Righteous
art thou, O Lord, when I plead with thee: yet let
me talk with thee of thy judgments: Wherefore
doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are
all they happy that deal very treacherously?
02 Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken
root: they grow, yea, they bring forth fruit:
thou art near in their mouth, and far from their
reins.
03 But thou, O Lord, knowest me: thou hast seen
me, and tried mine heart toward thee: pull them
out like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare
them for the day of slaughter.
04 How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs
of every field wither, for the wickedness of them
that dwell therein? the beasts are consumed, and
the birds; because they said, He shall not see
our last end.
05 If thou hast run with the footmen, and they
have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend
with horses? and if in the land of peace, wherein
thou trustedst, they wearied thee, then how wilt
thou do in the swelling of Jordan?
06 For even thy brethren, and the house of thy
father, even they have dealt treacherously with
thee; yea, they have called a multitude after
thee: believe them not, though they speak fair
words unto thee.
07 I have forsaken mine house, I have left mine
heritage; I have given the dearly beloved of my
soul into the hand of her enemies.
08 Mine heritage is unto me as a lion in the
forest; it crieth out against me: therefore have
I hated it.
09 Mine heritage is unto me as a speckled bird,
the birds round about are against her; come ye,
assemble all the beasts of the field, come to
devour.
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10 Many pastors have destroyed my vineyard, they
have trodden my portion under foot, they have
made my pleasant portion a desolate wilderness.
11 They have made it desolate, and being desolate
it mourneth unto me; the whole land is made
desolate, because no man layeth it to heart.
12 The spoilers are come upon all high places
through the wilderness: for the sword of the Lord
shall devour from the one end of the land even to
the other end of the land: no flesh shall have
peace.
13 They have sown wheat, but shall reap thorns:
they have put themselves to pain, but shall not
profit: and they shall be ashamed of your
revenues because of the fierce anger of the Lord.
14 Thus saith the Lord against all mine evil
neighbours, that touch the inheritance which I
have caused my people Israel to inherit; Behold,
I will pluck them out of their land, and pluck
out the house of Judah from among them.
15 And it shall come to pass, after that I have
plucked them out I will return, and have
compassion on them, and will bring them again,
every man to his heritage, and every man to his
land.
16 And it shall come to pass, if they will
diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear
by my name, The Lord liveth; as they taught my
people to swear by Baal; then shall they be built
in the midst of my people.
17 But if they will not obey, I will utterly
pluck up and destroy that nation, saith the Lord.
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