1 Listen|strong="H8085" to|strong="H3478" the|strong="H5921" words|strong="H1697" of|strong="H1004" the|strong="H5921" funeral song|strong="H1697"
2 Fallen|strong="H5307", no|strong="H3808" more|strong="H3254" to|strong="H3478" rise|strong="H6965", is|strong="H3478" the|strong="H5921" virgin|strong="H1330" Israel|strong="H3478"!
3 For|strong="H3588" the|strong="H3588" Lord|strong="H3069" \+w God|strong="H3069"\+w* says|strong="H3541" this|strong="H3541":
4 For|strong="H3588" the|strong="H3588" \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w* says|strong="H3541" this|strong="H3541" to|strong="H3478" Israel|strong="H3478":
5 But|strong="H3588" do not|strong="H3808" seek|strong="H1875" Bethel|strong="H1008",
6 Seek|strong="H1875" the|strong="H3068" \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w* and|strong="H3068" live|strong="H2421",
7 You who turn|strong="H2015" judgment|strong="H4941" to|strong="H4941" bitter wormwood|strong="H3939",
8 He|strong="H3117" who|strong="H3068" made|strong="H6213" the|strong="H6440" Pleiades|strong="H3598" and|strong="H3068" Orion|strong="H3685",
9 He|strong="H5921" causes destruction|strong="H7701" to|strong="H5921" burst over|strong="H5921" the|strong="H5921" strong|strong="H5794".
10 You|strong="H1696" who|strong="H3198" hate|strong="H8130" the|strong="H1696" arbiters at|strong="H8179" the|strong="H1696" city|strong="H8179" gate|strong="H8179",
11 Because|strong="H5921" you|strong="H5921" trample on|strong="H5921" the|strong="H5921" weak|strong="H1800",
12 For|strong="H3588" I|strong="H3588" know|strong="H3045" how|strong="H3588" many|strong="H7227" are|strong="H6588" your|strong="H3947" crimes|strong="H6588",
13 It|strong="H1931" would|strong="H7451" be|strong="H7451" wise|strong="H7919" to|strong="H6256" keep quiet in|strong="H7919" such|strong="H3651" an|strong="H3588" evil|strong="H7451" time|strong="H6256".
14 Seek|strong="H1875" good|strong="H2896" and|strong="H3068" not|strong="H1961" evil|strong="H7451",
15 Hate|strong="H8130" evil|strong="H7451" and|strong="H3068" love good|strong="H2896",
16 Therefore|strong="H3651" the|strong="H3605" \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*, the|strong="H3605" God|strong="H3068" of|strong="H3068" hosts|strong="H6635", says|strong="H3541":
17 In|strong="H3068" all|strong="H3605" vineyards|strong="H3754" there|strong="H3605" will|strong="H3068" be|strong="H3068" lamenting,
18 Fools who|strong="H1931" long|strong="H3117" for|strong="H3068" the|strong="H3068" day|strong="H3117" of|strong="H3068" the|strong="H3068" \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*!
19 It|strong="H5921" is|strong="H3027" as|strong="H6440" when|strong="H5127" one|strong="H3027" flees|strong="H5127" from|strong="H6440" a|strong="H3068" lion,
20 Won’t the|strong="H3068" \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*’s day|strong="H3117" be|strong="H3808" darkness|strong="H2822" and|strong="H3068" not|strong="H3808" light|strong="H5051",
21 I|strong="H3808" hate|strong="H8130", I|strong="H3808" despise|strong="H3988" your|strong="H3808" feasts|strong="H2282",
22 I|strong="H3588" will|strong="H3808" not|strong="H3808" be|strong="H3808" pleased|strong="H7521" with|strong="H5927" your|strong="H3588" burnt|strong="H5930" offerings|strong="H8002",
23 Spare me|strong="H5921" the|strong="H5921" noise|strong="H1995" of|strong="H5921" your|strong="H5921" songs|strong="H7892",
24 But|strong="H4325" let justice|strong="H4941" roll|strong="H1556" on|strong="H4325" as|strong="H4325" a|strong="H3068" flood|strong="H5158" of|strong="H4325" waters|strong="H4325",
25 Was|strong="H3478" it|strong="H1004" only sacrifices|strong="H2077" and|strong="H3478" grain offerings|strong="H4503"
26 But now you|strong="H6213" will|strong="H6213" lift|strong="H5375" up|strong="H5375" your|strong="H5375" “king” Sikkuth|strong="H5522"
27 as|strong="H3068" I|strong="H3068" drive|strong="H3068" you|strong="H1540" into|strong="H1540" exile|strong="H1540" beyond|strong="H1973" Damascus|strong="H1834",