| Holman Christian Standard Bible | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1On that day the LORD with His harsh, great, and strong sword, will bring judgment on Leviathan, the fleeing serpent--Leviathan, the twisting serpent. He will slay the monster that is in the sea. | 1On that day the LORD with His harsh, great, and strong sword, will bring judgment on Leviathan, the fleeing serpent--Leviathan, the twisting serpent. He will slay the monster that is in the sea. |
| 2On that day sing about a desirable vineyard: | 2On that day sing about a desirable vineyard: |
| 3I, Yahweh, watch over it; I water it regularly. I guard it night and day so that no one disturbs it. | 3I, Yahweh, watch over it; I water it regularly. I guard it night and day so that no one disturbs it. |
| 4I am not angry, but if it produces thorns and briers for Me, I will fight against it, trample it, and burn it to the ground. | 4I am not angry, but if it produces thorns and briers for Me, I will fight against it, trample it, and burn it to the ground. |
| 5Or let it take hold of My strength; let it make peace with Me-- make peace with Me. | 5Or let it take hold of My strength; let it make peace with Me-- make peace with Me. |
| 6In days to come, Jacob will take root. Israel will blossom and bloom and fill the whole world with fruit. | 6In days to come, Jacob will take root. Israel will blossom and bloom and fill the whole world with fruit. |
| 7Did the LORD strike Israel as He struck the one who struck Israel? Was he killed like those killed by Him? | 7Did the LORD strike Israel as He struck the one who struck Israel? Was he killed like those killed by Him? |
| 8You disputed with her by banishing and driving her away. He removed her with His severe storm on the day of the east wind. | 8You disputed with her by banishing and driving her away. He removed her with His severe storm on the day of the east wind. |
| 9Therefore Jacob's iniquity will be purged in this way, and the result of the removal of his sin will be this: when he makes all the altar stones like crushed bits of chalk, no Asherah poles or incense altars will remain standing. | 9Therefore Jacob's iniquity will be purged in this way, and the result of the removal of his sin will be this: when he makes all the altar stones like crushed bits of chalk, no Asherah poles or incense altars will remain standing. |
| 10For the fortified city will be deserted, pastures abandoned and forsaken like a wilderness. Calves will graze there, and there they will spread out and strip its branches. | 10For the fortified city will be deserted, pastures abandoned and forsaken like a wilderness. Calves will graze there, and there they will spread out and strip its branches. |
| 11When its branches dry out, they will be broken off. Women will come and make fires with them, for they are not a people with understanding. Therefore their Maker will not have compassion on them, and their Creator will not be gracious to them. | 11When its branches dry out, they will be broken off. Women will come and make fires with them, for they are not a people with understanding. Therefore their Maker will not have compassion on them, and their Creator will not be gracious to them. |
| 12On that day the LORD will thresh grain from the Euphrates River as far as the Wadi of Egypt, and you Israelites will be gathered one by one. | 12On that day the LORD will thresh grain from the Euphrates River as far as the Wadi of Egypt, and you Israelites will be gathered one by one. |
| 13On that day a great trumpet will be blown, and those lost in the land of Assyria will come, as well as those dispersed in the land of Egypt; and they will worship the LORD at Jerusalem on the holy mountain. | 13On that day a great trumpet will be blown, and those lost in the land of Assyria will come, as well as those dispersed in the land of Egypt; and they will worship the LORD at Jerusalem on the holy mountain. |
| Holman Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. | Holman Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. |
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