1 Samuel 19 Cross References - Leeser

¹ And Saul spoke to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that he would kill David. But Jonathan the son of Saul delighted greatly in David. ² And Jonathan told David, saying, Saul my father seeketh to kill thee; now therefore, I pray thee, take heed to thyself in the morning, and abide in a secret place, and hide thyself: ³ And I will go out and stand by the side of my father in the field where thou art, and I myself will speak of thee to my father; and I will see what it is, and I will tell thee. ⁴ And Jonathan spoke favorably of David unto Saul his father, and said unto him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David; since he hath not sinned against thee, and because his deeds are very good for thee; ⁵ And he did put his life in his hand, and he slew the Philistine, and the Lord wrought a great salvation for all Israel; thou sawest it, and wast rejoiced: wherefore then wilt thou commit sin on innocent blood, by slaying David without a cause? ⁶ And Saul hearkened unto the voice of Jonathan: and Saul swore, As the Lord liveth, he shall not be put to death. ⁷ And Jonathan called David, and Jonathan told him all these words. And Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence, as in times past. ⁸ And the war occurred again: and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and smote them with a great defeat, and they fled from before him. ⁹ And the evil spirit from the Lord came upon Saul, and he was sitting in his house with his spear in his hand; and David was playing with his hand. ¹⁰ And Saul sought to strike David through with the spear even to the wall; but he slipped away from before Saul, who struck the spear into the wall: and David fled, and escaped that night. ¹¹ But Saul sent messengers unto David’s house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning; and Michal his wife told it to David, saying, If thou save not thy life this night, tomorrow thou wilt be put to death. ¹² And Michal let David down through the window: and he went, and fled, and escaped. ¹³ And Michal took an image, and put it in the bed, and a pillow of goats’ hair she put for its head to rest on, and covered it with a cloth. ¹⁴ And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, He is sick. ¹⁵ And Saul sent the messengers to see David, saying, Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may put him to death. ¹⁶ And when the messengers were come in, behold, there was an image in the bed, with a pillow of goats’ hair for its head to rest on. ¹⁷ And Saul said unto Michal, Why hast thou thus deceived me, and sent away my enemy, that he is escaped? And Michal said to Saul, He said unto me, Let me go away: why should I kill thee? ¹⁸ So David fled, and escaped, and came unto Samuel to Ramah, and he told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and remained in Nayoth. ¹⁹ And it was told unto Saul, saying, Behold, David is at Nayoth near Ramah. ²⁰ And Saul sent messengers to take David; and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as superintendent over them: then came upon the messengers of Saul the spirit of God, and they also prophesied. ²¹ And when it was told to Saul, he sent other messengers, and these prophesied likewise. And Saul sent again messengers the third time, and these also prophesied. ²² Then went he himself also to Ramah, and came as far as the great well that is in Sechu: and he asked and said, Where are Samuel and David? And some one said, Behold, they are at Nayoth near Ramah. ²³ And he went thither to Nayoth near Ramah: and there came upon him also the Spirit of God, and he went on, and prophesied as he went, until he came to Nayoth near Ramah. ²⁴ And he also stripped off his clothes, and he also prophesied himself before Samuel, and lay down naked all that day and all that night. Therefore people are in the habit of saying, Is Saul too among the prophets?

⁶ Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed; for in the image of God made he man.

² And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it was not toward him as before.

¹⁹ And Laban was gone to shear his sheep; and Rachel stole the images that were her father’s.

²² And Reuben answered them, saying, Did I not say unto you, thus, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? and behold, his blood also is now required.

¹⁷ But the midwives feared God, and they did not as the king of Egypt had commanded them, but saved the men-children alive. ¹⁸ And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and he said unto them, Why have ye done this thing, and have saved the men-children alive? ¹⁹ And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women; for they are lively; ere the midwife cometh in unto them they are delivered.

¹⁰ And Moses said unto the Lord, Pardon, O Lord, I am not a man of words, neither yesterday, nor the day before, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant; for I am heavy of speech, and heavy of tongue.

¹³ And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will do for you today; for as ye have seen the Egyptians today, ye shall not see them again any more for ever.

²⁵ And the Lord came down in a cloud and spoke unto him; and he took some of the spirit that was upon him, and put it upon the seventy men, the elders: and it came to pass, that, when the spirit rested upon them, they prophesied, but they did not so any more. ²⁶ And there remained two men in the camp, the name of the one was Eldad, and the name of the other Medad; and the spirit rested upon them; and they were of those that were written down, but they had not gone out unto the tabernacle: and they prophesied in the camp.

⁵ And the Lord put a word in Bil’am’s mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus shalt thou speak.

² And Bil’am lifted up his eyes, and when he saw Israel encamped according to their tribes, there came upon him the spirit of God.

⁴ Thus saith he who heareth the sayings of God, who seeth the vision of the Almighty, falling down, with unvailed eyes:

¹⁰ That innocent blood be not shed in the midst of thy land, which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and blood-guiltiness be brought upon thee. ¹¹ But if any man be an enemy to his neighbor, and he lie in wait for him, and rise up against him, and smite him mortally so that he die, and he flee unto one of these cities: ¹² Then shall the elders of his city send and fetch him thence, and they shall deliver him into the hand of the avenger of the blood, that he may die. ¹³ Thy eye shall not look with pity on him; but thou shalt put away the shedding of innocent blood from Israel, that it may go well with thee.

⁵ And it came to pass, about the time of shutting the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out; I know not whither the men are gone: pursue quickly after them, for ye can overtake them.

¹⁵ Then she let them down by a cord through the window; for her house was within the town wall, and within the wall she dwelt.

¹⁷ (In that my father fought for you, and cast his life far away, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian;

³ And when I saw that ye helped me not, I put my life in my hand, and passed over to the children of ‘Ammon, and the Lord delivered them into my hand; and why then are ye come up unto me this day, to fight against me?

² And it was told to the Gazzites, saying, Samson is come hither: and they compassed him in, and lay in wait for him all the night in the gate of the city, and held themselves quiet all the night, saying, By the time it is light in the morning will we kill him.

⁵ And the man Micah had a house of god, and he made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.

¹⁴ Then commenced the five men that had gone to spy out the country of Layish, and said unto their brethren, Do ye know that there are in these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and a graven and molten image? and now consider what ye have to do.

¹⁷ And the five men that had gone to spy out the land went up, and came in thither, and took the graven image, and the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image; and the priest stood in the entrance of the gate with the six hundred men that were girded with the weapons of war.

²⁵ If one man sin against another, the judge shall judge him; but if against the Lord a man should sin, who shall pray for him? Nevertheless would they not hearken unto the voice of their father, because the Lord desired to slay them.

¹⁷ And his return was to Ramah; for there was his house; and there he judged Israel: and he built there an altar unto the Lord.

⁵ After that shalt thou come to the hill of God, where the outposts of the Philistines are; and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither to the city, that thou wilt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high-place, having before them a psaltery, and a tambourine, and a pipe, and a harp; and they will be prophesying; ⁶ And the Spirit of the Lord will suddenly come over thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and thou shalt be changed into another man.

¹⁰ And when they came thither to the hill, behold, a company of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came suddenly over him, and he prophesied in the midst of them.

¹⁰ And when they came thither to the hill, behold, a company of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came suddenly over him, and he prophesied in the midst of them. ¹¹ And it came to pass, when all that knew him before saw, that, behold, he prophesied with the prophets, then said the people one to another, What is this that hath happened to the son of Kish? is Saul also among the prophets? ¹² And one of that place answered and said, And who is their father? Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets?

¹³ And Saul said, There shall not a man be put to death on this day; for today the Lord hath wrought deliverance in Israel.

³⁹ For, as the Lord liveth, who saveth Israel, that if it be in Jonathan my son, he shall surely die. But no one answered him among all the people.

⁴⁵ And the people said unto Saul, Shall Jonathan die, who hath wrought this great salvation in Israel? This shall not be: as the Lord liveth, there shall not fall one hair of his head to the ground; for with God hath he wrought this day. So the people rescued Jonathan, and he died not.

