1Yo, God, you’re straight-up righteous when I hit you up about your judgments: why do the wicked ones thrive? Why are all these shady peeps living their best lives?

2You planted them, and now they’re rooted, growing and vibing: you’re close to their lips but far from their hearts, no cap.

3But you, Lord, know me: you’ve seen my heart, so pull those shady folks out like sheep for the chop, and get them ready for the day of reckoning.

4How long will the land be sad, and the fields shrivel up, ‘cause of all the wickedness? The animals are suffering, and the birds too; they think you won’t see what’s coming.

5If you can’t keep up with foot soldiers, how you gonna race with horses? And if you’re tired in chill vibes, how you gonna handle the drama of the Jordan?

6Even your fam and your peeps are being shady; they’re calling in the squad after you: don’t trust them, even if they’re talking sweet.

7I’ve ditched my house, left my heritage; I gave my beloved soul to her enemies, fr.

8My heritage feels like a lion in the woods, roaring against me: that’s why I can’t vibe with it.

9My heritage is like a speckled bird, all the other birds are coming for her; yo, gather all the beasts out there, come and feast.

10A bunch of pastors wrecked my vineyard, stomped my piece of land, turned my chill spot into a barren wasteland.

11They made it a ghost town, and now it’s crying for me; the whole land’s a mess ‘cause no one’s paying attention.

12The spoilers are hitting up all the high places in the wild: the sword of the Lord is gonna devour from one end of the land to the other: no one’s gonna find peace.

13They planted wheat but will only harvest thorns: they’re putting in the work but won’t see the gains, and they’ll be embarrassed by their losses ‘cause of God’s fierce anger.

14The Lord is calling out all my evil neighbors messing with the inheritance I gave my people Israel; watch me pull them out of their land and snatch Judah out too.

15After I pull them out, I’ll come back with compassion and bring everyone back to their heritage and land, periodt.

16If they really want to learn from my people and swear by my name, “The Lord lives,” like they taught my people to swear by Baal; then they’ll get built up among my crew.

17But if they don’t listen, I’m gonna totally uproot and destroy that nation, says the Lord.

1Righteous art thou, O Lord, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously?

2Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root: they grow, yea, they bring forth fruit: thou art near in their mouth, and far from their reins.

3But thou, O Lord, knowest me: thou hast seen me, and tried mine heart toward thee: pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare them for the day of slaughter.

4How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of every field wither, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein? the beasts are consumed, and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our last end.

5If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and if in the land of peace, wherein thou trustedst, they wearied thee, then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan?

6For even thy brethren, and the house of thy father, even they have dealt treacherously with thee; yea, they have called a multitude after thee: believe them not, though they speak fair words unto thee.

7I have forsaken mine house, I have left mine heritage; I have given the dearly beloved of my soul into the hand of her enemies.

8Mine heritage is unto me as a lion in the forest; it crieth out against me: therefore have I hated it.

9Mine heritage is unto me as a speckled bird, the birds round about are against her; come ye, assemble all the beasts of the field, come to devour.

10Many pastors have destroyed my vineyard, they have trodden my portion under foot, they have made my pleasant portion a desolate wilderness.

11They have made it desolate, and being desolate it mourneth unto me; the whole land is made desolate, because no man layeth it to heart.

12The spoilers are come upon all high places through the wilderness: for the sword of the Lord shall devour from the one end of the land even to the other end of the land: no flesh shall have peace.

13They have sown wheat, but shall reap thorns: they have put themselves to pain, but shall not profit: and they shall be ashamed of your revenues because of the fierce anger of the Lord.

14Thus saith the Lord against all mine evil neighbours, that touch the inheritance which I have caused my people Israel to inherit; Behold, I will pluck them out of their land, and pluck out the house of Judah from among them.

15And it shall come to pass, after that I have plucked them out I will return, and have compassion on them, and will bring them again, every man to his heritage, and every man to his land.

16And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, The Lord liveth; as they taught my people to swear by Baal; then shall they be built in the midst of my people.

17But if they will not obey, I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation, saith the Lord.