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“For behold, I am commanding, And I will shake the house of Israel among all nations As {grain} is shaken in a sieve, But not a kernel will fall to the ground.

“In that day I will raise up the fallen booth of David, And wall up its breaches; I will also raise up its ruins And rebuild it as in the days of old;

“Behold, days are coming,” declares the LORD/, “When the plowman will overtake the reaper And the treader of grapes him who sows seed; When the mountains will drip sweet wine And all the hills will be dissolved.

“Behold, I will make you small among the nations; You are greatly despised.

Then the sailors became afraid and every man cried to his god, and they threw the cargo which was in the ship into the sea to lighten {it} for them. But Jonah had gone below into the hold of the ship, lain down and fallen sound asleep.

Then the men became extremely frightened and they said to him, “How could you do this?” For the men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of the LORD/, because he had told them.

For behold, the LORD/ is coming forth from His place. He will come down and tread on the high places of the earth.

Therefore thus says the LORD/, “Behold, I am planning against this family a calamity From which you cannot remove your necks; And you will not walk haughtily, For it will be an evil time.

-“If a man walking after wind and falsehood Had told lies {and said,} ‘I will speak out to you concerning wine and liquor,’ He would be spokesman to this people.

“I will surely assemble all of you, Jacob, I will surely gather the remnant of Israel. I will put them together like sheep in the fold; Like a flock in the midst of its pasture They will be noisy with men.

He has told you, O man, what is good; And what does the LORD/ require of you But to do justice, to love kindness, And to walk humbly with your God?

For 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.

Shepherd 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.

You will give truth to Jacob {And} unchanging love to Abraham, Which You swore to our forefathers From the days of old.

The LORD/ is good, A stronghold in the day of trouble, And He knows those who take refuge in Him.

Behold, on the mountains the feet of him who brings good news, Who announces peace! Celebrate your feasts, O Judah; Pay your vows. For never again will the wicked one pass through you; He is cut off completely.

Plunder the silver! Plunder the gold! For there is no limit to the treasure-- Wealth from every kind of desirable object.

“Behold, I am against you,” declares the LORD/ of hosts. “I will burn up her chariots in smoke, a sword will devour your young lions; I will cut off your prey from the land, and no longer will the voice of your messengers be heard.”

“Behold, I am against you,” declares the LORD/ of hosts; “And I will lift up your skirts over your face, And show to the nations your nakedness And to the kingdoms your disgrace.

Behold, your people are women in your midst! The gates of your land are opened wide to your enemies; Fire consumes your gate bars.