1. the Lord says,“Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool.What kind of house will you build to me?Where will I rest?
2. For my hand has made all these things,and so all these things came to be,” says the Lord:“but I will look to this man,even to he who is poor and of a contrite spirit,and who trembles at my word.
3. He who kills an ox is as he who kills a man;he who sacrifices a lamb, as he who breaks a dog’s neck;he who offers an offering, as he who offers pig’s blood;he who burns frankincense, as he who blesses an idol.Yes, they have chosen their own ways,and their soul delights in their abominations:
4. I also will choose their delusions,and will bring their fears on them;because when I called, no one answered;when I spoke, they didn’t listen;but they did that which was evil in my eyes,and chose that in which I didn’t delight.”
5. Hear the Lord’s word,you who tremble at his word:“Your brothers who hate you,who cast you out for my name’s sake, have said,‘Let the Lord be glorified,that we may see your joy;’but it is those who shall be disappointed.
6. A voice of tumult from the city,a voice from the temple,a voice of the Lord that repays his enemies what they deserve.
7. “Before she travailed, she gave birth.Before her pain came, she delivered a son.
8. Who has heard of such a thing?Who has seen such things?Shall a land be born in one day?Shall a nation be born at once?For as soon as Zion travailed,she gave birth to her children.