The violence done by the wicked will drag them away because they refuse to do what is right.

for the Lord will plead their case and will rob those who are robbing them.

for with guidance you wage your war, and with numerous advisers there is victory.

Take a man’s garment when he has given security for a stranger, and when he gives surety for a stranger, hold him in pledge.

Surely I am more brutish than any other human being, and I do not have human understanding;

She opens her mouth with wisdom, and loving instruction is on her tongue.

What does a man acquire from all his labor and from the anxiety that accompanies his toil on earth?

I have observed the burden that God has given to people to keep them occupied.

Surely the king’s authority is absolute; no one can say to him, “What are you doing?”

When you enter my presence, do you actually think I want this – animals trampling on my courtyards?

But if you refuse and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.” Know for certain that the Lord has spoken.

At that time the sovereign master will remove their beautiful ankle jewelry, neck ornaments, crescent shaped ornaments,

You counted the houses in Jerusalem, and demolished houses so you could have material to reinforce the wall.

This also comes from the Lord who commands armies, who gives supernatural guidance and imparts great wisdom.

For these are rebellious people – they are lying children, children unwilling to obey the Lord’s law.

Look, you are nothing, and your accomplishments are nonexistent; the one who chooses to worship you is disgusting.

Look, my earlier predictive oracles have come to pass; now I announce new events. Before they begin to occur, I reveal them to you.”

“But you did not call for me, O Jacob; you did not long for me, O Israel.

They will surround Jerusalem like men guarding a field because they have rebelled against me,” says the Lord.

“‘Do not go to a house where people are feasting and sit down to eat and drink with them either.