For now they say, “We have no sovereign, because we did not fear יהוה. What would the sovereign do for us?”
“The sceptre shall not turn aside from Yehuḏ
Shallum son of Yaḇ
It is better to take refuge in יהוה Than to trust in princes.
Who have said, “With our tongue we do mightily; Our lips are our own; Who is master over us?”
who are saying, “Let Him hurry! Let Him hasten His work, so that we see it! And let the counsel of the Set-apart One of Yisra’ĕ
Thus it shall be done to you, O Bĕ
Shomeron is cut off, her sovereign is like a twig on the surface of the water.
“No, let him return to the land of Mitsrayim, and let Ashshur be his sovereign, because they refused to repent!
“Where is your sovereign now to save you in all your cities, and your rulers of whom you said, ‘Give me a sovereign and rulers’?
“I gave you a sovereign in My displeasure, but I took him away in My wrath.
For many days the children of Yisra’ĕ
Now why do you cry aloud? Is there no sovereign in you? Has your counsellor perished? For pain has gripped you like a woman in labour.
But they shouted, “Away, away, impale Him!” Pilate said to them, “Shall I impale your Sovereign?” The chief priests answered, “We have no sovereign except Caesar!”
“But if you persist in doing evil, both you and your sovereign are consumed.”