whose princes in the midst of her are as roaring lions seizing prey, devouring souls by oppression, and taking bribes; and your widows are multiplied in the midst of you.

The threatening of a king is like the roaring of a lion, but as dew on the grass, so is his favor.

A bold man oppresses the poor by ungodly deeds. As an impetuous and profitable rain,

A hungry lion and a thirsty wolf [is he], who, being poor, rules over a poor nation.

A king in need of revenues is a great oppressor, but he that hates injustice shall live a long time.

And you shall say to the people of the land, Thus says the Lord to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, on the land of Israel: They shall eat their bread in scarcity, and shall drink their water in desolation, that the land may be desolate with all that it contains, for all that dwell in it are ungodly.

And I will make their rivers desolate, and will destroy the land and its fulness by the hands of strangers: I the Lord have spoken.

For the Lord has sworn by Himself, saying, Because I abhor all the pride of Jacob, I do also hate his countries, and I will cut off his city with all who inhabit it.

Hear [these] words, you people; and let the earth give heed, and all that are in it: and the Lord God shall be among you for a testimony, the Lord out of His holy habitation.