| New King James Version | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Woe is me! For I am like those who gather summer fruits, Like those who glean vintage grapes; There is no cluster to eat Of the first-ripe fruit which my soul desires. | 1How sad for me! For I am like one who-- when the summer fruit has been gathered after the gleaning of the grape harvest-- finds no grape cluster to eat, no early fig, which I crave. |
| 2The faithful man has perished from the earth, And there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; Every man hunts his brother with a net. | 2Godly people have vanished from the land; there is no one upright among the people. All of them wait in ambush to shed blood; they hunt each other with a net. |
| 3That they may successfully do evil with both hands— The prince asks for gifts, The judge seeks a bribe, And the great man utters his evil desire; So they scheme together. | 3Both hands are good at accomplishing evil: the official and the judge demand a bribe; when the powerful man communicates his evil desire, they plot it together. |
| 4The best of them is like a brier; The most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge; The day of your watchman and your punishment comes; Now shall be their perplexity. | 4The best of them is like a brier; the most upright is worse than a hedge of thorns. The day of your watchmen, the day of your punishment, is coming; at this time their panic is here. |
| 5Do not trust in a friend; Do not put your confidence in a companion; Guard the doors of your mouth From her who lies in your bosom. | 5Do not rely on a friend; don't trust in a close companion. Seal your mouth from the woman who lies in your arms. |
| 6For son dishonors father, Daughter rises against her mother, Daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; A man’s enemies are the men of his own household. | 6Surely a son considers his father a fool, a daughter opposes her mother, and a daughter-in-law is against her mother-in-law; a man's enemies are the men of his own household. |
| 7Therefore I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation; My God will hear me. | 7But I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me. |
| 8Do not rejoice over me, my enemy; When I fall, I will arise; When I sit in darkness, The LORD will be a light to me. | 8Do not rejoice over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will stand up; though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light. |
| 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 forth to the light; I will see His righteousness. | 9Because I have sinned against Him, I must endure the LORD's rage until He argues my case and establishes justice for me. He will bring me into the light; I will see His salvation. |
| 10Then she who is my enemy will see, And shame will cover her who said to me, “Where is the LORD your God?” My eyes will see her; Now she will be trampled down Like mud in the streets. | 10Then my enemy will see, and she will be covered with shame, the one who said to me," Where is the LORD your God?" My eyes will look at her in triumph; at that time she will be trampled like mud in the streets. |
| 11In the day when your walls are to be built, In that day the decree shall go far and wide. | 11A day will come for rebuilding your walls; on that day your boundary will be extended. |
| 12In that day they shall come to you From Assyria and the fortified cities, From the fortress to the River, From sea to sea, And mountain to mountain. | 12On that day people will come to you from Assyria and the cities of Egypt, even from Egypt to the Euphrates River and from sea to sea and mountain to mountain. |
| 13Yet the land shall be desolate Because of those who dwell in it, And for the fruit of their deeds. | 13Then the earth will become a wasteland because of its inhabitants and as a result of their actions. |
| 14Shepherd Your people with Your staff, The flock of Your heritage, Who dwell solitarily in a woodland, In the midst of Carmel; Let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, As in days of old. | 14Shepherd Your people with Your staff, the flock that is Your possession. They live alone in a woodland surrounded by pastures. Let them graze in Bashan and Gilead as in ancient times. |
| 15“As in the days when you came out of the land of Egypt, I will show them wonders.” | 15I will perform miracles for them as in the days of your exodus from the land of Egypt. |
| 16The nations shall see and be ashamed of all their might; They shall put their hand over their mouth; Their ears shall be deaf. | 16Nations will see and be ashamed of all their power. They will put their hands over their mouths, and their ears will become deaf. |
| 17They shall lick the dust like a serpent; They shall crawl from their holes like snakes of the earth. They shall be afraid of the LORD our God, And shall fear because of You. | 17They will lick the dust like a snake; they will come trembling out of their hiding places like reptiles slithering on the ground. They will tremble in the presence of Yahweh our God; they will stand in awe of You. |
| 18Who is a God like You, Pardoning iniquity And passing over the transgression of the remnant of His heritage? He does not retain His anger forever, Because He delights in mercy. | 18Who is a God like You, removing iniquity and passing over rebellion for the remnant of His inheritance? He does not hold on to His anger forever, because He delights in faithful love. |
| 19He will again have compassion on us, And will subdue our iniquities. You will cast all our sins Into the depths of the sea. | 19He will again have compassion on us; He will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea. |
| 20You will give truth to Jacob And mercy to Abraham, Which You have sworn to our fathers From days of old. | 20You will show loyalty to Jacob and faithful love to Abraham, as You swore to our fathers from days long ago. |
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