6:1 O ye children 1121 of Benjamin 1144, gather yourselves to flee 5756 8685 out of the midst 7130 of Jerusalem 3389, and blow 8628 8798 the trumpet 7782 in Tekoa 8620, and set up 5375 8798 a sign 4864 of fire in Bethhaccerem 1021: for evil 7451 appeareth 8259 8738 out of the north 6828, and great 1419 destruction 7667.

6:2 I have likened 1820 8804 the daughter 1323 of Zion 6726 to a comely 5116 and delicate 6026 8794 [woman].(comely: or, dwelling at home)

6:3 The shepherds 7462 8802 with their flocks 5739 shall come 935 8799 unto her; they shall pitch 8628 8804 [their] tents 168 against her round about 5439; they shall feed 7462 8804 every one 376 in his place 3027.

6:4 Prepare 6942 8761 ye war 4421 against her; arise 6965 8798, and let us go up 5927 8799 at noon 6672. Woe 188 unto us! for the day 3117 goeth away 6437 8804, for the shadows 6752 of the evening 6153 are stretched out 5186 8735.

6:5 Arise 6965 8798, and let us go 5927 8799 by night 3915, and let us destroy 7843 8686 her palaces 759.

6:6 For thus hath the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635 said 559 8804, Hew ye down 3772 8798 trees 6097, and cast 8210 8798 a mount 5550 against Jerusalem 3389: this [is] the city 5892 to be visited 6485 8717; she [is] wholly oppression 6233 in the midst 7130 of her.(cast…: or, pour out the engine of shot)

6:7 As a fountain 953 casteth out 6979 8687 her waters 4325, so she casteth out 6979 8689 her wickedness 7451: violence 2555 and spoil 7701 is heard 8085 8735 in her; before me 6440 continually 8548 [is] grief 2483 and wounds 4347.

6:8 Be thou instructed 3256 8734, O Jerusalem 3389, lest my soul 5315 depart 3363 8799 from thee; lest I make 7760 8799 thee desolate 8077, a land 776 not inhabited 3427 8738.(depart: Heb. be loosed, or, disjointed)

6:9 Thus saith 559 8804 the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635, They shall throughly 5953 8780 glean 5953 8779 the remnant 7611 of Israel 3478 as a vine 1612: turn back 7725 8685 thine hand 3027 as a grapegatherer 1219 8802 into the baskets 5552.

6:10 To whom shall I speak 1696 8762, and give warning 5749 8686, that they may hear 8085 8799? behold, their ear 241 [is] uncircumcised 6189, and they cannot 3201 8799 hearken 7181 8687: behold, the word 1697 of the LORD 3068 is unto them a reproach 2781; they have no delight 2654 8799 in it.

6:11 Therefore I am full 4392 of the fury 2534 of the LORD 3068; I am weary 3811 8738 with holding in 3557 8687: I will pour it out 8210 8800 upon the children 5768 abroad 2351, and upon the assembly 5475 of young men 970 together 3162: for even the husband 376 with the wife 802 shall be taken 3920 8735, the aged 2205 with [him that is] full 4390 8804 of days 3117.

6:12 And their houses 1004 shall be turned 5437 8738 unto others 312, [with their] fields 7704 and wives 802 together 3162: for I will stretch out 5186 8686 my hand 3027 upon the inhabitants 3427 8802 of the land 776, saith 5002 8803 the LORD 3068.

6:13 For from the least 6996 of them even unto the greatest 1419 of them every one [is] given 1214 8802 to covetousness 1215; and from the prophet 5030 even unto the priest 3548 every one dealeth 6213 8802 falsely 8267.

6:14 They have healed 7495 8762 also the hurt 7667 [of the daughter 1323 8676] of my people 5971 slightly 7043 8738, saying 559 8800, Peace 7965, peace 7965; when [there is] no peace 7965.(hurt: Heb. bruise, or, breach)

6:15 Were they ashamed 3001 8689 when they had committed 6213 8804 abomination 8441? nay 1571, they were not at all 954 8800 ashamed 954 8799, neither 1571 could 3045 8804 they blush 3637 8687: therefore they shall fall 5307 8799 among them that fall 5307 8802: at the time 6256 [that] I visit 6485 8804 them they shall be cast down 3782 8735, saith 559 8804 the LORD 3068.

