"Soyou testifyagainst yourselves,that you are sonsof thosewho murderedthe prophets.
So they will make him stumble;Their own tongueis againstthem; Allwho seethem will shakethe head.
Becauseof the sinsof her prophets[And] the iniquitiesof her priests,Who have shedin her midstThe bloodof the righteous;
and say,'Ifwe had been[living] in the daysof our fathers,we would not have beenpartnerswith them in [shedding] the bloodof the prophets.'
"Fillup, then,the measure[of the guilt] of your fathers.
"Therefore,behold,I am sendingyou prophetsand wise menand scribes;someof them you will killand crucify,and someof them you will scourgein your synagogues,and persecutefrom cityto city,
"Jerusalem,Jerusalem,who killsthe prophetsand stonesthosewho are sentto her! How oftenI wantedto gatheryour childrentogether,the waya hengathersher chicksunderher wings,and you were unwilling.
"He saidto him, 'By your own wordsI will judgeyou, you worthlessslave.Did you knowthat I aman exactingman,takingup whatI did not lay downand reapingwhatI did not sow?
Joshuasaidto the people,"You are witnessesagainst yourselves that you have chosenfor yourselves the LORD,to serveHim." And they said,"We are witnesses."
