Now it cameabout as I prophesied,that Pelatiahsonof Benaiahdied.Then I fellon my faceand criedout with a loudvoiceand said,"Alas,LordGOD!Will You bringthe remnantof Israelto a completeend?"
Now when the kingheardthe sayingof the manof God,whichhe criedagainstthe altarin Bethel,Jeroboamstretchedout his handfrom the altar,saying,"Seizehim." But his handwhichhe stretchedout againsthim driedup, so that he couldnot drawit backto himself.
Therefore He saidthat He would destroythem, Had not MosesHis chosenone stoodin the breachbeforeHim, To turnawayHis wrathfrom destroying[them].
My fleshtremblesfor fearof You, And I am afraidof Your judgments.Ayin.
Thereforehis calamitywill comesuddenly;Instantlyhe will be brokenand therewill be nohealing.
Moreover, the Spiritliftedme up and broughtme to the eastgateof the LORD'Shousewhich facedeastward.And behold,[there were] twenty-fivemenat the entranceof the gate,and amongthem I sawJaazaniahsonof Azzurand Pelatiahsonof Benaiah,leadersof the people.
Then the wordof the LORDcameto me, saying,
"Yet My eyesparedthem ratherthandestroyingthem, and I did not causetheir annihilationin the wilderness.
So I prophesiedas I was commanded;and as I prophesied,there was a noise,and behold,a rattling;and the bonescametogether,boneto its bone.
"And you, sonof man,thussaysthe LordGODto the landof Israel,An end!The endis comingon the fourcornersof the land.
As they were striking[the people] and I [alone] was left,I fellon my faceand criedout saying,"Alas,LordGOD!Are You destroyingthe wholeremnantof Israelby pouringout Your wrathon Jerusalem?"
ThereforeI have hewn[them] in piecesby the prophets;I have slainthem by the wordsof My mouth;And the judgmentson you are [like] the lightthat goesforth.
And it cameabout, whenit had finishedeatingthe vegetationof the land,that I said,"LordGOD,pleasepardon!Howcan Jacobstand,For he is small?"
Then I said,"LordGOD,pleasestop!Howcan Jacobstand,for he is small?"
"Now,behold,the handof the Lordis upon you, and you will be blindand not seethe sunfor a time."And immediatelya mistand a darknessfellupon him, and he went aboutseekingthose who would lead him by the hand.
And immediatelyshe fellat his feetand breathed her last,and the young mencamein and foundher dead,and they carriedher out and buriedher besideher husband.
And as he heardthesewords,Ananiasfell downand breathed his last;and greatfearcameoverallwho heardof it.
"For they will turnyour sonsawayfrom followingMe to serveothergods;then the angerof the LORDwill be kindledagainst you and He will quicklydestroyyou.
