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| 1Woe is me! For I have become as when the summer fruit has been gathered, as when the grapes have been gleaned: there is no cluster to eat, no first-ripe fig that my soul desires. | 1Poor me! I feel like those who harvest summer fruit, or like those who pick grapes— there are no clusters to eat or any fresh fruit that I want. |
| 2The godly has perished from the earth, and there is no one upright among mankind; they all lie in wait for blood, and each hunts the other with a net. | 2The faithful have died off, and there is not one upright human being in the land. They all stalk one another with lethal intent, a man will even hunt his own brother with a net. |
| 3Their hands are on what is evil, to do it well; the prince and the judge ask for a bribe, and the great man utters the evil desire of his soul; thus they weave it together. | 3And speaking of evil, they practice it eagerly—with both hands! Both leader and judge demand a bribe, the famous confess their perverted desires, and they scheme together. |
| 4The best of them is like a brier, the most upright of them a thorn hedge. The day of your watchmen, of your punishment, has come; now their confusion is at hand. | 4The best of them is like a thorn, and their most upright like a hedge of thorns. The day announced by your watchmen— and by your own calculations—approaches. Now it's your time to be confused! |
| 5Put no trust in a neighbor; have no confidence in a friend; guard the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your arms; | 5Don't trust your friends, don't confide in a companion, watch what you say to your wife. |
| 6for the son treats the father with contempt, the daughter rises up against her mother, the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; a man’s enemies are the men of his own house. | 6The son disrespects his father, the daughter rebels against her mother, the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law, and a man's enemies are the people of his own house. |
| 7But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation; my God will hear me. | 7But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God who will deliver me. My God will hear me. |
| 8Rejoice not over me, O my enemy; when I fall, I shall rise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD will be a light to me. | 8Don't be glad on my account, my enemy. When I fall, I'll get up. Though I sit in darkness, the LORD is a light for me. |
| 9I will bear the indignation of the LORD because I have sinned against him, until he pleads my cause and executes judgment for me. He will bring me out to the light; I shall look upon his vindication. | 9I will endure the LORD's anger— since I have sinned against him— until he takes over my defense, administers justice on my behalf, and brings me out to the light, where I will gaze on his righteousness. |
| 10Then my enemy will see, and shame will cover her who said to me, “Where is the LORD your God?” My eyes will look upon her; now she will be trampled down like the mire of the streets. | 10Then my enemy will observe it, and shame will engulf the ones who asked me, 'Where is the LORD your God?' My own eyes will see them, they will be trampled on like mud in the streets. |
| 11A day for the building of your walls! In that day the boundary shall be far extended. | 11When the time comes for rebuilding your walls, that time will surely be extended. |
| 12In that day they will come to you, from Assyria and the cities of Egypt, and from Egypt to the River, from sea to sea and from mountain to mountain. | 12At that time armies will invade you from Assyria, from Egyptian cities to the Euphrates River, from sea to sea and from mountain to mountain. |
| 13But the earth will be desolate because of its inhabitants, for the fruit of their deeds. | 13The land will become desolate because of its inhabitants, and as a result of their behavior. |
| 14Shepherd your people with your staff, the flock of your inheritance, who dwell alone in a forest in the midst of a garden land; let them graze in Bashan and Gilead as in the days of old. | 14Use your rod to shepherd your people, the flock that belongs to you, that lives alone in the forest of Carmel. Let them find pasture in Bashan and Gilead, as they did long ago. |
| 15As in the days when you came out of the land of Egypt, I will show them marvelous things. | 15As I did when you came out of the land of Egypt, I will show you awesome things. |
| 16The nations shall see and be ashamed of all their might; they shall lay their hands on their mouths; their ears shall be deaf; | 16The nations will look on and will be ashamed in spite of all their power; they will cup their hands over their mouths, and their ears will be deaf. |
| 17they shall lick the dust like a serpent, like the crawling things of the earth; they shall come trembling out of their strongholds; they shall turn in dread to the LORD our God, and they shall be in fear of you. | 17They will lick the dust like a serpent; they will crawl from their strongholds like snakes. They will fear the LORD our God. They will be terrified because of you. |
| 18Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity and passing over transgression for the remnant of his inheritance? He does not retain his anger forever, because he delights in steadfast love. | 18Is there any God like you, forgiving iniquity, passing over transgressions by the survivors who are your heritage? He is not angry forever, because he delights in gracious love. |
| 19He will again have compassion on us; he will tread our iniquities underfoot. You will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea. | 19He will again show us compassion; he will subdue our iniquities. You will hurl all their sins into the deepest sea. |
| 20You will show faithfulness to Jacob and steadfast love to Abraham, as you have sworn to our fathers from the days of old. | 20You will remain true to Jacob, and merciful to Abraham, as you promised our ancestors long ago. |
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