He said, “I will reject them, ¹  I will see what will happen to them; for they are a perverse generation, children ²  who show no loyalty.

His assassination brought to fulfillment the Lord’s word to Jehu, ¹  “Four generations of your descendants will rule over Israel.” ²  That is exactly what happened. ³ 

After this Job lived 140 years; he saw his children and their children to the fourth generation.

Consider its defenses! ¹  Walk through ²  its fortresses, so you can tell the next generation about it! ³ 

we will not hide from their ¹  descendants. We will tell the next generation about the Lord’s praiseworthy acts, ²  about his strength and the amazing things he has done.

Your kingdom is an eternal kingdom, ¹  and your dominion endures through all generations.

So, mourn, ¹  you people of this nation. ²  Cut off your hair and throw it away. Sing a song of mourning on the hilltops. For the Lord has decided to reject ³  and forsake this generation that has provoked his wrath!’” ⁴ 

Tell your children ¹  about it, have your children tell their children, and their children the following generation. ² 

But he answered them, ¹  “An evil and adulterous generation asks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.

The people ¹  of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented when Jonah preached to them ²  – and now, ³  something greater than Jonah is here!

A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.” Then ¹  he left them and went away.

because he has looked upon the humble state of his servant. ¹  For ²  from now on ³  all generations will call me blessed, ⁴ 

The people ¹  of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented when Jonah preached to them ²  – and now, ³  something greater than Jonah is here!

from the blood of Abel ¹  to the blood of Zechariah, ²  who was killed ³  between the altar and the sanctuary. ⁴  Yes, I tell you, it will be charged against ⁵  this generation.

His brothers by their clans, as listed in their genealogical records: The leader Jeiel, Zechariah,

There were 20,200 family leaders and warriors listed in their genealogical records.

These were the family leaders listed in the genealogical records; they lived in Jerusalem. ¹ 

These were the family leaders of the Levites, as listed in their genealogical records. They lived in Jerusalem.

He says to himself, ¹  “I will never ²  be upended, because I experience no calamity.” ³ 

Such purity characterizes the people who seek his favor, Jacob’s descendants, who pray to him. ¹  (Selah)