"But ifthat slavesaysin his heart,'My masterwill be a long timein coming,'and beginsto beatthe slaves,[both] menand women,and to eatand drinkand get drunk;
"He providesthem with security,and they are supported;And His eyesare on their ways.
"Behold,it is writtenbeforeMe, I will not keepsilent,but I will repay;I will even repayinto their bosom,
Pashhurhad Jeremiahthe prophetbeatenand puthim in the stocksthat were at the upperBenjaminGate,whichwas by the houseof the LORD.
"Sonof man,whatis thisproverbyou [people] have concerningthe landof Israel,saying,The daysare longand everyvisionfails'?
"As I live,"declaresthe LordGOD,"surelybecauseMy flockhas becomea prey,My flockhas even becomefoodfor allthe beastsof the fieldfor lackof a shepherd,and My shepherdsdid not searchfor My flock,but [rather] the shepherdsfedthemselves and did not feedMy flock;
and the restseizedhis slavesand mistreatedthem and killedthem.
"TrulyI sayto you that he will put him in chargeof allhis possessions.
the masterof that slavewill comeon a daywhenhe does not expect[him] and at an hourhe does not know,and will cut him in pieces,and assignhim a placewith the unbelievers.
"Be on guard,sothat your heartswill not be weighted downwith dissipationand drunkennessand the worriesof life,and that daywill not comeon you suddenlylikea trap;
and saidto him, "Everymanservesthe goodwinefirst,and when[the people] have drunk freely,[then he serves] the poorer[wine]; [but] you have keptthe goodwineuntilnow."
EVENON MY BONDSLAVES, BOTH MEN AND WOMEN,I WILL IN THOSEDAYSPOUR FORTHOF MY SPIRITAnd they shall prophesy.
For such menare slaves,not of our LordChristbut of their ownappetites;and by their smoothand flattering speechthey deceivethe heartsof the unsuspecting.
For you tolerateit ifanyoneenslavesyou, anyonedevoursyou, anyonetakesadvantage of you, anyoneexaltshimself, anyonehitsyou in the face.
"And you shall rejoicebeforethe LORDyour God,you and your sonsand daughters,your maleand femaleservants,and the Levitewhois within your gates,sincehe hasnoportionor inheritancewith you.
For thosewho sleepdo their sleepingat night,and thosewho get drunkget drunkat night.
suffering wrongas the wagesof doing wrong.They countit a pleasureto revelin the daytime.They are stainsand blemishes,revelingin their deceptions,as they carousewith you,
promisingthem freedomwhile they themselvesare slavesof corruption;for by whata manis overcome,by thishe is enslaved.
for they pouredout the bloodof saintsand prophets,and You have giventhem bloodto drink.They deserveit."
"And in her was foundthe bloodof prophetsand of saintsand of allwho have been slainon the earth."
