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As cattle are led into a fertile valley, so the Lord gave his people rest. He led his people and brought honor to his name.

Listen to what the Lord says, you that fear him and obey him: "Because you are faithful to me, some of your own people hate you and will have nothing to do with you. They mock you and say, ‘Let the Lord show his greatness and save you, so that we may see you rejoice.' But they themselves will be disgraced!

Listen! That loud noise in the city, that sound in the Temple, is the sound of the Lord punishing his enemies!

"Israel is not a slave; he was not born into slavery. Why then do his enemies hunt him down?

They have roared at him like lions; they have made his land a desert, and his towns lie in ruins, completely abandoned.

Yes, the people of Memphis and Tahpanhes have cracked his skull.

The Lord says, "If a man divorces his wife, and she leaves him and becomes another man's wife, he cannot take her back again. This would completely defile the land. But, Israel, you have had many lovers, and now you want to return to me!

We should lie down in shame and let our disgrace cover us. We and our ancestors have always sinned against the Lord our God; we have never obeyed his commands."

the wind that comes at the Lord 's command will be much stronger than that! It is the Lord himself who is pronouncing judgment on his people.

The earth will mourn; the sky will grow dark. The Lord has spoken and will not change his mind. He has made his decision and will not turn back.

They were like well-fed stallions wild with desire, each lusting for his neighbor's wife.

The Lord said to his people, "Stand at the crossroads and look. Ask for the ancient paths and where the best road is. Walk in it, and you will live in peace." But they said, "No, we will not!"

The Lord says to his people, "Put on sackcloth and roll in ashes. Mourn with bitter tears as you would for an only child, because the one who comes to destroy you will suddenly attack.

The Lord told me to say to his people, "When someone falls down, doesn't he get back up? If someone misses the road, doesn't he turn back?

They all mislead their friends, and no one tells the truth; they have taught their tongues to lie and will not give up their sinning. They do one violent thing after another, and one deceitful act follows another. The Lord says that his people reject him. <

I said, "Listen to the Lord , you women, and pay attention to his words. Teach your daughters how to mourn, and your friends how to sing a funeral song.

The Lord made the earth by his power; by his wisdom he created the world and stretched out the heavens.

At his command the waters above the sky roar; he brings clouds from the ends of the earth. He makes lightning flash in the rain and sends the wind from his storeroom.

The God of Jacob is not like them; he is the one who made everything, and he has chosen Israel to be his very own people. The Lord Almighty is his name.

The Lord said to me, "Tell the king and his mother to come down from their thrones, because their beautiful crowns have fallen from their heads.