“You, my servant Israel, Jacob whom I have chosen, offspring of Abraham my friend,

You will winnow them and the wind will blow them away; the wind will scatter them. You will rejoice in the Lord; you will boast in the Holy One of Israel.

Yet, Lord, you are our father. We are the clay, and you are our potter; we are all the product of your labor.

As for you, son of man, they will put ropes on you and tie you up with them, so you cannot go out among them.

Bring out your belongings packed for exile during the day while they are watching. And go out at evening, while they are watching, as if for exile.

“As for you, son of man, turn toward the daughters of your people who are prophesying from their imagination. Prophesy against them

“And you, son of man, groan with an aching heart and bitterness; groan before their eyes.

“As for you, son of man, are you willing to pronounce judgment, are you willing to pronounce judgment on the bloody city? Then confront her with all her abominable deeds!

Will you still say, “I am a god,” before the one who kills you – though you are a man and not a god – when you are in the power of those who wound you?

I will lay waste your cities; and you will become desolate. Then you will know that I am the Lord!

But you must return to your God, by maintaining love and justice, and by waiting for your God to return to you.

Moses said to the Lord, “See, you have been saying to me, ‘Bring this people up,’ but you have not let me know whom you will send with me. But you said, ‘I know you by name, and also you have found favor in my sight.’

My servants will bring the timber down from Lebanon to the sea. I will send it by sea in raft-like bundles to the place you designate. There I will separate the logs and you can carry them away. In exchange you will supply the food I need for my royal court.”

And I will put hostility between you and the woman and between your offspring and her offspring; her offspring will attack your head, and you will attack her offspring’s heel.”

Is it not true that if you do what is right, you will be fine? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at the door. It desires to dominate you, but you must subdue it.”

And you must take for yourself every kind of food that is eaten, and gather it together. It will be food for you and for them.

But you said, ‘I will certainly make you prosper and will make your descendants like the sand on the seashore, too numerous to count.’”

Judah said, “Let her keep the things for herself. Otherwise we will appear to be dishonest. I did indeed send this young goat, but you couldn’t find her.”

You are also commanded to say, ‘Do this: Take for yourselves wagons from the land of Egypt for your little ones and for your wives. Bring your father and come.

He will speak for you to the people, and it will be as if he were your mouth and as if you were his God.