Woe is me! for I am as when they have gathered the summer fruits, as the grapegleanings of the vintage:there isno cluster to eat: my soul desired the firstripe fruit.
The goodmanis perished out of the earth: andthere isnone upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net.
That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judgeaskethfor a reward; and the greatman, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.
The best of themisas a brier: the most uprightis sharperthan a thorn hedge: the day of thy watchmenandthy visitation cometh; now shall be their perplexity.
Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.
For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother in law; a man’s enemiesarethe men of his own house.
Therefore I will look unto theLORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.
Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, theLORDshall bea light unto me.
I will bear the indignation of theLORD, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light,andI shall behold his righteousness.
Thenshe that ismine enemy shall seeit, and shame shall cover her which said unto me, Where is theLORDthy God? mine eyes shall behold her: now shall she be trodden down as the mire of the streets.
Inthe day that thy walls are to be built,inthat day shall the decree be far removed.
Inthat dayalsohe shall come even to thee from Assyria, andfromthe fortified cities, and from the fortress even to the river, and from sea to sea, andfrommountain to mountain.
Notwithstanding the land shall be desolate because of them that dwell therein, for the fruit of their doings.
Feed thy people with thy rod, the flock of thine heritage, which dwell solitarilyinthe wood, in the midst of Carmel: let them feedinBashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.
According to the days of thy coming out of the land of Egypt will I shew unto him marvellousthings.
The nations shall see and be confounded at all their might: they shall laytheirhand upontheirmouth, their ears shall be deaf.
They shall lick the dust like a serpent, they shall move out of their holes like worms of the earth: they shall be afraid of theLORDour God, and shall fear because of thee.
Whoisa God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delightethinmercy.
He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.
Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob,andthe mercy to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old.