And it shall be, when Jehovah your God brings you into the land which you are going in to possess, that you shall put the blessing on Mount Gerizim and the curse on Mount Ebal.

These shall stand on Mount Gerizim to bless the people when you have crossed over the Jordan: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin;

And all Israel, with their elders and officers and judges, stood on either side of the ark before the priests, the Levites, who bore the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, the sojourner as well as he who was born among them. Half of them were in front of Mount Gerizim and half of them in front of Mount Ebal, as Moses the servant of Jehovah had commanded before, that they should bless the people of Israel.

Our fathers did homage on this mountain, and you say that in Jerusalem is the right place to do homage.

You have also given me the necks of my enemies; so that I annihilated those who hated me.

They cried out for help, but there was no one to deliver; even to Jehovah, but He did not answer them.

and call on Me in the day of trouble; and I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me.

seeing as how you hate correction, and cast off My Words behind you?

You give your mouth to evil, and your tongue frames deceit.

These things you have done, and I have kept silent; you thought that I was like yourself; but I will rebuke you, and set in order before your eyes.

Then they shall call upon me, and I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me.

Because they hated knowledge and chose not the fear of Jehovah.

Whoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.

He who turns away his ear from hearing the Law, even his prayer is an abomination.

And when you spread out your hands, I will hide My eyes from you. Even though you multiply prayers, I will not hear. Your hands are full of blood.

Is not this the fast that I have chosen: To loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that you break every yoke?

Then shall your light break forth as the dawn, and your health shall spring forth speedily; and your righteousness shall go before you; the glory of Jehovah shall bring up the rear.

and if you extend your soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall your light shine in the darkness, and your darkness shall be as the noonday.

The servant therefore fell down before him, saying, Master, have patience with me, and I will pay you everything.

But that servant went out and found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii; and he laid hands on him and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me what you owe!

And he would not, but went and threw him into prison till he should pay the debt.

Then his master, after he had called him, said to him, You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me.

And his master was angry, and delivered him to the torturers until he should pay every bit that was due to him.

For judgment will be without mercy to the one who has shown no mercy. Indeed, mercy rejoices over judgment.