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Hear this, O foolish and senseless people, who have eyes, but do not see, who have ears, but do not hear.

To whom shall I speak and give warning, that they may hear? See, their ears are closed, they cannot listen. The word of the Lord is to them an object of scorn; they take no pleasure in it.

Therefore thus says the Lord : See, I am laying before this people stumbling blocks against which they shall stumble; parents and children together, neighbor and friend shall perish.

Thus says the Lord : See, a people is coming from the land of the north, a great nation is stirring from the farthest parts of the earth.

Go now to my place that was in Shiloh, where I made my name dwell at first, and see what I did to it for the wickedness of my people Israel.

Do you not see what they are doing in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?

See, I am letting snakes loose among you, adders that cannot be charmed, and they shall bite you, says the Lord .

But you, O Lord of hosts, who judge righteously, who try the heart and the mind, let me see your retribution upon them, for to you I have committed my cause.

But you, O Lord , know me; You see me and test me—my heart is with you. Pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and set them apart for the day of slaughter.

Lift up your eyes and see those who come from the north. Where is the flock that was given you, your beautiful flock?

Then I said: "Ah, Lord God ! Here are the prophets saying to them, ‘You shall not see the sword, nor shall you have famine, but I will give you true peace in this place.'"

They shall be like a shrub in the desert, and shall not see when relief comes. They shall live in the parched places of the wilderness, in an uninhabited salt land.

See how they say to me, "Where is the word of the Lord ? Let it come!"

O Lord of hosts, you test the righteous, you see the heart and the mind; let me see your retribution upon them, for to you I have committed my cause.

Why did I come forth from the womb to see toil and sorrow, and spend my days in shame?

And to this people you shall say: Thus says the Lord : See, I am setting before you the way of life and the way of death.

See, I am against you, O inhabitant of the valley, O rock of the plain, says the Lord ; you who say, "Who can come down against us, or who can enter our places of refuge?"

Do not weep for him who is dead, nor bemoan him; weep rather for him who goes away, for he shall return no more to see his native land.

but in the place where they have carried him captive he shall die, and he shall never see this land again.

For who has stood in the council of the Lord so as to see and to hear his word? Who has given heed to his word so as to proclaim it?