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For these have trespassed through wine; they have erred through strong drink: the priest and the prophet are mad through strong drink, they are swallowed up by reason of wine, they have staggered through drunkenness; they have erred: this is their vision.

A curse shall devour this counsel, for this is their counsel for the sake of covetousness.

by reason of the contemptuous words of the lips, by means of another language: for they shall speak to this people, saying to them,

And I will cause judgement to be for hope, and my compassion shall be for just measures, and ye that trust vainly in falsehood shall fall: for the storm shall by no means pass by you,

ye that are distressed; we cannot fight, but we are ourselves too weak for you to be gathered.

Therefore do not ye rejoice, neither let your bands be made strong; for I have heard of works finished and cut short by the Lord of hosts, which he will execute upon all the earth.

For the black poppy is not cleansed with harsh treatment, nor will a wagon-wheel pass over the cumin; but the black poppy is threshed with a rod, and the cumin shall be eaten with bread;

for I will not be wroth with you for ever, neither shall the voice of my anger crush you.

Alas for the city of Ariel, which David besieged. Gather ye fruits year by year; eat ye, for ye shall eat with Moab.

For I will grievously afflict Ariel: and her strength and her wealth shall be mine.

from the Lord of Hosts: for there shall be a visitation with thunder, and earthquake, and a loud noise, a rushing tempest, and devouring flame of fire.

For the Lord has made you to drink a spirit of deep sleep; and he shall close their eyes, and the eyes of their prophets and of their rulers, who see secret things.

And all these things shall be to you as the words of this sealed book, which if they shall give to a learned man, saying, Read this, he shall then say, I cannot read it, for it is sealed.

But when their children shall have seen my works, they shall sanctify my name for my sake, and they sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and shall fear the God of Israel.

For the protection of Pharaoh shall be to you a disgrace, and there shall be a reproach to them that trust in Egypt.

For there are princes in Tanes, evil messengers.

In vain shall they labour in seeking to a people, which shall not profit them for help, but shall be for a shame and reproach.

Now then sit down and write these words on a tablet, and in a book; for these things shall be for many long days, and even for ever.

For the people is disobedient, false children, who would not hear the law of God:

For the holy people shall dwell in Sion: and whereas Jerusalem has wept bitterly, saying, Pity me; he shall pity thee: when he perceived the voice of thy cry, he hearkened to thee.