6:1 Flee
for
safety,
O
people
of
Benjamin,
from
the
midst
of
Jerusalem!
Blow
the
trumpet
in
Tekoa,
and
raise
a
signal
on
Beth-haccherem,
for
disaster
looms
out
of
the
north,
and
great
destruction.
6:2 The
lovely
and
delicately
bred
I
will
destroy,
the
daughter
of
Zion.
6:3 Shepherds
with
their
flocks
shall
come
against
her;
they
shall
pitch
their
tents
around
her;
they
shall
pasture,
each
in
his
place.
6:4 "Prepare
war
against
her;
arise,
and
let
us
attack
at
noon!
Woe
to
us,
for
the
day
declines,
for
the
shadows
of
evening
lengthen!
6:5 Arise,
and
let
us
attack
by
night
and
destroy
her
palaces!"
6:6 For
thus
says
the
LORD
of
hosts:
"Cut
down
her
trees;
cast
up
a
siege
mound
against
Jerusalem.
This
is
the
city
that
must
be
punished;
there
is
nothing
but
oppression
within
her.
6:7 As
a
well
keeps
its
water
fresh,
so
she
keeps
fresh
her
evil;
violence
and
destruction
are
heard
within
her;
sickness
and
wounds
are
ever
before
me.
6:8 Be
warned,
O
Jerusalem,
lest
I
turn
from
you
in
disgust,
lest
I
make
you
a
desolation,
an
uninhabited
land."
6:9 Thus
says
the
LORD
of
hosts:
"They
shall
glean
thoroughly
as
a
vine
the
remnant
of
Israel;
like
a
grape-gatherer
pass
your
hand
again
over
its
branches."
6:10 To
whom
shall
I
speak
and
give
warning,
that
they
may
hear
Behold,
their
ears
are
uncircumcised,
they
cannot
listen;
behold,
the
word
of
the
LORD
is
to
them
an
object
of
scorn;
they
take
no
pleasure
in
it.
6:11 Therefore
I
am
full
of
the
wrath
of
the
LORD;
I
am
weary
of
holding
it
in.
"Pour
it
out
upon
the
children
in
the
street,
and
upon
the
gatherings
of
young
men,
also;
both
husband
and
wife
shall
be
taken,
the
elderly
and
the
very
aged.
6:12 Their
houses
shall
be
turned
over
to
others,
their
fields
and
wives
together,
for
I
will
stretch
out
my
hand
against
the
inhabitants
of
the
land,"
declares
the
LORD.
6:13 "For
from
the
least
to
the
greatest
of
them,
everyone
is
greedy
for
unjust
gain;
and
from
prophet
to
priest,
everyone
deals
falsely.
6:14 They
have
healed
the
wound
of
my
people
lightly,
saying,
'Peace,
peace,'
when
there
is
no
peace.
6:15 Were
they
ashamed
when
they
committed
abomination
No,
they
were
not
at
all
ashamed;
they
did
not
know
how
to
blush.
Therefore
they
shall
fall
among
those
who
fall;
at
the
time
that
I
punish
them,
they
shall
be
overthrown,"
says
the
LORD.
6:16 Thus
says
the
LORD:
"Stand
by
the
roads,
and
look,
and
ask
for
the
ancient
paths,
where
the
good
way
is;
and
walk
in
it,
and
find
rest
for
your
souls.
But
they
said,
'We
will
not
walk
in
it.'
6:17 I
set
watchmen
over
you,
saying,
'Pay
attention
to
the
sound
of
the
trumpet!'
But
they
said,
'We
will
not
pay
attention.'
6:18 Therefore
hear,
O
nations,
and
know,
O
congregation,
what
will
happen
to
them.
6:19 Hear,
O
earth;
behold,
I
am
bringing
disaster
upon
this
people,
the
fruit
of
their
devices,
because
they
have
not
paid
attention
to
my
words;
and
as
for
my
law,
they
have
rejected
it.
6:20 What
use
to
me
is
frankincense
that
comes
from
Sheba,
or
sweet
cane
from
a
distant
land
Your
burnt
offerings
are
not
acceptable,
nor
your
sacrifices
pleasing
to
me.
6:21 Therefore
thus
says
the
LORD:
'Behold,
I
will
lay
before
this
people
stumbling
blocks
against
which
they
shall
stumble;
fathers
and
sons
together,
neighbor
and
friend
shall
perish.'"
6:22 Thus
says
the
LORD:
"Behold,
a
people
is
coming
from
the
north
country,
a
great
nation
is
stirring
from
the
farthest
parts
of
the
earth.
6:23 They
lay
hold
on
bow
and
javelin;
they
are
cruel
and
have
no
mercy;
the
sound
of
them
is
like
the
roaring
sea;
they
ride
on
horses,
set
in
array
as
a
man
for
battle,
against
you,
O
daughter
of
Zion!"
6:24 We
have
heard
the
report
of
it;
our
hands
fall
helpless;
anguish
has
taken
hold
of
us,
pain
as
of
a
woman
in
labor.
6:25 Go
not
out
into
the
field,
nor
walk
on
the
road,
for
the
enemy
has
a
sword;
terror
is
on
every
side.
6:26 O
daughter
of
my
people,
put
on
sackcloth,
and
roll
in
ashes;
make
mourning
as
for
an
only
son,
most
bitter
lamentation,
for
suddenly
the
destroyer
will
come
upon
us.
6:27 "I
have
made
you
a
tester
of
metals
among
my
people,
that
you
may
know
and
test
their
ways.
6:28 They
are
all
stubbornly
rebellious,
going
about
with
slanders;
they
are
bronze
and
iron;
all
of
them
act
corruptly.
6:29 The
bellows
blow
fiercely;
the
lead
is
consumed
by
the
fire;
in
vain
the
refining
goes
on,
for
the
wicked
are
not
removed.
6:30 Rejected
silver
they
are
called,
for
the
LORD
has
rejected
them."