Habakkuk Chapter 2
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asv (asv) - eBible.org engASV USFM
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Therefore he sacrificeth unto his net, and burneth incense unto his drag; because by them his portion is fat, and his food plenteous.
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Shall he therefore empty his net, and spare not to slay the nations continually?
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I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will look forth to see what he will speak with me, and what I shall answer concerning my complaint.
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And Jehovah answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tablets, that he may run that readeth it.
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For the vision is yet for the appointed time, and it hasteth toward the end, and shall not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not delay.
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Behold, his soul is puffed up, it is not upright in him; but the righteous shall live by his faith.
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Yea, moreover, wine is treacherous, a haughty man, that keepeth not at home; who enlargeth his desire as Sheol, and he is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all peoples.
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Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and that ladeth himself with pledges!
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Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee, and awake that shall vex thee, and thou shalt be for booty unto them?
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Because thou hast plundered many nations, all the remnant of the peoples shall plunder thee, because of men’s blood, and for the violence done to the land, to the city and to all that dwell therein.
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Woe to him that getteth an evil gain for his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the hand of evil!
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Thou hast devised shame to thy house, by cutting off many peoples, and hast sinned against thy soul.
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For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.
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Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and establisheth a city by iniquity!
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Behold, is it not of Jehovah of hosts that the peoples labor for the fire, and the nations weary themselves for vanity?
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For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of Jehovah, as the waters cover the sea.
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Woe unto him that giveth his neighbor drink,
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to thee that addest thy venom, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness!
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Thou art filled with shame, and not glory: drink thou also, and be as one uncircumcised; the cup of Jehovah’s right hand shall come round unto thee, and foul shame shall be upon thy glory.
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For the violence done to Lebanon shall cover thee, and the destruction of the beasts, which made them afraid; because of men’s blood, and for the violence done to the land, to the city and to all that dwell therein.
darby (darby) - eBible.org Darby 1890 plaintext
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I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will look forth to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer as to my reproof.
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And Jehovah answered me and said, Write the vision, and engrave it upon tablets, that he may run that readeth it.
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For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but it hasteth to the end, and shall not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; for it will surely come, it will not delay.
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Behold, his soul is puffed up, it is not upright within him: but the just shall live by his faith.
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And moreover, the wine is treacherous: he is a proud man, and keepeth not at rest, he enlargeth his desire as Sheol, and he is like death and cannot be satisfied; and he assembleth unto him all nations, and gathereth unto him all peoples.
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Shall not all these take up a proverb about him, and a taunting riddle against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? — and to him that loadeth himself with pledges!
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Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee, and they awake up that shall vex thee, and thou shalt be for booties unto them?
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Because thou hast plundered many nations, all the rest of the peoples shall plunder thee; because of men's blood, and for the violence [done] to the land, to the city, and all that dwell therein.
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Woe to him that getteth iniquitous gain to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the grasp of evil!
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Thou hast devised shame to thy house, by cutting off many peoples, and hast sinned against thine own soul.
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For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.
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Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and establisheth a city by unrighteousness!
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Behold, is it not of Jehovah of hosts that the peoples labour for the fire, and the nations weary themselves in vain?
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For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of Jehovah as the waters cover the sea.
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Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, — that pourest out thy flask, and makest [him] drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness!
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Thou art filled with shame instead of glory; drink thou also, and let thy foreskin be uncovered: the cup of Jehovah's right hand shall be turned unto thee, and a shameful spewing shall be on thy glory.
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For the violence [done] to Lebanon shall cover thee, and the destruction of beasts which made them afraid; because of men's blood, and for the violence [done] to the land, to the city, and all that dwell therein.
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What profiteth the graven image that the maker thereof hath graven it? the molten image, and the teacher of falsehood, that the maker of his work dependeth thereon, to make dumb idols?
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Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake! to the dumb stone, Arise! Shall it teach? Behold it is overlaid with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in the midst of it.
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But Jehovah is in his holy temple. Let all the earth keep silence before him!
lxxbrent (lxxbrent) - Septuagint (Brenton 1851) eBible USFM
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I will stand upon my watch, and mount upon the rock, and watch to see what he will say by me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved.
