I will not break my covenant with him or take back even one promise I made him.

He will always have descendants, and I will watch over his kingdom as long as the sun shines.

Then I said, "What hurts me most is this--- that God is no longer powerful."

even when I was afraid and said, "No one can be trusted."

Jesus answered him, "You do not understand now what I am doing, but you will understand later."

You have taken away his royal scepter and knocked his throne to the ground.

They wrecked your Temple and set it on fire; they desecrated the place where you are worshiped.

My enemies have hunted me down and completely defeated me. They have put me in a dark prison, and I am like those who died long ago.

He will destroy the fortresses of Moab with their high walls and bring them tumbling down into the dust.

and your rulers profaned my sanctuary. So I brought destruction on Israel; I let my own people be insulted."

Nothing is left of all we were proud of. We sinned, and now we are doomed.