a God who is honored in the great angelic assembly, and more awesome than all who surround him?

Take note, O Lord, of the way your servants are taunted, and of how I must bear so many insults from people!

Above the sound of the surging water, and the mighty waves of the sea, the Lord sits enthroned in majesty.

He executes judgment against the nations; he fills the valleys with corpses; he shatters their heads over the vast battlefield.

Reach down from above! Grab me and rescue me from the surging water, from the power of foreigners,

When a country is rebellious it has many princes, but by someone who is discerning and knowledgeable order is maintained.

The prince who is a great oppressor lacks wisdom, but the one who hates unjust gain will prolong his days.

For with great wisdom comes great frustration; whoever increases his knowledge merely increases his heartache.

Here is another misfortune that I have seen on earth, and it weighs heavily on people:

For you know in your own heart that you also have cursed others many times.

For there is a proper time and procedure for every matter, for the oppression of the king is severe upon his victim.

When he sees chariots, teams of horses, riders on donkeys, riders on camels, he must be alert, very alert.”

the deep waters! Grain from the Shihor region, crops grown near the Nile she receives; she is the trade center of the nations.

(just as many were horrified by the sight of you) he was so disfigured he no longer looked like a man;

Having suffered, he will reflect on his work, he will be satisfied when he understands what he has done. “My servant will acquit many, for he carried their sins.

“I, the Lord, say: ‘This shows how I will ruin the highly exalted position in which Judah and Jerusalem take pride.

Now King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had issued orders concerning Jeremiah. He had passed them on through Nebuzaradan, the captain of his royal guard,

“Look! An army is about to come from the north. A mighty nation and many kings are stirring into action in faraway parts of the earth.

Nebuzaradan, the captain of the royal guard, took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.

He took one of the seedlings of the land, placed it in a cultivated plot; a shoot by abundant water, like a willow he planted it.