| 1:2 |
Hear, O peoples, all of you, listen, O earth and all who are in it, that the Sovereign Lord may witness against you, the Lord from his holy temple. |
Hear, you peoples, all of you, listen, earth and all who live in it, that the Sovereign Lord may bear witness against you, the Lord from his holy temple. |
| 1:3 |
Look! The Lord is coming from his dwelling place; he comes down and treads the high places of the earth. |
Look! The Lord is coming from his dwelling place; he comes down and treads on the heights of the earth. |
| 1:5 |
All this is because of Jacobs transgression, because of the sins of the house of Israel. What is Jacobs transgression? Is it not Samaria? What is Judahs high place? Is it not Jerusalem? |
All this is because of Jacobs transgression, because of the sins of the people of Israel. What is Jacobs transgression? Is it not Samaria? What is Judahs high place? Is it not Jerusalem? |
| 1:9 |
For her wound is incurable; it has come to Judah. It has reached the very gate of my people, even to Jerusalem itself. |
For Samarias plague is incurable; it has spread to Judah. It has reached the very gate of my people, even to Jerusalem itself. |
| 1:11 |
Pass on in nakedness and shame, you who live in Shaphir. Those who live in Zaanan will not come out. Beth Ezel is in mourning; its protection is taken from you. |
Pass by naked and in shame, you who live in Shaphir. Those who live in Zaanan will not come out. Beth Ezel is in mourning; it no longer protects you. |
| 1:13 |
You who live in Lachish, harness the team to the chariot. You were the beginning of sin to the Daughter of Zion, for the transgressions of Israel were found in you. |
You who live in Lachish, harness fast horses to the chariot. You are where the sin of Daughter Zion began, for the transgressions of Israel were found in you. |
| 1:14 |
Therefore you will give parting gifts to Moresheth Gath. The town of Aczib will prove deceptive to the kings of Israel. |
Therefore you will give parting gifts to Moresheth Gath. The town of Akzib will prove deceptive to the kings of Israel. |
| 1:15 |
I will bring a conqueror against you who live in Mareshah. He who is the glory of Israel will come to Adullam. |
I will bring a conqueror against you who live in Mareshah. The nobles of Israel will flee to Adullam. |
| 1:16 |
Shave your heads in mourning for the children in whom you delight; make yourselves as bald as the vulture, for they will go from you into exile. |
Shave your head in mourning for the children in whom you delight; make yourself as bald as the vulture, for they will go from you into exile. |
| 2:2 |
They covet fields and seize them, and houses, and take them. They defraud a man of his home, a fellowman of his inheritance. |
They covet fields and seize them, and houses, and take them. They defraud people of their homes, they rob them of their inheritance. |
| 2:4 |
In that day men will ridicule you; they will taunt you with this mournful song: We are utterly ruined; my peoples possession is divided up. He takes it from me! He assigns our fields to traitors. |
In that day people will ridicule you; they will taunt you with this mournful song: We are utterly ruined; my peoples possession is divided up. He takes it from me! He assigns our fields to traitors. |
| 2:7 |
Should it be said, O house of Jacob: Is the Spirit of the Lord angry? Does he do such things? Do not my words do good to him whose ways are upright? |
You descendants of Jacob, should it be said, Does the Lord become impatient? Does he do such things? Do not my words do good to the one whose ways are upright? |
| 2:11 |
If a liar and deceiver comes and says, I will prophesy for you plenty of wine and beer, he would be just the prophet for this people! |
If a liar and deceiver comes and says, I will prophesy for you plenty of wine and beer, that would be just the prophet for this people! |
| 2:12 |
I will surely gather all of you, O Jacob; I will surely bring together the remnant of Israel. I will bring them together like sheep in a pen, like a flock in its pasture; the place will throng with people. |
I will surely gather all of you, Jacob; I will surely bring together the remnant of Israel. I will bring them together like sheep in a pen, like a flock in its pasture; the place will throng with people. |
| 2:13 |
One who breaks open the way will go up before them; they will break through the gate and go out. Their king will pass through before them, the Lord at their head. |
The One who breaks open the way will go up before them; they will break through the gate and go out. Their King will pass through before them, the Lord at their head. |
| 3:1 |
Then I said, Listen, you leaders of Jacob, you rulers of the house of Israel. Should you not know justice, |
Then I said, Listen, you leaders of Jacob, you rulers of Israel. Should you not embrace justice, |
| 3:5 |
This is what the Lord says: As for the prophets who lead my people astray, if one feeds them, they proclaim peace; if he does not, they prepare to wage war against him. |
This is what the Lord says: As for the prophets who lead my people astray, they proclaim peace if they have something to eat, but prepare to wage war against anyone who refuses to feed them. |
| 3:9 |
Hear this, you leaders of the house of Jacob, you rulers of the house of Israel, who despise justice and distort all that is right; |
Hear this, you leaders of Jacob, you rulers of Israel, who despise justice and distort all that is right; |
| 3:11 |
Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets tell fortunes for money. Yet they lean upon the Lord and say, Is not the Lord among us? No disaster will come upon us. |
Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets tell fortunes for money. Yet they look for the Lords support and say, Is not the Lord among us? No disaster will come upon us. |
| 4:1 |
In the last days the mountain of the Lords temple will be established as chief among the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and peoples will stream to it. |
In the last days the mountain of the Lords temple will be established as the highest of the mountains; it will be exalted above the hills, and peoples will stream to it. |
| 4:2 |
Many nations will come and say, Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us his ways, so that we may walk in his paths. The law will go out from Zion, the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. |
Many nations will come and say, Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the temple of the God of Jacob. He will teach us his ways, so that we may walk in his paths. The law will go out from Zion, the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. |
| 4:4 |
Every man will sit under his own vine and under his own fig tree, and no one will make them afraid, for the Lord Almighty has spoken. |
Everyone will sit under their own vine and under their own fig tree, and no one will make them afraid, for the Lord Almighty has spoken. |
| 4:5 |
All the nations may walk in the name of their gods; we will walk in the name of the Lord our God for ever and ever. |
All the nations may walk in the name of their gods, but we will walk in the name of the Lord our God for ever and ever. |
| 4:7 |
I will make the lame a remnant, those driven away a strong nation. The Lord will rule over them in Mount Zion from that day and forever. |
I will make the lame my remnant, those driven away a strong nation. The Lord will rule over them in Mount Zion from that day and forever. |
| 4:8 |
As for you, O watchtower of the flock, O stronghold of the Daughter of Zion, the former dominion will be restored to you; kingship will come to the Daughter of Jerusalem. |
As for you, watchtower of the flock, stronghold of Daughter Zion, the former dominion will be restored to you; kingship will come to Daughter Jerusalem. |
| 4:9 |
Why do you now cry aloud—have you no king? Has your counselor perished, that pain seizes you like that of a woman in labor? |
Why do you now cry aloud— have you no king? Has your ruler perished, that pain seizes you like that of a woman in labor? |
| 4:10 |
Writhe in agony, O Daughter of Zion, like a woman in labor, for now you must leave the city to camp in the open field. You will go to Babylon; there you will be rescued. There the Lord will redeem you out of the hand of your enemies. |
Writhe in agony, Daughter Zion, like a woman in labor, for now you must leave the city to camp in the open field. You will go to Babylon; there you will be rescued. There the Lord will redeem you out of the hand of your enemies. |
| 4:12 |
But they do not know the thoughts of the Lord; they do not understand his plan, he who gathers them like sheaves to the threshing floor. |
But they do not know the thoughts of the Lord; they do not understand his plan, that he has gathered them like sheaves to the threshing floor. |
| 4:13 |
Rise and thresh, O Daughter of Zion, for I will give you horns of iron; I will give you hoofs of bronze and you will break to pieces many nations. You will devote their ill gotten gains to the Lord, their wealth to the Lord of all the earth. |
Rise and thresh, Daughter Zion, for I will give you horns of iron; I will give you hooves of bronze, and you will break to pieces many nations. You will devote their ill gotten gains to the Lord, their wealth to the Lord of all the earth. |
| 5:1 |
Marshal your troops, O city of troops, for a siege is laid against us. They will strike Israels ruler on the cheek with a rod. |
Marshal your troops now, city of troops, for a siege is laid against us. They will strike Israels ruler on the cheek with a rod. |
| 5:3 |
Therefore Israel will be abandoned until the time when she who is in labor gives birth and the rest of his brothers return to join the Israelites. |
Therefore Israel will be abandoned until the time when she who is in labor bears a son, and the rest of his brothers return to join the Israelites. |
| 5:5 |
And he will be their peace. When the Assyrian invades our land and marches through our fortresses, we will raise against him seven shepherds, even eight leaders of men. |
And he will be our peace when the Assyrians invade our land and march through our fortresses. We will raise against them seven shepherds, even eight commanders, |
| 5:6 |
They will rule the land of Assyria with the sword, the land of Nimrod with drawn sword. He will deliver us from the Assyrian when he invades our land and marches into our borders. |
who will rule the land of Assyria with the sword, the land of Nimrod with drawn sword. He will deliver us from the Assyrians when they invade our land and march across our borders. |
| 5:7 |
The remnant of Jacob will be in the midst of many peoples like dew from the Lord, like showers on the grass, which do not wait for man or linger for mankind. |
The remnant of Jacob will be in the midst of many peoples like dew from the Lord, like showers on the grass, which do not wait for anyone or depend on man. |
| 5:13 |
I will destroy your carved images and your sacred stones from among you; you will no longer bow down to the work of your hands. |
I will destroy your idols and your sacred stones from among you; you will no longer bow down to the work of your hands. |
| 5:14 |
I will uproot from among you your Asherah poles and demolish your cities. |
