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jealousy for he shall make an end, yea, a terrible end, of all them that dwell in the land.

Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together,

O nation that hath no shame;

Before the decree bring forth,

Before the day pass as the chaff,

Before the fierce anger of the LORD come upon you,
Before the Day of the LORD'S Anger come upon you.

Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth,
Which have wrought his judgement;

Seek righteousness,

Seek meekness:

It may be ye shall be hid

In the Day of the LORD'S Anger.

For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation: they shall drive out Ashdod at the noonday, and Ekron shall be rooted up.

Woe unto the inhabitants of the sea coast,

The nation of the Cherethites!

The word of the LORD is against you, O Canaan, the land of the Philistines; I will destroy thee that there shall be no inhabitant. And the sea coast shall be pastures, with cottages for shepherds and folds for flocks. And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they shall feed their flocks thereupon: in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening; for the LORD their God shall visit them, and bring again their captivity. I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the revilings of the children of Ammon, wherewith they have reproached my people, and magnified themselves against their border. Therefore as I live, saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, a possession of nettles, and saltpits, and a perpetual desolation: the residue of my people shall spoil them, and the remnant of my nation shall inherit them. This shall they have for their pride, because they have reproached and magnified themselves against the people of the LORD of hosts. The LORD will be terrible unto them: for he will famish all the gods of the earth; and men shall worship him, every one from his place, even all the isles of the nations. Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by my sword. And he will stretch out his hand against the north, and destroy Assyria; and will make Nineveh a

desolation, and dry like the wilderness.

And herds shall lie down in

the midst of her, all the beasts of the nations: both the pelican and the porcupine shall lodge in the chapiters thereof: their voice shall sing in the windows; desolation shall be in the thresholds: for he hath laid bare the cedar work.

This is the joyous city,

That dwelt carelessly,

That said in her heart, I am,

And there is none else beside me:

How is she become a desolation,

A place for beasts to lie down in!

Every one that passeth by her shall hiss,
And wag his hand.

Woe to her that is rebellious and polluted,
To the oppressing city!

She obeyed not the voice;
She received not correction;

She trusted not in the LORD;

She drew not near to her God.

Her princes in the midst of her are roaring lions;
Her judges are evening wolves;

They leave nothing till the morrow.

Her prophets are light and treacherous persons:
Her priests have profaned the sanctuary,

They have done violence to the law.

The LORD in the midst of her is righteous;

He will not do iniquity;

Every morning doth he bring his judgement to light,
He faileth not;

But the unjust knoweth no shame.

I have cut off nations, their battlements are desolate; I have made their streets waste, that none passeth by; their cities are destroyed, so that there is no man, that there is none inhabitant. I said, Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive correction; so her dwelling should not be cut off, according to all that I have appointed concerning her: but they rose early and corrupted all their doings. Therefore wait ye for me, saith the LORD, until the day that I rise up to the prey: for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the

kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, even all my fierce anger; for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.

For then will I turn to the peoples a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of the LORD, to serve him with one consent. From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia my suppliants, even the daughter of my dispersed, shall bring mine offering. In that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy doings, wherein thou hast transgressed against me: for then I will take away out of the midst of thee thy proudly exulting ones, and thou shalt no more be haughty in my holy mountain. But I will leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people, and they shall trust in the name of the LORD. The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies; neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth: for they shall feed and lie down, and none shall make them afraid.

Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel;
Be glad and rejoice with all the heart,

O daughter of Jerusalem.

The LORD hath taken away thy judgements,

He hath cast out thine enemy:

The king of Israel,

Even the LORD, is in the midst of thee:

Thou shalt not fear evil any more.

In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not:

O Zion, let not thine hands be slack.

The LORD thy God is in the midst of thee,

A mighty one who will save:

He will rejoice over thee with joy,

He will rest in his love,

He will joy over thee with singing.

I will gather them that sorrow for the solemn assembly, who were of thee: to whom the burden upon her was a reproach. Behold, at that time I will deal with all them that afflict thee: and I will save her that halteth, and gather her that was driven away; and I will make them a praise and a name, whose shame hath been in all the earth. At that time will I bring you in, and at that time will I gather you: for I will make you a name and a praise among all the peoples of the earth, when I bring again your captivity before your eyes, saith the LORD.