For zealfor Your househas consumedme, And the reproachesof those who reproachYou have fallenon me.
He said,"I have beenveryzealousfor the LORD,the Godof hosts;for the sonsof Israelhave forsakenYour covenant,torndownYour altarsand killedYour prophetswith the sword.And I aloneam left;and they seekmy life,to takeit away."
"Moreover,in my delightin the houseof my God,the treasureI haveof goldand silver,I giveto the houseof my God,overand aboveallthat I have already providedfor the holytemple,
"He has removedmy brothersfarfrom me, And my acquaintancesare completelyestrangedfrom me.
My zealhas consumedme, Becausemy adversarieshave forgottenYour words.
Those who seekmy lifelaysnares[for me]; And those who seekto injureme have threateneddestruction,And they devisetreacheryalldaylong.
Allwho passalongthe wayplunderhim; He hasbecomea reproachto his neighbors.
For evenChristdid not pleaseHimself;but as it is written,"THE REPROACHESOF THOSEWHO REPROACHEDYOU FELLON ME."