³⁴ Then Samuel went to Ramah; and Saul went up to his house at Gib’ah of Saul.

¹⁴ And the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and there troubled him an evil spirit from the Lord.

¹⁶ Let our Lord but say the word, and thy servants, now before thee, will seek out a man, who is skilful as a player on the harp; and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, that thou mayest be well.

²¹ And David came to Saul, and stood before him; and he loved him greatly, and he became his armor-bearer.

⁴⁹ And David put his hand into the pouch, and took thence a stone, and slung it, and he struck the Philistine on his forehead, and the stone sunk into his forehead: and he fell upon his face to the ground. ⁵⁰ So David prevailed over the Philistine with the sling and with the stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him; but there was no sword in the hand of David. ⁵¹ And David ran, and stood by the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of its sheath, and slew him, and cut off his head therewith. And when the Philistines saw that their hero was dead, they fled. ⁵² And then arose the men of Israel and of Judah, and shouted, and pursued the Philistines, until thou comest to the valley, and to the gates of ‘Ekron. And the slain of the Philistines fell down by the way to Sha’arayim, even as far as Gath, and up to ‘Ekron. ⁵³ And the children of Israel returned from hotly pursuing after the Philistines, and they spoiled their camps.

¹ And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit on the soul of David; and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.

¹ And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit on the soul of David; and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. ² And Saul took him on that day, and would not permit him to go home to his father’s house.

² And Saul took him on that day, and would not permit him to go home to his father’s house. ³ Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because of his loving him as his own soul.

⁹ And Saul looked jealous on David from that day and forward. ¹⁰ And it came to pass on the morrow, that an evil spirit from God came suddenly over Saul, and he spoke foolish things in the midst of the house: while David was playing with his hand, as on previous days; and the spear was in the hand of Saul.

¹⁰ And it came to pass on the morrow, that an evil spirit from God came suddenly over Saul, and he spoke foolish things in the midst of the house: while David was playing with his hand, as on previous days; and the spear was in the hand of Saul. ¹¹ And Saul cast the spear; and he thought, I will strike David through even on the wall. And David turned aside out of his presence twice.

¹¹ And Saul cast the spear; and he thought, I will strike David through even on the wall. And David turned aside out of his presence twice.

¹³ Therefore Saul removed him from himself, and made him his captain over a thousand: and he went out and came in before the people.

⁶ And Saul hearkened unto the voice of Jonathan: and Saul swore, As the Lord liveth, he shall not be put to death.

¹⁰ And Saul sought to strike David through with the spear even to the wall; but he slipped away from before Saul, who struck the spear into the wall: and David fled, and escaped that night. ¹¹ But Saul sent messengers unto David’s house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning; and Michal his wife told it to David, saying, If thou save not thy life this night, tomorrow thou wilt be put to death.

¹¹ But Saul sent messengers unto David’s house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning; and Michal his wife told it to David, saying, If thou save not thy life this night, tomorrow thou wilt be put to death.

¹⁴ And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, He is sick.

²⁰ And Saul sent messengers to take David; and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as superintendent over them: then came upon the messengers of Saul the spirit of God, and they also prophesied.

² And he said unto him, God forbid; thou shalt not die: behold, my father is not wont to do a great thing or a small thing, which he doth not inform me of; and why should my father conceal this thing from me? it is not so.

⁹ And Jonathan said, Far be it from thee; for if I should know for certain that evil were determined on by my father to come upon thee, would I not tell it thee?

¹³ May the Lord do so to Jonathan and continue so yet farther, that, if it please my father to do thee evil, I will inform thee of it, and send thee away, that thou mayest go in peace; and may the Lord be with thee, as he hath been with my father.

³² And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said unto him, Wherefore shall he be put to death? what hath he done? ³³ And Saul cast his spear at him to smite him: and Jonathan understood that it was determined on by his father to put David to death.

⁹ Then answered Doeg the Edomite, who was set over the servants of Saul, and said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Achimelech the son of Achitub. ¹⁰ And he asked counsel for him of the Lord, and he gave him provision, and gave him also the sword of Goliath the philistine.

