They holdfastto themselves an evilpurpose;They talkof layingsnaressecretly;They say,"Whocan seethem?"
The proudhave hiddena trapfor me, and cords;They have spreada netby the wayside;They have setsnaresfor me. Selah.
He saysto himself,"Godhas forgotten;He has hiddenHis face;He will neverseeit."
Then He saidto me, "Sonof man,do you seewhatthe eldersof the houseof Israelare committingin the dark,eachmanin the roomof his carvedimages?For they say,The LORDdoes not seeus; the LORDhas forsakenthe land.'"
They have said,"The LORDdoes not see,Nordoes the Godof Jacobpayheed."
Behold,they belchforthwith their mouth;Swordsare in their lips,For, [they say], "Whohears?"
"You say,Whatdoes Godknow?Can He judgethroughthe thickdarkness?
Eachonehelpshis neighborAnd saysto his brother,"Be strong!"
Our soulhas escapedas a birdout of the snareof the trapper;The snareis brokenand we have escaped.
"Now,therefore, pleasecome,cursethispeoplefor me sincethey are toomightyfor me; perhapsI may be ableto defeatthem and drivethem out of the land.For I knowthat he whomyou blessis blessed,and he whomyou curseis cursed."
"The enemysaid,'I will pursue,I will overtake,I will dividethe spoil;My desireshall be gratifiedagainst them; I will drawout my sword,my handwill destroythem.'
And thosewho dwellon the earth[will] rejoiceoverthem and celebrate;and they will sendgiftsto one another,becausethesetwoprophetstormentedthosewho dwellon the earth.
"Woeto you, scribesand Pharisees,hypocrites,becauseyou travel aroundon seaand landto makeoneproselyte;and whenhe becomesone, you makehim twice as mucha sonof hellas yourselves.
and it cameabout, whenGodcaused me to wanderfrom my father'shouse,that I saidto her, 'Thisis the kindnesswhichyou will showto me: everywherewe go,sayof me, "He is my brother."'"
But the people,the menof Israel,encouragedthemselves and arrayedfor battleagainin the placewherethey had arrayedthemselves the firstday.
