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And now have I given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant; and the beasts of the field have I given him also to serve him.
Shall they escape by iniquity? in thine anger cast down the people, O God.
Of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites: of Shaul, the family of the Shaulites.
Because Manasseh king of Judah hath done these abominations, and hath done wickedly above all that the Amorites did, which were before him, and hath made Judah also to sin with his idols:
And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;
Then will I cause to cease from the cities of Judah, and from the streets of Jerusalem, the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride: for the land shall be desolate.
And he said, Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in mine hand?
And the Sabeans fell upon them, and took them away; yea, they have slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said unto Johanan the son of Kareah, Thou shalt not do this thing: for thou speakest falsely of Ishmael.
Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts.
Return, we beseech thee, O God of hosts: look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine;
And hast given them this land, which thou didst swear to their fathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey;
Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee.
And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.
Howl, ye shepherds, and cry; and wallow yourselves in the ashes, ye principal of the flock: for the days of your slaughter and of your dispersions are accomplished; and ye shall fall like a pleasant vessel.
Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;
And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.
And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle.
Behold, with a great plague will the LORD smite thy people, and thy children, and thy wives, and all thy goods:
So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.
Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression.
And he said, Lord GOD, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?
Doth God pervert judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert justice?
Behold, therefore I will deliver thee to the men of the east for a possession, and they shall set their palaces in thee, and make their dwellings in thee: they shall eat thy fruit, and they shall drink thy milk.
