For the eyes of Jehovah run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong for those whose hearts are perfect toward Him. In this you have done foolishly; therefore from now on there will be wars for you.

But you, O Daniel, shut up the words and seal the book, to the time of the end. Many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.

They run to and fro in the city; they run on the wall; they climb up on the houses; they enter in by the windows, like a thief.

And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east; they shall roam to and fro to seek the Word of Jehovah, and they shall not find it.

and said to him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem will be inhabited like unwalled villages, for the multitude of men and livestock in her midst.

beside the gates; at the opening to the city, at the doors of entry, she cries aloud:

I will rise now, and go about the city; in the streets and in the broad places I will seek him whom my soul loves. I sought him, but I did not find him.

So that servant came and reported these things to his master. Then the master of the house, being angry, said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in here the poor and the maimed and the lame and the blind.

And he said, I have been very zealous for Jehovah the God of Hosts; for the children of Israel have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I alone am left; and they seek my soul, to take it away.

Most men will proclaim each one his own goodness, but who can find a faithful man?

So I sought for a man among them who would close up the wall, and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found no one.

And Abraham approached and said, Would You also sweep away the righteous with the wicked?

Far be it from You to do such a thing, to slay the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be as the wicked; far be it from You! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?

Then Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I who am but dust and ashes have taken it upon myself to speak to the Lord:

And he spoke to Him yet again and said, Suppose there should be forty found there? And He said, I will not do it for the sake of forty.

And he said, Indeed now, I have taken it upon myself to speak to the Lord: Suppose twenty should be found there? And He said, I will not destroy it for the sake of twenty.

i1 [To the Chief Musician. Sheminith. A Psalm of David.] i0 par Help, Jehovah, for the godly man ceases; for the faithful have vanished from among the sons of men.

They have all turned aside, together they have become corrupt; there is no one who does good, no, not one.

God looked down from Heaven upon the children of mankind to see if any was circumspect, seeking God.

Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge? They eat up my people as they eat bread; they have not called upon God.

Woe is me! For I am like the gatherings of summer fruit, like the gleanings of the vintage. There is no cluster to eat; my soul desires the first-ripe fruit.

The good man has perished from the earth, and there is no one upright among mankind. All of them lie in wait for blood; each one hunts his brother with a net.

if you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures,

For Jehovah gives wisdom; out of His mouth come knowledge and understanding.

Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.

No one calls for justice, nor does anyone plead for truth; they trust in vanity and speak lies. They conceive mischief and bring forth iniquity.

And justice is driven back, and righteousness stands afar off; for truth has fallen in the street, and uprightness cannot enter.

Yea, truth fails; and he who departs from evil makes himself a prey. And Jehovah saw it, and it displeased Him that there was no justice.

and with all unrighteous deception among those who are perishing, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved.