Look, the eyes of the Lord God
are on the sinful kingdom,(A)
and I will obliterate it
from the face of the earth.(B)
However, I will not totally destroy
the house of Jacob(C)
this is the Lord’s declaration—
for I am about to give the command,
and I will shake the house of Israel(D)
among all the nations,
as one shakes a sieve,
but not a pebble will fall to the ground.
10 All the sinners among my people(E)
who say, “Disaster will never overtake[a]
or confront us,”(F)
will die by the sword.

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Footnotes

  1. 9:10 Or “You will not let disaster come near

“Surely the eyes of the Sovereign Lord
    are on the sinful kingdom.
I will destroy(A) it
    from the face of the earth.
Yet I will not totally destroy
    the descendants of Jacob,”
declares the Lord.(B)
“For I will give the command,
    and I will shake the people of Israel
    among all the nations
as grain(C) is shaken in a sieve,(D)
    and not a pebble will reach the ground.(E)
10 All the sinners among my people
    will die by the sword,(F)
all those who say,
    ‘Disaster will not overtake or meet us.’(G)

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