THE WORKMAN MADE IT THEREFORE IT IS NOT GOD
SET THE TRUMPET
TO THY MOUTH.
HE SHALL COME
AS AN EAGLE AGAINST
THE HOUSE OF THE LORD,
BECAUSE THEY HAVE TRANSGRESSED
MY COVENANT,
AND
TRESPASSED AGAINST
ME,
MY GOD, WE KNOW THEE.
ISRAEL HATH CAST
OFF THE THING
THAT IS GOOD:
THE ENEMY SHALL
PURSUE HIM.
THEY
HAVE SET UP KINGS,
BUT NOT BY ME:
THEY HAVE MADE PRINCES,
AND
I KNEW IT NOT:
OF THEIR SILVER
AND
THEIR GOLD HAVE THEY
MADE THEM IDOLS,
THAT THEY MAY BE CUT OFF.
THY
HATH CAST THEE OFF;
MINE ANGER IS KINDLED
AGAINST THEM:
HOW LONG WILL
IT BE ERE THEY
ATTAIN TO INNOCENCY?
FOR FROM ISRAEL
WAS IT ALSO:
THE WORKMAN MADE IT;
THEREFORE IT IS NOT GOD:
BUT
THE CALF OF
SHALL BE BROKEN IN PIECES.
FOR
THEY HAVE SOWN THE WIND,
AND
THEY SHALL REAP THE WHIRLWIND:
IT HATH NO STALK;
THE BUD SHALL
YIELD NO MEAL:
IF SO BE IT YIELD,
THE STRANGERS
SHALL SWALLOW IT UP.
ISRAEL IS SWALLOWED UP:
NOW SHALL
THEY BE AMONG
THE GENTILES
AS A VESSEL
WHEREIN IS NO PLEASURE.
FOR
FOR
THEY ARE GONE UP TO ASSYRIA,
A WILD ASS ALONE BY HIMSELF:
HATH HIRED LOVERS.
YEA,
YEA,
THOUGH THEY HAVE HIRED
AMONG THE NATIONS,
NOW WILL I GATHER THEM,
AND
THEY SHALL SORROW
A LITTLE FOR
THE BURDEN OF THE KING OF PRINCES.

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