| Berean Study Bible | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1I will stand at my guard post and station myself on the ramparts. I will watch to see what He will say to me, and how I should answer when corrected. | 1I will stand at my guard post and station myself on the lookout tower. I will watch to see what He will say to me and what I should reply about my complaint. |
| 2Then the LORD answered me: “Write down this vision and clearly inscribe it on tablets, so that a herald may run with it. | 2The LORD answered me: Write down this vision; clearly inscribe it on tablets so one may easily read it. |
| 3For the vision awaits an appointed time; it testifies of the end and does not lie. Though it lingers, wait for it, since it will surely come and will not delay. | 3For the vision is yet for the appointed time; it testifies about the end and will not lie. Though it delays, wait for it, since it will certainly come and not be late. |
| 4Look at the proud one; his soul is not upright—but the righteous will live by faith— | 4Look, his ego is inflated; he is without integrity. But the righteous one will live by his faith. |
| 5and wealth indeed betrays him. He is an arrogant man never at rest. He enlarges his appetite like Sheol, and like Death, he is never satisfied. He gathers all the nations to himself and collects all the peoples as his own. | 5Moreover, wine betrays; an arrogant man is never at rest. He enlarges his appetite like Sheol, and like Death he is never satisfied. He gathers all the nations to himself; he collects all the peoples for himself. |
| 6Will not all of these take up a taunt against him, speaking with mockery and derision: ‘Woe to him who amasses what is not his and makes himself rich with many loans! How long will this go on?’ | 6Won't all of these take up a taunt against him, with mockery and riddles about him? They will say: Woe to him who amasses what is not his-- how much longer?-- and loads himself with goods taken in pledge. |
| 7Will not your creditors suddenly arise and those who disturb you awaken? Then you will become their prey. | 7Won't your creditors suddenly arise, and those who disturb you wake up? Then you will become spoil for them. |
| 8Because you have plundered many nations, the remnant of the people will plunder you—because of your bloodshed against man and your violence against the land, the city, and all their dwellers. | 8Since you have plundered many nations, all the peoples who remain will plunder you-- because of human bloodshed and violence against lands, cities, and all who live in them. |
| 9Woe to him who builds his house by unjust gain, to place his nest on high and escape the hand of disaster! | 9Woe to him who dishonestly makes wealth for his house to place his nest on high, to escape from the reach of disaster! |
| 10You have plotted shame for your house by cutting off many peoples and forfeiting your life. | 10You have planned shame for your house by wiping out many peoples and sinning against your own self. |
| 11For the stones will cry out from the wall, and the rafters will echo it from the woodwork. | 11For the stones will cry out from the wall, and the rafters will answer them from the woodwork. |
| 12Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed and establishes a town by iniquity! | 12Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed and founds a town with injustice! |
| 13Is it not indeed from the LORD of Hosts that the labor of the people only feeds the fire, and the nations weary themselves in vain? | 13Is it not from the LORD of Hosts that the peoples labor only to fuel the fire and countries exhaust themselves for nothing? |
| 14For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea. | 14For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the LORD's glory, as the waters cover the sea. |
| 15Woe to him who gives drink to his neighbors, pouring it from the wineskin until they are drunk, in order to gaze at their nakedness! | 15Woe to him who gives his neighbors drink, pouring out your wrath and even making them drunk, in order to look at their nakedness! |
| 16You will be filled with shame instead of glory. You too must drink and expose your uncircumcision! The cup in the LORD’s right hand will come around to you, and utter disgrace will cover your glory. | 16You will be filled with disgrace instead of glory. You also--drink, and expose your uncircumcision! The cup in the LORD's right hand will come around to you, and utter disgrace will cover your glory. |
| 17For your violence against Lebanon will overwhelm you, and the destruction of animals will terrify you, because of your bloodshed against men and your violence against the land, the city, and all their dwellers. | 17For your violence against Lebanon will overwhelm you; the destruction of animals will terrify you because of your human bloodshed and violence against lands, cities, and all who live in them. |
| 18What use is an idol, that a craftsman should carve it—or an image, a teacher of lies? For its maker trusts in his own creation; he makes idols that cannot speak. | 18What use is a carved idol after its craftsman carves it? It is only a cast image, a teacher of lies. For the one who crafts its shape trusts in it and makes idols that cannot speak. |
| 19Woe to him who says to wood, ‘Awake!’ or to silent stone, ‘Arise!’ Can it give guidance? Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver, yet there is no breath in it at all.” | 19Woe to him who says to wood: Wake up! or to mute stone: Come alive! Can it teach? Look! It may be plated with gold and silver, yet there is no breath in it at all. |
| 20But the LORD is in His holy temple; let all the earth be silent before Him. | 20But the LORD is in His holy temple; let everyone on earth be silent in His presence. |
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