1 H ear ye the word which the Lord speaketh unto you, O house of Israel:

¶ Hear ye the word which the LORD has spoken over you, O house of Israel:

2 T hus saith the Lord, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them.

Thus hath the LORD said, Do not learn the way of the Gentiles, and do not fear the signs of heaven, even though the Gentiles fear them.

3 F or the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe.

For the customs of the peoples are vanity: for one cuts a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe.

4 T hey deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.

They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with hammer and nails, that it not move.

5 T hey are upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also is it in them to do good.

They compare them to the palm tree, and they do not speak: they must be carried, because they cannot walk. Do not be afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither do they have power to do good.

6 F orasmuch as there is none like unto thee, O Lord; thou art great, and thy name is great in might.

Forasmuch as there is none like unto thee, O LORD; thou art great, and thy name is great in might.

7 W ho would not fear thee, O King of nations? for to thee doth it appertain: forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like unto thee.

Who would not fear thee, O King of the Gentiles? for unto thee does it appertain: forasmuch as among all the wise men of the Gentiles and in all their kingdoms, there is none like unto thee.

8 B ut they are altogether brutish and foolish: the stock is a doctrine of vanities.

But they shall become altogether carnal and foolish. The stock is a doctrine of vanities.

9 S ilver spread into plates is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the workman, and of the hands of the founder: blue and purple is their clothing: they are all the work of cunning men.

Silver spread into plates shall be brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, shall the workman work and the hands of the founder: they shall dress them in blue and purple: they are all the work of cunning men.

10 B ut the Lord is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation.

But the LORD God is the Truth, he himself is Living God and Everlasting King: at his wrath the earth trembles, and the Gentiles shall not be able to abide his indignation.

11 T hus shall ye say unto them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, even they shall perish from the earth, and from under these heavens.

Thus shall ye say unto them, The gods that have not made the heavens or the earth, even they shall perish from the earth and from under these heavens.

12 H e hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion.

He that makes the earth by his power, he that orders the world with his wisdom and extends the heavens with his intelligence:

13 W hen he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures.

at his voice, there is given a multitude of waters in the heavens, and he causes the clouds to ascend from the ends of the earth; he makes the lightnings with the rain and brings forth the wind out of his treasures.

14 E very man is brutish in his knowledge: every founder is confounded by the graven image: for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.

Every man is carnal in his knowledge: let every founder be ashamed of his graven image: for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no spirit in them.

15 T hey are vanity, and the work of errors: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.

They are vanity and the work of scorn: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.

16 T he portion of Jacob is not like them: for he is the former of all things; and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: The Lord of hosts is his name.

The portion of Jacob is not like them: for he is the Former of all things, and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: The LORD of the hosts is his name.

17 G ather up thy wares out of the land, O inhabitant of the fortress.

¶ Gather up thy wares out of the lands, O inhabitant of the fortress.

18 F or thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will sling out the inhabitants of the land at this once, and will distress them, that they may find it so.

For thus hath the LORD said, Behold, that this time I will throw out the inhabitants of the land with a sling and will afflict them, that they may find it.

19 W oe is me for my hurt! my wound is grievous; but I said, Truly this is a grief, and I must bear it.

Woe is me for my hurt! my wound is grievous, but I said, Truly this is my sickness, and I must bear it.

20 M y tabernacle is spoiled, and all my cords are broken: my children are gone forth of me, and they are not: there is none to stretch forth my tent any more, and to set up my curtains.

My tent is destroyed, and all my cords are broken: my sons were taken from me, and they are lost; there is no one to stretch forth my tent any more and to set up my curtains.

21 F or the pastors are become brutish, and have not sought the Lord: therefore they shall not prosper, and all their flocks shall be scattered.

For the pastors are become carnal and have not sought the LORD; therefore they did not understand, and all their flocks scattered.

22 B ehold, the noise of the bruit is come, and a great commotion out of the north country, to make the cities of Judah desolate, and a den of dragons.

Behold, the voice of the rumour is come, and a great commotion out of the land of the north wind to make the cities of Judah desolate and a den of dragons.

23 O Lord, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.

O LORD, I know that man is not the lord of his own way: it is not in man that walks to order his steps.

24 O Lord, correct me, but with judgment; not in thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing.

O LORD, chastise me, but with judgment; not with thine anger lest thou bring me to nothing.

25 P our out thy fury upon the heathen that know thee not, and upon the families that call not on thy name: for they have eaten up Jacob, and devoured him, and consumed him, and have made his habitation desolate.

Pour out thy fury upon the Gentiles that do not know thee and upon the nations that do not call on thy name: for they have eaten up Jacob and devoured him and consumed him and have destroyed his habitation.