“From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs, even glory to the righteous. But I said, My leanness, my leanness, woe unto me! the treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously; yea, the treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously.”
From the ends of the earth we hear songs of praise, "Glory to the Righteous One." But I say, "I am ruined, I am ruined. Woe is me! The treacherous deal treacherously, and the treacherous act very treacherously," introducing a note of tension between the songs of praise and the prophet's lament, between the revelation of God's righteousness and the persistence of treachery. The praise from the ends of the earth represents the cosmic response to judgment and the manifestation of God's righteousness. Yet the prophet's response—ruination, woe—suggests that the revelation of God's righteousness leaves the prophet devastated, perhaps by the recognition of human treachery and faithlessness. The repetition of ruination and treachery emphasizes their persistence despite the revelation of God's righteousness.
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