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28:4 MSG
Parallel Verses
  • 新标点和合本 - 那荣美将残之花, 就是在肥美谷山上的, 必像夏令以前初熟的无花果; 看见这果的就注意, 一到手中就吞吃了。
  • 和合本2010(上帝版-简体) - 那如凋残之花的荣美, 在肥沃的山谷顶上, 必如夏令前初熟的无花果, 让看见的人注意, 摘到手里,随即吞吃。
  • 和合本2010(神版-简体) - 那如凋残之花的荣美, 在肥沃的山谷顶上, 必如夏令前初熟的无花果, 让看见的人注意, 摘到手里,随即吞吃。
  • 当代译本 - 那荣美的将残之花在肥沃的山谷之巅, 它必像夏季到来之前早熟的无花果, 人一看见它就把它摘下吞掉。
  • 圣经新译本 - 它在肥美谷山顶上如将残的花朵一般的荣美, 必像夏天以前初熟的无花果。 那些看见它的人,都必注意; 一到手里, 就把它吞吃了。
  • 中文标准译本 - 在肥沃之谷的山顶上, 荣耀华美的将残之花, 必像夏天之前初熟的无花果; 人看见它,一拿到手中就会吞掉。
  • 现代标点和合本 - 那荣美将残之花, 就是在肥美谷山上的, 必像夏令以前初熟的无花果, 看见这果的就注意, 一到手中就吞吃了。
  • 和合本(拼音版) - 那荣美将残之花, 就是在肥美谷山上的, 必像夏令以前初熟的无花果; 看见这果的就注意, 一到手中就吞吃了。
  • New International Version - That fading flower, his glorious beauty, set on the head of a fertile valley, will be like figs ripe before harvest— as soon as people see them and take them in hand, they swallow them.
  • New International Reader's Version - It sits on a hill above a rich valley. The city is like a wreath of flowers whose glorious beauty is fading away. But it will become like figs that are ripe before harvest. As soon as people see them, they pick them and swallow them.
  • English Standard Version - and the fading flower of its glorious beauty, which is on the head of the rich valley, will be like a first-ripe fig before the summer: when someone sees it, he swallows it as soon as it is in his hand.
  • New Living Translation - It sits at the head of a fertile valley, but its glorious beauty will fade like a flower. Whoever sees it will snatch it up, as an early fig is quickly picked and eaten.
  • Christian Standard Bible - The fading flower of his beautiful splendor, which is on the summit above the rich valley, will be like a ripe fig before the summer harvest. Whoever sees it will swallow it while it is still in his hand.
  • New American Standard Bible - And the fading flower of its glorious beauty, Which is at the head of the fertile valley, Will be like the first-ripe fig prior to the summer, Which one sees, And as soon as it is in his hand, He swallows it.
  • New King James Version - And the glorious beauty is a fading flower Which is at the head of the verdant valley, Like the first fruit before the summer, Which an observer sees; He eats it up while it is still in his hand.
  • Amplified Bible - And the fading flower of its glorious beauty, Which is at the head of the rich valley, Will be like the early fig before the summer, Which one sees, And as soon as it is in his hand He [greedily] swallows it [and so will the Assyrians rapidly devour Samaria, Israel’s capital].
  • American Standard Version - and the fading flower of his glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fat valley, shall be as the first-ripe fig before the summer; which when he that looketh upon it seeth, while it is yet in his hand he eateth it up.
  • King James Version - And the glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fat valley, shall be a fading flower, and as the hasty fruit before the summer; which when he that looketh upon it seeth, while it is yet in his hand he eateth it up.
  • New English Translation - The withering flower, its beautiful splendor, situated at the head of a rich valley, will be like an early fig before harvest – as soon as someone notices it, he grabs it and swallows it.
  • World English Bible - The fading flower of his glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fertile valley, shall be like the first-ripe fig before the summer; which someone picks and eats as soon as he sees it.
