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32 It will be paid in full before their time,
    and their branch will not be green.(A)

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32 Before his time(A) he will wither,(B)
    and his branches will not flourish.(C)

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17 Do not be too wicked, and do not be a fool; why should you die before your time?

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17 Do not be overwicked,
    and do not be a fool—
    why die before your time?(A)

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16 They were snatched away before their time;
    their foundation was washed away by a flood.(A)

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16 They were carried off before their time,(A)
    their foundations(B) washed away by a flood.(C)

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23 But you, O God, will cast them down
    into the lowest pit;
the bloodthirsty and treacherous
    shall not live out half their days.
But I will trust in you.(A)

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23 But you, God, will bring down the wicked
    into the pit(A) of decay;
the bloodthirsty and deceitful(B)
    will not live out half their days.(C)

But as for me, I trust in you.(D)

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Whoever does not abide in me is thrown away like a branch and withers; such branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned.

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If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned.(A)

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I will be like the dew to Israel;
    he shall blossom like the lily;
    he shall strike root like the forests of Lebanon.[a](A)
His shoots shall spread out;
    his beauty shall be like the olive tree
    and his fragrance like that of Lebanon.(B)
They shall again live beneath my[b] shadow;
    they shall flourish as a garden;[c]
they shall blossom like the vine;
    their fragrance shall be like the wine of Lebanon.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 14.5 Cn: Heb like Lebanon
  2. 14.7 Heb his
  3. 14.7 Cn: Heb they shall grow grain

I will be like the dew(A) to Israel;
    he will blossom like a lily.(B)
Like a cedar of Lebanon(C)
    he will send down his roots;(D)
    his young shoots will grow.
His splendor will be like an olive tree,(E)
    his fragrance like a cedar of Lebanon.(F)
People will dwell again in his shade;(G)
    they will flourish like the grain,
they will blossom(H) like the vine—
    Israel’s fame will be like the wine(I) of Lebanon.(J)

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16 Ephraim is stricken,
    their root is dried up,
    they shall bear no fruit.
Even though they give birth,
    I will kill the cherished offspring of their womb.(A)

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16 Ephraim(A) is blighted,
    their root is withered,
    they yield no fruit.(B)
Even if they bear children,
    I will slay(C) their cherished offspring.”

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It had been transplanted
    to good soil by abundant waters,
so that it might produce branches
    and bear fruit
    and become a noble vine.

Say: Thus says the Lord God:

Will it prosper?
Will he not pull up its roots,
    cause its fruit to rot[a] and wither,
    its fresh sprouting leaves to fade?
No strong arm or mighty army will be needed
    to pull it from its roots.
10 Look, it has been transplanted. Will it thrive?
When the east wind strikes it,
    will it not utterly wither,
    wither on the bed where it grew?(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 17.9 Gk: Meaning of Heb uncertain

It had been planted in good soil by abundant water so that it would produce branches,(A) bear fruit and become a splendid vine.’

“Say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Will it thrive? Will it not be uprooted and stripped of its fruit so that it withers? All its new growth will wither. It will not take a strong arm or many people to pull it up by the roots.(B) 10 It has been planted,(C) but will it thrive? Will it not wither completely when the east wind strikes it—wither away in the plot where it grew?(D)’”

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11 When its boughs are dry, they are broken;
    women come and make a fire of them.
For this is a people without understanding;
    therefore he who made them will not have compassion on them;
    he who formed them will show them no favor.(A)

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11 When its twigs are dry, they are broken off(A)
    and women come and make fires(B) with them.
For this is a people without understanding;(C)
    so their Maker has no compassion on them,
    and their Creator(D) shows them no favor.(E)

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But God will break you down forever;
    he will snatch and tear you from your tent;
    he will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah(A)
The righteous will see and fear
    and will laugh at the evildoer,[a] saying,(B)
“See the one who would not take
    refuge in God
but trusted in abundant riches
    and sought refuge in wealth!”[b](C)

But I am like a green olive tree
    in the house of God.
I trust in the steadfast love of God
    forever and ever.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. 52.6 Heb him
  2. 52.7 Syr Tg: Heb in his destruction

Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin:
    He will snatch you up and pluck(A) you from your tent;
    he will uproot(B) you from the land of the living.(C)
The righteous will see and fear;
    they will laugh(D) at you, saying,
“Here now is the man
    who did not make God his stronghold(E)
but trusted in his great wealth(F)
    and grew strong by destroying others!”

But I am like an olive tree(G)
    flourishing in the house of God;
I trust(H) in God’s unfailing love
    for ever and ever.

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16 Their roots dry up beneath,
    and their branches wither above.(A)
17 Their memory perishes from the earth,
    and they have no name in the street.(B)

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16 His roots dry up below(A)
    and his branches wither above.(B)
17 The memory of him perishes from the earth;(C)
    he has no name(D) in the land.(E)

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“For there is hope for a tree,
    if it is cut down, that it will sprout again
    and that its shoots will not cease.
Though its root grows old in the earth
    and its stump dies in the ground,
yet at the scent of water it will bud
    and put forth branches like a young plant.(A)

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“At least there is hope for a tree:(A)
    If it is cut down, it will sprout again,
    and its new shoots(B) will not fail.(C)
Its roots may grow old in the ground
    and its stump(D) die in the soil,
yet at the scent of water(E) it will bud
    and put forth shoots like a plant.(F)

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16 The wicked thrive[a] before the sun,
    and their shoots spread over the garden.(A)
17 Their roots twine around the stoneheap;
    they live among the rocks.[b]
18 If they are destroyed from their place,
    then it will deny them, saying, ‘I have never seen you.’(B)
19 See, these are their happy ways,[c]
    and out of the earth still others will spring.

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Footnotes

  1. 8.16 Heb He thrives
  2. 8.17 Gk Vg: Meaning of Heb uncertain
  3. 8.19 Meaning of Heb uncertain

16 They are like a well-watered plant in the sunshine,
    spreading its shoots(A) over the garden;(B)
17 it entwines its roots around a pile of rocks
    and looks for a place among the stones.
18 But when it is torn from its spot,
    that place disowns(C) it and says, ‘I never saw you.’(D)
19 Surely its life withers(E) away,
    and[a] from the soil other plants grow.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 8:19 Or Surely all the joy it has / is that