what he stores up a righteous man will wear, and an innocent man will inherit his silver.

Benjamin is a ravenous wolf; in the morning devouring the prey, and in the evening dividing the plunder.”

The land must be divided by lot; and they will inherit in accordance with the names of their ancestral tribes.

“How often is the lamp of the wicked extinguished? How often does their misfortune come upon them? How often does God apportion pain to them in his anger?

In what direction is lightning dispersed, or the east winds scattered over the earth?

A servant who acts wisely will rule over an heir who behaves shamefully, and will share the inheritance along with the relatives.

At that time the people of Israel were divided in their loyalties. Half the people supported Tibni son of Ginath and wanted to make him king; the other half supported Omri.

He will attack mighty fortresses, aided by a foreign deity. To those who recognize him he will grant considerable honor. He will place them in authority over many people, and he will parcel out land for a price.

So I will assign him a portion with the multitudes, he will divide the spoils of victory with the powerful, because he willingly submitted to death and was numbered with the rebels, when he lifted up the sin of many and intervened on behalf of the rebels.”

In that day people will sing this taunt song to you – they will mock you with this lament: ‘We are completely destroyed; they sell off the property of my people. How they remove it from me! They assign our fields to the conqueror.’