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God’s Judgment Unavoidable

I saw the Lord standing beside the ^aaltar, and He said,“Strike the pillar capitals so that the ^bthresholds will shake,And ^cbreak them on the heads of them all!Then I will ^dput to death the rest of them with the sword;They will ^enot have a fugitive who will flee,Nor a survivor who will escape.

2 “Though they dig into ^aSheol,From there My hand will take them;And though they ^bascend to heaven,From there I will bring them down.3 “And though they hide on the summit of Carmel,I will ^atrack them down and take them from there;And though they ^bhide themselves from My sight on the bottom of the sea,I will command the ^cserpent from there, and it will bite them.4 “And though they go into ^acaptivity before their enemies,From there I will command the sword and it will kill them,And I will ^bset My eyes against them for harm and not for good.”

5 The Lord ¹GOD of armies,The One who ^atouches the land so that it quakes,And ^ball those who live in it mourn,And all of it rises up like the NileAnd subsides like the Nile of Egypt;6 The One who builds His ^aupper chambers in the heavensAnd has founded His vaulted dome over the earth,He who ^bcalls for the waters of the seaAnd ^cpours them out on the face of the earth,^dThe LORD is His name.

7 “Are you not as the sons of ^aEthiopia to Me,You sons of Israel?” declares the LORD.“Have I not brought up Israel from the land of Egypt,And the ^bPhilistines from Caphtor and the ^cArameans from ^dKir?8 “Behold, the ^aeyes of the Lord GOD are on the sinful kingdom,And I will ^beliminate it from the face of the earth;Nevertheless, I will ^cnot totally eliminate the house of Jacob,”Declares the LORD.9 “For behold, I am commanding,And I will ^ashake the house of Israel among all nationsAs grain is shaken in a sieve,But not a pebble will fall to the ground.10 “All the ^asinners of My people will die by the sword,Those who say, ‘^bThe catastrophe will not overtake or confront us.’

The Restoration of Israel

11 “On that day I will ^araise up the fallen ¹^bshelter of David,And wall up its ^cgaps;I will also raise up its ruinsAnd rebuild it as in the ^ddays of old;12 ^aSo that they may ¹possess the remnant of ^bEdomAnd all the ²nations who are ^ccalled by My name,”Declares the LORD who does this.

13 “Behold, days are coming,” declares the LORD,“When the ^aplowman will overtake the reaper,And the one who treads grapes will overtake him who sows the seed;When the ^bmountains will drip grape juice,And all the hills will come apart.14 “I will also ^arestore the fortunes of My people Israel,And they will ^brebuild the desolated cities and live in them;They will also ^cplant vineyards and drink their wine,And make gardens and eat their fruit.15 “I will also plant them on their land,And ^athey will not be uprooted again from their landWhich I have given them,”Says the LORD your God.

Sinful Israelites Will Die by the Sword

I saw the Lord standing beside the ^aaltar, and He said,“Strike the capitals so that the ^bthresholds will quake,And ^cbreak them on the heads of them all!Then I will ^dkill the rest of them with the sword;^eNot one of them who can flee will flee,And not one of them who can survive will escape.

2 “Though they dig into ^aSheol,From there will My hand take them;And though they ^bascend to heaven,From there will I bring them down.3 “And though they hide on the ¹top of Carmel,From there I will ^asearch them out and take them;And though they ^bconceal themselves from My eyes on the floor of the sea,From there I will command the ^cserpent, and it will bite them.4 “And though they go into ^acaptivity before their enemies,From there I will command the sword that it kill them,And I will ^bset My eyes against them for evil and not for good.”

5 Now Lord Yahweh of hosts,The One who ^atouches the land so that it melts,And ^ball those who inhabit it mourn,And all of it rises up like the NileAnd subsides like the Nile of Egypt;6 The One who builds His ¹^aupper chambers in the heavensAnd has founded His vaulted dome over the earth;The One who ^bcalls for the waters of the seaAnd ^cpours them out on the face of the earth;^dYahweh is His name.

7 “Are you not as the sons of ^aEthiopia to Me,O sons of Israel?” declares Yahweh.“Have I not brought up Israel from the land of Egypt,And the ^bPhilistines from Caphtor and the ^cArameans from ^dKir?8 “Behold, the ^aeyes of Lord Yahweh are on the sinful kingdom,And I will ^bdestroy it from the face of the earth;Nevertheless, I will ^cnot totally destroy the house of Jacob,”Declares Yahweh.9 “For behold, I am commanding,And I will ^ashake the house of Israel among all nationsAs grain is shaken in a sieve,But not a ¹kernel will fall to the ground.10 “All the ^asinners of My people will die by the sword,Those who say, ‘^bThe calamity will not overtake or confront us.’

Yahweh Will Rebuild Israel

11 “In that day I will ^araise up the fallen ¹^bbooth of DavidAnd wall up its ^cbreaches;I will also raise up its ruinsAnd rebuild it as in the ^dancient days,12 ^aThat they may possess the remnant of ^bEdomAnd all the ¹nations who are ^ccalled by My name,”Declares Yahweh who does this.

13 “Behold, days are coming,” declares Yahweh,“When the ^aplowman will overtake the reaperAnd the treader of grapes him who sows seed;When the ^bmountains will drip ¹sweet ^cwineAnd all the hills will melt.14 “Also I will ^arestore the ¹captivity of My people Israel,And they will ^brebuild the desolated cities and live in them;They will also ^cplant vineyards and drink their wineAnd make gardens and eat their fruit.15 “I will also plant them on their land,And ^athey will not again be uprooted from their landWhich I have given them,”Says Yahweh your God.