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- "All¹ thy loversª° have forgottenª° thee; they seekª° thee not;¹ for¹ I have woundedª° thee with the woundª of an enemy,ª° with the chastisementª of a cruel¹ one,² for¹ the multitudeª of thine iniquity;ª [because] thy sinsª were increased.ª°" {Jer 30:14} + "Thine own wickednessª shall correctª° thee, and thy backslidingsª shall reproveª° thee: knowª° therefore and seeª° that¹ [it is] an evilª [thing] and bitter,ª that thou hast forsakenª°¹ the LORDª thy God,ª and that my fearª [is] not¹ in¹ thee, saithª° the Lordª GODª of hosts.ª" {Jer 2:19} + "But where¹ [are] thy godsª that¹ thou hast madeª° thee? let them arise,ª° if¹ they can saveª° thee in the timeª of thy trouble:ª for¹ [according to] the numberª of thy citiesª are¹ thy gods,ª O Judah.ª ... In vainª have I smittenª°¹ your children;ª they receivedª° no¹ correction:ª your own swordª hath devouredª° your prophets,ª like a destroyingª° lion.ª" {Jer 2:28-30} + "Wherefore¹¹ a lionª out of the forestª¹ shall slayª° them, [and] a wolfª of the eveningsª shall spoilª° them, a leopardª shall watchª° over¹ their cities:ª every one¹ that goeth outª° thence¹¹ shall² be torn in pieces:ª° because¹ their transgressionsª are many,ª° [and] their backslidingsª are increased.ª° ... Shall I not¹ visitª° for¹ these¹ [things]? saithª° the LORD:ª and¹ shall not¹ my soulª be avengedª° on such¹ a nationª as this?¹" {Jer 5:6-9} + "Your iniquitiesª have turned awayª° these¹ [things], and your sinsª have withholdenª° goodª [things] from¹ you. ... The prophetsª prophesyª° falsely,ª and the priestsª bear ruleª° by¹ their means;ª and my peopleª loveª° [to have it] so:¹ and what¹ will ye doª° in the endª thereof?" {Jer 5:25-31} + "For¹ thus¹ hath the LORDª of hostsª said,ª° Hew ye downª° trees,ª and castª° a mountª against¹ Jerusalem:ª this¹ [is] the cityª to be visited;ª° she [is] wholly¹ oppressionª in the midstª of her. ... As a fountainª casteth outª° her waters,ª so¹ she casteth¹ out²° her wickedness:ª violenceª and spoilª is heardª° in her; before¹¹ me² continuallyª [is] griefª and wounds.ª" {Jer 6:6-7} + "For¹ from the leastª¹ of them even unto¹ the greatestª of them every one¹ [is] given²° to¹ covetousness;ª and from the prophetª¹ even unto¹ the priestª every one¹ dealethª° falsely.ª" {Jer 6:13} + "Behold,¹ ye¹ trustª° in¹ lyingª words,ª that cannot¹ profit.ª° ... Is this¹ house,ª which¹ is calledª° by¹ my name,ª become¹ a denª of robbersª in your eyes?ª Behold,¹ even¹ I¹ have seenª° [it], saithª° the LORD.ª" {Jer 7:8-11} + "Oh that²°¹ my headª were¹ waters,ª and mine eyesª a fountainª of tears,ª that I might weepª° dayª and nightª for¹ the slainª of the daughterª of my people!ª ... Shall I not¹ visitª° them for¹ these¹ [things]? saithª° the LORD:ª shall not¹ my soulª be avengedª° on such¹ a nationª as this?¹" {Jer 9:1-9} + "For¹ [according to] the numberª of thy citiesª were¹ thy gods,ª O Judah;ª and [according to] the numberª of the streetsª of Jerusalemª have ye set upª° altarsª to [that] shameful thing,ª [even] altarsª to burn incenseª° unto Baal.ª" {Jer 11:13} + "For¹ the childrenª of Israelª and the childrenª of Judahª have¹ only¹ doneª° evilª beforeª me from their youth:ª¹ for¹ the childrenª of Israelª have only¹ provoked me to angerª°¹ with the workª of their hands,ª saithª° the LORD.ª ... And they builtª°¹ the high placesª of Baal,ª which¹ [are] in the valleyª of the sonª of Hinnom,ª to cause¹ their sonsª and their daughtersª to pass²° through¹ [the fire] unto Molech;ª which¹ I commandedª° them not,¹ neither¹ cameª° it into¹ my mind,ª that they should doª° this¹ abomination,ª to¹ cause¹ Judahª to sin.ª°" {Jer 32:30-35} + "Moreover¹ all¹ the chiefª of the priests,ª and the people,ª transgressed²° very² muchª°¹¹ after all¹ the abominationsª of the heathen;ª and pollutedª°¹ the houseª of the LORDª which¹ he had hallowedª° in Jerusalem.ª ... Therefore he broughtª° upon¹ them¹ the kingª of the Chaldees,ª who slewª° their young menª with the swordª in the houseª of their sanctuary,ª and had no compassionª°¹ upon¹ young manª or maiden,ª old man,ª or him that stooped for age:ª he gaveª° [them] all¹ into his hand.ª" {2Ch 36:14-17} + "And said,ª° O my God,ª I am ashamedª° and blushª° to lift upª° my faceª to¹ thee, my God:ª for¹ our iniquitiesª are increasedª° overª [our] head,ª and our trespassª is grown upª° unto¹ the heavens.