ)
I writhe in pain.(DK)
Oh, the agony of my heart!
My heart pounds(DL) within me,
I cannot keep silent.(DM)
For I have heard the sound of the trumpet;(DN)
I have heard the battle cry.(DO)
20 Disaster follows disaster;(DP)
the whole land lies in ruins.(DQ)
In an instant my tents(DR) are destroyed,
my shelter in a moment.
21 How long must I see the battle standard(DS)
and hear the sound of the trumpet?(DT)
22 “My people are fools;(DU)
they do not know me.(DV)
They are senseless children;
they have no understanding.(DW)
They are skilled in doing evil;(DX)
they know not how to do good.”(DY)
23 I looked at the earth,
and it was formless and empty;(DZ)
and at the heavens,
and their light(EA) was gone.
24 I looked at the mountains,
and they were quaking;(EB)
all the hills were swaying.
25 I looked, and there were no people;
every bird in the sky had flown away.(EC)
26 I looked, and the fruitful land was a desert;(ED)
all its towns lay in ruins(EE)
before the Lord, before his fierce anger.(EF)
27 This is what the Lord says:
“The whole land will be ruined,(EG)
though I will not destroy(EH) it completely.
28 Therefore the earth will mourn(EI)
and the heavens above grow dark,(EJ)
because I have spoken and will not relent,(EK)
I have decided and will not turn back.(EL)”
29 At the sound of horsemen and archers(EM)
every town takes to flight.(EN)
Some go into the thickets;
some climb up among the rocks.(EO)
All the towns are deserted;(EP)
no one lives in them.
Jeremiah 3:6-4:31
King James Version
Jeremiah 3:6-4:31
King James Version
6 The Lord said also unto me in the days of Josiah the king, Hast thou seen that which backsliding Israel hath done? she is gone up upon every high mountain and under every green tree, and there hath played the harlot.
7 And I said after she had done all these things, Turn thou unto me. But she returned not. And her treacherous sister Judah saw it.
8 And I saw, when for all the causes whereby backsliding Israel committed adultery I had put her away, and given her a bill of divorce; yet her treacherous sister Judah feared not, but went and played the harlot also.
9 And it came to pass through the lightness of her whoredom, that she defiled the land, and committed adultery with stones and with stocks.
10 And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith the Lord.
11 And the Lord said unto me, The backsliding Israel hath justified herself more than treacherous Judah.
12 Go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith the Lord; and I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you: for I am merciful, saith the Lord, and I will not keep anger for ever.
13 Only acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against the Lord thy God, and hast scattered thy ways to the strangers under every green tree, and ye have not obeyed my voice, saith the Lord.
14 Turn, O backsliding children, saith the Lord; for I am married unto you: and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion:
15 And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.
16 And it shall come to pass, when ye be multiplied and increased in the land, in those days, saith the Lord, they shall say no more, The ark of the covenant of the Lord: neither shall it come to mind: neither shall they remember it; neither shall they visit it; neither shall that be done any more.
17 At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of the Lord; and all the nations shall be gathered unto it, to the name of the Lord, to Jerusalem: neither shall they walk any more after the imagination of their evil heart.
18 In those days the house of Judah shall walk with the house of Israel, and they shall come together out of the land of the north to the land that I have given for an inheritance unto your fathers.
19 But I said, How shall I put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of nations? and I said, Thou shalt call me, My father; and shalt not turn away from me.
20 Surely as a wife treacherously departeth from her husband, so have ye dealt treacherously with me, O house of Israel, saith the Lord.
21 A voice was heard upon the high places, weeping and supplications of the children of Israel: for they have perverted their way, and they have forgotten the Lord their God.
22 Return, ye backsliding children, and I will heal your backslidings. Behold, we come unto thee; for thou art the Lord our God.
23 Truly in vain is salvation hoped for from the hills, and from the multitude of mountains: truly in the Lord our God is the salvation of Israel.
24 For shame hath devoured the labour of our fathers from our youth; their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters.
25 We lie down in our shame, and our confusion covereth us: for we have sinned against the Lord our God, we and our fathers, from our youth even unto this day, and have not obeyed the voice of the Lord our God.
4 If thou wilt return, O Israel, saith the Lord, return unto me: and if thou wilt put away thine abominations out of my sight, then shalt thou not remove.
2 And thou shalt swear, The Lord liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.
3 For thus saith the Lord to the men of Judah and Jerusalem, Break up your fallow ground, and sow not among thorns.
4 Circumcise yourselves to the Lord, and take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my fury come forth like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.
5 Declare ye in Judah, and publish in Jerusalem; and say, Blow ye the trumpet in the land: cry, gather together, and say, Assemble yourselves, and let us go into the defenced cities.
6 Set up the standard toward Zion: retire, stay not: for I will bring evil from the north, and a great destruction.
7 The lion is come up from his thicket, and the destroyer of the Gentiles is on his way; he is gone forth from his place to make thy land desolate; and thy cities shall be laid waste, without an inhabitant.
8 For this gird you with sackcloth, lament and howl: for the fierce anger of the Lord is not turned back from us.
9 And it shall come to pass at that day, saith the Lord, that the heart of the king shall perish, and the heart of the princes; and the priests shall be astonished, and the prophets shall wonder.
10 Then said I, Ah, Lord God! surely thou hast greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall have peace; whereas the sword reacheth unto the soul.
11 At that time shall it be said to this people and to Jerusalem, A dry wind of the high places in the wilderness toward the daughter of my people, not to fan, nor to cleanse,
12 Even a full wind from those places shall come unto me: now also will I give sentence against them.
13 Behold, he shall come up as clouds, and his chariots shall be as a whirlwind: his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe unto us! for we are spoiled.
14 O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?
15 For a voice declareth from Dan, and publisheth affliction from mount Ephraim.
16 Make ye mention to the nations; behold, publish against Jerusalem, that watchers come from a far country, and give out their voice against the cities of Judah.
17 As keepers of a field, are they against her round about; because she hath been rebellious against me, saith the Lord.
18 Thy way and thy doings have procured these things unto thee; this is thy wickedness, because it is bitter, because it reacheth unto thine heart.
19 My bowels, my bowels! I am pained at my very heart; my heart maketh a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace, because thou hast heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war.
20 Destruction upon destruction is cried; for the whole land is spoiled: suddenly are my tents spoiled, and my curtains in a moment.
21 How long shall I see the standard, and hear the sound of the trumpet?
22 For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.
23 I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.
24 I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved lightly.
25 I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled.
26 I beheld, and, lo, the fruitful place was a wilderness, and all the cities thereof were broken down at the presence of the Lord, and by his fierce anger.
27 For thus hath the Lord said, The whole land shall be desolate; yet will I not make a full end.
28 For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black; because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and will not repent, neither will I turn back from it.
29 The whole city shall flee for the noise of the horsemen and bowmen; they shall go into thickets, and climb up upon the rocks: every city shall be forsaken, and not a man dwell therein.
30 And when thou art spoiled, what wilt thou do? Though thou clothest thyself with crimson, though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold, though thou rentest thy face with painting, in vain shalt thou make thyself fair; thy lovers will despise thee, they will seek thy life.
31 For I have heard a voice as of a woman in travail, and the anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion, that bewaileth herself, that spreadeth her hands, saying, Woe is me now! for my soul is wearied because of murderers.
