And that you visit them every morning, and try them every moment?

They live out their years in prosperity and go down to the grave in peace.

“For a short time I abandoned you, but with great compassion I will gather you.

“Separate yourselves from among this community, that I may consume them in an instant.”

that the elation of the wicked is brief, the joy of the godless lasts but a moment.

How desolate they become in a mere moment! Terrifying judgments make their demise complete!

The one who tells the truth will endure forever, but the one who lies will last only for a moment.

And there are times when I promise to build up and establish a nation or kingdom.

“Get away from this community, so that I can consume them in an instant!” But they threw themselves down with their faces to the ground.

In a moment they die, in the middle of the night, people are shaken and they pass away. The mighty are removed effortlessly.

May all my enemies be humiliated and absolutely terrified! May they turn back and be suddenly humiliated!

For his anger lasts only a brief moment, and his good favor restores one’s life. One may experience sorrow during the night, but joy arrives in the morning.

I, the Lord, protect it; I water it regularly. I guard it night and day, so no one can harm it.

In a burst of anger I rejected you momentarily, but with lasting devotion I will have compassion on you,” says your protector, the Lord.

There are times, Jeremiah, when I threaten to uproot, tear down, and destroy a nation or kingdom.

Go, my people! Enter your inner rooms! Close your doors behind you! Hide for a little while, until his angry judgment is over!

Both of these will come upon you suddenly, in one day! You will lose your children and be widowed. You will be overwhelmed by these tragedies, despite your many incantations and your numerous amulets.

I see one destruction after another taking place, so that the whole land lies in ruins. I see our tents suddenly destroyed, their curtains torn down in a mere instant.

ו (Vav) The punishment of my people exceeded that of of Sodom, which was overthrown in a moment with no one to help her.

I will shock many peoples with you, and their kings will shiver with horror because of you. When I brandish my sword before them, every moment each one will tremble for his life, on the day of your fall.