They removed the defenses of Judah. At that time you looked for the weapons in the House of the Forest.

At that time the sovereign master, the Lord who commands armies, called for weeping and mourning, for shaved heads and sackcloth.

At that time the Lord who commands armies will become a beautiful crown and a splendid diadem for the remnant of his people.

At that time the deaf will be able to hear words read from a scroll, and the eyes of the blind will be able to see through deep darkness.

For this reason my people will know my name, for this reason they will know at that time that I am the one who says, ‘Here I am.’”

I will scatter them before their enemies like dust blowing in front of a burning east wind. I will turn my back on them and not look favorably on them when disaster strikes them.”

On the day after Gedaliah had been murdered, before anyone even knew about it,

So her young men will fall in her city squares. All her soldiers will be destroyed at that time,” says the Lord.

You have not gone up in the breaks in the wall, nor repaired a wall for the house of Israel that it would stand strong in the battle on the day of the Lord.

Moreover, they have done this to me: In the very same day they desecrated my sanctuary and profaned my Sabbaths.

On that day the prince will provide for himself and for all the people of the land a bull for a sin offering.

The burnt offering which the prince will offer to the Lord on the Sabbath day will be six unblemished lambs and one unblemished ram.

At that time, I will destroy the military power of Israel in the valley of Jezreel.”

Ephraim will be ruined in the day of judgment! What I am declaring to the tribes of Israel will certainly take place!

Bravehearted warriors will run away naked in that day.” The Lord is speaking!

At that time,” the Lord says, “I will destroy the wise sages of Edom! the advisers from Esau’s mountain!

You should not have stood at the fork in the road to slaughter those trying to escape. You should not have captured their refugees when they suffered adversity.

“In that day,” says the Lord, “I will gather the lame, and assemble the outcasts whom I injured.

“In that day,” says the Lord, “I will destroy your horses from your midst, and smash your chariots.

On that day they will say to Jerusalem, “Don’t be afraid, Zion! Your hands must not be paralyzed from panic!