I will uproot from among you your Asherah poles when I demolish your cities. |
| 5:15 |
I will take vengeance in anger and wrath upon the nations that have not obeyed me. |
I will take vengeance in anger and wrath on the nations that have not obeyed me. |
| 6:1 |
Listen to what the Lord says: Stand up, plead your case before the mountains; let the hills hear what you have to say. |
Listen to what the Lord says: Stand up, plead my case before the mountains; let the hills hear what you have to say. |
| 6:2 |
Hear, O mountains, the Lords accusation; listen, you everlasting foundations of the earth. For the Lord has a case against his people; he is lodging a charge against Israel. |
Hear, you mountains, the Lords accusation; listen, you everlasting foundations of the earth. For the Lord has a case against his people; he is lodging a charge against Israel. |
| 6:5 |
My people, remember what Balak king of Moab counseled and what Balaam son of Beor answered. Remember your journey from Shittim to Gilgal, that you may know the righteous acts of the Lord. |
My people, remember what Balak king of Moab plotted and what Balaam son of Beor answered. Remember your journey from Shittim to Gilgal, that you may know the righteous acts of the Lord. |
| 6:7 |
Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I offer my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? |
Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousand rivers of olive oil? Shall I offer my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? |
| 6:8 |
He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. |
He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. |
| 6:9 |
Listen! The Lord is calling to the city—and to fear your name is wisdom—Heed the rod and the One who appointed it. |
Listen! The Lord is calling to the city— and to fear your name is wisdom— Heed the rod and the One who appointed it. |
| 6:10 |
Am I still to forget, O wicked house, your ill gotten treasures and the short ephah, which is accursed? |
Am I still to forget your ill gotten treasures, you wicked house, and the short ephah, which is accursed? |
| 6:11 |
Shall I acquit a man with dishonest scales, with a bag of false weights? |
Shall I acquit someone with dishonest scales, with a bag of false weights? |
| 6:12 |
Her rich men are violent; her people are liars and their tongues speak deceitfully. |
Your rich people are violent; your inhabitants are liars and their tongues speak deceitfully. |
| 6:15 |
You will plant but not harvest; you will press olives but not use the oil on yourselves, you will crush grapes but not drink the wine. |
You will plant but not harvest; you will press olives but not use the oil, you will crush grapes but not drink the wine. |
| 6:16 |
You have observed the statutes of Omri and all the practices of Ahabs house, and you have followed their traditions. Therefore I will give you over to ruin and your people to derision; you will bear the scorn of the nations. |
You have observed the statutes of Omri and all the practices of Ahabs house; you have followed their traditions. Therefore I will give you over to ruin and your people to derision; you will bear the scorn of the nations. |
| 7:2 |
The godly have been swept from the land; not one upright man remains. All men lie in wait to shed blood; each hunts his brother with a net. |
The faithful have been swept from the land; not one upright person remains. Everyone lies in wait to shed blood; they hunt each other with nets. |
| 7:3 |
Both hands are skilled in doing evil; the ruler demands gifts, the judge accepts bribes, the powerful dictate what they desire—they all conspire together. |
Both hands are skilled in doing evil; the ruler demands gifts, the judge accepts bribes, the powerful dictate what they desire— they all conspire together. |
| 7:4 |
The best of them is like a brier, the most upright worse than a thorn hedge. The day of your watchmen has come, the day God visits you. Now is the time of their confusion. |
The best of them is like a brier, the most upright worse than a thorn hedge. The day God visits you has come, the day your watchmen sound the alarm. Now is the time of your confusion. |
| 7:5 |
Do not trust a neighbor; put no confidence in a friend. Even with her who lies in your embrace be careful of your words. |
Do not trust a neighbor; put no confidence in a friend. Even with the woman who lies in your embrace guard the words of your lips. |
| 7:6 |
For a son dishonors his father, a daughter rises up against her mother, a daughter in law against her mother in law—a mans enemies are the members of his own household. |
For a son dishonors his father, a daughter rises up against her mother, a daughter in law against her mother in law— a mans enemies are the members of his own household. |
| 7:9 |
Because I have sinned against him, I will bear the Lords wrath, until he pleads my case and establishes my right. He will bring me out into the light; I will see his righteousness. |
Because I have sinned against him, I will bear the Lords wrath, until he pleads my case and upholds my cause. He will bring me out into the light; I will see his righteousness. |
| 7:16 |
Nations will see and be ashamed, deprived of all their power. They will lay their hands on their mouths and their ears will become deaf. |
Nations will see and be ashamed, deprived of all their power. They will put their hands over their mouths and their ears will become deaf. |
| 7:20 |
You will be true to Jacob, and show mercy to Abraham, as you pledged on oath to our fathers in days long ago. |
You will be faithful to Jacob, and show love to Abraham, as you pledged on oath to our ancestors in days long ago. |