I go about blackened, ¹  but not by the sun; in the assembly I stand up and cry for help.

you built yourself a chamber ¹  and put up a pavilion ²  in every public square.

You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill cannot be hidden.

he ¹  went and took the bones of Saul and of his son Jonathan ²  from the leaders ³  of Jabesh Gilead. (They had secretly taken ⁴  them from the plaza at Beth Shan. It was there that Philistines ⁵  publicly exposed their corpses ⁶  after ⁷  they ⁸  had killed Saul at Gilboa.)

But Paul said to the police officers, ¹  “They had us beaten in public ²  without a proper trial ³  – even though we are Roman citizens ⁴  – and they threw us ⁵  in prison. And now they want to send us away ⁶  secretly? Absolutely not! They ⁷  themselves must come and escort us out!” ⁸ 

They demolished ¹  the sacred pillar of Baal and ²  the temple of Baal; it is used as ³  a latrine ⁴  to this very day.

In their streets they wear sackcloth; on their roofs and in their town squares all of them wail, they fall down weeping.

Soon ¹  I will expose her lewd nakedness ²  in front of her lovers, and no one will be able to rescue her from me! ³ 

In his teaching Jesus ¹  also said, “Watch out for the experts in the law. ²  They like walking ³  around in long robes and elaborate greetings ⁴  in the marketplaces,

Woe to you Pharisees! You love the best seats ¹  in the synagogues ²  and elaborate greetings ³  in the marketplaces!

For no one who seeks to make a reputation for himself ¹  does anything in secret. ²  If you are doing these things, show yourself to the world.”

He ¹  commanded us to preach to the people and to warn ²  them ³  that he is the one ⁴  appointed ⁵  by God as judge ⁶  of the living and the dead.

He was foreknown ¹  before the foundation of the world but ²  was manifested in these last times ³  for your sake.

They observed a time of fasting and put Naboth in front of the people.

Then Jehu ordered, “Make arrangements for ¹  a celebration for Baal.” So they announced it.

He strikes them for their wickedness, ¹  in a place where people can see, ² 

to give you thanks, ¹  and to tell about all your amazing deeds. ² 

Disaster is within it; violence ¹  and deceit do not depart from its public square.

The Lord speaks; ¹  many, many women spread the good news. ² 

I will speak ¹  about your regulations before kings and not be ashamed.