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And the Lord answered me and said, Write the vision, and [that] plainly on a tablet, that he that reads it may run.
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For the vision [is] yet for a time, and it shall shoot forth at the end, and not in vain: though he should tarry, wait for him; for he will surely come, and will not tarry.
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If he should draw back, my soul has no pleasure in him: but the just shall live by my faith.
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But the arrogant man and the scorner, the boastful man, shall not finish anything; who has enlarged his desire as the grave, and like death he is never satisfied, and he will gather to himself all the nations, and will receive to himself all the peoples.
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Shall not all these take up a parable against him? and a proverb to tell against him? and they shall say, Woe to him that multiplies to himself the possessions which are not his! how long? and who heavily loads his yoke.
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For suddenly there shall arise up those that bite him, and they that plot against thee shall awake, and thou shalt be a plunder to them.
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Because thou hast spoiled many nations, all the nations that are left shall spoil [thee], because of the blood of men, and the sins of the land and city, and of all that dwell in it.
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Woe to him that covets an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evils.
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Thou hast devised shame to thy house, thou hast utterly destroyed many nations, and thy soul has sinned.
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For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beetle out of the timber shall speak.
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Woe to him that builds a city with blood, and establishes a city by unrighteousness.
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Are not these things of the Lord Almighty? surely many people have been exhausted in the fire, and many nations have fainted.
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For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord; it shall cover them as water.
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Woe to him that gives his neighbour to drink the thick lees [of wine], and intoxicates [him], that he may look upon their secret parts.
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Drink thou also [thy] fill of disgrace instead of glory: shake, O heart, and quake, the cup of the right hand of the Lord has come round upon thee, and dishonour has gathered upon thy glory.
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For the ungodliness of Libanus shall cover thee, and distress because of wild beasts shall dismay thee, because of the blood of men, and the sins of the land and city, and of all that dwell in it.
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What profits it the graven image, that they have graven it? [one] has made it a molten work, a false image; for the maker has trusted in his work, to make dumb idols.
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Woe to him that says to the wood, Awake, arise; and to the stone, Be thou exalted! whereas it is an image, and this is a casting of gold and silver, and there is no breath in it.
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But the Lord is in his holy temple: let all the earth fear before him.
vul1914 (vul1914) - Vulgate 1914 UTF-8 (sacredbible.org)
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Super custodiam meam stabo, et figam gradum super munitionem: et contemplabor ut videam quid dicatur mihi, et quid respondeam ad arguentem me.
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Et respondit mihi Dominus, et dixit: Scribe visum, et explana eum super tabulas: ut percurrat qui legerit eum.
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Quia adhuc visus procul, et apparebit in finem, et non mentietur. si moram fecerit expecta illum: quia veniens veniet, et non tardabit.
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Ecce qui incredulus est, non erit recta anima eius in semetipso: iustus autem in fide sua vivet.
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Et quomodo vinum potantem decipit: sic erit vir superbus, et non decorabitur: qui dilatavit quasi infernus animam suam: et ipse quasi mors, et non adimpletur: et congregabit ad se omnes gentes, et coacervabit ad se omnes populos.
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Numquid non omnes isti super eum parabolam sument, et loquelam ænigmatum eius: et dicetur: Væ ei, qui multiplicat non sua? usquequo et aggravat contra se densum lutum?
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Numquid non repente consurgent qui mordeant te: et suscitabuntur lacerantes te, et eris in rapinam eis?
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Quia tu spoliasti gentes multas, spoliabunt te omnes, qui reliqui fuerint de populis propter sanguinem hominis et iniquitatem terræ civitatis, et omnium habitantium in ea.
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Væ qui congregat avaritiam malam domui suæ, ut sit in excelso nidus eius, et liberari se putat de manu mali.
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Cogitasti confusionem domui tuæ, concidisti populos multos, et peccavit anima tua.
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Quia lapis de pariete clamabit: et lignum, quod inter iuncturas ædificiorum est, respondebit.
