Have you not rejected us, O God? O God, you do not go into battle with our armies.

We do not see any signs of God’s presence; there are no longer any prophets and we have no one to tell us how long this will last.

There must be no other god among you. You must not worship a foreign god.

But my people did not obey me; Israel did not submit to me.

They neither know nor understand. They stumble around in the dark, while all the foundations of the earth crumble.

No enemy will be able to exact tribute from him; a violent oppressor will not be able to humiliate him.

The spiritually insensitive do not recognize this; the fool does not understand this.

Does the one who makes the human ear not hear? Does the one who forms the human eye not see?

I will not even consider doing what is dishonest. I hate doing evil; I will have no part of it.

Deceitful people will not live in my palace. Liars will not be welcome in my presence.

He will not consider any compensation; he will not be willing, even if you multiply the compensation.

The scorner does not love one who corrects him; he will not go to the wise.

It is dangerous to have zeal without knowledge, and the one who acts hastily makes poor choices.

the grave, the barren womb, land that is not satisfied with water, and fire that never says, “Enough!”

though it never saw the light of day nor knew anything, yet it has more rest than that man –

An ox recognizes its owner, a donkey recognizes where its owner puts its food; but Israel does not recognize me, my people do not understand.”

The people did not return to the one who struck them, they did not seek reconciliation with the Lord who commands armies.

He will take delight in obeying the Lord. He will not judge by mere appearances, or make decisions on the basis of hearsay.

Their arrows will cut young men to ribbons; they have no compassion on a person’s offspring, they will not look with pity on children.

You will be shocked and amazed! You are totally blind! They are drunk, but not because of wine; they stagger, but not because of beer.