Whyhas the wickedspurnedGod?He has saidto himself,"You will not require[it]."
Reubenansweredthem, saying,"Did I not tellyou, 'Do not sinagainst the boy;and you would not listen?Nowcomesthe reckoningfor his blood."
"SurelyI will requireyour lifeblood;from everybeastI will requireit. And from [every] man,from everyman'sbrotherI will requirethe lifeof man.
Thus Joashthe kingdid not rememberthe kindnesswhichhis fatherJehoiadahad shownhim, but he murderedhis son.And as he diedhe said,"May the LORDseeand avenge!"
"From the citymengroan,And the soulsof the woundedcryout; Yet Goddoes not payattentionto folly.
"He providesthem with security,and they are supported;And His eyesare on their ways.
Howlong,O God,will the adversaryrevile,[And] the enemyspurnYour nameforever?
Rememberthis,O LORD,that the enemyhas reviled,And a foolishpeoplehas spurnedYour name.
but a wholemonth,untilit comesout of your nostrilsand becomesloathsometo you; becauseyou have rejectedthe LORDwhois amongyou and have weptbeforeHim, saying,"Whydid we everleaveEgypt?"'"
"The one who listensto you listensto Me, and the one who rejectsyou rejectsMe; and he who rejectsMe rejectsthe One who sentMe."
sothat therewill not be among you a manorwoman,orfamilyortribe,whoseheartturnsawaytodayfrom the LORDour God,to goand servethe godsof thosenations;that therewill not be among you a rootbearingpoisonousfruitand wormwood.
So,he who rejects[this] is not rejectingmanbut the Godwho givesHis HolySpiritto you.
