<t /><p class="bodytext">The descendants of Ephraim:p> <p class="bodytext">Shuthelah, his son Bered, his son Tahath, his son Eleadah, his son Tahath,

<p class="poetry">The wicked become<n id="1" /> a ransom<n id="2" /> for the righteous,p> <p class="poetry">and the faithless<n id="3" /> are taken<n id="4" /> in the place of the upright.p>

<p class="poetry">A putrid stench will replace the smell of spices,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">a rope will replace a belt,p> <p class="poetry">baldness will replace braided locks of hair,p> <p class="poetry">a sackcloth garment will replace a fine robe,p> <p class="poetry">and a prisoner&#8217;s brand will replace beauty.p>

<p class="poetry">Instead of bronze, I will bring you gold,p> <p class="poetry">instead of iron, I will bring you silver,p> <p class="poetry">instead of wood, I will bring you<n id="1" /> bronze,p> <p class="poetry">instead of stones, I will bring you<n id="2" /> iron.p> <p class="poetry">I will make prosperity<n id="3" /> your overseer,p> <p class="poetry">and vindication your sovereign ruler.<n id="4" />p>

and they saw<n id="1" /> the God of Israel. Under his feet<n id="2" /> there was something like a pavement<n id="3" /> made of sapphire, clear like the sky itself.<n id="4" />

He offered sacrifices and burned incense on the high places, on the hills, and under every green tree.p>

They set up sacred pillars and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree.

He offered sacrifices and burned incense on the high places, on the hills, and under every green tree.p>

<p class="poetry">then let thorns sprout up in place of wheat,p> <p class="poetry">and in place of barley, weeds!&#8221;<n id="1" />p> <p class="bodytext">The words of Job are ended.p>

<p class="poetry">He will shelter you<n id="1" /> with his wings;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">you will find safety under his wings.p> <p class="poetry">His faithfulness is like a shield or a protective wall.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">Under three things the earth trembles,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and under four things it cannot bear up:p>

Moreover, because he loved<n id="1" /> your ancestors, he chose their<n id="2" /> descendants who followed them and personally brought you out of Egypt with his great power

All the people of Judah and Israel had security; everyone from Dan to Beer Sheba enjoyed the produce of their vines and fig trees throughout Solomon&#8217;s lifetime.<n id="1" />

They even built for themselves high places, sacred pillars, and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree.

<p class="poetry">You will have no place to go, except to kneel with the prisoners,p> <p class="poetry">or to fall among those who have been killed.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Despite all this, his anger does not subside,p> <p class="poetry">and his hand is ready to strike again.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">For this reason<n id="1" /> the sovereign master, the <sc>Lordsc> who commands armies, will make his healthy ones emaciated.<n id="2" /> His majestic glory will go up in smoke.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">Evergreens will grow in place of thorn bushes,p> <p class="poetry">firs will grow in place of nettles;p> <p class="poetry">they will be a monument to the <sc>Lordsc>,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">a permanent reminder that will remain.<n id="2" />p>

Under the platform their wings were stretched out, each toward the other. Each of the beings also had two wings covering<n id="1" /> its body.

<p class="poetry">All the birds of the sky nested in its boughs;p> <p class="poetry">under its branches all the beasts of the field gave birth,p> <p class="poetry">in its shade all the great<n id="1" /> nations lived.p>

<p class="poetry">Each will sit under his own grapevinep> <p class="poetry">or under his own fig tree without any fear.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> who commands armies has decreed it.<n id="2" />p>