  • 新標點和合本 - 那榮美將殘之花, 就是在肥美谷山上的, 必像夏令以前初熟的無花果; 看見這果的就注意, 一到手中就吞吃了。
  • 和合本2010(上帝版-繁體) - 那如凋殘之花的榮美, 在肥沃的山谷頂上, 必如夏令前初熟的無花果, 讓看見的人注意, 摘到手裏,隨即吞吃。
  • 和合本2010(神版-繁體) - 那如凋殘之花的榮美, 在肥沃的山谷頂上, 必如夏令前初熟的無花果, 讓看見的人注意, 摘到手裏,隨即吞吃。
  • 當代譯本 - 那榮美的將殘之花在肥沃的山谷之巔, 它必像夏季到來之前早熟的無花果, 人一看見它就把它摘下吞掉。
  • 聖經新譯本 - 它在肥美谷山頂上如將殘的花朵一般的榮美, 必像夏天以前初熟的無花果。 那些看見它的人,都必注意; 一到手裡, 就把它吞吃了。
  • 呂振中譯本 - 他那燦爛美麗、行將凋殘之花、 在肥美平谷之山頂上的、 必像夏令以前早熟的無花果: 看見它的就注意看; 一到手中就吞喫了。
  • 中文標準譯本 - 在肥沃之谷的山頂上, 榮耀華美的將殘之花, 必像夏天之前初熟的無花果; 人看見它,一拿到手中就會吞掉。
  • 現代標點和合本 - 那榮美將殘之花, 就是在肥美谷山上的, 必像夏令以前初熟的無花果, 看見這果的就注意, 一到手中就吞吃了。
  • 文理和合譯本 - 其美飾之殘花、在膏腴山谷之上者、若夏前初熟之無花果、見者觀之、摘於手即啖之、
  • 施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 其狀甚華美莊嚴、勢若花將殘之邑、即建於膏腴平原岡之邑、必如夏前初熟之無花果、凡見之者、適摘於手即食之、
  • Nueva Versión Internacional - Esa flor marchita de su gloriosa hermosura, sobre la cumbre de un valle fértil, será como higo maduro antes de la cosecha: apenas alguien lo ve y lo tiene en la mano, se lo traga.
  • 현대인의 성경 - 제일 처음 익은 무화과를 잽싸게 따서 먹듯이 그들의 시들어 가는 영광도 갑자기 사라질 것이다.
  • Новый Русский Перевод - Увядающий цветок его славной красоты, что на вершине горы над плодородной долиной, будет словно спелый инжир перед сбором урожая: как только кто увидит его, то сразу же возьмет и проглотит.
  • Восточный перевод - Этот город, возвышающийся над плодородной долиной, этот прекрасный венок, чей цвет увядает, будет словно спелый инжир перед сбором урожая: как только кто увидит его, то сразу же возьмёт и проглотит.
  • Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Этот город, возвышающийся над плодородной долиной, этот прекрасный венок, чей цвет увядает, будет словно спелый инжир перед сбором урожая: как только кто увидит его, то сразу же возьмёт и проглотит.
  • Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Этот город, возвышающийся над плодородной долиной, этот прекрасный венок, чей цвет увядает, будет словно спелый инжир перед сбором урожая: как только кто увидит его, то сразу же возьмёт и проглотит.
  • La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Quant à la fleur fanée, ╵qui orne sa parure, et qui est située sur les sommets ╵qui dominent la vallée plantureuse, elle sera comme une figue ╵mûrie avant l’été : celui qui l’aperçoit ╵la cueille sans tarder ╵et l’avale aussitôt.
  • リビングバイブル - よく肥えた谷に囲まれた、まぶしいまでの美しさは、 またたく間に消え、初なりのいちじくの実が 摘み取られて口に放り込まれるように、 貪欲な手で、もぎ取られます。
  • Nova Versão Internacional - Sua magnífica beleza, localizada na cabeça de um vale fértil, é agora uma flor que murcha. Ela será como figo maduro antes da colheita; quem o vê, logo o apanha e o come.
  • Hoffnung für alle - Heute schmückt sie noch wie ein prächtiger Blumenkranz den Hügel, hoch über dem fruchtbaren Tal. Doch die Blüten welken schon, und bald geht es ihr wie einer Feige, die schon vor der Ernte reif geworden ist: Wer sie am Baum erblickt, pflückt sie schnell und schlingt sie hinunter.
  • Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Nó ngồi trên đầu thung lũng phì nhiêu, nhưng sắc đẹp vinh quang của nó như bông hoa tàn tạ. Bất cứ ai thấy nó cũng sẽ vồ lấy nó, như trái vả chín trước mùa bị hái và ăn nuốt ngay.
  • พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - ดอกไม้อันร่วงโรย ความงามอันเชิดหน้าชูตาของเอฟราอิม ซึ่งประดับอยู่บนหัวของหุบเขาอันอุดมสมบูรณ์ จะเป็นเหมือนมะเดื่อสุกก่อนหน้าฤดูเก็บเกี่ยว เมื่อใครเห็นเข้าก็คว้า และกลืนกินเข้าไป
  • พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - ดอก​ไม้​ที่​กำลัง​โรยรา​ไป​จาก​ความ​งาม​อัน​เลิศ​ของ​มัน​นั้น ซึ่ง​อยู่​บน​ยอด​หุบเขา​อัน​อุดม จะ​เป็น​เหมือน​มะเดื่อ​สุก​ผล​แรก​ก่อน​จะ​ถึง​ฤดู​ร้อน ซึ่ง​พอ​ใคร​เห็น​เข้า ก็​จะ​รีบ​กลืน​กิน​มัน​ทันที​ที่​เก็บ​ได้
Cross Reference
  • Hosea 13:15 - “God’s tornado is on its way, roaring out of the desert. It will devastate the country, leaving a trail of ruin and wreckage. The cities will be gutted, dear possessions gone for good. Now Samaria has to face the charges because she has rebelled against her God: Her people will be killed, babies smashed on the rocks, pregnant women ripped open.”
  • Hosea 13:1 - God once let loose against Ephraim a terrifying sentence against Israel: Caught and convicted in the lewd sex-worship of Baal—they died! And now they’re back in the sin business again, manufacturing god-images they can use, Religion customized to taste. Professionals see to it: Anything you want in a god you can get. Can you believe it? They sacrifice live babies to these dead gods— kill living babies and kiss golden calves! And now there’s nothing left to these people: hollow men, desiccated women, Like scraps of paper blown down the street, like smoke in a gusty wind.
  • Hosea 6:4 - “What am I to do with you, Ephraim? What do I make of you, Judah? Your declarations of love last no longer than morning mist and predawn dew. That’s why I use prophets to shake you to attention, why my words cut you to the quick: To wake you up to my judgment blazing like light. I’m after love that lasts, not more religion. I want you to know God, not go to more prayer meetings. You broke the covenant—just like Adam! You broke faith with me—ungrateful wretches!
  • Hosea 9:10 - “Long ago when I came upon Israel, it was like finding grapes out in the desert. When I found your ancestors, it was like finding a fig tree bearing fruit for the first time. But when they arrived at Baal-peor, that pagan shrine, they took to sin like a pig to filth, wallowing in the mud with their newfound friends. Ephraim is fickle and scattered, like a flock of blackbirds, their beauty dissipated in confusion and clamor, Frenetic and noisy, frigid and barren, and nothing to show for it—neither conception nor childbirth. Even if they did give birth, I’d declare them unfit parents and take away their children! Yes indeed—a black day for them when I turn my back and walk off! I see Ephraim letting his children run wild. He might just as well take them and kill them outright!”
  • Isaiah 28:1 - Doom to the pretentious drunks of Ephraim, shabby and washed out and seedy— Tipsy, sloppy-fat, beer-bellied parodies of a proud and handsome past. Watch closely: God has someone picked out, someone tough and strong to flatten them. Like a hailstorm, like a hurricane, like a flash flood, one-handed he’ll throw them to the ground. Samaria, the party hat on Israel’s head, will be knocked off with one blow. It will disappear quicker than a piece of meat tossed to a dog.
