They do not cry out to Me from their hearts when they wail upon their beds. They slash themselves for grain and new wine, but turn away from Me.
And when you do ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may squander it on your pleasures.
Men cry out under great oppression; they plead for relief from the arm of the mighty.
Yet in spite of all this, her unfaithful sister Judah did not return to Me with all her heart, but only in pretense,” de
When He slew them, they would seek Him; they repented and searched for God.
Therefore the Lord said: “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts
“Ask all the people of the land and the priests, ‘When you fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh months for these
They lie down beside every altar on garments taken in pledge. And in the house of their God, they drink wine obtained th
Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on earthly th
If a man of wind were to come and say falsely, “I will preach to you of wine and strong drink,” he would be just the pre
And after they had gone out into the fields, gathered grapes from their vineyards, and trodden them, they held a festiva
My servants will shout for joy with a glad heart, but you will cry out with a heavy heart and wail with a broken spirit.
And now what have I here? declares the LORD. For My people have been taken without cause; those who rule them taunt, dec
Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.
Then the LORD said to me, “Go show love to your wife again, though she is loved by another and is an adulteress. Love he
For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the h
So the next day they arose, offered burnt offerings, and presented peace offerings. And the people sat down to eat and d
“In that day,” declares the Lord GOD, “the songs of the temple will turn to wailing. Many will be the corpses, strewn in
Samaria will bear her guilt because she has rebelled against her God. They will fall by the sword; their little ones wil