Psalm 147
Christian Standard Bible
Psalm 147
Christian Standard Bible
Psalm 147
God Restores Jerusalem
1 Hallelujah!
How good it is to sing to our God,
for praise is pleasant and lovely.(A)
2 The Lord rebuilds Jerusalem;(B)
he gathers Israel’s exiled people.(C)
3 He heals the brokenhearted
and bandages their wounds.(D)
4 He counts the number of the stars;
he gives names to all of them.(E)
5 Our Lord is great, vast in power;
his understanding is infinite.[a](F)
6 The Lord helps the oppressed
but brings the wicked to the ground.(G)
7 Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving;
play the lyre to our God,(H)
8 who covers the sky with clouds,
prepares rain for the earth,
and causes grass to grow on the hills.(I)
9 He provides the animals with their food,
and the young ravens what they cry for.(J)
10 He is not impressed by the strength of a horse;
he does not value the power of a warrior.[b](K)
11 The Lord values those who fear him,
those who put their hope in his faithful love.(L)
12 Exalt the Lord, Jerusalem;
praise your God, Zion!(M)
13 For he strengthens the bars of your city gates
and blesses your children within you.(N)
14 He endows your territory with prosperity;[c](O)
he satisfies you with the finest wheat.(P)
15 He sends his command throughout the earth;
his word runs swiftly.(Q)
16 He spreads snow like wool;
he scatters frost like ashes;(R)
17 he throws his hailstones like crumbs.
Who can withstand his cold?(S)
18 He sends his word and melts them;
he unleashes his winds,[d] and the water flows.(T)
Psalm 147
New International Version
Psalm 147
New International Version
Psalm 147
1 Praise the Lord.[a]
2 The Lord builds up Jerusalem;(C)
he gathers the exiles(D) of Israel.
3 He heals the brokenhearted(E)
and binds up their wounds.(F)
4 He determines the number of the stars(G)
and calls them each by name.
5 Great is our Lord(H) and mighty in power;(I)
his understanding has no limit.(J)
6 The Lord sustains the humble(K)
but casts the wicked(L) to the ground.
8 He covers the sky with clouds;(Q)
he supplies the earth with rain(R)
and makes grass grow(S) on the hills.
9 He provides food(T) for the cattle
and for the young ravens(U) when they call.
10 His pleasure is not in the strength(V) of the horse,(W)
nor his delight in the legs of the warrior;
11 the Lord delights(X) in those who fear him,(Y)
who put their hope(Z) in his unfailing love.(AA)
12 Extol the Lord, Jerusalem;(AB)
praise your God, Zion.
13 He strengthens the bars of your gates(AC)
and blesses your people(AD) within you.
14 He grants peace(AE) to your borders
and satisfies you(AF) with the finest of wheat.(AG)
15 He sends his command(AH) to the earth;
his word runs(AI) swiftly.
16 He spreads the snow(AJ) like wool
and scatters the frost(AK) like ashes.
17 He hurls down his hail(AL) like pebbles.
Who can withstand his icy blast?
18 He sends his word(AM) and melts them;
he stirs up his breezes,(AN) and the waters flow.
19 He has revealed his word(AO) to Jacob,(AP)
his laws and decrees(AQ) to Israel.
20 He has done this for no other nation;(AR)
they do not know(AS) his laws.[b]
Praise the Lord.(AT)
Footnotes
- Psalm 147:1 Hebrew Hallelu Yah; also in verse 20
- Psalm 147:20 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint nation; / he has not made his laws known to them
Psalm 147
King James Version
Psalm 147
King James Version
147 Praise ye the Lord: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.
2 The Lord doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.
3 He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
4 He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names.
5 Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.
6 The Lord lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground.
7 Sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God:
8 Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.
9 He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.
10 He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man.
11 The Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.
12 Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.
13 For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee.
14 He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat.
15 He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth: his word runneth very swiftly.
16 He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes.
17 He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?
18 He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow.
19 He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel.
20 He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the Lord.
Proverbs 16:29-32
Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 16:29-32
Christian Standard Bible
30 The one who narrows his eyes is planning deceptions;
the one who compresses his lips brings about evil.(C)
Footnotes
- 16:32 Lit and ruling over one’s spirit
Proverbs 16:29-32
New International Version
Proverbs 16:29-32
New International Version
29 A violent person entices their neighbor
and leads them down a path that is not good.(A)
30 Whoever winks(B) with their eye is plotting perversity;
whoever purses their lips is bent on evil.
31 Gray hair is a crown of splendor;(C)
it is attained in the way of righteousness.
32 Better a patient person than a warrior,
one with self-control than one who takes a city.
Proverbs 16:29-32
King James Version
Proverbs 16:29-32
King James Version
29 A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good.
30 He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things: moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass.
31 The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.
32 He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
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