If a person does not repent, God sharpens his sword and prepares to shoot his bow.

For justice will prevail, and all the morally upright will be vindicated.

The Lord made a reliable promise to David; he will not go back on his word. He said, “I will place one of your descendants on your throne.

A person will be satisfied with good from the fruit of his words, and the work of his hands will be rendered to him.

He will go back the way he came – he will not enter this city,’ says the Lord.

They will return to Egypt! Assyria will rule over them because they refuse to repent!

Who knows? Perhaps he will be compassionate and grant a reprieve, and leave blessing in his wake – a meal offering and a drink offering for you to offer to the Lord your God!

Who knows? Perhaps God might be willing to change his mind and relent and turn from his fierce anger so that we might not die.”

You will once again have mercy on us; you will conquer our evil deeds; you will hurl our sins into the depths of the sea.

The customer will no longer pay the seller while both parties are alive, for the vision against their whole crowd will not be revoked. Each person, for his iniquity, will fail to preserve his life.

“If the infection returns and breaks out in the house after he has pulled out the stones, scraped the house, and it is replastered,

because the slayer should have stayed in his town of refuge until the death of the high priest. But after the death of the high priest, the slayer may return to the land of his possessions.

Your ox will be slaughtered before your very eyes but you will not eat of it. Your donkey will be stolen from you as you watch and will not be returned to you. Your flock of sheep will be given to your enemies and there will be no one to save you.

But now he is dead. Why should I fast? Am I able to bring him back? I will go to him, but he cannot return to me!’”

For I made this vow when I was living in Geshur in Aram: ‘If the Lord really does allow me to return to Jerusalem, I will serve the Lord.’”

Hezekiah answered, “It is easy for the shadow to lengthen ten steps, but not for it to go back ten steps.”

Just as he came forth from his mother's womb, naked will he return as he came, and he will take nothing in his hand that he may carry away from his toil.

For though your people, Israel, are as numerous as the sand on the seashore, only a remnant will come back. Destruction has been decreed; just punishment is about to engulf you.

I solemnly make this oath – what I say is true and reliable: ‘Surely every knee will bow to me, every tongue will solemnly affirm;

“‘Do not weep for the king who was killed. Do not grieve for him. But weep mournfully for the king who has gone into exile. For he will never return to see his native land again.