And I will make youths their princes, and mockers shall have dominion over them.

For a man shall lay hold of his brother, as one of his father's household, saying, You have clothing, you be our ruler, and let my food be under your [power].

For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah has fallen, and their tongues [have spoken] with iniquity, disobedient [as they are] towards the Lord.

And you shall say in your heart, Who has begotten me these? Whereas I [was] childless, and a widow; but who has brought up these for me? And I was left alone; but from where did these come to me?

You have put far from me [every] friend, and my acquaintances because of [my] wretchedness.

I looked on [my] right hand, and behold, for there was none that noticed me; refuge failed me; and there was none that cared for my soul.

But seeing the crowds, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and prostrated, like sheep having no shepherd.

Leave them alone. They are blind guides of the blind. And if the blind guides the blind, both will fall into a ditch."

For I am your God, who holds your right hand, who says to you,

Thus says the Lord God to My anointed Cyrus, whose right hand I have held, that nations might be obedient before him; and I will break through the strength of kings; I will open doors before him, and cities shall not be closed.

For the Lord will by no means reject the harmless man; but He will not receive any gift of the ungodly.

Not according to the covenant which I made with their fathers in the day when I took hold of their hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; for they abode not in My covenant, and I disregarded them, says the Lord.

And having taken the hand of the blind [man], He led him outside the village, and having spit on his eyes, and having laid His hands on him, He asked him if he saw anything.

And Saul arose from the ground, and although his eyes were open, he saw no one; and leading him by the hand, they brought [him] into Damascus.

And now behold, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you shall be blind, not seeing the sun for a season." And immediately a mistiness and darkness fell upon him, and going about, he sought someone to lead him by the hand.

not according to the covenant which I made with their fathers, in the day when I took their hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt. Because they did not persevere in My covenant, and I disregarded them, says the LORD.