Sorrow is better than laughter, because sober reflection is good for the heart.

I will wait patiently for the Lord, who has rejected the family of Jacob; I will wait for him.

Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord,

(63:19b) If only you would tear apart the sky and come down! The mountains would tremble before you!

So I will pull your skirt up over your face and expose you to shame like a disgraced adulteress!

Their peaceful dwelling places will be laid waste by the fierce anger of the Lord.

Princes were hung by their hands; elders were mistreated.

but each had four faces and four wings.

Your altars will be ruined and your incense altars will be broken. I will throw down your slain in front of your idols.

Then some men from Israel’s elders came to me and sat down in front of me.

They were haughty and practiced abominable deeds before me. Therefore when I saw it I removed them.

Cut sharply on the right! Swing to the left, wherever your edge is appointed to strike.

“Son of man, turn toward Sidon and prophesy against it.

According to their uncleanness and rebellion I have dealt with them, and I hid my face from them.

and also the width of the front of the temple and the courtyard on the east as 175 feet.

The doorposts of the outer sanctuary were square. In front of the sanctuary one doorpost looked just like the other.

While he was saying this to me, I was flat on the ground and unable to speak.

He will then turn his attention to the fortresses of his own land, but he will stumble and fall, not to be found again.

Armies will be suddenly swept away in defeat before him; both they and a covenant leader will be destroyed.

He will restore us in a very short time; he will heal us in a little while, so that we may live in his presence.