1I saw the Lord standing upon the altar: and he said, Smite the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake: and cut them in the head, all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: he that fleeth of them shall not flee away, and he that escapeth of them shall not be delivered.9.1 lintel: or, chapiter, or, knop9.1 cut…: or, wound them 2Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down: 3And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, thence will I command the serpent, and he shall bite them: 4And though they go into captivity before their enemies, thence will I command the sword, and it shall slay them: and I will set mine eyes upon them for evil, and not for good. 5And the Lord GOD of hosts is he that toucheth the land, and it shall melt, and all that dwell therein shall mourn: and it shall rise up wholly like a flood; and shall be drowned, as by the flood of Egypt. 6It is he that buildeth his stories in the heaven, and hath founded his troop in the earth; he that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his name.9.6 stories: or, spheres: Heb. ascensions9.6 troop: or, bundle 7Are ye not as children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of Israel? saith the LORD. Have not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt? and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir? 8Behold, the eyes of the Lord GOD are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the face of the earth; saving that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, saith the LORD. 9For, lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all nations, like as corn is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least grain fall upon the earth.9.9 sift: Heb. cause to move9.9 grain: Heb. stone 10All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, which say, The evil shall not overtake nor prevent us.
11¶ In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old:9.11 close: Heb. hedge, or, wall 12That they may possess the remnant of Edom, and of all the heathen, which are called by my name, saith the LORD that doeth this.9.12 which…: Heb. upon whom my name is called 13Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed; and the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and all the hills shall melt.9.13 soweth: Heb. draweth forth9.13 sweet: or, new 14And I will bring again the captivity of my people of Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them. 15And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be pulled up out of their land which I have given them, saith the LORD thy God.
耶和华的审判
1我看见主站在祭坛旁，祂说：
“要击打柱顶，使殿的根基震动；
要打碎柱顶，使殿宇坍塌压死众人。
侥幸生还的，我要用刀剑杀掉，
没有一个能逃脱，没有一个能幸免。
2即使他们挖洞钻进阴间，
我也要把他们揪出来；
即使他们爬上高天，
我也要把他们拉下来；
3即使他们藏在迦密山的峰顶，
我也要去搜寻，捉住他们；
即使他们潜到海底，
我也要派海蛇去吞咬他们；
4即使他们被敌人掳去，
我也要命刀剑追杀他们。
我要定睛在他们身上，
不是要赐福而是要降祸。”
5主——万军之耶和华触摸大地，
大地就消融，地上的人都要哀号；
大地如埃及的尼罗河涨起退落。
6那位在天上建造楼阁，
在大地之上立定穹苍，
召来海水浇在大地上的——
祂的名字是耶和华。
7耶和华说：
“以色列人啊，
在我眼中，你们不是和古实人一样吗？
我不是领你们出埃及，
也领非利士人出迦斐托9:7 “迦斐托”即克里特岛。，
领亚兰人出吉珥吗？
8主耶和华的眼目察看这罪恶的国家，
我要从地上除灭它，
但不会完全毁灭雅各家。
这是耶和华说的。
9“因为我要下令在列国中筛以色列家，
就像人筛谷物，一粒石子也不会落在地上。
10在我的子民中，
所有夸口说‘灾祸不会追上我们，也不会迎面而来’的罪人，
都要死在刀下。
以色列的复兴
11“到那日，
我要重建已倾覆的大卫王朝，
修补它城墙的缺口。
我要从废墟中重建它，
恢复它往日的荣耀。
12这样，以色列人必拥有以东所剩的和所有属于我名下的国家。
这是要成就这事的耶和华说的。”
13耶和华说：
“时候将到，
五谷还未收完又该耕种了，
葡萄还未踩完又该栽种了。
甜酒从群山上滴下，在丘岭间流淌。
14我要使我被掳的以色列子民返回故乡，
他们要重建废城并住在城中，
栽种葡萄园，喝园中酿出的美酒，
整理园圃，吃园中出产的佳果。
15我要将以色列人栽种在他们自己的土地上，
永不再从我赐给他们的土地上拔除他们。”
这是你们的上帝耶和华说的。
