They entered Jerusalem to the sound of stringed instruments and trumpets and proceeded to the temple of the Lord.

But some men from Asher, Manasseh, and Zebulun humbled themselves and came to Jerusalem.

The king summoned all the leaders of Judah and Jerusalem.

He entered Jerusalem in the fifth month of the seventh year of the king.

So I came to Jerusalem. When I had been there for three days,

The people gave their blessing on all the men who volunteered to settle in Jerusalem.

Because you favor Zion, do what is good for her! Fortify the walls of Jerusalem!

as you come out of your temple in Jerusalem! Kings bring tribute to you.

They have made their blood flow like water all around Jerusalem, and there is no one to bury them.

so they may proclaim the name of the Lord in Zion, and praise him in Jerusalem,

in the courts of the Lord’s temple, in your midst, O Jerusalem. Praise the Lord!

The Lord deserves praise in Zion – he who dwells in Jerusalem. Praise the Lord!

Extol the Lord, O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O Zion!

I, the Teacher, have been king over Israel in Jerusalem.

The Lover to His Beloved: My darling, you are as beautiful as Tirzah, as lovely as Jerusalem, as awe-inspiring as bannered armies!

I overpowered kingdoms ruled by idols, whose carved images were more impressive than Jerusalem’s or Samaria’s.

You counted the houses in Jerusalem, and demolished houses so you could have material to reinforce the wall.

I first decreed to Zion, ‘Look, here’s what will happen!’ I sent a herald to Jerusalem.

He will be left unburied just like a dead donkey. His body will be dragged off and thrown outside the gates of Jerusalem.’”

“Son of man, confront Jerusalem with her abominable practices