Ezekiel 1:1-28 The 1st of the Visions of Ezekiel

 

The 1st of the Visions of Ezekiel

Ezekiel 1:1-28             The Book of Ezekiel [in Smaller Chunks]

Now, it [happened] in the 13th year, [on] the 5th day of the 4th month, as I was among the captives by the River of Chebar, [a.k.a. Kebar River,] that the heavens were opened & I saw visions [from] God.

[During] the 5th day of the month, [that] was [during] king Jehoiachin's 5th year of captivity, The Word of the Lord came [specifically] to the priest, Ezekiel, [Buzi's] son, in the land of the Chaldeans, by the River Chebar. And the hand of the Lord was there upon him.

And I looked & [saw] a whirlwind came out of the North, a [large] cloud, [revealing] a fire [within] itself & brightness was [all around] it. And out [its] midst [was like] the color amber, [from] the midst of the fire.

Also, [from] the midst [of it] came the [resemblance] of 4 living creatures, [a.k.a. cherubims, seraphims, cherubs, or angels.] And their appearance was this: they had the likeness of a man. And [each] one had 4 faces & [each] had 4 wings.

And their feet were straight feet & the sole of their feet was like the sole of a calf's foot. And they sparkled like the color of [polished] brass. And they had the hands of a man, under their wings on their sides, [of the] 4.

And they [all] 4 had [the same] faces & wings. [Ezekiel 10:21 Everyone [of the 4] had 4 faces & everyone [had] 4 wings. And the likeness of [a man's] hands, was under their wings.]

[Two of] their wings were joined one to another [on the living creatures.] They [didn't] turn when they went & everyone [of them] went straight forward. As for the [resemblance] of their faces, they, [each] had 4 [faces:] the face of a man & the face of a lion, on the right side.

And they [all] 4 had the face of an ox on the left side & also the face of an eagle. Their faces were [like this] & their wings were stretched upward. Two wings of everyone [of the 4] were joined one to another & 2 [wings] covered their bodies.

And they [each] went straight forward: [wherever] the spirit [wanted] to go, they went. And they [didn't] turn when they went. As for the likeness of the living creatures, their [resemblance] was like burning coals of fire & like the appearance of lamps.

The fire was bright & it went [back & forth] among the living creatures & lightning went out of the fire. And the living creatures ran & returned [like] the appearance of a flash of lightning.

Now, as I [looked at] the living creatures, [I] [observed] one wheel upon the [ground, next to] the living creatures, with his 4 faces. The appearance of the wheels & their [workings] was [similar] to the color of beryl. And they [all] 4 had [the same appearance.]

And their [resemblance] & their [workings were like] it [was within] the middle of the wheel. When they went, they [each] went [in 1 of] 4 [directions] & they [didn't] turn when they went. As for their rings, [a.k.a. rims,] they were so high, that they were [dreadfully awesome.]

And their [rims] were full of eyes [all around the] 4 [of] them. [Revelation 4:6 And [in front of] the throne, there was a sea of glass, [similar] to a crystal. And in the midst of the throne & [all around it] were 4 [living creatures,] full of eyes [in front] & behind.]

And when the living creatures went, the wheels went [next to] them. And when the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up. [Wherever] the spirit [wanted] to go, their spirit [was] to go & they went there.

And the wheels were lifted up [together next to] them. For the spirit of the living creatures was [within] the wheels. When those [living creatures] went, these [wheels] went.

And when those [living creatures] stood, these [wheels] stood.  And when those [living creatures] were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up, [together,] [next to] them. For the spirit of the living creatures was in their wheels.

And the [resemblance] of the firmament, [a.k.a expanse, above] the heads of living creatures was [like] the color of the [terribly awesome] crystal, stretched [out] above over their heads.

And under the firmament, their 2 wings were [spread out] straight, the one toward the other. Everyone had 2, [that] covered on this side [of] their bodies & 2 that covered on that side.

And when they went, I heard the [sound] of their wings, like the noise of [large] waters, [like] the voice of the Almighty, [speaking, like] the noise of an [army.] When [the living creatures] stood, they let down their wings.

And when [the living creatures] stood & had let down their wings, there was a voice from the firmament that was [above] their heads. And above the firmament that was over their heads, was the [resemblance] of a throne, [like] the appearance of a sapphire.