¹⁴ Then answered Achimelech the king, and said, And who is among all thy servants so trusted as David, and the king’s son-in-law, and freely admitted to thy private council, and is honored in thy house?

¹⁷ And the king said unto the runners that stood about him, Turn round and slay the priests of the Lord; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew that he was fleeing, and did not disclose it to me. But the servants of the king would not stretch forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the Lord.

¹⁹ Then came up the Ziphites unto Saul to Gib’ah, saying, Behold, David is hiding himself with us in the strong-holds in the forest, on the hill of Chachilah, which is on the right of the desert.

¹ And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gib’ah, saying, Behold, David hideth himself on the hill of Chachilah, before the desert.

³ Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel had lamented him, and buried him in Ramah, even in his own city; and Saul had removed those that had familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land.

¹⁰ And Saul swore to her by the Lord, saying, As the Lord liveth, there shall no guilt attach to thee for this thing.

¹² And when the woman saw Samuel, she cried with a loud voice: and the woman said to Saul thus, Why hast thou deceived me? since thou art Saul.

²¹ And the woman came unto Saul, and saw that he was greatly terrified; and she said unto him, Behold, thy hand-maid hath obeyed thy voice; and I put my life in my hand, and hearkened unto thy words which thou spokest unto me.

²² And Abner repeated again to say unto ‘Asahel, Turn thee aside from following me: wherefore should I smite thee to the ground? and how should I then lift up my face to Joab thy brother?

¹⁴ And David danced with all his might before the Lord; and David was girded with a linen ephod.

²⁰ And David then returned to bless his household. But Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and she said, How honored was today the king of Israel, who uncovered himself today before the eyes of the hand-maids of his servants, as only one of the low fellows can uncover himself!

¹⁷ And Abshalom said to Chushai, Is this thy kindness for thy friend? why art thou not gone with thy friend? ¹⁸ And Chushai said unto Abshalom, No; but whom the Lord, and this people, and all the men of Israel have chosen, his will I be, and with him will I remain. ¹⁹ And secondly, who is it whom I shall serve? is it not in the presence of his son? as I have served in thy father’s presence, so will I be in thy presence.

²⁰ And Abshalom’s servants came to the woman into the house, and they said, Where are Achima’az and Jonathan? And the woman said unto them, They are passed over the brook of water. And they sought, but could not find them; and they returned to Jerusalem.

²⁰ And Achab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O my enemy? And he answered, I have found thee: because thou hast sold thyself to do what is evil in the eyes of the Lord.

⁹ Then did he send unto him a captain of fifty with his fifty: and he went up to him, and, behold, he was sitting on the top of the mount; and he spoke unto him, O man of God, the king hath commanded, Come down. ¹⁰ And Elijah answered and spoke to the captain of the fifty, And if I be a man of God, let a fire come down from heaven and consume thee and thy fifty. And there came down a fire from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty. ¹¹ And he sent again unto him another captain of fifty with his fifty. And he commenced and spoke unto him, O man of God, thus hath the king said, Come down quickly. ¹² And Elijah answered and spoke unto them, If I be a man of God, let a fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And the fire of God came down from heaven and consumed him and his fifty. ¹³ And he sent again a captain of fifty the third time with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and bent down on his knees before Elijah, and besought him, and spoke unto him, O man of God, I pray thee, let my life and the life of these fifty thy servants be precious in thy eyes.

² Already yesterday and even before, even when Saul was king, thou wast he that led out and brought in Israel; and the Lord, thy God, said unto thee, Thou shalt indeed feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be truly a chief over my people Israel.

¹⁴ And they placed themselves in the midst of that piece of ground, and they delivered it, and smote the Philistines: and the Lord helped them with a great victory.

