¶ O how Jehovah[a] in his anger beclouds the daughter of Zion!1 He has thrown down from heaven to earth2 the beauty of Israel.3 And he has not remembered his footstool4 in the day of his anger.
¶ Jehovah[b] has swallowed up, he has shown no compassion upon any abiding places5 of Jacob. In his fury he has torn down the fortified places6 of the daughter of Judah. He has brought into contact with the earth,7 he has profaned the kingdom8 and her princes.9
¶ In the heat of anger he has cut down every horn of Israel.10 He has turned his right hand back from before the enemy;11 And in Jacob he keeps burning like a flaming fire that has devoured all around.12
¶ He has trodden his bow like an enemy.13 His right hand14 has taken its position Like an adversary,15 and he kept killing all those desirable to the eyes.16 Into the tent17 of the daughter of Zion he has poured out his rage, just like fire.18
¶ Jehovah[c] has become like an enemy.19 He has swallowed down Israel.20 He has swallowed down all her dwelling towers;21 he has brought his fortified places to ruin.22 And in the daughter of Judah he makes mourning and lamentation abound.23
¶ And he treats his booth24 violently like that in a garden.25 He has brought his festival to ruin. Jehovah has caused to be forgotten in Zion festival26 and sabbath, And in his angry denunciation he shows no respect for king and priest.27
¶ Jehovah[d] has cast off his altar.28 He has spurned his sanctuary.29 Into the hand of the enemy he has surrendered the walls of her dwelling towers.30 In the house of Jehovah they have let out [their] own voice, as in the day of a festival.31
¶ Jehovah has thought of bringing the wall32 of the daughter of Zion to ruin. He has stretched out the measuring line.33 He has not turned back his hand from swallowing up.34 And he causes rampart and wall to go mourning.35 Together they have faded away.
¶ Her gates36 have sunk down into the very earth. He has destroyed and broken her bars in pieces. Her king and her princes are among the nations.37 There is no law.38 Her own prophets also have found no vision from Jehovah.39
¶ The older men of the daughter of Zion sit down on the earth, [where] they keep silence.40 They have brought up dust upon their head.41 They have girded on sackcloth.42 The virgins of Jerusalem have brought their head down to the very earth.43
¶ My eyes have come to their end in sheer tears.44 My intestines are in a ferment.45 My liver has been poured out to the very earth,46 on account of the crash of the daughter of my people,47 Because of the fainting away of child and suckling in the public squares of the town.48
¶ To their mothers they kept saying: “Where are grain and wine?”49 Because of their fainting away like someone slain in the public squares of the city, Because of their soul being poured out into the bosom of their mothers.
¶ Of what shall I use you as a witness? What shall I liken to you, O daughter of Jerusalem?50 What shall I make equal to you, that I may comfort you, O virgin daughter of Zion?51 For your breakdown52 is just as great as the sea. Who can bring healing to you?53
¶ Your own prophets have visioned for you worthless and unsatisfying things,54 And they have not uncovered your error in order to turn back your captivity,55 But they kept visioning for you worthless and misleading pronouncements.56
¶ At you all those passing along on the road have clapped their hands.57 They have whistled58 and kept wagging their head59 at the daughter of Jerusalem, [saying:] “Is this the city of which they used to say, ‘It is the perfection of prettiness, an exultation for all the earth’?”60
¶ At you all your enemies have opened their mouth.61 They have whistled and kept grinding the teeth.62 They have said: “We will swallow [her][e] down.63 This indeed is the day that we have hoped for.64 We have found! We have seen!”65
¶ Jehovah has done what he had in mind.66 He has accomplished his saying,67 What he had commanded from the days of long ago.68 He has torn down and shown no compassion.69 And over you he causes the enemy to rejoice.70 He has made the horn of your adversaries high.71
¶ Their heart has cried out to Jehovah,[f]72 O wall of the daughter of Zion.73 Cause tears to descend just like a torrent day and night.74 Give no numbness to yourself. May the pupil[g] of your eye not keep quiet.
¶ Rise up! Whine during the night at the start of the morning watches.75 Pour out your heart76 before the face77 of Jehovah[h] just like water. Raise to him your palms78 on account of the soul of your children, Who are fainting away because of famine at the head of all the streets.79
¶ See, O Jehovah, and do look80 to the one to whom you have dealt severely in this manner. Should the women keep eating their own fruitage, the children born fully formed,81 Or in the sanctuary of Jehovah[i] should priest and prophet be killed?82
¶ Boy and old man83 have lain down on the earth of the streets.84 My virgins and my young men themselves have fallen by the sword.85 You have killed in the day of your anger.86 You have slaughtered;87 you have had no compassion.88
¶ As in the day of a festival89 you proceeded to call out my places of alien residence all around. And in the day of the wrath of Jehovah there proved to be no escapee or survivor;90 Those whom I brought forth fully formed and reared, my enemy himself exterminated them.91
The NWT adds words to the text that are not in the greek Manuscripts to fit it's own doctrinal position for example
Compare the wording of the NWT and the NKJV at Colossians 1:15-17
NKJV says
15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.
NWT says
15 He is the image of the invisible God,the firstborn OF all creation;16 because by means of him all OTHER things were created in the heavens and on the earth, the things visible and the things invisible,whether they are thrones or lordships or governments or authorities. All OTHER things have been created through him and for him. 17 Also, he is before all OTHER things,and by means of him all OTHER things were made to exist,
The word “other” is not in the Greek but they add it Why? So they can decieve their followers into thinking that Christ was created by the Father and that he then created other things, that is not what the Greek says.
Joshua, Jehovah’s Witnesses have never denied the deity of the Messiah in his prehuman existence. While on Earth he was fully 100% human. I do not mean he was a mere human, he was not affected by Adam’s unfaithful behavior, he was sinless.
When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not
The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches
Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.
As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example: New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).
In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings: "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures." And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15: "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."
Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?
As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.
Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”
Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.
Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?
Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.
I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.
I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.
What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.
We all fall short of the glory of G-d.
Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.
Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!
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