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Væ qui ædificat civitatem in sanguinibus, et præparat urbem in iniquitate.
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Numquid non hæc sunt a Domino exercituum? Laborabunt enim populi in multo igne: et gentes in vacuum, et deficient.
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Quia replebitur terra, ut cognoscant gloriam Domini, quasi aquæ operientes mare.
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Væ qui potum dat amico suo mittens fel suum, et inebrians ut aspiciat nuditatem eius.
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Repletus es ignominia pro gloria: bibe tu quoque, et consopire: circumdabit te calix dexteræ Domini, et vomitus ignominiæ super gloriam tuam.
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Quia iniquitas Libani operiet te, et vastitas animalium deterrebit eos de sanguinibus hominum, et iniquitate terræ, et civitatis, et omnium habitantium in ea.
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Quid prodest sculptile, quia sculpsit illud fictor suus, conflatile, et imaginem falsam? quia speravit in figmento fictor eius ut faceret simulacra muta.
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Væ qui dicit ligno: Expergiscere: Surge, lapidi tacenti: numquid ipse docere poterit? Ecce iste coopertus est auro, et argento: et omnis spiritus non est in visceribus eius.
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Dominus autem in templo sancto suo: sileat a facie eius omnis terra.
web (web) - WorldEnglish.Bible — CC0 modern update of ASV
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I will stand at my watch and set myself on the ramparts, and will look out to see what he will say to me, and what I will answer concerning my complaint.
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The LORD answered me, “Write the vision, and make it plain on tablets, that he who runs may read it.
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For the vision is yet for the appointed time, and it hurries toward the end, and won’t prove false. Though it takes time, wait for it, because it will surely come. It won’t delay.
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Behold, his soul is puffed up. It is not upright in him, but the righteous will live by his faith.
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Yes, moreover, wine is treacherous: an arrogant man who doesn’t stay at home, who enlarges his desire as Sheol; he is like death and can’t be satisfied, but gathers to himself all nations and heaps to himself all peoples.
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Won’t all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, ‘Woe to him who increases that which is not his, and who enriches himself by extortion! How long?’
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Won’t your debtors rise up suddenly, and wake up those who make you tremble, and you will be their victim?
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Because you have plundered many nations, all the remnant of the peoples will plunder you because of men’s blood, and for the violence done to the land, to the city and to all who dwell in it.
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Woe to him who gets an evil gain for his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the hand of evil!
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You have devised shame to your house by cutting off many peoples, and have sinned against your soul.
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For the stone will cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the woodwork will answer it.
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Woe to him who builds a town with blood, and establishes a city by iniquity!
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Behold, isn’t it from the LORD of Armies that the peoples labor for the fire, and the nations weary themselves for vanity?
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For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the LORD’s glory, as the waters cover the sea.
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“Woe to him who gives his neighbor drink, pouring your inflaming wine until they are drunk, so that you may gaze at their naked bodies!
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You are filled with shame, and not glory. You will also drink and be exposed! The cup of the LORD’s right hand will come around to you, and disgrace will cover your glory.
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For the violence done to Lebanon will overwhelm you, and the destruction of the animals will terrify you, because of men’s blood and for the violence done to the land, to every city and to those who dwell in them.
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“What value does the engraved image have, that its maker has engraved it; the molten image, even the teacher of lies, that he who fashions its form trusts in it, to make mute idols?
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Woe to him who says to the wood, ‘Awake!’ or to the mute stone, ‘Arise!’ Shall this teach? Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all within it.
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But the LORD is in his holy temple. Let all the earth be silent before him!”
ylt (ylt) - Bible.com YLT98 plain UTF-8
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On my charge I stand, and I station myself on a bulwark, and I watch to see what He doth speak against me, and what I do reply to my reproof.
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And Jehovah answereth me and saith: `Write a vision, and explain on the tables, That he may run who is reading it.
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For yet the vision <FI>is<Fi> for a season, And it breatheth for the end, and doth not lie, If it tarry, wait for it, For surely it cometh, it is not late.
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Lo, a presumptuous one! Not upright is his soul within him, And the righteous by his stedfastness liveth.
