Lexicon :: Strong's H389 - 'aḵ

But God will redeem me

from the power of Sheol,

for he will take me.Selah

Then people will say,

“Yes, there is a reward for the righteous!

There is a God who judges on earth! ”

I am at rest in God alone;

my salvation comes from him.

God provides homes for those who are deserted.

He leads out the prisoners to prosperity,[fn]

but the rebellious live in a scorched land.

God is indeed good to Israel,

to the pure in heart.

For there is a cup in the LORD’s hand,

full of wine blended with spices, and he pours from it.

All the wicked of the earth will drink,

draining it to the dregs.

His salvation is very near those who fear him,

so that glory may dwell in our land.

If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me,

and the light around me will be night” —

Surely the righteous will praise your name;

the upright will live in your presence.

The desire of the righteous turns out well,

but the hope of the wicked leads to wrath.

There is profit in all hard work,

but endless talk[fn] leads only to poverty.

An evil person desires only rebellion;

a cruel messenger[fn] will be sent against him.

The plans of the diligent certainly lead to profit,

but anyone who is reckless certainly becomes poor.

Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself,

and giving to the rich ​— ​both lead only to poverty.

But you will be brought down to Sheol

into the deepest regions of the Pit.

Therefore let Moab wail;

let every one of them wail for Moab.

You who are completely devastated, mourn

for the raisin cakes of Kir-hareseth.

The princes of Zoan are complete fools;

Pharaoh’s wisest advisers give stupid advice!

How can you say to Pharaoh,

“I am one[fn] of the wise,

a student of eastern[fn] kings”?

The desert creatures will meet hyenas,

and one wild goat will call to another.

Indeed, the night birds will stay there

and will find a resting place.

“You[fn] think mere words are strategy and strength for war. Who are you now relying on that you have rebelled against me?

“You have not bought me aromatic cane with silver,

or satisfied me with the fat of your sacrifices.

But you have burdened me with your sins;

you have wearied me with your iniquities.

This is what the LORD says:

“The products of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush

and the Sabeans, men of stature,

will come over to you

and will be yours;

they will follow you,

they will come over in chains

and bow down to you.

They will confess[fn] to you,

‘God is indeed with you, and there is no other;

there is no other God.’ ”

He said, “They are indeed my people,

children who will not be disloyal,”

and he became their Savior.

you claim, “I am innocent.

His anger is sure to turn away from me.”

But I will certainly judge you

because you have said, “I have not sinned.”

“Only acknowledge your guilt —

you have rebelled against the LORD your God.

You have scattered your favors to strangers

under every green tree

and have not obeyed me.

This is the LORD’s declaration.

Then I thought:

They are just the poor;

they have been foolish.

For they don’t understand the way of the LORD,

the justice of their God.

Woe to me because of my brokenness —

I am severely wounded!

I exclaimed, “This is my intense suffering,

but I must bear it.”

You will be righteous, LORD,

even if I bring a case against you.

Yet, I wish to contend with you:

Why does the way of the wicked prosper?

Why do all the treacherous live at ease?

LORD, my strength and my stronghold,

my refuge in a time of distress,

the nations will come to you

from the ends of the earth, and they will say,

“Our ancestors inherited only lies,

worthless idols of no benefit at all.”

“But know for certain that if you put me to death, you will bring innocent blood on yourselves, on this city, and on its residents, for it is certain the LORD has sent me to speak all these things directly to you.”

“Only listen to this message I am speaking in your hearing and in the hearing of all the people.

For I will be with you —

this is the LORD’s declaration —

to save you!

I will bring destruction on all the nations

where I have scattered you;

however, I will not bring destruction on you.

I will discipline you justly,

and I will by no means leave you unpunished.

“From their youth, the Israelites and Judeans have done nothing but what is evil in my sight! They have done nothing but anger me by the work of their hands” ​— ​this is the LORD’s declaration ​— ​

“ ‘Yet hear the LORD’s word, King Zedekiah of Judah. This is what the LORD says concerning you: You will not die by the sword;

All your enemies

open their mouths against you.

They hiss and gnash their teeth,

saying, “We have swallowed her up.

This is the day we have waited for!

We have lived to see it.”

Yes, he repeatedly turns his hand

against me all day long.

“But if he gives a gift from his inheritance to one of his servants, it will belong to that servant until the year of freedom, when it will revert to the prince. His inheritance belongs only to his sons; it is theirs.