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Give glory to Yahweh your God, before he causes darkness, and before your feet stumble on the dark mountains, and, while you look for light, he turns it into the shadow of death, and makes it gross darkness.

But if you will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret for [your] pride; and my eye shall weep intensely, and run down with tears, because Yahweh's flock is taken captive.

Say to the king and to the queen-mother, Humble yourselves, sit down; for what is on your head has come down, even the crown of your glory.

And if you say in your heart, Why have these things come on me? for the greatness of your iniquity are your skirts uncovered, and your heels suffer violence.

Because of the ground which is cracked, for no rain has been in the land, the plowmen are put to shame, they cover their heads.

And the wild donkeys stand on the bare heights, they pant for air like jackals; their eyes fail, because there is no herbage.

Though our iniquities testify against us, work for your name's sake, O Yahweh; for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against you.

O you hope of Israel, the Savior thereof in the time of trouble, why should you be as a sojourner in the land, and as a wayfaring man that turns aside to tarry for a night?

And Yahweh said to me, Don't pray for this people for [their] good.

And the people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword; and they shall have none to bury them-them, their wives, nor their sons, nor their daughters: for I will pour their wickedness on them.

And you shall say this word to them, Let my eyes run down with tears night and day, and don't let them cease; for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous wound.

If I go forth into the field, then, look, the slain with the sword! and if I enter into the city, then, look, those that are sick with famine! for both the prophet and the priest go about in the land, and have no knowledge.

Have you completely rejected Judah? has your soul loathed Zion? why have you smitten us, and there is no healing for us? We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of healing, and, look, dismay!

We acknowledge, O Yahweh, our wickedness, and the iniquity of our fathers; for we have sinned against you.

Do not abhor [us], for your name's sake; do not shame the throne of your glory: remember, don't break your covenant with us.

Are there any among the vanities of the nations that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? are you not he, O Yahweh our God? therefore we will wait for you; for you have made all these things.

And it shall come to pass, when they say to you, Where shall we go forth? then you shall tell them, Thus says Yahweh: Such as are for death, to death; and such as are for the sword, to the sword; and such as are for the famine, to the famine; and such as are for captivity, to captivity.

And I will cause them to be tossed to and fro among all the kingdoms of the earth, because of Manasseh, the son of Hezekiah, king of Judah, for that which he did in Jerusalem.

For who will have pity on you, O Jerusalem? or who will bemoan you? or who will turn aside to ask of your welfare?

Yahweh said, Truly I will release you for [your] good; truly I will cause the enemy to make supplication to you in the time of evil and in the time of affliction.