| International Standard Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1Poor me! I feel like those who harvest summer fruit, or like those who pick grapes— there are no clusters to eat or any fresh fruit that I want. | 1Woe is me! For I am Like the fruit pickers, like the grape gatherers. There is not a cluster of grapes to eat, Or a first-ripe fig which I crave. |
| 2The faithful have died off, and there is not one upright human being in the land. They all stalk one another with lethal intent, a man will even hunt his own brother with a net. | 2The godly person has perished from the land, And there is no upright person among men. All of them lie in wait for bloodshed; Each of them hunts the other with a net. |
| 3And speaking of evil, they practice it eagerly—with both hands! Both leader and judge demand a bribe, the famous confess their perverted desires, and they scheme together. | 3Concerning evil, both hands do it well. The prince asks, also the judge, for a bribe, And a great man speaks the desire of his soul; So they weave it together. |
| 4The best of them is like a thorn, and their most upright like a hedge of thorns. The day announced by your watchmen— and by your own calculations—approaches. Now it's your time to be confused! | 4The best of them is like a briar, The most upright like a thorn hedge. The day when you post your watchmen, Your punishment will come. Then their confusion will occur. |
| 5Don't trust your friends, don't confide in a companion, watch what you say to your wife. | 5Do not trust in a neighbor; Do not have confidence in a friend. From her who lies in your bosom Guard your lips. |
| 6The son disrespects his father, the daughter rebels against her mother, the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law, and a man's enemies are the people of his own house. | 6For son treats father contemptuously, Daughter rises up against her mother, Daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; A man's enemies are the men of his own household. |
| 7But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God who will deliver me. My God will hear me. | 7But as for me, I will watch expectantly for the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me. |
| 8Don't be glad on my account, my enemy. When I fall, I'll get up. Though I sit in darkness, the LORD is a light for me. | 8Do not rejoice over me, O my enemy. Though I fall I will rise; Though I dwell in darkness, the LORD is a light for me. |
| 9I will endure the LORD's anger— since I have sinned against him— until he takes over my defense, administers justice on my behalf, and brings me out to the light, where I will gaze on his righteousness. | 9I will bear the indignation of the LORD Because I have sinned against Him, Until He pleads my case and executes justice for me. He will bring me out to the light, And I will see His righteousness. |
| 10Then my enemy will observe it, and shame will engulf the ones who asked me, 'Where is the LORD your God?' My own eyes will see them, they will be trampled on like mud in the streets. | 10Then my enemy will see, And shame will cover her who said to me, "Where is the LORD your God?" My eyes will look on her; At that time she will be trampled down Like mire of the streets. |
| 11When the time comes for rebuilding your walls, that time will surely be extended. | 11It will be a day for building your walls. On that day will your boundary be extended. |
| 12At that time armies will invade you from Assyria, from Egyptian cities to the Euphrates River, from sea to sea and from mountain to mountain. | 12It will be a day when they will come to you From Assyria and the cities of Egypt, From Egypt even to the Euphrates, Even from sea to sea and mountain to mountain. |
| 13The land will become desolate because of its inhabitants, and as a result of their behavior. | 13And the earth will become desolate because of her inhabitants, On account of the fruit of their deeds. |
| 14Use your rod to shepherd your people, the flock that belongs to you, that lives alone in the forest of Carmel. Let them find pasture in Bashan and Gilead, as they did long ago. | 14Shepherd Your people with Your scepter, The flock of Your possession Which dwells by itself in the woodland, In the midst of a fruitful field. Let them feed in Bashan and Gilead As in the days of old. |
| 15As I did when you came out of the land of Egypt, I will show you awesome things. | 15"As in the days when you came out from the land of Egypt, I will show you miracles." |
| 16The nations will look on and will be ashamed in spite of all their power; they will cup their hands over their mouths, and their ears will be deaf. | 16Nations will see and be ashamed Of all their might. They will put their hand on their mouth, Their ears will be deaf. |
| 17They will lick the dust like a serpent; they will crawl from their strongholds like snakes. They will fear the LORD our God. They will be terrified because of you. | 17They will lick the dust like a serpent, Like reptiles of the earth. They will come trembling out of their fortresses; To the LORD our God they will come in dread And they will be afraid before You. |
| 18Is there any God like you, forgiving iniquity, passing over transgressions by the survivors who are your heritage? He is not angry forever, because he delights in gracious love. | 18Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity And passes over the rebellious act of the remnant of His possession? He does not retain His anger forever, Because He delights in unchanging love. |
| 19He will again show us compassion; he will subdue our iniquities. You will hurl all their sins into the deepest sea. | 19He will again have compassion on us; He will tread our iniquities under foot. Yes, You will cast all their sins Into the depths of the sea. |
| 20You will remain true to Jacob, and merciful to Abraham, as you promised our ancestors long ago. | 20You will give truth to Jacob And unchanging love to Abraham, Which You swore to our forefathers From the days of old. |
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