Part 15

23:021:010 O my threshing, and the corn of my floor: that which I have heard of the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, have I declared unto you.

23:021:011 The burden of Dumah. He calleth to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?

23:021:012 The watchman said, The morning cometh, and also the night: if ye will enquire, enquire ye: return, come.

23:021:013 The burden upon Arabia. In the forest in Arabia shall ye lodge, O ye travelling companies of Dedanim.

23:021:014 The inhabitants of the land of Tema brought water to him that was thirsty, they prevented with their bread him that fled.

23:021:015 For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war.

23:021:016 For thus hath the LORD said unto me, Within a year, according to the years of an hireling, and all the glory of Kedar shall fail:

23:021:017 And the residue of the number of archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar, shall be diminished: for the LORD God of Israel hath spoken it.

23:022:001 The burden of the valley of vision. What aileth thee now, that thou art wholly gone up to the housetops?

23:022:002 Thou that art full of stirs, a tumultuous city, joyous city: thy slain men are not slain with the sword, nor dead in battle.

23:022:003 All thy rulers are fled together, they are bound by the archers: all that are found in thee are bound together, which have fled from far.

23:022:004 Therefore said I, Look away from me; I will weep bitterly, labour not to comfort me, because of the spoiling of the daughter of my people.

23:022:005 For it is a day of trouble, and of treading down, and of perplexity by the Lord GOD of hosts in the valley of vision, breaking down the walls, and of crying to the mountains.

23:022:006 And Elam bare the quiver with chariots of men and horsemen, and Kir uncovered the shield.

23:022:007 And it shall come to pass, that thy choicest valleys shall be full of chariots, and the horsemen shall set themselves in array at the gate.

23:022:008 And he discovered the covering of Judah, and thou didst look in that day to the armour of the house of the forest.

23:022:009 Ye have seen also the breaches of the city of David, that they are many: and ye gathered together the waters of the lower pool.

23:022:010 And ye have numbered the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses have ye broken down to fortify the wall.

23:022:011 Ye made also a ditch between the two walls for the water of the old pool: but ye have not looked unto the maker thereof, neither had respect unto him that fashioned it long ago.

23:022:012 And in that day did the Lord GOD of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth:

23:022:013 And behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: let us eat and drink; for to morrow we shall die.

23:022:014 And it was revealed in mine ears by the LORD of hosts, Surely this iniquity shall not be purged from you till ye die, saith the Lord GOD of hosts.

23:022:015 Thus saith the Lord GOD of hosts, Go, get thee unto this treasurer, even unto Shebna, which is over the house, and say,

23:022:016 What hast thou here? and whom hast thou here, that thou hast hewed thee out a sepulchre here, as he that heweth him out a sepulchre on high, and that graveth an habitation for himself in a rock?

23:022:017 Behold, the LORD will carry thee away with a mighty captivity, and will surely cover thee.

23:022:018 He will surely violently turn and toss thee like a ball into a large country: there shalt thou die, and there the chariots of thy glory shall be the shame of thy lord's house.

23:022:019 And I will drive thee from thy station, and from thy state shall he pull thee down.

23:022:020 And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will call my servant Eliakim the son of Hilkiah: