My father imposed heavy demands on you; I will make them even heavier.<n id="1" /> My father punished you with ordinary whips; I will punish you with whips that really sting your flesh.&#8217;&#8221;<n id="2" />p>

Ahab also made an Asherah pole; he<n id="1" /> did more to anger the <sc>Lordsc> God of Israel than all the kings of Israel who were before him.p>

So he threw a big banquet<n id="1" /> for them and they ate and drank. Then he sent them back<n id="2" /> to their master. After that no Syrian raiding parties again invaded the land of Israel.p>

Then he said, &#8220;May God judge me severely<n id="1" /> if Elisha son of Shaphat still has his head by the end of the day!&#8221;<n id="2" />p>

I will establish a place for my people Israel and settle<n id="1" /> them there; they will live there and not be disturbed<n id="2" /> anymore. Violent men will not oppress them again, as they did in the beginning<n id="3" />

My father imposed heavy demands on you; I will make them even heavier.<n id="1" /> My father punished you with ordinary whips; I will punish you with whips that really sting your flesh.&#8217;&#8221;<n id="2" />p>

and followed the advice of the younger ones. He said, &#8220;My father imposed heavy demands on you;<n id="1" /> I will make them even heavier.<n id="2" /> My father punished you with ordinary whips; I will punish you with whips that really sting your flesh.&#8221;<n id="3" />

<p class="bodytext">Then Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, &#8220;You have behaved in an unfaithful manner by taking foreign wives! This has contributed to the guilt of Israel.

<p class="bodytext">So the <sc>Lordsc><n id="1" /> restored what Job had lost<n id="2" /> after he prayed for his friends,<n id="3" /> and the <sc>Lordsc> doubled<n id="4" /> all that had belonged to Job.

<p class="poetry">Do not bring any more meaningless<n id="1" /> offerings;p> <p class="poetry">I consider your incense detestable!<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">You observe new moon festivals, Sabbaths, and convocations,p> <p class="poetry">but I cannot tolerate sin-stained celebrations!<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">Indeed, the waters of Dimon<n id="1" /> are full of blood!p> <p class="poetry">Indeed, I will heap even more trouble on Dimon.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">A lion will attack<n id="3" /> the Moabite fugitivesp> <p class="poetry">and the people left in the land.p>

<p class="poetry">He said,p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;You will no longer celebrate,p> <p class="poetry">oppressed<n id="1" /> virgin daughter Sidon!p> <p class="poetry">Get up, travel to Cyprus,p> <p class="poetry">but you will find no relief there.&#8221;<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">The earth will stagger around<n id="1" /> like a drunk;p> <p class="poetry">it will sway back and forth like a hut in a windstorm.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">Its sin will weigh it down,p> <p class="poetry">and it will fall and never get up again.p>

<p class="poetry">Therefore I will again do an amazing thing for these people &#8211;p> <p class="poetry">an absolutely extraordinary deed.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Wise men will have nothing to say,p> <p class="poetry">the sages will have no explanations.&#8221;<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">&#8220;Sit silently! Go to a hiding place,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">O daughter of the Babylonians!p> <p class="poetry">Indeed,<n id="2" /> you will no longer be called &#8216;Queen of kingdoms.&#8217;p>

&#8216;You have said, &#8220;I feel so hopeless!<n id="1" /> For the <sc>Lordsc> has added sorrow to my suffering.<n id="2" /> I am worn out from groaning. I can&#8217;t find any rest.&#8221;&#8217;&#8221;p>

<p class="lamhebrew">&#1505; (<i>Sameki>)p> <p class="poetry">People cry to them, &#8220;Turn away! You are unclean!p> <p class="poetry">Turn away! Turn away! Don&#8217;t touch us!&#8221;p> <p class="poetry">So they have fled and wander about;p> <p class="poetry">but the nations say,<n id="1" /> &#8220;They may not stay here any longer.&#8221;p>

<p class="lamhebrew">&#1508; (<i>Pei>)p> <p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> himself<n id="1" /> has scattered them;p> <p class="poetry">he no longer watches over them.p> <p class="poetry">They did not honor the priests;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">they did not show favor to the elders.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="lamhebrew">&#1514; (<i>Tavi>)p> <p class="poetry">O people of Zion,<n id="1" /> your punishment<n id="2" /> will come to an end;<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">he will not prolong your exile.<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">But, O people of Edom,<n id="5" /> he will punish<n id="6" /> your sin<n id="7" />p> <p class="poetry">and reveal<n id="8" /> your offenses!p>

I will lead people, my people Israel, across you; they will possess you and you will become their inheritance. No longer will you bereave them of their children.p>