1 Vi o Senhor, que estava em pé junto ao altar; e me disse: Fere os capitéis, e estremecerão os umbrais, e faze tudo em pedaços sobre a cabeça de todos eles; matarei à espada até ao último deles; nenhum deles fugirá, e nenhum escapará. 2 Ainda que desçam ao mais profundo abismo, a minha mão os tirará de lá; se subirem ao céu, de lá os farei descer. 3 Se se esconderem no cimo do Carmelo, de lá buscá-los-ei e de lá os tirarei; e, se dos meus olhos se ocultarem no fundo do mar, de lá darei ordem à serpente, e ela os morderá. 4 Se forem para o cativeiro diante de seus inimigos, ali darei ordem à espada, e ela os matará; porei os olhos sobre eles, para o mal e não para o bem.

5 Porque o Senhor, o Senhor dos Exércitos, é o que toca a terra, e ela se derrete, e todos os que habitam nela se enlutarão; ela subirá toda como o Nilo e abaixará como o rio do Egito. 6 Deus é o que edifica as suas câmaras no céu e a sua abóbada fundou na terra; é o que chama as águas do mar e as derrama sobre a terra; Senhor é o seu nome.

7 Não sois vós para mim, ó filhos de Israel, como os filhos dos etíopes? — diz o Senhor. Não fiz eu subir a Israel da terra do Egito, e de Caftor, os filisteus, e de Quir, os siros? 8 Eis que os olhos do Senhor Deus estão contra este reino pecador, e eu o destruirei de sobre a face da terra; mas não destruirei de todo a casa de Jacó, diz o Senhor. 9 Porque eis que darei ordens e sacudirei a casa de Israel entre todas as nações, assim como se sacode trigo no crivo, sem que caia na terra um só grão. 10 Todos os pecadores do meu povo morrerão à espada, os quais dizem: O mal não nos alcançará, nem nos encontrará.

11 Naquele dia, levantarei o tabernáculo caído de Davi, repararei as suas brechas; e, levantando-o das suas ruínas, restaurá-lo-ei como fora nos dias da antiguidade; 12 para que possuam o restante de Edom e todas as nações que são chamadas pelo meu nome, diz o Senhor, que faz estas coisas.

13 Eis que vêm dias, diz o Senhor, em que o que lavra segue logo ao que ceifa, e o que pisa as uvas, ao que lança a semente; os montes destilarão mosto, e todos os outeiros se derreterão. 14 Mudarei a sorte do meu povo de Israel; reedificarão as cidades assoladas e nelas habitarão, plantarão vinhas e beberão o seu vinho, farão pomares e lhes comerão o fruto. 15 Plantá-los-ei na sua terra, e, dessa terra que lhes dei, já não serão arrancados, diz o Senhor, teu Deus.

1 I saw the Lord standing beside the altar: and he said, Smite the capitals, that the thresholds may shake; and break them in pieces on the head of all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: there shall not one of them flee away, and there shall not one of them escape. 2 Though they dig into Sheol, thence shall my hand take them; and though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down. 3 And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, thence will I command the serpent, and it shall bite them. 4 And though they go into captivity before their enemies, thence will I command the sword, and it shall slay them: and I will set mine eyes upon them for evil, and not for good.

5 For the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, is he that toucheth the land and it melteth, and all that dwell therein shall mourn; and it shall rise up wholly like the River, and shall sink again, like the River of Egypt; 6 it is he that buildeth his chambers in the heavens, and hath founded his vault upon the earth; he that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth; Jehovah is his name.

7 Are ye not as the children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of Israel? saith Jehovah. Have not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt, and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir? 8 Behold, the eyes of the Lord Jehovah are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the face of the earth; save that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, saith Jehovah. 9 For, lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all the nations, like as grain is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least kernel fall upon the earth. 10 All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, who say, The evil shall not overtake nor meet us.

11 In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up its ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old; 12 that they may possess the remnant of Edom, and all the nations that are called by my name, saith Jehovah that doeth this. 13 Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed; and the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and all the hills shall melt. 14 And I will bring back the captivity of my people Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them. 15 And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be plucked up out of their land which I have given them, saith Jehovah thy God.

1 I saw the Lord standing by the altar, and he said: "Strike the tops of the pillars so that the thresholds shake. Bring them down on the heads of all the people; those who are left I will kill with the sword. Not one will get away, none will escape.

2 Though they dig down to the depths below, from there my hand will take them. Though they climb up to the heavens above, from there I will bring them down.

3 Though they hide themselves on the top of Carmel, there I will hunt them down and seize them. Though they hide from my eyes at the bottom of the sea, there I will command the serpent to bite them.

4 Though they are driven into exile by their enemies, there I will command the sword to slay them. "I will keep my eye on them for harm and not for good."

5 The Lord, the LORD Almighty — he touches the earth and it melts, and all who live in it mourn; the whole land rises like the Nile, then sinks like the river of Egypt;

6 he builds his lofty palace "in the heavens and sets its foundation "on the earth; he calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out over the face of the land — the LORD is his name.

7 "Are not you Israelites the same to me as the Cushites "?" declares the LORD. "Did I not bring Israel up from Egypt, the Philistines from Caphtor "and the Arameans from Kir?

8 "Surely the eyes of the Sovereign LORD are on the sinful kingdom. I will destroy it from the face of the earth. Yet I will not totally destroy the descendants of Jacob," declares the LORD.

9 "For I will give the command, and I will shake the people of Israel among all the nations as grain is shaken in a sieve, and not a pebble will reach the ground.

10 All the sinners among my people will die by the sword, all those who say, 'Disaster will not overtake or meet us.'

11 "In that day "I will restore David's fallen shelter — I will repair its broken walls and restore its ruins — and will rebuild it as it used to be,

12 so that they may possess the remnant of Edom and all the nations that bear my name, "" declares the LORD, who will do these things.

13 "The days are coming," declares the LORD, "when the reaper will be overtaken by the plowman and the planter by the one treading grapes. New wine will drip from the mountains and flow from all the hills,

14 and I will bring my people Israel back from exile. ""They will rebuild the ruined cities and live in them. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit.

15 I will plant Israel in their own land, never again to be uprooted from the land I have given them," says the LORD your God.