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Evil Leaders Rebuked
The righteous man perishes, and no man aputs it upon his heart;And men of lovingkindness are gathered away, while no one understands.For the righteous man is gathered away from bevil,2 He enters into peace;They rest in their 1beds,Each one who awalked in his upright way.3 “But draw near, you sons of a asoothsayer,bSeed of an adulterer and 1a cprostitute.4 “Against whom do you jest?Against whom do you open wide your mouthAnd stick out your tongue?Are you not children of atransgression,Seed of lying,5 Who inflame yourselves among the 1aoaks,bUnder every green tree,Who cslaughter the children in the 2ravines,Under the clefts of the cliffs?6 “Among the 1asmooth stones of the 2ravineIs your portion, 3they are your lot;Even to them you have bpoured out a drink offering;You have made a grain offering.Shall I 4crelent concerning these things?7 “Upon a mountain alofty and lifted upYou have bmade your bed.You also went up there to offer sacrifice.8 “Behind the door and the doorpostYou have set up your memorial;Indeed, far removed from Me, you have auncovered yourself,And have gone up and made your bed wide,And you have cut a covenant for yourself with them;You have loved their 1bed;You have looked on their 2manhood.9 “You have journeyed to the king with oilAnd increased your perfumes;You have asent your envoys a great distanceAnd made them go down to Sheol.10 “You were tired out by the length of your road,Yet you did not say, ‘aIt is hopeless.’You found 1renewed strength;Therefore you did not 2faint.
11 “Of awhom were you anxious and fearfulWhen you lied and did bnot remember Me,Nor even cput Me upon your heart?Was I not silent even for a long timeSo you do not fear Me?12 “I will adeclare your righteousness and your bdeeds,But they will not profit you.13 “When you cry out, alet your collection of idols deliver you.But the wind will lift all of them up,And a breath will take them away.But he who btakes refuge in Me will cinherit the landAnd will dpossess My holy mountain.”
Yahweh Revives the Spirit of the Lowly
14 And it will be said,“aBuild up, build up, prepare the way,1Remove every stumbling block out of the way of My people.”15 For thus says the One ahigh and lifted upWho bdwells forever, whose name is Holy,“I cdwell on a high and holy place,And also with the dcrushed and lowly of spiritIn order to erevive the spirit of the lowlyAnd to revive the heart of the crushed.16 “For I will anot contend forever,bNor will I always be angry;For the spirit would grow faint before Me,And the cbreath of those whom I have made.17 “Because of the iniquity of his agreedy gain I was angry and struck him;I hid My face and was angry,And he went on bturning away, in the way of his heart.18 “I have seen his ways, but I will aheal him;I will blead him and cpay him and his mourners in full with comfort,19 Creating the 1apraise of the lips.bPeace, peace to him who is cfar and to him who is near,”Says Yahweh, “and I will heal him.”20 But the awicked are like the tossing sea,For it cannot be quiet,And its waters toss up refuse and mud.21 “aThere is no peace,” says bmy God, “for the wicked.”