Study Desk

It is good for one to bear the yoke in youth,

For the Lord will not reject forever.

for he does not willingly afflict or grieve anyone.

you heard my plea, "Do not close your ear to my cry for help, but give me relief!"

Pay them back for their deeds, O Lord , according to the work of their hands!

The tongue of the infant sticks to the roof of its mouth for thirst; the children beg for food, but no one gives them anything.

For the chastisement of my people has been greater than the punishment of Sodom, which was overthrown in a moment, though no hand was laid on it.

It was for the sins of her prophets and the iniquities of her priests, who shed the blood of the righteous in the midst of her.

Our eyes failed, ever watching vainly for help; we were watching eagerly for a nation that could not save.

They dogged our steps so that we could not walk in our streets; our end drew near; our days were numbered; for our end had come.

Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles in the heavens; they chased us on the mountains, they lay in wait for us in the wilderness.

We must pay for the water we drink; the wood we get must be bought.

The crown has fallen from our head; woe to us, for we have sinned!

As for the appearance of their faces: the four had the face of a human being, the face of a lion on the right side, the face of an ox on the left side, and the face of an eagle;

As I looked at the living creatures, I saw a wheel on the earth beside the living creatures, one for each of the four of them.

As for the appearance of the wheels and their construction: their appearance was like the gleaming of beryl; and the four had the same form, their construction being something like a wheel within a wheel.

Their rims were tall and awesome, for the rims of all four were full of eyes all around.

Wherever the spirit would go, they went, and the wheels rose along with them; for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.

When they moved, the others moved; when they stopped, the others stopped; and when they rose from the earth, the wheels rose along with them; for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.

Whether they hear or refuse to hear (for they are a rebellious house), they shall know that there has been a prophet among them.