“Go to Bethel ¹  and rebel! ²  At Gilgal ³  rebel some more! Bring your sacrifices in ⁴  the morning, your tithes on ⁵  the third day!

So the person who resists such authority ¹  resists the ordinance of God, and those who resist will incur judgment

Moreover, he said to me, “I have taken note of these people; they are a stubborn ¹  lot!

For I have obeyed the Lord’s commands; ¹  I have not rebelled against my God. ² 

During his reign Edom freed themselves from Judah’s control and set up their own king. ¹ 

So Edom has remained free from Judah’s control to this very day. ¹  At that same time Libnah also rebelled.

During Jehoram’s ¹  reign Edom freed themselves from Judah’s control and set up their own king. ² 

“But they – our ancestors ¹  – behaved presumptuously; they rebelled ²  and did not obey your commandments.

So now, you kings, do what is wise; ¹  you rulers of the earth, submit to correction! ² 

For I have obeyed the Lord’s commands; ¹  I have not rebelled against my God. ² 

But the Lord opposes evildoers and wipes out all memory of them from the earth. ¹ 

They ¹  rebel against you ²  and act deceitfully; ³  your enemies lie. ⁴ 

Whoever brings a fool ¹  into the world ²  does so ³  to his grief, and the father of a fool has no joy. ⁴ 

A wise king separates out ¹  the wicked; he turns the threshing wheel over them. ² 

Do not let your heart envy ¹  sinners, but rather be zealous in fearing the Lord ²  all the time.

For there is a proper time and procedure for every matter, for the oppression ¹  of the king ²  is severe upon his victim. ³ 

For with mocking lips and a foreign tongue he will speak to these people. ¹ 

But these people have stubborn and rebellious hearts. They have turned aside and gone their own way. ¹ 

You must speak my words to them whether they listen or not, for they are rebellious.

The more the priests increased in numbers, the more they rebelled against me. They have turned ¹  their glorious calling into a shameful disgrace!