"So the helplesshashope,And unrighteousnessmust shutits mouth.
The uprightseeit and are glad;But allunrighteousnessshutsits mouth.
But the kingwill rejoicein God;Everyonewho swearsby Him will glory,For the mouthsof those who speaklieswill be stopped.
Nowwe knowthat whateverthe Lawsays,it speaksto thosewho are underthe Law,sothat everymouthmay be closedand allthe worldmay becomeaccountableto God;
Returnto the stronghold,O prisonerswho have the hope;This verydayI am declaringthat I will restoredoubleto you.
"Howthen will one answerthe messengersof the nation?That the LORDhas foundedZion,And the afflictedof His peoplewill seekrefugein it."
For the needywill not alwaysbe forgotten,Nor the hopeof the afflictedperishforever.
But against anyof the sonsof Israela dogwill not [even] bark,whetheragainst manorbeast,that you may understandhowthe LORDmakesa distinctionbetweenEgyptand Israel.'
"IfI have keptthe poorfrom [their] desire,Or have caused the eyesof the widowto fail,
Now Nebuchadnezzarkingof BabylongaveordersaboutJeremiahthroughNebuzaradanthe captainof the bodyguard,saying,
Now GodgrantedDanielfavorand compassionin the sightof the commanderof the officials,
