The Future of Bible Study Is Here.
You have not started any reading plans.
- More »
Sign in or register for a free account to set your preferred Bible and rate books.
2 I will stand at my watchn
and station myself on the ramparts;o
I will look to see what he will sayp to me,
and what answer I am to give to this complaint.a q
2 Then the Lord replied:
“Writer down the revelation
and make it plain on tablets
so that a heraldb may run with it.
3 For the revelation awaits an appointed time;s
it speaks of the endt
and will not prove false.
Though it linger, waitu for it;
itc will certainly come
and will not delay.v
4 “See, the enemy is puffed up;
his desires are not upright—
but the righteous personw will live by his faithfulnessd x—
5 indeed, winey betrays him;
he is arrogantz and never at rest.
Because he is as greedy as the grave
and like death is never satisfied,a
he gathers to himself all the nations
and takes captiveb all the peoples.
6 “Will not all of them tauntc him with ridicule and scorn, saying,
“ ‘Woe to him who piles up stolen goods
and makes himself wealthy by extortion!d
How long must this go on?’
7 Will not your creditors suddenly arise?
Will they not wake up and make you tremble?
Then you will become their prey.e
8 Because you have plundered many nations,
the peoples who are left will plunder you.f
For you have shed human blood;g
you have destroyed lands and cities and everyone in them.h
9 “Woe to him who buildsi his house by unjust gain,j
setting his nestk on high
to escape the clutches of ruin!
10 You have plotted the ruinl of many peoples,
shamingm your own house and forfeiting your life.
11 The stonesn of the wall will cry out,
and the beams of the woodwork will echo it.
12 “Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshedo
and establishes a town by injustice!
13 Has not the Lord Almighty determined
that the people’s labor is only fuel for the fire,p
that the nations exhaust themselves for nothing?q
14 For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the gloryr of the Lord
as the waters cover the sea.s
15 “Woe to him who gives drinkt to his neighbors,
pouring it from the wineskin till they are drunk,
so that he can gaze on their naked bodies!
16 You will be filled with shameu instead of glory.v
Now it is your turn! Drinkw and let your nakedness be exposede!x
The cupy from the Lord’s right hand is coming around to you,
and disgrace will cover your glory.
17 The violencez you have done to Lebanon will overwhelm you,
and your destruction of animals will terrify you.a
For you have shed human blood;b
you have destroyed lands and cities and everyone in them.
18 “Of what valuec is an idold carved by a craftsman?
Or an imagee that teaches lies?
For the one who makes it trusts in his own creation;
he makes idols that cannot speak.f
19 Woe to him who says to wood, ‘Come to life!’
Or to lifeless stone, ‘Wake up!’g
Can it give guidance?
It is covered with gold and silver;h
there is no breath in it.”i
20 The Lord is in his holy temple;j
let all the earth be silentk before him.
About The New International VersionThe NIV is the world’s most read and trusted contemporary English Bible translation. It follows the principle of "dynamic equivalence" to ensure crystal clear understandable English. The NIV is the most readable English Bible ever produced. |
|
Copyright |
Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.™ Used by Permission. All rights reserved worldwide. “New International Version” and “NIV” are registered trademarks of Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission. The NIV® text may be quoted in any form (written, visual, electronic or audio), up to and inclusive of five hundred (500) verses without the express written permission of the publisher, providing the verses quoted do not amount to a complete book of the Bible nor do the verses quoted account for twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the total text of the work in which they are quoted. Notice of copyright must appear on the title or copyright page as follows: “Scripture quotations taken from The Holy Bible, New International Version® NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.” The “NIV” and “New International Version” are trademarks registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Biblica, Inc.™ When quotations from the NIV® text are used by a local church in non-saleable media such as church bulletins, orders of service, posters, overhead transparencies, or similar materials, a complete copyright notice is not required, but the initials (NIV®) must appear at the end of each quotation. Any commentary or other biblical reference work produced for commercial sale, that uses the NIV® text must obtain written permission for use of the NIV® text. Permission requests for commercial use within the USA and Canada that exceeds the above guidelines must be directed to, and approved in writing by The Zondervan Corporation, 5300 Patterson Ave. SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49530, USA. www.Zondervan.com Permission requests for commercial use within the UK, EU and EFTA that exceeds the above guidelines must be directed to, and approved in writing by Hodder & Stoughton Limited, 338 Euston Road, London NW1 3BH, United Kingdom. www.Hodder.co.uk Permission requests for non-commercial use that exceeds the above guidelines must be directed to, and approved in writing by Biblica US, Inc., 1820 Jet Stream Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80921, USA. www.Biblica.com Any Internet addresses (websites, blogs, etc.) and telephone numbers printed in this Bible are offered as a resource. They are not intended in any way to be or imply an endorsement by Zondervan, nor does Zondervan vouch for the content of these sites and numbers for the life of the Bible. |
Support Info | niv2011 |