1إِنْ رَجَعْتَ يَا إِسْرَائِيلُ يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ، إِنْ رَجَعْتَ إِلَيَّ وَإِنْ نَزَعْتَ مَكْرُهَاتِكَ مِنْ أَمَامِي، فَلاَ تَتِيهُ.2وَإِنْ حَلَفْتَ، حَيٌّ هُوَ الرَّبُّ بِالْحَقِّ وَالْعَدْلِ وَالْبِرِّ فَتَتَبَرَّكُ الشُّعُوبُ بِهِ وَبِهِ يَفْتَخِرُونَ.3لأَنَّهُ هَكَذَا قَالَ الرَّبُّ لِرِجَالِ يَهُوذَا وَلأُورُشَلِيمَ، احْرُثُوا لأَنْفُسِكُمْ حَرْثاً وَلاَ تَزْرَعُوا فِي الأَشْوَاكِ.4اِخْتَتِنُوا لِلرَّبِّ وَانْزِعُوا غُرَلَ قُلُوبِكُمْ يَا رِجَالَ يَهُوذَا وَسُكَّانَ أُورُشَلِيمَ، لِئَلاَّ يَخْرُجَ كَنَارٍ غَيْظِي، فَيُحْرِقَ وَلَيْسَ مَنْ يُطْفِئُ بِسَبَبِ شَرِّ أَعْمَالِكُمْ.5أَخْبِرُوا فِي يَهُوذَا وَسَمِّعُوا فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ وَقُولُوا، اضْرِبُوا بِالْبُوقِ فِي الأَرْضِ. نَادُوا بِصَوْتٍ عَالٍ وَقُولُوا، اجْتَمِعُوا فَلْنَدْخُلِ الْمُدُنَ الْحَصِينَةَ.6اِرْفَعُوا الرَّايَةَ نَحْوَ صِهْيَوْنَ. اِحْتَمُوا. لاَ تَقِفُوا. لأَنِّي آتِي بِشَرٍّ مِنَ الشِّمَالِ وَكَسْرٍ عَظِيمٍ.7قَدْ صَعِدَ الأَسَدُ مِنْ غَابَتِهِ وَزَحَفَ مُهْلِكُ الأُمَمِ. خَرَجَ مِنْ مَكَانِهِ لِيَجْعَلَ أَرْضَكِ خَرَاباً. تُخْرَبُ مُدُنُكِ فَلاَ سَاكِنَ.8مِنْ أَجْلِ ذَلِكَ تَنَطَّقُوا بِمُسُوحٍ. الْطُمُوا وَوَلْوِلُوا لأَنَّهُ لَمْ يَرْتَدَّ حُمُوُّ غَضَبِ الرَّبِّ عَنَّا.9وَيَكُونُ فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ، يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ، أَنَّ قَلْبَ الْمَلِكِ يُعْدَمُ، وَقُلُوبَ الرُّؤَسَاءِ. وَتَتَحَيَّرُ الْكَهَنَةُ وَتَتَعَجَّبُ الأَنْبِيَاءُ.10فَقُلْتُ، آهِ يَا سَيِّدُ الرَّبُّ، حَقّاً إِنَّكَ خِدَاعاً خَادَعْتَ هَذَا الشَّعْبَ وَأُورُشَلِيمَ، قَائِلاً، يَكُونُ لَكُمْ سَلاَمٌ وَقَدْ بَلَغَ السَّيْفُ النَّفْسَ.11فِي ذَلِكَ الزَّمَانِ يُقَالُ لِهَذَا الشَّعْبِ وَلأُورُشَلِيمَ، رِيحٌ لاَفِحَةٌ مِنَ الْهِضَابِ فِي الْبَرِّيَّةِ نَحْوَ بِنْتِ شَعْبِي، لاَ لِلتَّذْرِيَةِ وَلاَ لِلتَّنْقِيَةِ.12رِيحٌ أَشَدُّ تَأْتِي لِي مِنْ هَذِهِ. الآنَ أَنَا أَيْضاً أُحَاكِمُهُمْ.13هُوَذَا كَسَحَابٍ يَصْعَدُ وَكَزَوْبَعَةٍ مَرْكَبَاتُهُ. أَسْرَعُ مِنَ النُّسُورِ خَيْلُهُ. وَيْلٌ لَنَا لأَنَّنَا قَدْ أُخْرِبْنَا.14اِغْسِلِي مِنَ الشَّرِّ قَلْبَكِ يَا أُورُشَلِيمُ لِتُخَلَّصِي. إِلَى مَتَى تَبِيتُ فِي وَسَطِكِ أَفْكَارُكِ الْبَاطِلَةُ.15لأَنَّ صَوْتاً يُخْبِرُ مِنْ دَانَ، وَيُسْمَعُ بِبَلِيَّةٍ مِنْ جَبَلِ أَفْرَايِمَ،16اُذْكُرُوا لِلأُمَمِ. انْظُرُوا. أَسْمِعُوا عَلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ. الْمُحَاصِرُونَ آتُونَ مِنْ أَرْضٍ بَعِيدَةٍ فَيُطْلِقُونَ عَلَى مُدُنِ يَهُوذَا صَوْتَهُمْ.17كَحَارِسِي حَقْلٍ صَارُوا عَلَيْهَا حَوَالَيْهَا، لأَنَّهَا تَمَرَّدَتْ عَلَيَّ يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ.18طَرِيقُكِ وَأَعْمَالُكِ صَنَعَتْ هَذِهِ لَكِ. هَذَا شَرُّكِ. فَإِنَّهُ مُرٌّ. فَإِنَّهُ قَدْ بَلَغَ قَلْبَكِ.19أَحْشَائِي أَحْشَائِي. تُوجِعُنِي جُدْرَانُ قَلْبِي. يَئِنُّ فِيَّ قَلْبِي. لاَ أَسْتَطِيعُ السُّكُوتَ. لأَنَّكِ سَمِعْتِ يَا نَفْسِي صَوْتَ الْبُوقِ وَهُتَافَ الْحَرْبِ.20بِكَسْرٍ عَلَى كَسْرٍ نُودِيَ، لأَنَّهُ قَدْ خَرِبَتْ كُلُّ الأَرْضِ. بَغْتَةً خَرِبَتْ خِيَامِي وَشُقَقِي فِي لَحْظَةٍ.21حَتَّى مَتَى أَرَى الرَّايَةَ وَأَسْمَعُ صَوْتَ الْبُوقِ.22لأَنَّ شَعْبِي أَحْمَقُ. إِيَّايَ لَمْ يَعْرِفُوا. هُمْ بَنُونَ جَاهِلُونَ وَهُمْ غَيْرُ فَاهِمِينَ. هُمْ حُكَمَاءُ فِي عَمَلِ الشَّرِّ، وَلِعَمَلِ الصَّالِحِ مَا يَفْهَمُونَ.23نَظَرْتُ إِلَى الأَرْضِ وَإِذَا هِيَ خَرِبَةٌ وَخَالِيَةٌ، وَإِلَى السَّمَاوَاتِ فَلاَ نُورَ لَهَا.24نَظَرْتُ إِلَى الْجِبَالِ وَإِذَا هِيَ تَرْتَجِفُ، وَكُلُّ الآكَامِ تَقَلْقَلَتْ.25نَظَرْتُ وَإِذَا لاَ إِنْسَانَ، وَكُلُّ طُيُورِ السَّمَاءِ هَرَبَتْ.26نَظَرْتُ وَإِذَا الْبُسْتَانُ بَرِّيَّةٌ، وَكُلُّ مُدُنِهَا نُقِضَتْ مِنْ وَجْهِ الرَّبِّ، مِنْ وَجْهِ حُمُوِّ غَضَبِهِ.27لأَنَّهُ هَكَذَا قَالَ الرَّبُّ، خَرَاباً تَكُونُ كُلُّ الأَرْضِ، وَلَكِنَّنِي لاَ أُفْنِيهَا.28مِنْ أَجْلِ ذَلِكَ تَنُوحُ الأَرْضُ وَتُظْلِمُ السَّمَاوَاتُ مِنْ فَوْقُ، مِنْ أَجْلِ أَنِّي قَدْ تَكَلَّمْتُ. قَصَدْتُ وَلاَ أَنْدَمُ وَلاَ أَرْجِعُ عَنْهُ.29مِنْ صَوْتِ الْفَارِسِ وَرَامِي الْقَوْسِ كُلُّ الْمَدِينَةِ هَارِبَةٌ. دَخَلُوا الْغَابَاتِ وَصَعِدُوا عَلَى الصُّخُورِ. كُلُّ الْمُدُنِ مَتْرُوكَةٌ وَلاَ إِنْسَانَ سَاكِنٌ فِيهَا.30وَأَنْتِ أَيَّتُهَا الْخَرِبَةُ، مَاذَا تَعْمَلِينَ. إِذَا لَبِسْتِ قِرْمِزاً، إِذَا تَزَيَّنْتِ بِزِينَةٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ، إِذَا كَحَّلْتِ بِالأُثْمُدِ عَيْنَيْكِ فَبَاطِلاً تُحَسِّنِينَ ذَاتَكِ، فَقَدْ رَذَلَكِ الْعَاشِقُونَ. يَطْلُبُونَ نَفْسَكِ.31لأَنِّي سَمِعْتُ صَوْتاً كَمَاخِضَةٍ، ضِيقاً مِثْلَ ضِيقِ بِكْرِيَّةٍ. صَوْتَ ابْنَةِ صِهْيَوْنَ تَزْفِرُ. تَبْسُطُ يَدَيْهَا قَائِلَةً، وَيْلٌ لِي لأَنَّ نَفْسِي قَدْ أُغْمِيَ عَلَيْهَا بِسَبَبِ الْقَاتِلِينَ.
1If 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.2And 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.3For thus saith the LORD to the men of Judah and Jerusalem, Break up your fallow ground, and sow not among thorns.4Circumcise 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.5Declare 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.6Set up the standard toward Zion: retire, stay not: for I will bring evil from the north, and a great destruction.7The 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.8For this gird you with sackcloth, lament and howl: for the fierce anger of the LORD is not turned back from us.9And 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.10Then 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.11At 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,12Even a full wind from those places shall come unto me: now also will I give sentence against them.13Behold, 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.14O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?15For a voice declareth from Dan, and publisheth affliction from mount Ephraim.16Make 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.17As keepers of a field, are they against her round about; because she hath been rebellious against me, saith the LORD.18Thy way and thy doings have procured these things unto thee; this is thy wickedness, because it is bitter, because it reacheth unto thine heart.19My 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.20Destruction upon destruction is cried; for the whole land is spoiled: suddenly are my tents spoiled, and my curtains in a moment.21How long shall I see the standard, and hear the sound of the trumpet?22For 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.23I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.24I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved lightly.25I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled.26I 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.27For thus hath the LORD said, The whole land shall be desolate; yet will I not make a full end.28For 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.29The 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.30And 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.31For 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.