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And also, because the wine <FI>is<Fi> treacherous, A man is haughty, and remaineth not at home, Who hath enlarged as sheol his soul, And is as death that is not satisfied, And doth gather unto itself all the nations, And doth assemble unto itself all the peoples,
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Do not these--all of them--against him a simile taken up, And a moral of acute sayings for him, And say, Woe <FI>to<Fi> him who is multiplying <FI>what is<Fi> not his? Till when also is he multiplying to himself heavy pledges?
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Do not thy usurers instantly rise up, And those shaking thee awake up, And thou hast been for a spoil to them?
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Because thou hast spoiled many nations, Spoil thee do all the remnant of the peoples, Because of man's blood, and of violence <FI>to<Fi> the land, <FI>To<Fi> the city, and <FI>to<Fi> all dwelling in it.
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Woe <FI>to<Fi> him who is gaining evil gain for his house, To set on high his nest, To be delivered from the hand of evil,
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Thou hast counselled a shameful thing to thy house, To cut off many peoples, and sinful <FI>is<Fi> thy soul.
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For a stone from the wall doth cry out, And a holdfast from the wood answereth it.
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Woe <FI>to<Fi> him who is building a city by blood, And establishing a city by iniquity.
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Lo, is it not from Jehovah of Hosts And peoples are fatigued for fire, And nations for vanity are weary?
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For full is the earth of the knowledge of the honour of Jehovah, As waters cover <FI>the bottom of<Fi> a sea.
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Woe <FI>to<Fi> him who is giving drink to his neighbour, Pouring out thy bottle, and also making drunk, In order to look on their nakedness.
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Thou hast been filled--shame without honour, Drink thou also, and be uncircumcised, Turn round unto thee doth the cup of the right hand of Jehovah, And shameful spewing <FI>is<Fi> on thine honour.
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For violence <FI>to<Fi> Lebanon doth cover thee, And spoil of beasts doth affright them, Because of man's blood, and of violence <FI>to<Fi> the land, <FI>To<Fi> the city, and <FI>to<Fi> all dwelling in it.
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What profit hath a graven image given That its former hath graven it? A molten image and teacher of falsehood, That trusted hath the former on his own formation--to make dumb idols?
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Woe <FI>to<Fi> him who is saying to wood, `Awake,' `Stir up,' to a dumb stone, It a teacher! lo, it is overlaid--gold and silver, And there is no spirit in its midst.
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And Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> in His holy temple, Be silent before Him, all the earth!
Explanations by Age Level
Explain Like I'm 5
A long, long time ago, there was nothing at all - no earth, no sky, no animals, no people. It was all dark and empty. But God was there! God is so powerful that He can make anything just by speaking. So God said "Let there be light!" and BOOM! There was light everywhere! God saw that the light was beautiful and good. He called the light "day" and the darkness "night." This was the very first day when God started making our wonderful world!
Explain Like I'm 10
Before anything existed - no planets, stars, or life - God decided to create the universe. The earth started out as a dark, empty place covered with water. But God's Spirit was there, ready to bring order and beauty to everything. When God spoke and said "Let there be light," light immediately appeared because God's words have incredible power. God looked at the light and was pleased with what He had made. He organized time by separating light (day) from darkness (night), creating the first 24-hour period. This shows us that God is organized and purposeful in everything He does.
Explain Like I'm 15
Genesis 1:1-5 establishes fundamental theological truths about God and creation. The Hebrew word "bara" (created) indicates creation from nothing (ex nihilo), demonstrating God's absolute sovereignty and power. The phrase "without form and void" (tohu wa-bohu) describes a state of chaos that God transforms into order. The Spirit of God "hovering" or "brooding" over the waters suggests active, caring involvement in creation. The creation of light before the sun (created on day 4) indicates that God Himself is the ultimate source of light and energy. The establishment of day and night creates the framework of time, showing that God operates within orderly patterns while transcending them. This passage refutes both atheistic materialism and pantheism, establishing that God is both transcendent (separate from creation) and immanent (actively involved in it).