  • Micah 7:1 - I’m overwhelmed with sorrow! sunk in a swamp of despair! I’m like someone who goes to the garden to pick cabbages and carrots and corn And returns empty-handed, finds nothing for soup or sandwich or salad. There’s not a decent person in sight. Right-living humans are extinct. They’re all out for one another’s blood, animals preying on each other. They’ve all become experts in evil. Corrupt leaders demand bribes. The powerful rich make sure they get what they want. The best and brightest are thistles. The top of the line is crabgrass. But no longer: It’s exam time. Look at them slinking away in disgrace! Don’t trust your neighbor, don’t confide in your friend. Watch your words, even with your spouse. Neighborhoods and families are falling to pieces. The closer they are—sons, daughters, in-laws— The worse they can be. Your own family is the enemy. * * *
Parallel VersesCross Reference
  • 新标点和合本 - 那荣美将残之花, 就是在肥美谷山上的, 必像夏令以前初熟的无花果; 看见这果的就注意, 一到手中就吞吃了。
  • 和合本2010(上帝版-简体) - 那如凋残之花的荣美, 在肥沃的山谷顶上, 必如夏令前初熟的无花果, 让看见的人注意, 摘到手里,随即吞吃。
  • 和合本2010(神版-简体) - 那如凋残之花的荣美, 在肥沃的山谷顶上, 必如夏令前初熟的无花果, 让看见的人注意, 摘到手里,随即吞吃。
  • 当代译本 - 那荣美的将残之花在肥沃的山谷之巅, 它必像夏季到来之前早熟的无花果, 人一看见它就把它摘下吞掉。
  • 圣经新译本 - 它在肥美谷山顶上如将残的花朵一般的荣美, 必像夏天以前初熟的无花果。 那些看见它的人,都必注意; 一到手里, 就把它吞吃了。
  • 中文标准译本 - 在肥沃之谷的山顶上, 荣耀华美的将残之花, 必像夏天之前初熟的无花果; 人看见它,一拿到手中就会吞掉。
  • 现代标点和合本 - 那荣美将残之花, 就是在肥美谷山上的, 必像夏令以前初熟的无花果, 看见这果的就注意, 一到手中就吞吃了。
  • 和合本(拼音版) - 那荣美将残之花, 就是在肥美谷山上的, 必像夏令以前初熟的无花果; 看见这果的就注意, 一到手中就吞吃了。
  • New International Version - That fading flower, his glorious beauty, set on the head of a fertile valley, will be like figs ripe before harvest— as soon as people see them and take them in hand, they swallow them.
  • New International Reader's Version - It sits on a hill above a rich valley. The city is like a wreath of flowers whose glorious beauty is fading away. But it will become like figs that are ripe before harvest. As soon as people see them, they pick them and swallow them.
  • English Standard Version - and the fading flower of its glorious beauty, which is on the head of the rich valley, will be like a first-ripe fig before the summer: when someone sees it, he swallows it as soon as it is in his hand.
  • New Living Translation - It sits at the head of a fertile valley, but its glorious beauty will fade like a flower. Whoever sees it will snatch it up, as an early fig is quickly picked and eaten.
  • Christian Standard Bible - The fading flower of his beautiful splendor, which is on the summit above the rich valley, will be like a ripe fig before the summer harvest. Whoever sees it will swallow it while it is still in his hand.
  • New American Standard Bible - And the fading flower of its glorious beauty, Which is at the head of the fertile valley, Will be like the first-ripe fig prior to the summer, Which one sees, And as soon as it is in his hand, He swallows it.
  • New King James Version - And the glorious beauty is a fading flower Which is at the head of the verdant valley, Like the first fruit before the summer, Which an observer sees; He eats it up while it is still in his hand.
  • Amplified Bible - And the fading flower of its glorious beauty, Which is at the head of the rich valley, Will be like the early fig before the summer, Which one sees, And as soon as it is in his hand He [greedily] swallows it [and so will the Assyrians rapidly devour Samaria, Israel’s capital].
  • American Standard Version - and the fading flower of his glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fat valley, shall be as the first-ripe fig before the summer; which when he that looketh upon it seeth, while it is yet in his hand he eateth it up.
  • King James Version - And the glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fat valley, shall be a fading flower, and as the hasty fruit before the summer; which when he that looketh upon it seeth, while it is yet in his hand he eateth it up.
  • New English Translation - The withering flower, its beautiful splendor, situated at the head of a rich valley, will be like an early fig before harvest – as soon as someone notices it, he grabs it and swallows it.
  • World English Bible - The fading flower of his glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fertile valley, shall be like the first-ripe fig before the summer; which someone picks and eats as soon as he sees it.
