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The elders of the daughter of Zion sit upon the ground, and keep silence: they have cast up dust upon their heads; they have girded themselves with sackcloth: the virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground.
For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death:
How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?
And let thy house be like the house of Pharez, whom Tamar bare unto Judah, of the seed which the LORD shall give thee of this young woman.
I will pass through all thy flock to day, removing from thence all the speckled and spotted cattle, and all the brown cattle among the sheep, and the spotted and speckled among the goats: and of such shall be my hire.
The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein.
Then Zedekiah the king commanded that they should commit Jeremiah into the court of the prison, and that they should give him daily a piece of bread out of the bakers' street, until all the bread in the city were spent. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.
Since the day that your fathers came forth out of the land of Egypt unto this day I have even sent unto you all my servants the prophets, daily rising up early and sending them:
Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you:
Then the deputy, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the doctrine of the Lord.
Then he brought me forth into the utter court, the way toward the north: and he brought me into the chamber that was over against the separate place, and which was before the building toward the north.
But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face.
Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul:
And forgat his works, and his wonders that he had shewed them.
He hired also an hundred thousand mighty men of valour out of Israel for an hundred talents of silver.
Judge me, O LORD my God, according to thy righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me.
Now when these things were thus ordained, the priests went always into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the service of God.
A gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong men retain riches.
Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do any thing till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.
Thou wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people that is with thee: for this thing is too heavy for thee; thou art not able to perform it thyself alone.
Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, A man of God came unto me, and his countenance was like the countenance of an angel of God, very terrible: but I asked him not whence he was, neither told he me his name:
So shall the congregation of the people compass thee about: for their sakes therefore return thou on high.
Then he shall minister in the name of the LORD his God, as all his brethren the Levites do, which stand there before the LORD.
Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,