And upon the [resemblance] of the throne, was [similar to] the appearance of a Man [from] above, upon [the throne.] And I saw [what] [appeared to be] fire, the color of amber, [around] & within it.

[Revelation 4:2-3 And immediately, I was in the Spirit & [saw] a throne was set in heaven & One sat on the throne. And He, [Who] sat was [similar to see] like a jasper & a [sardius] stone. And there was a rainbow [all around] like an emerald.]

[And] from the appearance of His [waist] upward & even His [waist] downward, I saw as [if] it were the [resemblance] of fire, [with its] brightness, [all around] [it.] [Also,] the appearance of the [rainbow] that is in the cloud [on] a [rainy] day. So was the appearance of the brightness, [all around] [it.]

This [appeared to be] the likeness of the glory of the Lord. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face & I heard a voice of [the] One, Who [spoke.] [Revelation 21:3-4 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, [Look,] the tabernacle of God is with men.

And He will dwell with them & they shall be His people & God, Himself, shall be with them & be their God. *And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes. And there shall be no more death, neither: sorrow; crying & neither shall there be any more pain: for the [previous] things are passed away.]

Lamentations 5:1-22 The Joy of Our Heart Has Stopped & Our Dance Has Turned into Mourning

 

The Joy of Our Heart Has Stopped & Our Dance Has Turned into Mourning

Lamentations 5:1-22            The Book of Lamentations [in Smaller Chunks]

O Lord, remember what [has happened to] us. Consider & [see] our [disgrace.] Our inheritance is turned [over to] strangers & our houses to [foreigners.] [Jeremiah 8:9-10 The wise men are ashamed. They are [discouraged & captured.] They have rejected the Word of the Lord & what wisdom is in them?

Therefore, I will give their wives to others & their fields to [those who] shall inherit them. For everyone of them, from the [powerless] to the [powerful] is given to [greed.] Everyone from the prophet to the priests [distributes falsely.]

We are orphaned & fatherless. Our mothers are [like] widows. We have [paid] money [for] our water [we've] drunk. Our wood is sold to us. Our necks, [a.k.a. our lives,] are under persecution & we [work] & have no rest. We have given the hand [in a deal] to the Egyptians & Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread.

Our [forefathers] have sinned & aren't [alive] & we've [carried] their [sins.] Servants have ruled over us & there [are] none, [who] deliver us out of their hand. [2 Kings 8:12-15 And Hazael said, Why do you weep my lord? And [Elisha] answered, Because I know the evil that you will do to the children [people] of Israel.

You will set their strongholds on fire. And you will [kill] their young men with the sword & dash their children & rip up their [pregnant] women. And Hazael said, But what, is your servant, a dog, that he should do this great thing? And Elisha answered, The Lord has [shown] me that you shall be king over Syria.

So, [Hazael] departed from Elisha & came to his master, who [asked] him, What [did] Elisha say to you? And [Hazael] answered, He told me that you should surely recover. And it [happened the next day,] that [Hazael] took a thick cloth & dipped it in water & spread it on [king Ben Hadad's] face, so that he died. And Hazael [ruled] in his [place.]

We [get] our bread [by risking] our lives, because of the sword in the wilderness. [Seeking food in the heat of the day,] because of the terrible famine,  our skin was [charred] black like [in] an oven.

They ravished the women in Zion & the [maidens] in the cities of Judah. [2 Kings 15:16 Then, Menahem [killed] Tiphsah & all [who] were [there] & [its] coasts [starting] from Tirzah, because they [didn't] open [up] to him. Therefore, he [killed them] & he ripped up all the [pregnant] women.]

Princes are [hung] up by their [hands] & the faces of elders weren't [respected.] [1 Samuel 31:11-13 And when the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead heard [what] the Philistines had done to Saul; All the valiant men arose & went all night & took the body of Saul & the bodies of his sons from the Wall of BethShan & came to Jabesh & burnt them there. And they took their bones & buried them under a tree [in] Jabesh & fasted 7 days.]

They took young men to grind [in the mill] & the children fell under [the weight of] wood [loads.] The elders [have stopped] from [sitting in] the gate & the young men [have stopped] from their [music.] [Proverbs 31:23 Her husband is known in the gates, when he sits among the elders of the land.]

The joy of our heart [has stopped.] Our dance [has] turned into mourning. [Amos 8:10 And I will turn your feasts into mourning & all your songs into [grieving.] And I will bring sackcloth up upon all [waists] & baldness upon every head. And I will make it [like] mourning [for] an only son & the end [of mourning like] a bitter day.]

The crown [has] fallen from our head. Woe to us, that we have sinned! [Psalm 89:39 You have made void the covenant [contract] of Your servant. You have [defiled] his crown by casting it to the ground.]

[Because of] this, our heart is faint. Our eyes are dim, [because of] these things. Because the Mountain of Zion is desolate, the foxes walk upon it. O Lord, You remain forever & Your throne from generation to generation.

[Revelation 3:20-21 [Watch,] I stand at the door & knock. If any man [hears] My voice & [opens] the door, I will come in to him & will [dine] with him & he with Me. I will grant to him, [who] overcomes to sit with Me [on] My throne, even as I also overcame and Am [sitting] down with My Father [on] His throne.]

[Why] do You forget us forever & [abandon] us [for such a] long time? [Isaiah 54:7-8 For a small moment, I have [abandoned] you; but with great mercy I will gather you. In a little wrath, I hid My face from you for a moment. But I will have mercy on you with everlasting kindness, says the Lord your Redeemer.]

You, O Lord, [return] us to You. Renew our days [like those] of old. But you have [totally] rejected us. You are very [angry] against us. [Romans 5:7-8 Scarcely for a righteous man, will [someone] die & [perhaps] for a good man, some would even dare to die. * But God [demonstrates] His love toward us, in that, while we were [still] sinners, Christ died for us.]

Lamentations 4:1-22 Zion's Sons Are Comparable to Fine Gold & Are Considered Like Clay Pitchers

 

Zion's Sons Are Comparable to Fine Gold & Are Considered Like Clay Pitchers

Lamentations 4:1-22             The Book of Lamentations [in Smaller Chunks]

How the gold [has] become dim! How the most fine gold [has] changed! The stones of the sanctuary are poured out [on] the top of every street. [Lamentations 2:19 Arise & cry out in the night, [at] the beginning of the watches & pour out your heart like water, before the face of the Lord. Lift up your hands toward Him, for the life of your young children, [who] faint, [due to] hunger, [on] the top of every street.]

How the precious sons of Zion, [similar] to fine gold, are [treated like clay] pitchers, the work of the potter's hands. [2 Kings 17:16-18 And they left all the commandments of the Lord their God & made [themselves molded] images, even 2 calves & made a grove & worshiped all the host of heaven, [a.k.a. stars & constellations,] & served Baal.

And they caused their sons & daughters to pass through the fire & used divination & enchantments & sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke Him to anger. Therefore, the Lord was very angry with Israel & removed them out of His sight. There [were] none left, but only the tribe of Judah.]

Even the sea monsters, [pull] out their breast, [to nurse] their young ones. The [daughters] of my people [have] become cruel, like the ostriches in the wilderness. The tongue of the [nursing] child [clings] to the roof of his mouth for thirst.

The young children ask for bread & no man breaks it to them. [Acts 27:35 And when [Paul] had spoken [this,] he took bread & gave thanks to God in the presence of all [of] them. And when he had broken it, he began to eat.]

[Those who ate delicacies,] are [alone] in the streets. [Those who] were brought up [wearing] scarlet, [now] [hold on to a hill of manure.] For the punishment of the daughter of my people is greater than the punishment of the sin of Sodom, that was overthrown, in a moment & no [one remained] in her.

Her Nazarites were purer than snow & they were whiter than milk. [Their bodies] were more [reddish] than rubies & their [shine] was [like] sapphires. [Now,] their appearance is blacker than a coal. They aren't known in the streets & their skin [clings] to their bones. It is withered & it [has] become like a stick.

[Those who are] slain [by] the sword, are better [off] than [those who are] slain [by] hunger. For [these afflicted, yearn because of the lack] of the fruits of the field. The hands of the pitiful women have [boiled] their own children. They were their meat, [during] the destruction of the daughter of my people.

The Lord has accomplished His fury. He has poured out His fierce anger & has [started] a fire in Zion & it has devoured [its] foundations. [Jeremiah 21:9-10 He, [who remains] in this city shall die by the: sword, famine & pestilence: but he, [who] goes out, & falls to, [a.k.a. goes under the control of] the Chaldeans, [who attack] you, shall live & his life shall be to him, [as a prize.]

For I have set My face against this city for [calamity] & not for good, says the Lord. It shall be given into the hand of [Babylon's] king, & he shall burn it with fire.]

The kings of the earth & all the inhabitants of the world, wouldn't have believed that the adversary & the enemy [could] have entered into the gates of Jerusalem. [But it's] for the sins of her prophets & the iniquities of her priests, who] have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her.

[Jeremiah 23:11-14 For both [prophets & priests] are [ungodly. Yes,] I have found their wickedness in My house, says the Lord. [For this reason,] their [road] shall be to them [like slippery roads] in darkness.

They shall be driven on & fall [on them.] For I will even bring upon them, the year of their visitation, [a.k.a. punishment,] says the Lord. And I have seen [foolishness] in the prophets of Samaria. They prophesied [about] Baal & caused My people [to go astray.]

I have also seen a horrible thing in the prophets of Jerusalem. They commit adultery & [follow what are] lies. They also strengthen the hands [of those who do evil, so] that none return from his wickedness. They are all of them to Me [like] Sodom & the [residents] of Gomorrah.]

They have wandered [like] blind men in the streets & they have polluted themselves with [bloodshed,] so that men couldn't touch their garments. [Psalm 106:35-38 But [they] were [mixed] among the heathen & learned their works. And they served their idols, which were a snare to them.

[Yes,] they sacrificed their sons & daughters to [demons] & shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons & daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan & the land was polluted with blood.]

They cried [out] to [the bloodstained priests,] You [leave.] It is unclean, [leave.] Depart & [don't] touch. When they fled away & wandered, the heathen said, They shall no [longer stay] there. The anger of the Lord has [scattered] them.

He will no [longer] regard them. The [didn't] respect the priest & [didn't] favor the elders. Our eyes [still fail,] [looking] for help [in] vain. In our watching, we have watched for a nation that couldn't save us. [Jeremiah 42:15-16 Therefore, you, [remaining] of Judah, now hear the Word of the Lord.

The Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel says [this;] If you [totally focus] your faces [on entering] Egypt, to go & [stay] there, Then it shall [happen,] that the sword, [that] you feared, shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt & the famine, [of which] you were afraid, shall follow close [behind] you & you shall die there in Egypt.]

They hunt our [footprints,] so that we can't go [into] our streets. Our end is near & our days are fulfilled, [because] our end [has] come. [2 Kings 25:4-5 And the city was broken up & all the men of war fled [at] night [on] the [path by] the gate between 2 walls, which [are] by the king's garden.

(Now, the Chaldees, [a.k.a. Chaldeans,] were against the city [all around.]) And the king went [on] the [road] toward the plain. So, they [captured] king [Zedekiah] & brought him to [Babylon's] king [at] Riblah. And they [passed] judgment upon him.]

Our persecutors are [faster] than the eagles of heaven. They pursued us upon the mountains & they laid [waiting to ambush] us, in the wilderness. The [Lord's] anointed was [captured] in their pits, of whom we said, We shall live [with] the breath of our nostrils, [a.k.a. with our lives,] among the heathen under [Zedekiah's] shadow.

Rejoice & be glad, O daughter of Edom, [who] dwells in the land of Uz. The cup shall also pass to you. You shall be drunk & shall make yourself naked. [Psalm 83:3-7 They have taken [deceitful] counsel against Your people & consulted against Your hidden ones. They have said, Come & let us cut them off from being a nation; [so] that the name of Israel may no [longer] be [remembered.]

For they consulted together [in agreement.] [Those of] the tabernacles of: Edom; the Ishamaelites; Moab; Hagarenes; Gebal; Ammon; Amalek; Philistines; with the inhabitants of Tyre are [in alliance] against You.]

The punishment [for] your [sin] is accomplished, O daughter of Zion. He will no [longer] carry you away into captivity. He will visit, [a.k.a. punish] your [sin,] O daughter of Edom. He will [uncover] your sins.

[Jeremiah 31:10-12 O you nations, hear the Word of the Lord, & declare it in the [coastal islands far away] & say, He, [Who] scattered Israel, will gather [them] & keep [them like] a Shepherd [keeps] His flock.]

Lamentations 3:1-66 Jeremiah is the Man Who Has Seen Affliction

 

Jeremiah is the Man Who Has Seen Affliction

Lamentations 3:1-66             The Book of Lamentations [in Smaller Chunks]

I am the man [who] has seen affliction by the rod of His wrath. He has led me & brought me into darkness, but not into light. Surely, He [has] turned against me. He turned His hand against me all day. He [has] made my flesh & skin old & He has broken my bones.

[Psalm 51:8-10 Make me hear joy & gladness, [so] that the bones [that] You have broken may rejoice. Hide my sins from Your face & blot out my iniquities. Create in me a clean heart, O God & renew a right spirit within me.]

He has [built] against me & [surrounded] me with [bitterness & hardship.] He has [put] me in dark places, [like those who are] dead [of ancient times.] [Job 33:21-22 His flesh [wastes] away, [to the point] that it can't be seen & his bones [inside] that weren't seen, stick out. [Yes,] his [life] draws near to the grave & his life to destroyers.]

He has [put a hedge around] me, [so] that I can't get out & He has made my chain heavy. [Job 3:23 Why is light given to a man whose [path] is [hidden] & whom God has hedged in?]

Also, when I cry [out] & shout, He shuts out my prayer. He has [enclosed] my [roads] with [cut] stone & He makes my paths crooked. To me, He was [like] a bear lying in wait [to ambush,] & [like] a lion in secret places. He has turned [me away from] my [roads] & pulled me in pieces & He has made me desolate.

[Deuteronomy 32:37-39 And He shall say, Where are their gods, their rock in whom they trusted, [that] ate the fat of their sacrifices & drank the wine of their drink offerings? Let them rise up & help you & be your protection. [Don't you] see, that I, even I, Am He, & there is no god with Me. I kill & I make alive. I wound & I heal. Neither is there any, [who] can deliver out of My hand.]

He has bent His bow & [put] me as a [target] for the arrow. He has [made] the arrows of His quiver to enter into my [heart strings.] [Job 16:13 His archers [surround around] me & He [cuts] my [heart strings in pieces] & doesn't spare. He pours out my [bile] upon the ground.]

I was a [mockery] to all my people & their song [for taunting] all the day. [Jeremiah 20:7 O Lord, You have [influenced] me & I was [persuaded.] You are stronger than I & have prevailed. I am [ridiculed] daily & everyone mocks me.]

He has filled me with bitterness & He has made me drunk with wormwood. [Jeremiah 9:13-15 And the Lord [said,] [It's] because they have [abandoned] My Law, which I [put] before them, & haven't obeyed My voice & neither [followed in these;]

But have [followed] after the imagination of their own heart, after Baalim, [a.k.a. Baal,] which their [forefathers] taught them. Therefore, the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel says [this; Look,] I will feed them, even this people with wormwood & give them [bitter] water of gall to drink.]

He has also broken my teeth with gravel & He has covered me with ashes. [Job 42:6 [For this reason,] I [loathe] myself & repent in dust & ashes.]

And You have removed my [life] far [away] from peace & [I've forgotten] prosperity. And remembering [my] affliction & misery, the wormwood & the gall, I said, My strength & my hope from the Lord [has] perished.

In still [remembering] them, my [life] is humbled [within] me. I recall this to mind, therefore I have hope. [Psalm 130:7-8 Let Israel hope in the Lord. For with the Lord, there is mercy & with Him redemption is [plentiful.] And He shall redeem Israel from all [their sins.]

It is [because] of the Lord's mercies, that we aren't [destroyed, since] His compassion [doesn't] fail. They are [renewed] every morning & great is Your faithfulness. My soul says, The Lord is my portion. Therefore, I will hope in Him.

[Psalm 16:5-6 The Lord is the portion of [my] inheritance & my cup. You [uphold] my lot. The [measuring] lines have fallen to me in pleasant places. [Yes,] I have a [large inheritance.]

The Lord is good to [those who] wait for Him & to the soul, [who] seeks Him. [Isaiah 30:18 And therefore, the Lord will wait, [so] that He may be gracious to you. Therefore, He will be exalted, that He may have mercy upon you. For the Lord is a God of [justice] & blessed are all [those who] wait for Him.]

It is good that a man should both hope & quietly wait for the Salvation of the Lord. [Revelation 3:19-21 As many as I love, I [reprimand & chastise.] Therefore, be zealous & repent. [Look,] I stand at the door & knock. If any man [hears] My voice & [opens] the door, I will come in to him & will [dine] with him & he with Me. I will grant to him, [who] overcomes, to sit with Me [on] My throne, even [like] I also overcame & Am [sitting] down with My Father [on] His throne.]

It's good for a man, that he [endures] the yoke in his youth. [Let him] sit alone & keep [silent,] because He has [put] it upon him [to carry.] [Jeremiah 15:17 I [didn't sit] in the assembly of mockers, nor [did I] [rejoice.] I sat alone, because of Your hand. For You have filled me with indignation [for injustice.]

He puts his mouth in the [dirt; in case there's] hope. [1 Corinthians 14:25 And [these] are the secrets of his heart made [visible.] And so, falling down on his face, he will worship God & report that God is [truly within] you.]

He gives His cheek to him, [who strikes] Him. He is filled full of [disgrace.] [Luke 22:63-65 And the men, [who] held Jesus mocked Him & [struck] Him. And when they had blindfolded Him, they struck Him on the face & asked Him, saying, Prophesy, who it is that [struck] You? And they [spoke] many other [blasphemous] things against Him.]

For the Lord will not [ignore] forever. But [although] He [causes] grief, [still] He will have compassion, according to the multitude of His mercies. [Isaiah 54:7-8 For a small moment I have [abandoned] you. But with great mercies I will gather you. In a little wrath, I hid My face from you for a moment, but I will have mercy on you with everlasting kindness, says the Lord your Redeemer.]

For He [doesn't] afflict willingly, nor grieve the children of men. [Ezekiel 33:11 Say to them, The Lord God says, As I live, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked [returns] from his [ways] & [lives.] Turn you & [return] from your evil ways. For why will you die, O house of Israel?]

The Lord [doesn't] approve [of those who:] crush all the prisoners of the earth under his feet; [or] turns aside the [rights] of a man, before the face of the Most High; [or] [brings about the downfall of] a man in his cause. [Isaiah 11:1-4 *And there shall come forth a Rod out of the stem of Jesse & a Branch shall grow out of his roots.

*And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him: the Spirit of wisdom & understanding; the Spirit of counsel & [strength;] the Spirit of knowledge and of fear, [respect] of the Lord. And shall make Him of [speedy] understanding of the fear [respect] of the Lord.

And He shall not judge, [according to what] His eyes [see,] neither [chastise according to what] His ears [hear.] But He shall judge the poor with righteousness & [reprimand] the meek of the earth, with equity. And He shall [strike] the earth with the rod of His mouth & He shall slay the wicked with the breath of His lips.]

When the Lord [hasn't] commanded it, who is he, who says & it [happens?] [Psalm 33:9-11 For He spoke & it was done. He commanded & it stood [firm.] The Lord brings the [advice] of the heathen to [nothing.] He makes the [plots] of the people [ineffective.] The [Lord's] counsel stands forever & the thoughts of His heart [stand] to all generations.]

[Doesn't] both [bad] & [good] proceed out of the mouth of the Most High? [Job 2:10 But [Job] said to her, You speak [like] one of the foolish women speak. What? Shall we [only] receive good at the hand of God & we shall not receive [the bad?] In all this, Job didn't sin with his lips.]

[Why] does a man [who lives,] complain, [or] a man [complain] for the punishment of his sins? [Jeremiah 30:15 Why [do] you cry [out, because] of your affliction? Your sorrow is incurable, [because of] the multitude of your iniquity. I have done these things to you, because your sins were increased.]

Let's search & [test] our [paths] & [return] again to the Lord. [Isaiah 35:10 And the ransomed of the Lord shall return & come to Zion with songs & everlasting joy [in] their heads. They shall obtain joy & gladness, and sorrow & sighing shall flee away.]

Let us lift up our hands with our [hearts] to God in the heavens. We have [sinned] & rebelled. You haven't pardoned.

[Judges 2:12-13 And they [abandoned] the God of their [forefathers, Who] brought them out of the land of Egypt & [they] followed other gods, of the gods of the people, [who] were [all around] them. And bowed themselves to them & provoked the Lord to anger. And they [abandoned] the Lord & served Baal & Ashtaroth.]

You have persecuted & covered us with anger. You have slain & haven't pitied. [2 Kings 21:4-7 And he built altars in the [Lord's] house, of which the Lord said, In Jerusalem, I will put My Name. And he built altars in the 2 [courts] of the [Lord's] house for all the host of heaven, [a.k.a. stars & constellations.]

And he made his son pass through the fire & observed times, [a.k.a. astrology & horoscopes;] used enchantments & dealt with familiar spirits, [a.k.a. talking with the dead;] & wizards. He [brought about] much wickedness in the sight of the Lord to provoke Him to anger.

And he [put from] the grove, a [carved] image that he had made, in the [Lord's] house, which the Lord said to David & to Solomon, his son, I will put My Name in this house & in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, forever.]

You have covered Yourself with a cloud, [so] that our prayers [couldn't] pass through [it.] You have made us [like] the [repulsive & unwanted] in the midst of the people. [1 Corinthians 4:13 Being [insulted,] we [encourage.] We are made [like] the filth of the world and are [repulsive] to this day.]

All our enemies have opened their mouths against us. Fear, a [trap,] desolation & destruction [have] come upon us. [Isaiah 47:11-13 Therefore, evil, [trouble] & desolation shall come upon you suddenly, [that] you [don't] know [about.] You shall not know from [where] it rises & shall not be able to put it off.

Stand now with your enchantments & the multitude of your sorceries, [in which] you have labored from your youth. If you are able to [benefit,] you may prevail. You are wearied [with] the multitude of your counsels.

Now, let the astrologers, the stargazers & monthly prognosticators, [a.k.a. foretellers of the future,] stand up, & save you from these things that shall [happen to] you.]

[My] eye runs down with rivers of water for the destruction of my people. [My] eye trickles down, without a [pause] & [doesn't stop, until] the Lord [looks] down & [sees] from heaven. [Jeremiah 14:16-18 And the people to whom they prophesy, shall be [thrown] out into the streets of Jerusalem, because of the famine & the sword.

And they shall have [no one] to bury them, their wives, their sons, nor their daughters. For I will pour [out] their wickedness upon them. Therefore, you shall say this Word to them: Let [My] eyes run down with tears night & day & [don't] let them [stop.]

For the virgin daughter of My people is broken with a [large gap, by] a very grievous blow. If I go [out] into the field, then [I] [saw] the slain [by] the sword! And if I enter into the city, then [I] [saw those who are] sick, [because of] the famine! [Yes,] both the prophet & the priests go [around] into a land that they don't know.]

[My] eye [saddens my] heart, because of all the daughters of my city. My enemies chased me without a [reason, fiercely] like a bird. They have cut my life off in the dungeon & [threw] a [rock] upon me.

[Jeremiah 38:6 Then, they took Jeremiah & [threw] him into the dungeon of Malchiah, [Hammelech's] son, that was in the [courtyard] of the prison. And they let Jeremiah down with cords, [a.k.a. ropes.] And there was no water in the dungeon, but [only mud.] So, Jeremiah sunk in the [mud.]

Waters flowed over [my] head. Then, I said, I am cut off. Out of the [lowly] dungeon, I called upon Your Name, O Lord. You have heard my voice. [Don't] hide Your ear [from] my breathing & my [outcry.] You drew [close on] the day that I called upon You & You said, [Don't] fear.

O Lord, You have pleaded the cause of my soul & You have redeemed my life. [Psalm 35:1-2 O Lord, plead my cause with [those who fight] with me. Fight against [those who] fight against me. Take hold of the shield & [the small shield] & stand up for my help.]

O Lord, you have seen my [wrongs.] [Lord,] judge my cause. You have seen all their vengeance & all their [schemes] against me. O Lord, You have heard their [ridicule] & all their [plots] against me & the lips of those, [who] rose up against me & their [plans] against me all day.

[See,] I am their [song for taunting, when they sit] down & [rise] up. O Lord, give [repayment] to them, according to the work of their hands. [Revelation 22:12-13 And, [watch,] I come quickly & My reward is with Me & shall be to give every man according [to] his [deeds.] I Am [the] Alpha & [the] Omega, the Beginning & the End, the First & the Last.]

Give them [sorrowful hearts,] [as] Your curse to them. From under the heavens of the Lord, persecute & destroy them in anger. [Psalm 145:20 The Lord preserves all [those who] love Him: but He will destroy all the wicked.]