He altered his behavior in their presence. ¹  Since he was in their power, ²  he pretended to be insane, making marks on the doors of the gate and letting his saliva run down his beard.

I had them assemble ¹  at the canal ²  that flows toward Ahava, and we camped there for three days. I observed that the people and the priests were present, but I found no Levites there.

I said, “Indeed, ¹  let them come quickly and sing a song of mourning for us. Let them wail loudly until tears stream from our own eyes and our eyelids overflow with water.

Does the snow ever completely vanish from the rocky slopes of Lebanon? Do the cool waters from those distant mountains ever cease to flow? ¹ 

“Get out of Babylon, my people! Flee to save your lives from the fierce anger of the Lord! ¹ 

The border will run from the sea to Hazar-enan, at the border of Damascus, and on the north is the border of Hamath. This is the north side.

They ¹  charge ²  like warriors; they scale walls like soldiers. ³  Each one proceeds on his course; they do not alter ⁴  their path.

As we ran under the lee of ¹  a small island called Cauda, ²  we were able with difficulty to get the ship’s boat ³  under control.

When she saw that he had left his outer garment in her hand and had run outside,

“‘And this will be your northern border: From the Great Sea you will draw a line to Mount Hor;

“‘For your eastern border you will draw a line from Hazar Enan to Shepham.

Tears stream down from my eyes, ¹  because people ²  do not keep your law.

Bravehearted ¹  warriors will run away naked in that day.” The Lord is speaking!

So then, ¹  it does not depend on human desire or exertion, ²  but on God who shows mercy.

The Lord said, ¹  “Go up and down ²  through the streets of Jerusalem. ³  Look around and see for yourselves. Search through its public squares. See if any of you can find a single person who deals honestly and tries to be truthful. ⁴  If you can, ⁵  then I will not punish this city. ⁶ 

The hired hand, ¹  who is not a shepherd and does not own sheep, sees the wolf coming and abandons ²  the sheep and runs away. ³  So the wolf attacks ⁴  the sheep and scatters them.

The young woman ran and told her mother’s household all about ¹  these things.

Naphtali is a free running doe, ¹  he speaks delightful words. ² 

Streams ¹  of tears flow from my eyes ²  because my people ³  are destroyed. ⁴ 

Then ¹  he is to take the live bird along with the piece of cedar wood, the scrap of crimson fabric, and the twigs of hyssop, and he is to dip them and the live bird in the blood of the bird slaughtered over the fresh water,