ª ... Since the daysª¹ of our fathersª [have] we¹ [been] in a greatª trespassª unto¹ this¹ day;ª and for our iniquitiesª have we,¹ our kings,ª [and] our priests,ª been deliveredª° into the handª of the kingsª of the lands,ª to the sword,ª to captivity,ª and to a spoil,ª and to confusionª of face,ª as [it is] this¹ day.ª" {Ezr 9:6-7} + "And afterª all¹ that is comeª° upon¹ us for our evilª deeds,ª and for our greatª trespass,ª seeing¹ that thou¹ our Godª hast punishedª° us lessª than our iniquitiesª¹ [deserve], and hast givenª° us [such] deliveranceª as this;¹" {Ezr 9:13} + "Nevertheless they were disobedient,ª° and rebelledª° against thee, and castª°¹ thy lawª behindª their backs,ª and slewª° thy prophetsª which¹ testifiedª° against them to turnª° them to¹ thee, and they wroughtª° greatª provocations.ª ... Behold,¹ we¹ [are] servantsª this day,ª and [for] the landª that¹ thou gavestª° unto our fathersª to eatª°¹ the fruitª thereof and the goodª thereof, behold,¹ we¹ [are] servantsª in¹ it:" {Neh 9:26-36} + "Ahª sinfulª° nation,ª a peopleª ladenª with iniquity,ª a seedª of evildoers,ª° childrenª that are corrupters:ª° they have forsakenªª° the LORD,ª they have provokedªª° the Holy Oneª of Israelª unto anger,²° they are gone awayª° backward.ª ... Why¹¹ should ye be strickenª° any more?¹ ye will revoltª more and more:ª° the whole¹ headª is sick,ª and the whole¹ heartª faint.ª" {Isa 1:4-5} + "How¹ is the faithfulª° cityª become¹ an harlot!ª° it was fullª of judgment;ª righteousnessª lodgedª° in it; but now¹ murderers.ª° ... Therefore¹ saithª° the Lord,ª the LORDª of hosts,ª the mighty Oneª of Israel,ª Ah,ª I will easeª° me of mine adversaries,ª¹ and avengeª° me of mine enemies:ª°¹" {Isa 1:21-24} + "And he fencedª° it, and gathered out the stonesª° thereof, and plantedª° it with the choicest vine,ª and builtª° a towerª in the midstª of it, and also¹ madeª° a winepressª therein: and he lookedª° that it should bring forthª° grapes,ª and it brought forthª° wild grapes.ª" {Isa 5:2} + "Behold,ª the LORD'Sª handª is not¹ shortened,ª° that it cannot save;ª°¹ neither¹ his earª heavy,ª° that it cannot hear:ª°¹ ... None¹ callethª° for justice,ª nor¹ [any] pleadethª° for truth:ª they trustª° in¹ vanity,ª and speakª° lies;ª they conceiveª° mischief,ª and bring forthª° iniquity.ª" {Isa 59:1-4} + "For¹ our transgressionsª are multipliedª° before¹ thee, and our sinsª testifyª° against us: for¹ our transgressionsª [are] with¹ us; and [as for] our iniquities,ª we knowª° them; ... Yea, truthª faileth;ª°¹ and he [that] departethª° from evilª¹ maketh himself a prey:ª° and the LORDª sawª° [it], and it displeasedª²°¹ him that¹ [there was] no¹ judgment.ª" {Isa 59:12-15} + "Her adversariesª are¹ the chief,ª her enemiesª° prosper;ª° for¹ the LORDª hath afflictedª° her for¹ the multitudeª of her transgressions:ª her childrenª are goneª° into captivityª beforeª the enemy.ª" {Lam 1:5} + "For the sinsª¹ of her prophets,ª [and] the iniquitiesª of her priests,ª that have shedª° the bloodª of the justª in the midstª of her," {Lam 4:13} + "The crownª is fallenª° [from] our head:ª woeª unto us, that¹ we have sinned!ª° ... For¹ this¹ our heartª is¹ faint;ª for¹ these¹ [things] our eyesª are dim.ª°" {Lam 5:16-17} + "Again the wordª of the LORDª came¹ unto¹ me, saying,ª° ... That¹ thou mayest remember,ª° and be confounded,ª° and never¹ openª thy mouthª any more¹ becauseª¹ of thy shame,ª when I am pacifiedª° toward thee for all¹ that¹ thou hast done,ª° saithª° the Lordª GOD.ª" {Ezk 16:1-63} + "And it came to pass¹ in the seventhª year,ª in the fifthª [month], the tenthª [day] of the month,ª [that] certain²¹ of the eldersª¹ of Israelª cameª° to enquireª°¹ of the LORD,ª and satª° beforeª me. ... Then saidª° I, Ahª Lordª GOD!ª they¹ sayª° of me, Doth he¹ not¹ speakª° parables?ª" {Ezk 20:1-49} + "Moreover the wordª of the LORDª came¹ unto¹ me, saying,ª° ... And they shall recompenseª° your lewdnessª upon¹ you, and ye shall bearª° the sinsª of your idols:ª and ye shall knowª° that¹ I¹ [am] the Lordª GOD.ª" {Ezk 22:1-23:49} + "Woeª to her that is filthy²°¹ and polluted,ª° to the oppressingª° city!ª ... The justª LORDª [is] in the midstª thereof; he will not¹ doª° iniquity:ª every² morningª doth he bringª° his judgmentª to light,ª he failethª° not;¹ but the unjustª knowethª° no¹ shame.ª" {Zph 3:1-5}
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