²² If any man trespass against his neighbor, and an oath be laid upon him to cause him to swear, and the oath come before thy altar in this house:

¹⁴ By day they meet with darkness, and as though it were night they grope about in the noon of day; ¹⁵ But who saveth from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty, the needy one:

³¹ If the men of my tent said not, Oh is there one that is not satisfied of his flesh;—

⁴ In whose eyes the despicable is despised; but that honoreth those who fear the Lord; that sweareth to his own injury, and changeth not;

³ But in the saints who are on the earth, and in the excellent—in them is all my delight.

^{17 (18:18)} He delivered me from my enemy, the strong, and from those that hated me, when they were too mighty for me.

^{32 (18:33)} He is the God that girdeth me with strength, and rendereth my way unobstructed. ^{33 (18:34)} He maketh my feet like those of the hinds, and upon my high-places he causeth me to stand. ^{34 (18:35)} He teacheth my hands for the war, so that a brazen bow is bent by my arms. ^{35 (18:36)} And thou gavest me the shield of thy salvation, and thy right hand supported me: and thy meekness hath made me great. ^{36 (18:37)} Thou enlargest my steps under me, so that my joints do not slip. ^{37 (18:38)} I pursue my enemies, and overtake them; and I return not again till I have made an end of them. ^{38 (18:39)} I crush them that they are not able to rise: they fall under my feet. ^{39 (18:40)} For thou hast girded me with strength for the war: thou subduest my opponents under me. ^{40 (18:41)} And my enemies thou causest to turn their back to me; and those that hate me,—that I may destroy them. ^{41 (18:42)} They cry, but there is none to help; unto the Lord,—but he answereth them not. ^{42 (18:43)} And I beat them small as the dust before the wind: like the dirt in the streets do I cast them out. ^{43 (18:44)} Thou deliverest me from the contests of the people; thou appointest me to be the head of nations: a people that I know not shall serve me. ^{44 (18:45)} As soon as their ear heareth they shall be obedient to me: the children of the stranger shall utter flattery unto me. ^{45 (18:46)} The children of the stranger shall fade away, and come forth trembling out of their close places. ^{46 (18:47)} The Lord liveth, and blessed be my Rock; and exalted be the God of my salvation; ^{47 (18:48)} The God that granteth me vengeance, and subdueth nations under me; ^{48 (18:49)} That delivereth me from my enemies: also above my opponents thou liftest me up; thou deliverest me from the man of violence. ^{49 (18:50)} Therefore will I give thanks unto thee among the nations, O Lord, and unto thy name will I sing praises,— ^{50 (18:51)} To him that maketh great the salvation of his king, and who sheweth kindness to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for ever.

³ Yea, none that wait on thee will be put to shame: let those be put to shame who deal treacherously without cause.

³ If an army should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: if war should arise against me, even then will I have trust.

^{19 (34:20)} Many are the afflictions of the righteous; but out of them all the Lord ever delivereth him.

¹² They recompense me with evil in place of good, bringing bereavement on my soul.

¹² The wicked purposeth evil against the just, and gnasheth against him with his teeth.

¹ To the chief musician, Al-tashcheth, by David, a Michtham, when Saul sent, and they watched the house to put him to death. ^(59:2) Deliver me from my enemies, O my God: defend me from them that rise up against me. ^{2 (59:3)} Deliver me from the workers of wickedness, and from men of blood do thou save me. ^{3 (59:4)} For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul, the mighty are gathered in troops against me: not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O Lord. ^{4 (59:5)} Without guilt in me they run and make themselves ready: awake, come toward me, and behold. ^{5 (59:6)} And thou, O Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel, awake to punish all the nations: be not gracious to any treacherous wicked one. Selah. ^{6 (59:7)} They will return at evening; they will howl like dogs, and go round about the city. ^{7 (59:8)} Behold, they sputter with their mouth: swords are in their lips; for who, say they, doth hear? ^{8 (59:9)} But thou, O Lord, wilt laugh at theme: thou wilt hold in derision all the nations. ^{9 (59:10)} Because of the enemy’s strength will I wait upon thee; for God is my defence. ^{10 (59:11)} The God who showeth me kindness will go before me: God will let me see my desire upon those who regard me with envy. ^{11 (59:12)} Slay them not, that my people may not forget: drive them about by thy power; and bring them down, thou our shield, O Lord. ^{12 (59:13)} The sin of their mouth is the word of their lips: let them be caught through their pride, because of the cursing and lying which they relate. ^{13 (59:14)} Make an end in fury, make an end of them, that they my be no more, and let them know that God ruleth in Jacob, as far as the ends of the earth. Selah. ^{14 (59:15)} And they will return in the evening; they will howl like dogs, and go round about the city. ^{15 (59:16)} They will indeed roam about after something to eat, if they be not satisfied, so that they can be at rest. ^{16 (59:17)} But I will truly sing of thy strength; yea, I will sing joyfully in the morning of thy kindness; for thou hast been a defence unto me and a refuge on the day when I was distressed. ^{17 (59:18)} Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing; for God is my defence, the God of my kindness.

