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So he poured out on them his burning anger, the violence of war. It enveloped them in flames, yet they did not understand; it consumed them, but they did not take it to heart.

"Yet you have not called on me, Jacob, you have not wearied yourselves for me, Israel.

Who then is like me? Let him proclaim it. Let him declare and lay out before me what has happened since I established my ancient people, and what is yet to come— yes, let them foretell what will come.

But I said, "I have labored in vain; I have spent my strength for nothing at all. Yet what is due me is in the Lord 's hand, and my reward is with my God."

The children born during your bereavement will yet say in your hearing, ‘This place is too small for us; give us more space to live in.'

Surely he took up our pain and bore our suffering, yet we considered him punished by God, stricken by him, and afflicted.

He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before its shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth.

By oppression and judgment he was taken away. Yet who of his generation protested? For he was cut off from the land of the living; for the transgression of my people he was punished.

Yet it was the Lord 's will to crush him and cause him to suffer, and though the Lord makes his life an offering for sin, he will see his offspring and prolong his days, and the will of the Lord will prosper in his hand.

Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed," says the Lord , who has compassion on you.

I was enraged by their sinful greed; I punished them, and hid my face in anger, yet they kept on in their willful ways.

‘Why have we fasted,' they say, ‘and you have not seen it? Why have we humbled ourselves, and you have not noticed?' "Yet on the day of your fasting, you do as you please and exploit all your workers.

Yet they rebelled and grieved his Holy Spirit. So he turned and became their enemy and he himself fought against them.

Yet you, Lord , are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand.

Hear the word of the Lord , you who tremble at his word: "Your own people who hate you, and exclude you because of my name, have said, ‘Let the Lord be glorified, that we may see your joy!' Yet they will be put to shame.

Who has ever heard of such things? Who has ever seen things like this? Can a country be born in a day or a nation be brought forth in a moment? Yet no sooner is Zion in labor than she gives birth to her children.

Has a nation ever changed its gods? (Yet they are not gods at all.) But my people have exchanged their glorious God for worthless idols.

They say to wood, ‘You are my father,' and to stone, ‘You gave me birth.' They have turned their backs to me and not their faces; yet when they are in trouble, they say, ‘Come and save us!'

Does a young woman forget her jewelry, a bride her wedding ornaments? Yet my people have forgotten me, days without number.

On your clothes is found the lifeblood of the innocent poor, though you did not catch them breaking in. Yet in spite of all this