1 ¶ Woe to thee that dost spoil, and thou wast not spoiled; and dost deal treacherously, and they did not deal treacherously with thee! When thou shalt cease to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; and when thou shalt make an end to dealing treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.

Woe to thee that spoilest, and thou wast not spoiled; and that dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! When thou shalt cease to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; when thou shalt make an end of dealing treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.

2 O LORD, have mercy on us; we wait for thee: thou wert the strength of thy people in the beginning, be also our saving health in the time of tribulation.

Jehovah, be gracious unto us; we have waited for thee: be their arm every morning, yea, our salvation in the time of trouble.

3 A t the noise of the tumult the peoples fled; at the lifting up of thyself the Gentiles were scattered.

At the noise of the tumult the peoples fled; at the lifting up of thyself the nations were scattered.

4 A nd your spoil shall be gathered like the gathering of the caterpillar: as the running to and fro of locusts shall he run upon them.

And your spoil shall be gathered the gathering of the caterpillar: as the running of locusts shall they run upon it.

5 T he LORD shall be exalted; he who dwells on the heights: for he has filled Zion with judgment and righteousness.

Jehovah is exalted; for he dwelleth on high: he hath filled Zion with justice and righteousness;

6 A nd in thy times wisdom and knowledge, and the strength of salvation shall reign: the fear of the LORD shall be his treasure.

and he shall be the stability of thy times, the riches of salvation, wisdom and knowledge: the fear of Jehovah shall be your treasure.

7 B ehold, their ambassadors shall cry without: the messengers of peace shall weep bitterly.

Behold, their valiant ones cry without; the messengers of peace weep bitterly.

8 T he highways shall be broken down; the travellers shall cease; he has broken the covenant; he has despised the cities; he does not regard man.

The highways are desolate, the wayfaring man ceaseth. He hath broken the covenant, he hath despised the cities, he regardeth no man.

9 T he earth mourns and languishes: Lebanon is ashamed and hewn down: Sharon is like a wilderness; and Bashan and Carmel were shaken.

The land mourneth, it languisheth; Lebanon is ashamed, is withered; the Sharon is become as a desert, and Bashan and Carmel are stripped.

10 N ow I will rise up, saith the LORD; now I will be exalted; now I will be lifted up.

Now will I arise, saith Jehovah; now will I be exalted, now will I lift up myself.

11 Y e shall conceive chaff, ye shall bring forth stubble: your breath, as fire, shall devour you.

Ye shall conceive dry grass, ye shall bring forth stubble: your breath shall devour you fire.

12 A nd the peoples shall be as the burnings of lime: as thorns cut up they shall be burned in the fire.

And the peoples shall be burnings of lime, thorns cut up shall they be burned in the fire.

13 ¶ Hear, ye that are far off, what I have done; and, ye that are near, acknowledge my might.

Hear, ye that are far off, what I have done; and ye that are near, acknowledge my might.

14 T he sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness has surprised the hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? Who among us shall dwell with eternal flames?

The sinners in Zion are afraid; trembling hath surprised the hypocrites: Who among us shall dwell with the consuming fire? who among us shall dwell with everlasting flames?

15 H e that walks in righteousness, he that speaks uprightly; he that despises the gain of violence, he that shakes his hands from receiving bribes; he that stops his ears to not hear of blood; he who shuts his eyes to not see evil;

—He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from taking hold of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil:

16 h e shall dwell upon the high places: fortresses of rocks shall be his place of refuge: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure.

he shall dwell on high, the fortresses of the rocks shall be his high retreat; bread shall be given him, his water shall be sure.

17 T hine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold the land that is very far off.

Thine eyes shall see the King in his beauty; they shall behold the land that is far off.

18 T hine heart shall imagine the terror. Where is the scribe? Where is the receiver of tribute? Where is he that counted the towers?

Thy heart shall meditate on terror: Where is the scribe? where is the receiver? where is he that counted the towers?

19 T hou shalt not see that fierce people, a people of a darker speech than thou can perceive; of a stammering tongue, that thou can not understand.

Thou shalt no more see the fierce people, a people of a deeper speech than thou canst comprehend, of a stammering tongue that cannot be understood.

20 T hou shalt see Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle that shall not be taken down; not one of its stakes shall ever be removed, neither shall any of its cords be broken.

Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tent that shall not be removed, the stakes whereof shall never be pulled up, neither shall any of its cords be broken;

21 F or the LORD shall surely be strong unto us there, a place of broad rivers and wide streams in which no galley with oars shall go, neither shall any great ship pass thereby.

but there Jehovah is unto us glorious,—a place of rivers, of broad streams: no galley with oars shall go there, neither shall gallant ship pass thereby.

22 F or the LORD shall be our judge, the LORD shall be our lawgiver, the LORD shall be our king; he himself will save us.

For Jehovah is our judge, Jehovah, our lawgiver, Jehovah, our king: he will save us.

23 T hy tacklings are loosed; they did not strengthen well their mast, nor could they spread the sail: then the prey of a great spoil shall be divided; even the lame shall take prey.

Thy tacklings are loosed; they strengthen not the socket of their mast, they cannot spread the sail: then is the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame take the prey.

24 A nd the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick: the people that dwell therein shall be absolved from sin.

And the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick: the people that dwell therein shall be forgiven iniquity.