The stone which the builders discarded has become the cornerstone.

Turn toward me and extend mercy to me, as you typically do to your loyal followers.

Turn toward me and have mercy on me, for I am alone and oppressed!

He was passing by the street near her corner, making his way along the road to her house

at one time outside, at another in the wide plazas, and by every corner she lies in wait.)

Then he brought me to the gate that faced toward the east.

Answer me, O Lord, for your loyal love is good! Because of your great compassion, turn toward me!

Turn toward me and have mercy on me! Give your servant your strength! Deliver your slave!

when he responds to the prayer of the destitute, and does not reject their request.

The Maidens to the Beloved: Where has your beloved gone, O most beautiful among women? Where has your beloved turned? Tell us, that we may seek him with you.

From him will come the cornerstone, the wall peg, the battle bow, and every ruler.

But I will certainly hide myself at that time because of all the wickedness they will have done by turning to other gods.

How blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord and does not seek help from the proud or from liars!

They will say, ‘Prepare to do battle against it! Come on! Let’s attack it at noon!’ But later they will say, ‘Oh, oh! Too bad! The day is almost over and the shadows of evening are getting long.

The Lord has removed the judgment against you; he has turned back your enemy. Israel’s king, the Lord, is in your midst! You no longer need to fear disaster.

It then went up to Debir from the Valley of Achor, turning northward to Gilgal (which is opposite the Pass of Adummim south of the valley), crossed to the waters of En Shemesh and extended to En Rogel.

Ahaz gathered the items in God’s temple and removed them. He shut the doors of the Lord’s temple and erected altars on every street corner in Jerusalem.

‘You expected a large harvest, but instead there was little, and when you brought it home it disappeared right away. Why?’ asks the Lord who rules over all. ‘Because my temple remains in ruins, thanks to each of you favoring his own house!

Beware that the heart of no man, woman, clan, or tribe among you turns away from the Lord our God today to pursue and serve the gods of those nations; beware that there is among you no root producing poisonous and bitter fruit.