"So the helplesshashope,And unrighteousnessmust shutits mouth.
"IfI have keptthe poorfrom [their] desire,Or have caused the eyesof the widowto fail,
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.
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.'
"Howthen will one answerthe messengersof the nation?That the LORDhas foundedZion,And the afflictedof His peoplewill seekrefugein it."
Now Nebuchadnezzarkingof BabylongaveordersaboutJeremiahthroughNebuzaradanthe captainof the bodyguard,saying,
Now GodgrantedDanielfavorand compassionin the sightof the commanderof the officials,
Returnto the stronghold,O prisonerswho have the hope;This verydayI am declaringthat I will restoredoubleto you.
Nowwe knowthat whateverthe Lawsays,it speaksto thosewho are underthe Law,sothat everymouthmay be closedand allthe worldmay becomeaccountableto God;