They will pass through the land,[7] greatly distressed and hungry. And when they are hungry, they will be enraged and will speak contemptuously against[8] their king and their God, and turn their faces upward.
When once the master of the house has risen and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and to knock at the door, saying, 'Lord, open to us,' then he will answer you, 'I do not know where you come from.'
And now, whereas my father laid on you a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke. My father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions.' "