At that time ¹  their fortified cities will be like the abandoned summits of the Amorites, ²  which they abandoned because of the Israelites; there will be desolation.

(64:1) As when fire ignites dry wood, or fire makes water boil, let your adversaries know who you are, ¹  and may the nations shake at your presence!

For the religion ¹  of these people is worthless. They cut down a tree in the forest, and a craftsman makes it into an idol with his tools. ² 

They made your oars from oaks of Bashan; they made your deck ¹  with cypresses ²  from the Kittean isles. ³ 

Why ¹  do you see the speck ²  in your brother’s eye, but fail to see ³  the beam of wood ⁴  in your own?

Why ¹  do you see the speck ²  in your brother’s eye, but fail to see ³  the beam of wood ⁴  in your own?

Now, look, I have made every effort to supply what is needed to build the Lord’s temple. ¹  I have stored up 100,000 talents ²  of gold, 1,000,000 ³  talents of silver, and so much bronze and iron it cannot be weighed, as well as wood and stones. Feel free to add more!

You are to make the altar hollow, out of boards. Just as it was shown you ¹  on the mountain, so they must make it. ² 

He put the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar, with which to carry it. He made the altar ¹  hollow, out of boards.

He finished building the temple ¹  and covered it ²  with rafters ³  and boards made of cedar. ⁴ 

He built the inner courtyard with three rows of chiseled stones and a row of cedar beams.

They set up sacred pillars and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree.

In the most holy place he made two images of cherubim and plated them with gold.

You make it dark and night comes, ¹  during which all the beasts of the forest prowl around.

As when one plows and breaks up the soil, ¹  so our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol.

Your shoots are a royal garden ¹  full of pomegranates with choice fruits: henna with nard,

There will be so few trees left in his forest, a child will be able to count them. ¹ 

The thickets of the forest will be chopped down with an ax, and mighty Lebanon will fall. ¹ 

Here is a message about Arabia: In the thicket of Arabia you spend the night, you Dedanite caravans.

They ¹  removed the defenses ²  of Judah. At that time ³  you looked for the weapons in the House of the Forest. ⁴