1 Hear ye the word, which our Lord hath spoken concerning you, o house of Israel.
1 Hear ye the word which the Lord hath spoken concerning you, O house of Israel.
2 Thus saith our Lord: According to the ways of the Gentiles learn not: and of the signs of heaven, which the heathen fear, be not afraid:
2 Thus saith the Lord: Learn not according to the ways of the Gentiles: and be not afraid of the signs of heaven, which the heathens fear:
3 Because the laws of the people are vain: because the work of the hand of the artificer hath cut a tree out of the forest with an axe:
3 For the laws of the people are vain: ¹for the works of the hand of the workman hath cut a tree out of the forest with an axe.
4 with silver & gold he hath decked it: with nails and hammers he hath compacted it, that it fall not asunder.
4 He hath decked it with silver and gold: he hath put it together with nails and hammers, that it may not fall asunder.
5 They are framed after the similitude of a palm tree, & shall not speak: being carried they shall be removed, because they are not able to go. Therefore fear them not, because they can neither do ill nor well.
5 They are framed after the likeness of a palm tree, and shall not speak: they must be carried to be removed, because they cannot go. Therefore fear them not, for they can neither do evil nor good.
6 There is not the like unto thee o Lord: thou art great, and great is thy name in strength.
6 ²There is none like to thee, O Lord: thou art great, and great is thy name in might.
7 Who shall not fear thee o King of Nations? For thine is the glory: among all the wise of the Gentiles, & in all their kingdoms there is none like unto thee.
7 ³Who shall not fear thee, O king of nations? For thine is the glory: among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms there is none like unto thee.
8 They shall be proved altogether unwise & foolish: the doctrine of their vanity is wood.
8 They shall be all proved together to be senseless and foolish: the doctrine of their vanity is wood.
9 Silver wrapped up is brought from Tharsis, and gold from Ophaz: the work of the artificer, & the hands of the coppersmith: hyacinth and purple are their clothing: all these things are the work of artificers.
9 Silver spread into plates is brought from Tharsis, and gold from Ophaz: the work of the artificer, and of the hand of the coppersmith: violet and purple is their clothing: all these things are the work of artificers.
10 But our Lord is the true God: he is the living God, and the King everlasting: at his indignation the earth shall be moved: and the Gentiles shall not sustain his threatening.
10 But the Lord is the true God: he is the living God, and the everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his threatening.
11 Thus then you shall say to them: The gods that made not heaven and earth, let them perish from off the earth, and from these places, that are under heaven.
11 Thus then shall you say to them: The gods that have not made heaven and earth, let them perish from the earth, and from among those places that are under heaven.
12 He that maketh the earth in his strength, prepareth the world in his wisdom, & with his prudence stretcheth out the heavens.
12 ⁴He that maketh the earth by his power, that prepareth the world by his wisdom, and stretcheth out the heavens by his knowledge.
13 At his voice he giveth a multitude of waters in the heaven, & lifteth up the clouds from the ends of the earth: he maketh lightnings into rain, & bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures.
13 At his voice he giveth a multitude of waters in the heaven, and lifteth up the clouds from the ends of the earth: ⁵he maketh lightnings for rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures.
14 Every man is become a fool for knowledge, every crafts-man is confounded in the sculptile: because it is false that he hath melted, and there is no spirit in them.
14 Every man is become a fool for knowledge, every artist is confounded in his graven idol: for what he hath cast is false, and there is no spirit in them.
15 They are vain things, and a work worthy to be laughed at: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.
15 They are vain things, and a ridiculous work: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.
16 The portion of Jacob is not like to these: for it is he that formed all things: and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: the Lord of hosts is his name.
16 The portion of Jacob is not like these: for it is he who formed all things: and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: the Lord of hosts is his name.
17 Gather thy confusion out of the land, thou that dwellest in besiege.
17 Gather up thy shame out of the land, thou that dwellest in a siege.
18 Because thus saith our Lord: Behold I will cast forth far off the inhabitants of the land at this time: & I will afflict them, so that they may not be found.
18 For thus saith the Lord: Behold I will cast away far off the inhabitants of the land at this time: and I will afflict them, so that they may be found.
19 Woe is me for my destruction, my plague is very sore. But I said. Truly this is mine infirmity, and I will bear it.
19 Woe is me for my destruction, my wound is very grievous. But I said: Truly this is my own evil, and I will bear it.
20 My tabernacle is wasted, all my cords are broken in sunder: my children are gone out from me, and are not: there is none to stretch out my tent any more, & to set up my curtains.
20 My tabernacle is laid waste, all my cords are broken: my children are gone out from me, and they are not: there is none to stretch forth my tent any more, and to set up my curtains.
21 Because the Pastors have done foolishly, & have not sought our Lord: therefore have they not understood, and all their flock is dispersed.
21 Because the pastors have done foolishly, and have not sought the Lord: therefore have they not understood, and all their flock is scattered.
22 Lo the voice of a bruit cometh, a great commotion from the land of the North: to make the cities of Juda a desert, and an habitation of dragons.
22 Behold the sound of a noise cometh, a great commotion out of the land of the north: to make the cities of Juda a desert, and a dwelling for dragons.
23 I know Lord, that man's way is not his own: neither is it in a man to walk, and to direct his steps.
23 I know, O Lord, that the way of a man is not his: neither is it in a man to walk, and to direct his steps.
24 Correct me o Lord, but yet in judgement: and not in thy fury, lest perhaps thou bring me to nothing.
24 Correct me, O Lord, but yet with judgment: and not in thy fury, lest thou bring me to nothing.
25 Pour out thine indignation upon the Gentiles, that have not known thee, and upon the Provinces, that have not invocated thy name: because they have eaten Jacob, and devoured him, and consumed him, and have dissipated his glory.
25 Pour out thy indignation upon the nations that have not known thee, and upon the provinces that have not called upon thy name: because they have eaten up Jacob, and devoured him, and consumed him, and have destroyed his glory.