“Will you talk wickedly for God and talk deceitfully on his behalf?
Then Jehu brought all the people together. He said, “Ahab served Baal a little, but Jehu will serve him a lot.
“God has power and priceless wisdom. He owns ⌞both⌟ the deceiver and the person who is deceived.
Please listen to my argument, and pay attention to my plea.
(Whoever turns in friends to get their property should have his children’s eyesight fail.)
my lips will not say anything wrong, and my tongue will not mumble anything deceitful.’
Certainly, my words are not lies. The one who knows everything is ⌞speaking⌟ with you.
“Now think about this: Which innocent person ⌞ever⌟ died ⌞an untimely death⌟? Find me a decent person who has been destroyed.
You will be thrown out of synagogues. Certainly, the time is coming when people who murder you will think that they are serving God.
Instead, we have refused to use secret and shameful ways. We don’t use tricks, and we don’t distort God’s word. As God watches, we clearly reveal the truth to everyone. This is our ⌞letter of⌟ recommendation.
