A horse disappoints those who trust in it for victory; despite its great strength, it cannot deliver.

Certainly your angry judgment upon men will bring you praise; you reveal your anger in full measure.

But then the Lord awoke from his sleep; he was like a warrior in a drunken rage.

Pay back our neighbors in full! May they be insulted the same way they insulted you, O Lord!

Let’s enter his presence with thanksgiving! Let’s shout out to him in celebration!

All day long my enemies taunt me; those who mock me use my name in their curses.

in order to hear the painful cries of the prisoners, and to set free those condemned to die,

Praise the Lord, O my soul! O Lord my God, you are magnificent. You are robed in splendor and majesty.

He blessed them so that they became very numerous. He would not allow their cattle to decrease in number.

She knows that her merchandise is good, and her lamp does not go out in the night.

Indeed, the cries of distress echo throughout Moabite territory; their wailing can be heard in Eglaim and Beer Elim.

Daughter Tarshish, travel back to your land, as one crosses the Nile; there is no longer any marketplace in Tyre.

The oxen and donkeys used in plowing will eat seasoned feed winnowed with a shovel and pitchfork.

So King Sennacherib of Assyria broke camp and went on his way. He went home and stayed in Nineveh.

In unison give a joyful shout, O ruins of Jerusalem! For the Lord consoles his people; he protects Jerusalem.

Yes, here is what he says: “You hear cries of panic and of terror; there is no peace in sight.

I will restore Judah and Israel and will rebuild them as they were in days of old.

Then Jeremiah replied to all the people, both men and women, who responded to him in this way.

“‘But I will spare some of you. Some will escape the sword when you are scattered in foreign lands.

I will do these things to you because you engaged in prostitution with the nations, polluting yourself with their idols.