6:16 Thus saith 559 8804 the LORD 3068, Stand 5975 8798 ye in the ways 1870, and see 7200 8799, and ask 7592 8798 for the old 5769 paths 5410, where [is] the good 2896 way 1870, and walk 3212 8799 therein, and ye shall find 4672 8798 rest 4771 for your souls 5315. But they said 559 8799, We will not walk 3212 8798 [therein].

6:17 Also I set 6965 8689 watchmen 6822 8802 over you, [saying], Hearken 7181 8685 to the sound 6963 of the trumpet 7782. But they said 559 8799, We will not hearken 7181 8686.

6:18 Therefore hear 8085 8798, ye nations 1471, and know 3045 8798, O congregation 5712, what [is] among them.

6:19 Hear 8085 8798, O earth 776: behold, I will bring 935 8688 evil 7451 upon this people 5971, [even] the fruit 6529 of their thoughts 4284, because they have not hearkened 7181 8689 unto my words 1697, nor to my law 8451, but rejected 3988 8799 it.

6:20 To what purpose cometh 935 8799 there to me incense 3828 from Sheba 7614, and the sweet 2896 cane 7070 from a far 4801 country 776? your burnt offerings 5930 [are] not acceptable 7522, nor your sacrifices 2077 sweet 6149 8804 unto me.

6:21 Therefore thus saith 559 8804 the LORD 3068, Behold, I will lay 5414 8802 stumblingblocks 4383 before this people 5971, and the fathers 1 and the sons 1121 together 3162 shall fall 3782 8804 upon them; the neighbour 7934 and his friend 7453 shall perish 6 8804.

6:22 Thus saith 559 8804 the LORD 3068, Behold, a people 5971 cometh 935 8802 from the north 6828 country 776, and a great 1419 nation 1471 shall be raised 5782 8735 from the sides 3411 of the earth 776.

6:23 They shall lay hold 2388 8686 on bow 7198 and spear 3591; they [are] cruel 394, and have no mercy 7355 8762; their voice 6963 roareth 1993 8799 like the sea 3220; and they ride 7392 8799 upon horses 5483, set in array 6186 8803 as men 376 for war 4421 against thee, O daughter 1323 of Zion 6726.

6:24 We have heard 8085 8804 the fame 8089 thereof: our hands 3027 wax feeble 7503 8804: anguish 6869 hath taken hold 2388 8689 of us, [and] pain 2427, as of a woman in travail 3205 8802.

6:25 Go not forth 3318 8799 into the field 7704, nor walk 3212 8799 by the way 1870; for the sword 2719 of the enemy 341 8802 [and] fear 4032 [is] on every side 5439.

6:26 O daughter 1323 of my people 5971, gird 2296 8798 [thee] with sackcloth 8242, and wallow 6428 8690 thyself in ashes 665: make 6213 8798 thee mourning 60, [as for] an only son 3173, most bitter 8563 lamentation 4553: for the spoiler 7703 8802 shall suddenly 6597 come 935 8799 upon us.

6:27 I have set 5414 8804 thee [for] a tower 969 [and] a fortress 4013 among my people 5971, that thou mayest know 3045 8799 and try 974 8804 their way 1870.

6:28 They [are] all grievous 5493 8802 revolters 5637 8802, walking 1980 8802 with slanders 7400: [they are] brass 5178 and iron 1270; they [are] all corrupters 7843 8688.

6:29 The bellows 4647 are burned 2787 8738, the lead 5777 is consumed 8552 8804 of the fire 800 784; the founder 6884 8800 melteth 6884 8804 in vain 7723: for the wicked 7451 are not plucked away 5423 8738.