רָוָה

They feast on the abundance of Your house, and You give them drink from Your river of delights.

You soak its furrows and level its ridges; You soften it with showers and bless its growth.

A loving doe, a graceful fawn—may her breasts satisfy you always; may you be captivated by her love forever.

Come, let us take our fill of love till morning. Let us delight in loving caresses!

A generous soul will prosper, and he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.

So I weep with Jazer for the vines of Sibmah; I drench Heshbon and Elealeh with my tears. Triumphant shouts have fallen silent over your summer fruit and your harvest.

When My sword has drunk its fill in the heavens, then it will come down upon Edom, upon the people I have devoted to destruction.

And the wild oxen will fall with them, the young bulls with the strong ones. Their land will be drenched with blood, and their soil will be soaked with fat.

You have not bought Me sweet cane with your silver, nor satisfied Me with the fat of your sacrifices. But you have burdened Me with your sins; you have wearied Me with your iniquities.

For just as rain and snow fall from heaven and do not return without watering the earth, making it bud and sprout, and providing seed to sow and food to eat,

I will fill the souls of the priests abundantly, and will fill My people with My goodness,” declares the LORD.

…for I will refresh the weary soul and replenish all who are weak.”

For that day belongs to the Lord GOD of Hosts, a day of vengeance against His foes. The sword will devour until it is satisfied, until it is quenched with their blood. For the Lord GOD of Hosts will hold a sacrifice in the land of the north by the River Euphrates.

He has filled me with bitterness; He has intoxicated me with wormwood.