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8:1 [[Of Solomon. To Victory.]] My ear heard distress and the sound of war, the blast of the trumpet sounding slaughter and ruin.
8:2 The sound of many people as of a very strong wind, as a sudden blast of great fire passing through the wilderness.
8:3 And I said in my heart: where, then, will God judge it?
8:4 I heard a sound in Jerusalem, the city of the sanctuary.
8:5 My loins were crushed from what I heard; my knees were paralyzed, my heart was afraid, my bones trembled like a reed.
8:6 I said: they kept their ways straight in righteousness.
8:7 I considered the judgments of God since the creation of heaven and earth; I proved God right in his judgments from eternity.
8:8 God exposed their sins before the sun; the whole earth knew the righteous judgments of God.
8:9 In secret underground [places] were their outrageous transgressions of the law: son involved with mother and father with daughter.
8:10 Everyone committed adultery with his neighbor's wife; they made with them contracts with an oath about these things.
8:11 They plunder the sanctuary of God as if there were no heir who could redeem.
8:12 They trampled on the place of sacrifice of the Lord, [coming] from all kinds of uncleanness and with menstrual blood. They defiled the sacrifices as if [they were] vulgar meat.
8:13 They did not leave any sin which they would not commit, exceeding [in this] the gentiles.
8:14 Because of this God mixed them [a drink] of an erroneous spirit and gave them to drink a cup of undiluted wine until drunkenness.
8:15 He brought the one from the end of the earth, who strikes with strength; he decided war against Jerusalem and against her land.
8:16 The rulers of the country met him with joy. They said to him. "Blessed be your way. Come on, enter in peace."
8:17 They made even the rough roads before his coming; they opened the gates to Jerusalem, they crowned her city walls.
8:18 He entered in peace as a father enters his son's house; he set his feet in great security.
8:19 He captured the fortified towers and the wall of Jerusalem, for God led him securely while they [were] in error.
8:20 He killed their rulers and anyone wise in counsel; he poured out the blood of the inhabitants of Jerusalem like dirty water.
8:21 He led away their sons and daughters, those begotten in defilement.
8:22 They acted according to their uncleanness, just as their fathers; they defiled Jerusalem and what had been consecrated to the name of God.
8:23 God was proved right in his judgments among the nations of the earth, and the saints of God are like innocent Iambs among them.
8:24 Worthy of praise is the Lord, who judges the whole earth in his righteousness.
8:25 See, now, God, you have showed us you judgement in the righteousness; our eyes have seen your judgments, o God.
8:26 We have proved right your name which is honored forever, because you are the God of righteousness, judging Israel in discipline.
8:27 O God, turn your mercy upon us and have compassion for us.
8:28 Bring together the dispersion of Israel with mercy and goodness, because your faithfulness [is] with us.
8:2 The sound of many people as of a very strong wind, as a sudden blast of great fire passing through the wilderness.
8:3 And I said in my heart: where, then, will God judge it?
8:4 I heard a sound in Jerusalem, the city of the sanctuary.
8:5 My loins were crushed from what I heard; my knees were paralyzed, my heart was afraid, my bones trembled like a reed.
8:6 I said: they kept their ways straight in righteousness.
8:7 I considered the judgments of God since the creation of heaven and earth; I proved God right in his judgments from eternity.
8:8 God exposed their sins before the sun; the whole earth knew the righteous judgments of God.
8:9 In secret underground [places] were their outrageous transgressions of the law: son involved with mother and father with daughter.
8:10 Everyone committed adultery with his neighbor's wife; they made with them contracts with an oath about these things.
8:11 They plunder the sanctuary of God as if there were no heir who could redeem.
8:12 They trampled on the place of sacrifice of the Lord, [coming] from all kinds of uncleanness and with menstrual blood. They defiled the sacrifices as if [they were] vulgar meat.
8:13 They did not leave any sin which they would not commit, exceeding [in this] the gentiles.
8:14 Because of this God mixed them [a drink] of an erroneous spirit and gave them to drink a cup of undiluted wine until drunkenness.
8:15 He brought the one from the end of the earth, who strikes with strength; he decided war against Jerusalem and against her land.
8:16 The rulers of the country met him with joy. They said to him. "Blessed be your way. Come on, enter in peace."
8:17 They made even the rough roads before his coming; they opened the gates to Jerusalem, they crowned her city walls.
8:18 He entered in peace as a father enters his son's house; he set his feet in great security.
8:19 He captured the fortified towers and the wall of Jerusalem, for God led him securely while they [were] in error.
8:20 He killed their rulers and anyone wise in counsel; he poured out the blood of the inhabitants of Jerusalem like dirty water.
8:21 He led away their sons and daughters, those begotten in defilement.
8:22 They acted according to their uncleanness, just as their fathers; they defiled Jerusalem and what had been consecrated to the name of God.
8:23 God was proved right in his judgments among the nations of the earth, and the saints of God are like innocent Iambs among them.
8:24 Worthy of praise is the Lord, who judges the whole earth in his righteousness.
8:25 See, now, God, you have showed us you judgement in the righteousness; our eyes have seen your judgments, o God.
8:26 We have proved right your name which is honored forever, because you are the God of righteousness, judging Israel in discipline.
8:27 O God, turn your mercy upon us and have compassion for us.
8:28 Bring together the dispersion of Israel with mercy and goodness, because your faithfulness [is] with us.
