¹ Ja minulle tuli tämä Herran sana:

² "Ihmislapsi, mikä parempi on viinipuu kuin kaikki muut puut, tuo köynnös, joka on metsän puitten seassa?

³ Otetaanko siitä puuta, josta tehdään tarviskalu? Otetaanko siitä vaarnaakaan, johon ripustetaan kaikkea tavaraa?

⁴ Katso, se annetaan tulen kulutettavaksi. Sen molemmat päät on tuli kuluttanut, ja sen keskus on kärventynyt-kelpaako se tarviskaluksi?

⁵ Katso, silloinkaan, kun se eheä oli, ei siitä voinut tarviskalua tehdä, saati sitten, kun tuli on sen kuluttanut ja se on kärventynyt-silloinko siitä tehtäisiin tarviskalu?

⁶ Sentähden, näin sanoo Herra, Herra: Niinkuin metsän puitten seassa käy viinipuulle, jonka minä olen antanut tulen kulutettavaksi, niin minä annan käydä myös Jerusalemin asukkaille.

⁷ Minä käännän kasvoni heitä vastaan: tulesta he ovat päässeet, mutta tuli heidät kuluttaa; ja te tulette tietämään, että minä olen Herra, kun minä käännän kasvoni heitä vastaan.

⁸ Ja minä teen maan autioksi, koska he ovat olleet uskottomat; sanoo Herra, Herra."

¹ Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good; for his loving kindness endures forever.

² Give thanks to the God of gods; for his loving kindness endures forever.

³ Give thanks to the Lord of lords; for his loving kindness endures forever:

⁴ To him who alone does great wonders; for his loving kindness endures forever:

⁵ To him who by understanding made the heavens; for his loving kindness endures forever:

⁶ To him who spread out the earth above the waters; for his loving kindness endures forever:

⁷ To him who made the great lights; for his loving kindness endures forever:

⁸ The sun to rule by day; for his loving kindness endures forever;

⁹ The moon and stars to rule by night; for his loving kindness endures forever:

¹⁰ To him who struck down the Egyptian firstborn; for his loving kindness endures forever;

¹¹ And brought out Israel from among them; for his loving kindness endures forever;

¹² With a strong hand, and with an outstretched arm; for his loving kindness endures forever:

¹³ To him who divided the Red Sea apart; for his loving kindness endures forever;

¹⁴ And made Israel to pass through its midst; for his loving kindness endures forever;

¹⁵ But overthrew Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea; for his loving kindness endures forever:

¹⁶ To him who led his people through the wilderness; for his loving kindness endures forever:

¹⁷ To him who struck great kings; for his loving kindness endures forever;

¹⁸ And killed mighty kings; for his loving kindness endures forever:

¹⁹ Sihon king of the Amorites; for his loving kindness endures forever;

²⁰ Og king of Bashan; for his loving kindness endures forever;

²¹ And gave their land as an inheritance; for his loving kindness endures forever;

²² Even a heritage to Israel his servant; for his loving kindness endures forever:

²³ Who remembered us in our low estate; for his loving kindness endures forever;

²⁴ And has delivered us from our adversaries; for his loving kindness endures forever:

²⁵ Who gives food to every creature; for his loving kindness endures forever.

²⁶ Oh give thanks to the God of heaven; for his loving kindness endures forever.