  • 新標點和合本 - 那榮美將殘之花, 就是在肥美谷山上的, 必像夏令以前初熟的無花果; 看見這果的就注意, 一到手中就吞吃了。
  • 和合本2010(上帝版-繁體) - 那如凋殘之花的榮美, 在肥沃的山谷頂上, 必如夏令前初熟的無花果, 讓看見的人注意, 摘到手裏,隨即吞吃。
  • 和合本2010(神版-繁體) - 那如凋殘之花的榮美, 在肥沃的山谷頂上, 必如夏令前初熟的無花果, 讓看見的人注意, 摘到手裏,隨即吞吃。
  • 當代譯本 - 那榮美的將殘之花在肥沃的山谷之巔, 它必像夏季到來之前早熟的無花果, 人一看見它就把它摘下吞掉。
  • 聖經新譯本 - 它在肥美谷山頂上如將殘的花朵一般的榮美, 必像夏天以前初熟的無花果。 那些看見它的人,都必注意; 一到手裡, 就把它吞吃了。
  • 呂振中譯本 - 他那燦爛美麗、行將凋殘之花、 在肥美平谷之山頂上的、 必像夏令以前早熟的無花果: 看見它的就注意看; 一到手中就吞喫了。
  • 中文標準譯本 - 在肥沃之谷的山頂上, 榮耀華美的將殘之花, 必像夏天之前初熟的無花果; 人看見它,一拿到手中就會吞掉。
  • 現代標點和合本 - 那榮美將殘之花, 就是在肥美谷山上的, 必像夏令以前初熟的無花果, 看見這果的就注意, 一到手中就吞吃了。
  • 文理和合譯本 - 其美飾之殘花、在膏腴山谷之上者、若夏前初熟之無花果、見者觀之、摘於手即啖之、
  • 施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 其狀甚華美莊嚴、勢若花將殘之邑、即建於膏腴平原岡之邑、必如夏前初熟之無花果、凡見之者、適摘於手即食之、
  • Nueva Versión Internacional - Esa flor marchita de su gloriosa hermosura, sobre la cumbre de un valle fértil, será como higo maduro antes de la cosecha: apenas alguien lo ve y lo tiene en la mano, se lo traga.
  • 현대인의 성경 - 제일 처음 익은 무화과를 잽싸게 따서 먹듯이 그들의 시들어 가는 영광도 갑자기 사라질 것이다.
  • Новый Русский Перевод - Увядающий цветок его славной красоты, что на вершине горы над плодородной долиной, будет словно спелый инжир перед сбором урожая: как только кто увидит его, то сразу же возьмет и проглотит.
  • Восточный перевод - Этот город, возвышающийся над плодородной долиной, этот прекрасный венок, чей цвет увядает, будет словно спелый инжир перед сбором урожая: как только кто увидит его, то сразу же возьмёт и проглотит.
  • Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Этот город, возвышающийся над плодородной долиной, этот прекрасный венок, чей цвет увядает, будет словно спелый инжир перед сбором урожая: как только кто увидит его, то сразу же возьмёт и проглотит.
  • Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Этот город, возвышающийся над плодородной долиной, этот прекрасный венок, чей цвет увядает, будет словно спелый инжир перед сбором урожая: как только кто увидит его, то сразу же возьмёт и проглотит.
  • La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Quant à la fleur fanée, ╵qui orne sa parure, et qui est située sur les sommets ╵qui dominent la vallée plantureuse, elle sera comme une figue ╵mûrie avant l’été : celui qui l’aperçoit ╵la cueille sans tarder ╵et l’avale aussitôt.
  • リビングバイブル - よく肥えた谷に囲まれた、まぶしいまでの美しさは、 またたく間に消え、初なりのいちじくの実が 摘み取られて口に放り込まれるように、 貪欲な手で、もぎ取られます。
  • Nova Versão Internacional - Sua magnífica beleza, localizada na cabeça de um vale fértil, é agora uma flor que murcha. Ela será como figo maduro antes da colheita; quem o vê, logo o apanha e o come.
  • Hoffnung für alle - Heute schmückt sie noch wie ein prächtiger Blumenkranz den Hügel, hoch über dem fruchtbaren Tal. Doch die Blüten welken schon, und bald geht es ihr wie einer Feige, die schon vor der Ernte reif geworden ist: Wer sie am Baum erblickt, pflückt sie schnell und schlingt sie hinunter.
  • Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Nó ngồi trên đầu thung lũng phì nhiêu, nhưng sắc đẹp vinh quang của nó như bông hoa tàn tạ. Bất cứ ai thấy nó cũng sẽ vồ lấy nó, như trái vả chín trước mùa bị hái và ăn nuốt ngay.
  • พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - ดอกไม้อันร่วงโรย ความงามอันเชิดหน้าชูตาของเอฟราอิม ซึ่งประดับอยู่บนหัวของหุบเขาอันอุดมสมบูรณ์ จะเป็นเหมือนมะเดื่อสุกก่อนหน้าฤดูเก็บเกี่ยว เมื่อใครเห็นเข้าก็คว้า และกลืนกินเข้าไป
  • พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - ดอก​ไม้​ที่​กำลัง​โรยรา​ไป​จาก​ความ​งาม​อัน​เลิศ​ของ​มัน​นั้น ซึ่ง​อยู่​บน​ยอด​หุบเขา​อัน​อุดม จะ​เป็น​เหมือน​มะเดื่อ​สุก​ผล​แรก​ก่อน​จะ​ถึง​ฤดู​ร้อน ซึ่ง​พอ​ใคร​เห็น​เข้า ก็​จะ​รีบ​กลืน​กิน​มัน​ทันที​ที่​เก็บ​ได้
  • Hosea 13:15 - “God’s tornado is on its way, roaring out of the desert. It will devastate the country, leaving a trail of ruin and wreckage. The cities will be gutted, dear possessions gone for good. Now Samaria has to face the charges because she has rebelled against her God: Her people will be killed, babies smashed on the rocks, pregnant women ripped open.”
  • Hosea 13:1 - God once let loose against Ephraim a terrifying sentence against Israel: Caught and convicted in the lewd sex-worship of Baal—they died! And now they’re back in the sin business again, manufacturing god-images they can use, Religion customized to taste. Professionals see to it: Anything you want in a god you can get. Can you believe it? They sacrifice live babies to these dead gods— kill living babies and kiss golden calves! And now there’s nothing left to these people: hollow men, desiccated women, Like scraps of paper blown down the street, like smoke in a gusty wind.
  • Hosea 6:4 - “What am I to do with you, Ephraim? What do I make of you, Judah? Your declarations of love last no longer than morning mist and predawn dew. That’s why I use prophets to shake you to attention, why my words cut you to the quick: To wake you up to my judgment blazing like light. I’m after love that lasts, not more religion. I want you to know God, not go to more prayer meetings. You broke the covenant—just like Adam! You broke faith with me—ungrateful wretches!
  • Hosea 9:10 - “Long ago when I came upon Israel, it was like finding grapes out in the desert. When I found your ancestors, it was like finding a fig tree bearing fruit for the first time. But when they arrived at Baal-peor, that pagan shrine, they took to sin like a pig to filth, wallowing in the mud with their newfound friends. Ephraim is fickle and scattered, like a flock of blackbirds, their beauty dissipated in confusion and clamor, Frenetic and noisy, frigid and barren, and nothing to show for it—neither conception nor childbirth. Even if they did give birth, I’d declare them unfit parents and take away their children! Yes indeed—a black day for them when I turn my back and walk off! I see Ephraim letting his children run wild. He might just as well take them and kill them outright!”
  • Isaiah 28:1 - Doom to the pretentious drunks of Ephraim, shabby and washed out and seedy— Tipsy, sloppy-fat, beer-bellied parodies of a proud and handsome past. Watch closely: God has someone picked out, someone tough and strong to flatten them. Like a hailstorm, like a hurricane, like a flash flood, one-handed he’ll throw them to the ground. Samaria, the party hat on Israel’s head, will be knocked off with one blow. It will disappear quicker than a piece of meat tossed to a dog.
  • Micah 7:1 - I’m overwhelmed with sorrow! sunk in a swamp of despair! I’m like someone who goes to the garden to pick cabbages and carrots and corn And returns empty-handed, finds nothing for soup or sandwich or salad. There’s not a decent person in sight. Right-living humans are extinct. They’re all out for one another’s blood, animals preying on each other. They’ve all become experts in evil. Corrupt leaders demand bribes. The powerful rich make sure they get what they want. The best and brightest are thistles. The top of the line is crabgrass. But no longer: It’s exam time. Look at them slinking away in disgrace! Don’t trust your neighbor, don’t confide in your friend. Watch your words, even with your spouse. Neighborhoods and families are falling to pieces. The closer they are—sons, daughters, in-laws— The worse they can be. Your own family is the enemy. * * *
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