"And he sentanother,and that onethey killed;and [so with] manyothers,beatingsomeand killingothers.
"However, You borewith them for manyyears,And admonishedthem by Your SpiritthroughYour prophets,Yet they would not giveear.Therefore You gavethem into the handof the peoplesof the lands.
and the restseizedhis slavesand mistreatedthem and killedthem.
"Jerusalem,Jerusalem,who killsthe prophetsand stonesthosewho are sentto her! How oftenI wantedto gatheryour childrentogether,the waya hengathersher chicksunderher wings,and you were unwilling.
"Rejoiceand be glad,for your rewardin heavenis great;for in the same waythey persecutedthe prophetswho were beforeyou.
"Againhe sentthem anotherslave,and they wounded him in the head,and treatedhim shamefully.
"He hadonemore[to send], a belovedson;he senthim last[of all] to them, saying,'They will respectmy son.'
"But I sayto you that Elijahhas indeedcome,and they didto him whateverthey wished,justas it is writtenof him."
"Be merciful,justas your Fatheris merciful.
