It cameabout at the seventh[time], that he said,"Behold,a cloudas smallas a man'shandis comingup from the sea."And he said,"Goup, sayto Ahab,Prepare[your chariot] and godown,so that the [heavy] showerdoes not stopyou.'"
He saidto his servant,"Goup now,looktowardthe sea."So he wentup and lookedand said,"Thereis nothing."And he said,"Goback"seventimes.
"Though your beginningwas insignificant,Yet your endwill increasegreatly.
Harnessthe chariotto the team of horses,O inhabitantof Lachish--She was the beginningof sinTo the daughterof Zion--Becausein you were foundThe rebelliousactsof Israel.
"For whohas despisedthe dayof smallthings?But thesesevenwill be gladwhen they seethe plumblinein the handof Zerubbabel--[these are] the eyesof the LORDwhichrangeto and frothroughoutthe earth."
And He was alsosayingto the crowds,"Whenyou seea cloudrisingin the west,immediatelyyou say,'A showeris coming,'and soit turnsout.
Then the mendidso,and tooktwomilchcowsand hitchedthem to the cart,and shutup their calvesat home.
"Nowtherefore, takeand preparea newcartand twomilchcowson whichthere has neverbeena yoke;and hitchthe cowsto the cartand taketheir calveshome,awayfrom them.
