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Ecclesiastes 1

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¹ The streams [of Edom] will be turned into pitch, And its dust into brimstone, And its land will become burning pitch.

² The burning will not be quenched night or day; Its smoke will go up forever. From generation to generation it will lie in ruins; No one will ever again pass through it.

³ But the pelican and the porcupine will take possession of it; The owl and the raven will dwell in it. And He will stretch over it (Edom) the measuring line of desolation And the plumb line of emptiness.

⁴ Its nobles—there is no one there Whom they may proclaim king— And all its princes will be nothing.

⁵ Thorns will come up in its fortified palaces, Nettles and brambles in its fortified cities; It will be a haunt for jackals, An abode for ostriches.

⁶ The creatures of the desert will encounter jackals And the[2] hairy goat will call to its kind; Indeed,[3] Lilith (night demon) will settle there And find herself a place of rest.

⁷ There the arrow snake will make her nest and lay her eggs, And hatch them and gather her young under her protection; Indeed, the birds of prey will be gathered there [to breed], Every one with its own kind.

⁸ Seek from the book of the LORD, and read: Not one of these [creatures] will be missing; None will lack its mate. For His mouth has commanded, And His Spirit has gathered them.

⁹ The LORD has cast the lot for them, And His hand has divided and apportioned[4] Edom to the wild beasts by measuring-line. They will possess it forever; From generation to generation they will dwell in it.

¹⁰ The wilderness and the dry land will be glad; The Arabah (desert) will shout in exultation and blossom Like the[1] autumn crocus.

¹¹ It will blossom abundantly And rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, The majesty of [Mount] Carmel and [the plain] of Sharon. They will see the glory of the LORD, The majesty and splendor of our God.

¹² Encourage the exhausted, and make staggering knees firm.

¹³ Say to those with an anxious and panic-stricken heart, "Be strong, fear not! Indeed, your God will come with vengeance [for the ungodly]; The retribution of God will come, But He will save you."

¹⁴ Then the eyes of the blind will be opened And the ears of the deaf will be unstopped.

¹⁵ Then the lame will leap like a deer, And the tongue of the mute will shout for joy. For waters will break forth in the wilderness And streams in the desert.

¹⁶ And the burning sand (mirage) will become a pool [of water] And the thirsty ground springs of water; In the haunt of jackals,[2] where they lay resting, Grass becomes reeds and[3] rushes.

¹⁷ A highway will be there, and a roadway; And it will be called the Holy Way. The unclean will not travel on it, But it will be for those who walk on the way [the redeemed]; And fools will not wander on it.

¹⁸ No lion will be there, Nor will any predatory animal come up on it; They will not be found there. But the redeemed will walk there.

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1	The streams [of Edom] will be turned into pitch, And its dust into brimstone, And its land will become burning pitch.
2	The burning will not be quenched night or day; Its smoke will go up forever. From generation to generation it will lie in ruins; No one will ever again pass through it.
3	But the pelican and the porcupine will take possession of it; The owl and the raven will dwell in it. And He will stretch over it (Edom) the measuring line of desolation And the plumb line of emptiness.
4	Its nobles—there is no one there Whom they may proclaim king— And all its princes will be nothing.
5	Thorns will come up in its fortified palaces, Nettles and brambles in its fortified cities; It will be a haunt for jackals, An abode for ostriches.
6	The creatures of the desert will encounter jackals And the[2] hairy goat will call to its kind; Indeed,[3] Lilith (night demon) will settle there And find herself a place of rest.
7	There the arrow snake will make her nest and lay her eggs, And hatch them and gather her young under her protection; Indeed, the birds of prey will be gathered there [to breed], Every one with its own kind.
8	Seek from the book of the LORD, and read: Not one of these [creatures] will be missing; None will lack its mate. For His mouth has commanded, And His Spirit has gathered them.
9	The LORD has cast the lot for them, And His hand has divided and apportioned[4] Edom to the wild beasts by measuring-line. They will possess it forever; From generation to generation they will dwell in it.
10	The wilderness and the dry land will be glad; The Arabah (desert) will shout in exultation and blossom Like the[1] autumn crocus.
11	It will blossom abundantly And rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, The majesty of [Mount] Carmel and [the plain] of Sharon. They will see the glory of the LORD, The majesty and splendor of our God.
12	Encourage the exhausted, and make staggering knees firm.
13	Say to those with an anxious and panic-stricken heart, "Be strong, fear not! Indeed, your God will come with vengeance [for the ungodly]; The retribution of God will come, But He will save you."
14	Then the eyes of the blind will be opened And the ears of the deaf will be unstopped.
15	Then the lame will leap like a deer, And the tongue of the mute will shout for joy. For waters will break forth in the wilderness And streams in the desert.
16	And the burning sand (mirage) will become a pool [of water] And the thirsty ground springs of water; In the haunt of jackals,[2] where they lay resting, Grass becomes reeds and[3] rushes.
17	A highway will be there, and a roadway; And it will be called the Holy Way. The unclean will not travel on it, But it will be for those who walk on the way [the redeemed]; And fools will not wander on it.
18	No lion will be there, Nor will any predatory animal come up on it; They will not be found there. But the redeemed will walk there.

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