O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your chil
As an eagle stirs up its nest and hovers over its young, He spread His wings to catch them and carried them on His pinio
As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it
For the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, has said: “By repentance and rest you would be saved; your strength would lie
Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteou
This is what the LORD says: “Stand at the crossroads and look. Ask for the ancient paths: ‘Where is the good way?’ Then
But the more I called Israel, the farther they departed from Me. They sacrificed to the Baals and burned incense to carv
but this is what I commanded them: Obey Me, and I will be your God, and you will be My people. You must walk in all the
May the LORD repay your work, and may you receive a rich reward from the LORD, the God of Israel, under whose wings you
But Jesus turned to them and said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your chi
He sent his servants to call those he had invited to the banquet, but they refused to come.
For these things I weep; my eyes flow with tears. For there is no one nearby to comfort me, no one to revive my soul. My
How precious is Your loving devotion, O God, that the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings!
“I have struck your sons in vain; they accepted no discipline. Your own sword has devoured your prophets like a voraciou
You were patient with them for many years, and Your Spirit admonished them through Your prophets. Yet they would not lis
My people are bent on turning from Me. Though they call to the Most High, He will by no means exalt them.
I am the LORD your God, who brought you up out of Egypt. Open wide your mouth, and I will fill it.
He will cover you with His feathers; under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and rampart.
If only My people would listen to Me, if Israel would follow My ways,
But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third.
Do not be like your fathers, to whom the former prophets proclaimed that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Turn now
Because you refused my call, and no one took my outstretched hand,
Again and again the LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to His people through His messengers because He had compas
They will level you to the ground—you and the children within your walls. They will not leave one stone on another, beca
You rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you.
The rest seized his servants, mistreated them, and killed them.
Why was no one there when I arrived? Why did no one answer when I called? Is My hand too short to redeem you? Or do I la
Thus says the LORD your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the LORD your God, who teaches you for your benefit, who
For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Miktam of David, when he fled from Saul into the cave. Have merc
Yet I sent you all My servants the prophets again and again, saying: ‘Do not do this detestable thing that I hate.’
But they conspired against Zechariah, and by order of the king, they stoned him in the courtyard of the house of the LOR
But they were disobedient and rebelled against You; they flung Your law behind their backs. They killed Your prophets, w
Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; let the children of Zion rejoice in their King.
Now Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present-day Jerusalem, because she is in slavery with
If only they were wise, they would understand it; they would comprehend their fate.
The words of Jonadab son of Rechab have been carried out. He commanded his sons not to drink wine, and they have not dru
If only they had such a heart to fear Me and keep all My commandments always, so that it might be well with them and wit
They brought Uriah out of Egypt and took him to King Jehoiakim, who had him put to the sword and his body thrown into th
But this was for the sins of her prophets and the guilt of her priests, who shed the blood of the righteous in her midst
The older son became angry and refused to go in. So his father came out and pleaded with him.
Keep me as the apple of Your eye; hide me in the shadow of Your wings
And Saul was there, giving approval to Stephen’s death. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in
Be glad, O children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God, for He has given you the autumn rains for your vindicatio
While they were stoning him, Stephen appealed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”
Their bodies will lie in the street of the great city—figuratively called Sodom and Egypt—where their Lord was also cruc