"He breaksin pieces mightymenwithoutinquiry,And setsothersin their place.
"Moreover, the LORDwill raiseup for Himself a kingoverIsraelwhowill cutoffthe houseof Jeroboamthisdayand from nowon.
"He makes priestswalkbarefootAnd overthrowsthe secureones.
"Howlongwill you tormentme And crushme with words?
You shall breakthem with a rodof iron,You shall shatterthem like earthenware.'"
May he vindicatethe afflictedof the people,Savethe childrenof the needyAnd crushthe oppressor.
They crushYour people,O LORD,And afflictYour heritage.
"So he will turnhis facetoward the fortressesof his own land,but he will stumbleand falland be foundnomore.
"It is He who changesthe timesand the epochs;He removeskingsand establisheskings;He giveswisdomto wisemenAnd knowledgeto men of understanding.
Now ifa manliescarnallywith a womanwhois a slaveacquiredfor [another] man,but who has in nowaybeen redeemednorgivenher freedom,there shall be punishment;they shall not, [however], be putto death,becauseshe was not free.
So Samuelsaidto him, "The LORDhas tornthe kingdomof Israelfrom you todayand has givenit to your neighbor,who is betterthanyou.
