And when a man's uncle shall take him away, and he who burns the bodies, to bring out the bones from the house; and he shall say to the one left in the recesses of the house, Are there any still with you? And he shall say, No. Then he shall say, Keep quiet! For we must not mention the name of Jehovah.

a time to tear, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;

But they kept silent and did not answer him a word, for the king's command said, Do not answer him.

Yet let no man strive with nor reprove another man. For your people are like those who strive with a priest.

Put no faith in a companion; put no trust in a friend; keep the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your bosom;

But I will look to Jehovah; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.

And while He was being accused by the chief priests and elders, He answered nothing.

But He answered him not one word, so that the governor marveled greatly.

For man also does not know his time; as the fish that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falls suddenly upon them.

And they said to him, Thus says Hezekiah, This day is a day of trouble and of rebuke and of blasphemy! For the children have come to the birth, and there is no strength to bring forth.

Therefore thus says Jehovah: Behold, I am devising evil against this family, from which you shall not remove your necks; nor shall you walk haughtily, for this is an evil time.

When I heard, my body trembled; my lips quivered at the sound. Rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled within myself, that I might rest in the day of distress. When he comes up against the peoples, he will attack.

before the decree is brought forth, the day shall pass like the chaff, yet not before the hot anger of Jehovah comes upon you, yet not before the day of the anger of Jehovah comes upon you.

Seek Jehovah, all the meek of the earth who have done His justice; seek righteousness; seek meekness. It may be that you shall be hidden in the day of the anger of Jehovah.

See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise,

redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

Therefore take up all the armor of God, that you may be able to resist in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: