微读圣经

Fifth Vision: The Lord beside the Altar

1I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, Am 3:14 and He said:

Strike the capitals of the pillars Zph 2:14

so that the thresholds shake;

knock them down on the heads of all the people.

Then I will kill the rest of them with the sword. Jos 5:13-15; Am 7:9,17

None of those who flee will get away; Jr 11:11

none of the fugitives will escape.

2If they dig down to Sheol, Ps 139:8

from there My hand will take them;

if they climb up to heaven, Jr 51:53; Ob 4

from there I will bring them down.

3If they hide themselves

on the top of Carmel,

from there I will track them down Jb 34:22; Ps 139:9-10

and seize them;

if they conceal themselves

from My sight on the sea floor, Jnh 2:2-6

from there I will command

the sea serpent to bite them. Is 27:1

4And if they are driven

by their enemies into captivity, Lv 26:33

from there I will command

the sword to kill them. Jb 34:21-22; Ps 139:7-12; Jr 23:24

I will fix My eyes on them

for harm and not for good. Jr 21:10; 44:27

5The Lord, the God of Hosts —

He touches the earth; Ps 104:32; 144:5; Is 64:1

it melts, and all who dwell in it mourn;

all of it rises like the Nile

and subsides like the Nile of Egypt. Am 8:8

6He builds His upper chambers

in the heavens Ps 104:3,13

and lays the foundation of His vault

on the earth. Ps 102:25; Is 48:13; 51:13

He summons the waters of the sea

and pours them out on the face of the earth. Ps 104:6

Yahweh is His name. Am 4:13; 5:8-9

Announcement of Judgment

7Israelites, are you not like the Cushites to Me? 2Ch 14:9,12; Is 20:4; 43:3

This is the Lord’s declaration.

Didn’t I bring Israel from the land of Egypt,

the Philistines from Caphtor, Probably Crete Dt 2:23; Jr 47:4

and the Arameans from Kir? 2Kg 16:9; Is 22:6

8Look, the eyes of the Lord God

are on the sinful kingdom, Am 9:4

and I will destroy it

from the face of the earth. Am 3:12

However, I will not totally destroy

the house of Jacob Jr 5:10; 30:11; 31:35-36; Jl 2:32 —

this is the Lord’s declaration —

9for I am about to give the command,

and I will shake the house of Israel Is 30:28; Lk 22:31

among all the nations,

as one shakes a sieve,

but not a pebble will fall to the ground.

10All the sinners among My people Is 33:14; Zch 13:8

who say: “Disaster will never overtake Or You will not let disaster come near

or confront us,” Jr 5:12; 23:17; Am 6:3

will die by the sword.

Announcement of Restoration

11In that day

I will restore the fallen booth Lv 23:42-43; 2Sm 11:11; 1Kg 20:12; Is 4:6 of David: 2Sm 7:11-16; Jr 23:5; Ezk 34:23-24; Zch 9:9-10; Lk 1:32; Rv 5:5

I will repair its gaps,

restore its ruins, Is 44:26

and rebuild it as in the days of old, Is 63:11; Jr 46:26

12so that they may possess

the remnant of Edom Ezk 36:5; Ob 21

and all the nations

that are called by My name LXX reads so that the remnant of man and all the nations . . . may seek Me ; Ac 15:17 Is 43:6-7; Mal 1:11; Ac 15:15-18 —

this is the Lord’s declaration —

He will do this.

13Hear this! The days are coming —

this is the Lord’s declaration —

when the plowman will overtake the reaper Lv 26:5

and the one who treads grapes,

the sower of seed.

The mountains will drip with sweet wine,

and all the hills will flow with it. Jl 2:24; 3:18

14I will restore the fortunes of My people Israel. Or restore My people Israel from captivity Dt 30:3; Jr 31:23; 32:42-44

They will rebuild and occupy ruined cities, Jr 30:18; 33:10-11

plant vineyards and drink their wine,

make gardens and eat their produce. Is 65:21; Jr 31:5

15I will plant them on their land,

and they will never again be uprooted

from the land I have given them. 2Sm 7:10; Jr 24:6

Yahweh your God has spoken.