I recognized the fact that God had not sent him, for he had spoken the prophecy against me as a hired agent of Tobiah and Sanballat.

Now I was paying you close attention, yet there was no one proving Job wrong, not one of you was answering his statements!

I saw that thorns had grown up all over it, the ground was covered with weeds, and its stone wall was broken down.

I reflected on everything that is accomplished by man on earth, and I concluded: Everything he has accomplished is futile – like chasing the wind!

He lifts a signal flag for a distant nation, he whistles for it to come from the far regions of the earth. Look, they come quickly and swiftly.

When one looks out over the land, he sees distress and darkness, gloom and anxiety, darkness and people forced from the land.

In the evening there is sudden terror; by morning they vanish. This is the fate of those who try to plunder us, the destiny of those who try to loot us!

Look, they come from far away! Look, some come from the north and west, and others from the land of Sinim!

“I looked at the land and saw that it was an empty wasteland. I looked up at the sky, and its light had vanished.

I looked and saw that the fruitful land had become a desert and that all of the cities had been laid in ruins. The Lord had brought this all about because of his blazing anger.

So I went down to the potter’s house and found him working at his wheel.

Then I looked, and I saw one wheel on the ground beside each of the four beings.

Then I perceived that the glory of the God of Israel was there, as in the vision I had seen earlier in the valley.

He brought me to the entrance of the court, and as I watched, I noticed a hole in the wall.

He said to me, “Son of man, dig into the wall.” So I dug into the wall and discovered a doorway.

When the wall has collapsed, people will ask you, “Where is the whitewash you coated it with?”

He despised the oath by breaking the covenant. Take note – he gave his promise and did all these things – he will not escape!

“‘See, I strike my hands together at the dishonest profit you have made, and at the bloodshed they have done among you.

The young men of On and of Pi-beseth will die by the sword; and the cities will go into captivity.

Then a wind lifted me up and brought me to the inner court; I watched the glory of the Lord filling the temple.