2 MeqabyanEthiopian Orthodox TewahedoAccepted by Some TraditionsGe'ez tradition, commonly transmitted through AmharicShare2 Meqabyan 2Wikisource community English translation - EnglishMoreVersion - 1 availableWikisource community English translationLanguageEnglishEspañol‹2 Meqabyan 12 Meqabyan 22 Meqabyan 32 Meqabyan 42 Meqabyan 52 Meqabyan 62 Meqabyan 72 Meqabyan 82 Meqabyan 92 Meqabyan 102 Meqabyan 112 Meqabyan 122 Meqabyan 132 Meqabyan 142 Meqabyan 152 Meqabyan 162 Meqabyan 172 Meqabyan 182 Meqabyan 192 Meqabyan 202 Meqabyan 21›2 Meqabyan 22 Meqabyan 2ListenPlay this chapter in spoken English.Save chapterListen to chapter1The prophet called Re`ay told him this: "Rejoice today for a little while during your celebrations; but the Lord, whom Israel glorified, shall take revenge and destroy you in the punishment you did not doubt." 2Will you say, ‘My horses are swift, and therefore I will escape by running’? 3I tell you: the people who follow you are swifter than vultures. You will not escape from the Lord’s judgment and the destruction that shall come upon you. 4Will you say, ‘I wear iron clothes, so spears and bows cannot hurt me’? The Lord who honors Israel said: "It is not by spears that I will take revenge and destroy you." He told him, "I shall bring upon you heart sickness, itching, and rheumatism—sicknesses worse and firmer than the throw of a spear or the sting of a bow. Yet even by these things, I will not finish My revenge." 5"You have aroused My anger. I shall bring heart sickness upon you; you will lack anyone to help you, and you will not escape from My authority until I destroy the memory of your name from this world." 6"Because you hardened your mind and elevated yourself over My country, when I quickly do this thing in the blink of an eye, you will know that I was your Creator. You are before Me like grass before the wind that fire consumes, and like the dust that the wind scatters from the earth." 7For you have aroused My anger and did not acknowledge your Creator; I shall neglect all your kindred, and I will not spare anyone who approaches your fortress. 8"And now, turn away from all the sin you have committed. If you turn from your sin and seek peace in mourning and sadness before the Lord—if you beg Him with a clean mind—the Lord will forgive you all the sins you committed before Him," he told him. 9At that time, Meqabees wore dust and mourned before the Lord because of his sin, for the Lord was angry with him. 10For His eyes are revealed and He does not withhold; His ears are opened and He does not neglect. He does not make the word He spoke false, and He performs it quickly, for the Lord knew He would not hold back the punishment He spoke through the prophet’s word. 11He cast off his clothes, wore sackcloth, sprinkled dust on his head, and cried and wept before his Creator, the Lord, because of the sin he had committed. ‹Previous chapter2 Meqabyan 1Next chapter2 Meqabyan 3›Similar passagesBy tradition and source labelFind similarCompare selectedCompare with similarAsk Deep ThoughtSelect passages to search for parallels.Tap any verse to select it, then compare selected passages or ask Deep Thought. Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0