Can a throneof destructionbe alliedwith You, One which devisesmischiefby decree?
Woeto those who enactevilstatutesAnd to those who constantly recordunjustdecisions,
No,in heartyou workunrighteousness;On earthyou weighout the violenceof your hands.
Nowthe chief priestsand the Phariseeshad givenordersthat ifanyoneknewwhereHe was, he was to reportit, sothat they might seizeHim.
Furthermore,I have seenunderthe sun[that] in the placeof justicethereis wickednessand in the placeof righteousnessthereis wickedness.
"The statutesof OmriAnd allthe worksof the houseof Ahabare observed;And in their devicesyou walk.ThereforeI will giveyou up for destructionAnd your inhabitantsfor derision,And you will bearthe reproachof My people."
Do you putoffthe dayof calamity,And would you bringnearthe seatof violence?
His parentssaidthisbecausethey were afraidof the Jews;for the Jewshad alreadyagreedthat ifanyoneconfessedHim to be Christ,he was to be put out of the synagogue.
Ifyou seeoppressionof the poorand denialof justiceand righteousnessin the province,do not be shockedat the sight;for one officialwatchesoveranother official,and there are higherofficialsoverthem.
But to the wickedGodsays,"Whatright have you to tellof My statutesAnd to takeMy covenantin your mouth?
Thenthey ledJesusfrom Caiaphasinto the Praetorium,and it was early;and they themselvesdid not enterinto the Praetoriumsothat they would not be defiled,but might eatthe Passover.
Whydo you boastin evil,O mightyman?The lovingkindnessof God[endures] alldaylong.
Jeroboaminstituteda feastin the eighthmonthon the fifteenthdayof the month,like the feastwhichis in Judah,and he wentup to the altar;thushe didin Bethel,sacrificingto the calveswhichhe had made.And he stationedin Bethelthe priestsof the highplaceswhichhe had made.
GodtakesHis standin His own congregation;He judgesin the midstof the rulers.
Saulsaid,"Listennow,sonof Ahitub."And he answered,"HereI am, my lord."
He who turnsawayhis earfrom listeningto the law,Evenhis prayeris an abomination.