^{4 (69:5)} More than the hairs of my head are those that hate me without a cause; numerous are those that would destroy me, that are my enemies wrongfully: what I have not robbed shall I now restore.

⁴ In recompense for my love are they my accusers, while I have nothing but prayer. ⁵ And they impose evil on me in recompense for good, and hatred in lieu of my love.

¹¹ I indeed said in my despondency, Every man is a liar.

¹⁰⁹ My life is in my hand continually: yet thy law do I not forget.

⁷ Our soul is escaped like a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.

⁹ A man’s heart deviseth his way; but the Lord directeth firmly his steps.

¹³ Whoso bestoweth evil in return for good—evil shall not depart from his house.

¹⁷ A friend loveth at all times, and as a brother is he born for the time of distress.

¹ Like brooks of water is a king’s heart in the hand of the Lord: whithersoever it pleaseth him doth he turn it.

³⁰ There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the Lord.

¹¹ Deliver those that are taken unto death, and those that are moved away to the slaughter hold back. ¹² If thou shouldst say, Behold, we know not this man: lo, he that weigheth hearts will truly regard it, and he that keepeth thy soul will surely know it; and he will give a recompense to man according to his doing.

²⁴ With his lips dissembleth he that hateth, and within himself layeth he up deceit: ²⁵ Though he make his voice sound ever so graciously, believe him not; for there are seven abominations in his heart.

³ A stone hath heaviness, and the sand, weight; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than both of them. ⁴ Fury hath its cruelty, and anger its overwhelming power; but who is able to stand before jealousy?

²² Though thou shouldst pound the fool in a mortar, in the midst of grains of wheat with a pestle: still would his folly not depart from him.

¹² If a ruler listen to the word of falsehood, all his servants become wicked.

⁸ Open thy mouth for the dumb, for the cause of all fatherless children. ⁹ Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and decide the cause of the poor and needy.

² At the same time spoke the Lord by means of Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, Go and loosen the sackcloth from off thy loins, and thy shoe shalt thou pull off from thy foot. And he did so, walking naked and barefoot.

³³ For already of old is Topheth made ready; also this is prepared for the king—deep and wide; its pile hath fire and wood in plenty, the breath of the Lord, like a stream of sulfur, will kindle it into a flame.

¹⁷ No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that will rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their due reward from me, saith the Lord.

² And though they say, “As the Lord liveth!” surely they only swear to a falsehood.

²³ Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.

²⁰ Shall evil be recompensed instead of good, that they have dug a pit for my life? Remember my standing before thee to speak good concerning them, to cause thy wrath to turn away from them.

¹⁵ But know ye for certain, that if ye put me to death, ye will surely place the guilt of innocent blood upon yourselves, and upon this city, and upon its inhabitants; for in truth hath the Lord sent me unto you to speak in your ears all these words.

⁴ For many days shall the children of Israel abide without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without a standing image, and without an ephod and theraphim.

⁴ What shall I do unto thee, O Ephraim? what shall I do unto thee, O Judah? for your piety is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew that passeth away.

^{28 (3:1)} And it shall come to pass after this, that I will pour out my spirit over all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy: your old men shall dream dreams: your young men shall see visions:

⁸ For this will I lament and wail; I will go confused and naked: I will make a lament like the crocodiles, and mourning like the ostriches.