¹⁵Hear ye, and give ear; be not proud: for the Lord hath spoken. ¹⁶^vGive glory to the Lord your God, before ^whe cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ^xye look for light, he turn it into ^ythe shadow of death, and make it ^zgross darkness. ¹⁷But if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret places for your ^apride; and ^bmine eye shall weep sore, and run down with tears, because the Lord’s flock is carried away captive.

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vSee Josh. 7:19.
w Amos 5:8. & 8:9. See Ps. 139:12 marg. So Isai. 5:30. & 8:22. ch. 23:12. Comp. Deut. 28:29. John 11:10. & 12:35.
xSee Isai. 59:9.
ych. 2:6. See Job 3:5.
bSee ch. 9:1.

Cross references

z Isai. 60:2.
a Job 33:17.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Hear and give ear; be not proud,

for the Lord has spoken.

Give glory to the Lord your God

before he brings darkness,

before your feet stumble

on the twilight mountains,

and while you look for light

he turns it into gloom

and makes it deep darkness.

But if you will not listen,

my soul will weep in secret for your pride;

my eyes will weep bitterly and run down with tears,

because the Lord’s flock has been taken captive.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Hear and pay attention,

do not be arrogant,

for the Lord has spoken.

Give glory to the Lord your God

before he brings the darkness,

before your feet stumble

on the darkening hills.

You hope for light,

but he will turn it to utter darkness

and change it to deep gloom.

If you do not listen,

I will weep in secret

because of your pride;

my eyes will weep bitterly,

overflowing with tears,

because the Lord’s flock will be taken captive.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Listen and pay attention. Do not be proud,

for the Lord has spoken.

Give glory to the Lord your God

before he brings darkness,

before your feet stumble

on the mountains at dusk.

You wait for light,

but he brings darkest gloom

and makes total darkness.

But if you will not listen,

my innermost being will weep in secret

because of your pride.

My eyes will overflow with tears,

for the Lord’s flock has been taken captive.

NLTNew Living Translation

Listen and pay attention!

Do not be arrogant, for the Lord has spoken.

Give glory to the Lord your God

before it is too late.

Acknowledge him before he brings darkness upon you,

causing you to stumble and fall on the darkening mountains.

For then, when you look for light,

you will find only terrible darkness and gloom.

And if you still refuse to listen,

I will weep alone because of your pride.

My eyes will overflow with tears,

because the Lord’s flock will be led away into exile.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Listen, and pay attention,

you must not be haughty, for Yahweh has spoken.

Give glory to Yahweh your God before he brings darkness,

and before your feet stumble on the mountains at twilight.

And you will hope for light, but he makes it as gloom,

he makes it as thick darkness.

But if you will not listen to it,

my inner self will weep in secret places,

because of the presence of your pride.

And my eyes will weep bitterly,

and they will melt in tears,

because the flock of Yahweh has been taken captive.