And in that day did the Lord GOD of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth:
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The verse 12 is found in chapter 22 of Isaiah. Jerusalem is called the valley of vision, but its inhabitants respond to crisis with feasting and military preparations without genuine dependence on God. The statement about eating and drinking reveals a fatalistic attitude. The problem is not merely defensive strategy, but the refusal to recognize the spiritual dimension of the calamity.
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Darum wird der Herr, HERR Zebaoth zu der Zeit rufen lassen, daß man weine und klage und sich das Haar abschere und Säcke anziehe.
Por tanto el Señor Jehová de los ejércitos llamó en este día a llanto y a endechas, a mesar y a vestir saco.
En aquel día el Señor, Jehová de los ejércitos, llamó al llanto y al lamento, a raparse la cabeza y a ceñirse de tela de saco.
Le Seigneur, l'Eternel des armées, vous appelle en ce jour A pleurer et à vous frapper la poitrine, A vous raser la tête et à ceindre le sac.
E il Signore Iddio degli eserciti ha chiamato in quel giorno a pianto, ed a cordoglio; a trarsi i capelli, ed a cignersi di sacco;
E o Senhor DEUS dos Exércitos, chamou naquele dia para chorar e para prantear, e para raspar a cabeça, e cingir com o cilício.
當那日,萬軍之主耶和華使人哭泣哀號, 頭上光禿,身披麻布。
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