"Ifyou say,'Howshall we persecutehim?' And 'What pretextfor a caseagainst him can we find?'
"AllIsraelshall mournfor him and buryhim, for he aloneof Jeroboam's[family] will cometo the grave,becausein him somethinggoodwas foundtowardthe LORDGodof Israelin the houseof Jeroboam.
"Whydo you persecuteme as God[does], And are not satisfiedwith my flesh?
"[Then] be afraidof the swordfor yourselves, For wrath[brings] the punishmentof the sword,Sothat you may knowthere is judgment."
For they have persecutedhim whomYou Yourselfhave smitten,And they tellof the painof those whom You have wounded.
