The Prophet’s Question

O Lord, how long shall I cry, And You will not hear? Even cry out to You, “Violence!” And You will not save.

The Lord’s Reply

“Look among the nations and watch— Be utterly astounded! For I will work a work in your days Which you would not believe, though it were told you.

The Prophet’s Second Question

Are You not from everlasting, O Lord my God, my Holy One? We shall not die. O Lord, You have appointed them for judgment; O Rock, You have marked them for correction.

The Just Live by Faith

Then the Lord answered me and said: “Write the vision And make it plain on tablets, That he may run who reads it.

Behold, is it not of the Lord of hosts That the peoples labor to feed the fire, And nations weary themselves in vain?

For the earth will be filled With the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, As the waters cover the sea.

You are filled with shame instead of glory. You also—drink! And be exposed as uncircumcised! The cup of the Lord’s right hand will be turned against you, And utter shame will be on your glory.

“But the Lord is in His holy temple. Let all the earth keep silence before Him.”

O Lord, I have heard Your speech and was afraid; O Lord, revive Your work in the midst of the years! In the midst of the years make it known; In wrath remember mercy.

O Lord, were You displeased with the rivers, Was Your anger against the rivers, Was Your wrath against the sea, That You rode on Your horses, Your chariots of salvation?

Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation.

The Lord God is my strength; He will make my feet like deer’s feet, And He will make me walk on my high hills. To the Chief Musician. With my stringed instruments.