Because of laziness the roof caves in, and because of idle hands the house leaks.

The Beloved to the Maidens: My beloved is dazzling and ruddy; he stands out in comparison to all other men.

headdresses, ankle ornaments, sashes, sachets, amulets,

Tie up the scroll as legal evidence, seal the official record of God’s instructions and give it to my followers.

Madmenah flees, the residents of Gebim have hidden.

In the year King Ahaz died, this message was revealed:

Wail, you large ships, for your fortress is destroyed!

The one who runs away from the sound of the terror will fall into the pit; the one who climbs out of the pit, will be trapped by the snare. For the floodgates of the heavens are opened up and the foundations of the earth shake.

An honorable man makes honorable plans; his honorable character gives him security.

To whom can you compare God? To what image can you liken him?

The father of your nation sinned; your spokesmen rebelled against me.

I can clothe the sky in darkness; I can cover it with sackcloth.”

So listen to this, oppressed one, who is drunk, but not from wine!

So I went and buried them at Perath as the Lord had ordered me to do.

Then I said, “Lord, pay attention to me. Listen to what my enemies are saying.

Their peaceful dwelling places will be laid waste by the fierce anger of the Lord.

So now, Jeremiah said, “The Lord told me,

How deserted will that once-famous city be, that city that was once filled with joy!

He has besieged and surrounded me with bitter hardship.

Also, when I cry out desperately for help, he has shut out my prayer.