And there met them there a man of worthlessness, whose name was Sheba the son of Bichri, a Benjamite. And he blew a shofar, and said: We have no part in David, nor do we have inheritance in the son of Jesse; every man to his tents, O Israel!

Corrupt men have gone out from among you and impelled the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which you have not known;

Now the sons of Eli were sons of wickedness; they did not know Jehovah.

Both thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you, and you shall eat the plants of the field.

The Beloved: Like a lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.

And the people shall be like the burnings of lime; like thorns cut up they shall be burned in the fire.

And you, son of man, do not be afraid of them nor be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with you and you dwell among scorpions; do not be afraid of their words or dismayed by their looks, though they are a rebellious house.