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Then took Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, all the remnant of the people whom he had recovered from Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, from Mizpah, after that he had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, even mighty men of war, and the women, and the children, and the eunuchs, whom he had brought again from Gibeon:
And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.
His archers compass me round about, he cleaveth my reins asunder, and doth not spare; he poureth out my gall upon the ground.
And Poratha, and Adalia, and Aridatha,
And it came to pass, when I prophesied, that Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died. Then fell I down upon my face, and cried with a loud voice, and said, Ah Lord GOD! wilt thou make a full end of the remnant of Israel?
Therefore they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And it came to pass, as the ark of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying, They have brought about the ark of the God of Israel to us, to slay us and our people.
Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?
Then Ezra rose up from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Johanan the son of Eliashib: and when he came thither, he did eat no bread, nor drink water: for he mourned because of the transgression of them that had been carried away.
Hear, O Israel: Thou art to pass over Jordan this day, to go in to possess nations greater and mightier than thyself, cities great and fenced up to heaven,
Thou, which hast shewed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth.
And Saul died, and Baal-hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead.
And there is none that calleth upon thy name, that stirreth up himself to take hold of thee: for thou hast hid thy face from us, and hast consumed us, because of our iniquities.
Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;
Go, enquire of the LORD for me, and for them that are left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book that is found: for great is the wrath of the LORD that is poured out upon us, because our fathers have not kept the word of the LORD, to do after all that is written in this book.
Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?
When the Almighty was yet with me, when my children were about me;
Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise, it shall teach! Behold, it is laid over with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in the midst of it.
Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;
Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)
And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken.
In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.
Hell and destruction are before the LORD: how much more then the hearts of the children of men?
Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.
Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.
