By destroying many nations, thou hast brought ruin upon thyself. 11 For the stone from the wall crieth out, 12 And the beam from the timber answereth it. Woe to him that buildeth a town by blood, 13 Behold, it is determined by Jehovah of hosts, And kingdoms weary themselves for naught. 14 For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of Jehovah, 15 As the waters cover the sea. Woe to him who giveth his neighbor drink; Who poureth out the strong wine, and maketh him drunk en, That he may look upon his nakedness! 16 Thou shalt be filled with shame instead of glory; Drink thou also, and show thy foreskin! To thee shall come the cup in the right hand of Jehovah, 17 For the violence done to Lebanon shall cover thee, 18 And the destruction of the beasts which made them afraid, On account of the blood of men, and violence against the land, Against the city and all its inhabitants. What profiteth the graven image, When the maker hath graven it? Or the molten image, and the teacher of lies, When he maketh dumb idols? 19 Woe to him who saith to the wood, Awake! To the dumb stone, Arise! Will it teach? Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver, And there is no breath within it. 20 But Jehovah is in his holy temple; Be silent before him, all the earth! 3. 1 THE prayer of Habakkuk the prophet, in the form of an ode. 2 3 Q Jehovah, I have heard thy words, and tremble. In wrath remember mercy! God cometh from Teman, And the Holy One from mount Paran; His glory covereth the heavens, And the earth is full of his praise. 4 His brightness is as the light; Rays stream forth from his hand, And there is the hiding-place of his power. 5 Before him goeth the pestilence, 6 And the plague followeth his steps. He standeth, and measureth the earth; He beholdeth, and maketh the nations tremble; The eternal paths are trodden by him. 7 I see the tents of Cushan in affliction, And the canopies of the land of Midian tremble. Is thy indignation against the floods, 9 Thy bow is made bare; Curses are the arrows of thy word; Thou causest rivers to break forth from the earth. 10 The mountains see thee and tremble; 11 The flood of waters overflows; The deep uttereth his voice, And lifteth up his hands on high. The sun and the moon remain in their habitation, At the light of thine arrows which fly, At the brightness of the lightning of thy spear. 12 Thou marchest through the land in indignation; Thou thrashest the nations in anger; 13 Thou goest forth for the deliverance of thy people, For the deliverance of thine anointed. Thou smitest the head of the house of the wicked; Thou destroyest the foundation even to the neck. 14 Thou piercest with his own spears the chief of his captains, Who rushed like a whirlwind to scatter us; Who exulted, as if they should devour the distressed in a hiding-place. 15 Thou ridest through the sea with thy horses, 16 Through the raging of mighty waters. I have heard, and my heart trembleth; My lips quiver at the voice; Rottenness entereth into my bones, and my knees tremble, That I must wait in silence for the day of trouble, When the invader shall come up against my people! 17 For the fig-tree shall not blossom, 18 And there shall be no fruit upon the vine; And the fields shall yield no food. The flocks shall be cut off from the folds, Yet will I rejoice in Jehovah, I will exult in God, my helper. 19 The Lord Jehovah is my strength; He will make my feet like the hind's, And cause me to walk upon my high places. To the leader of the music on my stringed instruments. OBADIAH. 1 THE prophecy of Obadiah. The destruction of Edom. THUS saith the Lord Jehovah concerning Edom. We have heard a message from Jehovah, And an ambassador hath been sent among the nations “Arise ye, and let us rise up against her to war.” 2 Behold, I will make thee small among the nations ; Thou shalt be greatly despised. 3 The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, Thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, Whose habitation is high, Who sayest in thine heart,. "Who shall bring me down to the ground?" 4 Though thou lift thyself up as the eagle, And though thou set thy nest among the stars, Thence will I bring thee down, saith Jehovah. 5 If thieves had come upon thee, Or robbers by night, Would they not have ceased stealing when they had enough? How art thou utterly destroyed! If grape-gatherers had come upon thee, Would they not have left gleanings of the grapes? 6 How is Esau searched through! How are his hidden places explored! 7 All thine allies have brought thee to the border; They that were at peace with thee have deceived thee, and prevailed against thee; They that ate thy bread have spread a snare under thee; There is no understanding in thee. 8 In that day, saith Jehovah, I will destroy the wise men from Edom, And understanding from the mount of Esau. 9 Thy mighty men, O Teman, shall be dismayed; Every one shall be cut off from the mount of Esau. 10 For slaughter and for oppression of thy brother Jacob shall shame cover thee, And thou shalt be destroyed forever. 11 In the day when thou stoodest over against him, In the day when strangers carried away captive his forces, And when they cast lots upon Jerusalem, Thou also wast as one of them. 12 But thou shouldst not have looked with delight on the day of thy brother in the day of his calamity; Nor shouldst thou have rejoiced over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction, Nor have spoken haughtily in the day of his distress. 13 Thou shouldst not have entered into the gate of my people in the day of their calamity, Nor have looked with delight on their affliction in the day of their calamity, Nor have laid hand on their substance in the day of their calamity, 14 Nor have stood in the cross-way to cut off their fugitives, Nor have delivered up those that remained in the day of distress! 15 For the day of Jehovah is near upon all the nations: 17 But upon mount Zion shall be deliverance, and it shall be holy; And the house of Jacob shall regain their possessions. 18 And the house of Jacob shall be a fire, And the house of Joseph a flame, And the house of Esan stubble, And they shall kindle them and devour them. |