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and said to him, “Go throughout the city of Jerusalem and put a mark on the foreheads of those who grieve and lament over all the detestable things that are done in it.”
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Slaughter the old men, the young men and women, the mothers and children, but do not touch anyone who has the mark. Begin at my sanctuary.” So they began with the old men who were in front of the temple.
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“Son of man, mark out two roads for the sword of the king of Babylon to take, both starting from the same country. Make a signpost where the road branches off to the city.
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Mark out one road for the sword to come against Rabbah of the Ammonites and another against Judah and fortified Jerusalem.
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In your marketplace they traded with you beautiful garments, blue fabric, embroidered work and multicolored rugs with cords twisted and tightly knotted.
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As they go through the land, anyone who sees a human bone will leave a marker beside it until the gravediggers bury it in the Valley of Hamon Gog,
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saying, “When will the New Moon be over that we may sell grain, and the Sabbath be ended that we may market wheat?”— skimping on the measure, boosting the price and cheating with dishonest scales,
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Wail, you who live in the market district; all your merchants will be wiped out, all who trade with silver will be destroyed.
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Two Shepherds
This is what the Lord my God says: “Shepherd the flock marked for slaughter.
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So I shepherded the flock marked for slaughter, particularly the oppressed of the flock. Then I took two staffs and called one Favor and the other Union, and I shepherded the flock.
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“To what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others:
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“About nine in the morning he went out and saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing.
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they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others.
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And wherever he went—into villages, towns or countryside—they placed the sick in the marketplaces. They begged him to let them touch even the edge of his cloak, and all who touched it were healed.
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When they come from the marketplace they do not eat unless they wash. And they observe many other traditions, such as the washing of cups, pitchers and kettles.)
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Warning Against the Teachers of the Law
As he taught, Jesus said, “Watch out for the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing robes and be greeted with respect in the marketplaces,
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They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling out to each other: “‘We played the pipe for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not cry.’
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“Woe to you Pharisees, because you love the most important seats in the synagogues and respectful greetings in the marketplaces.
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“Beware of the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing robes and love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and have the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.
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To those who sold doves he said, “Get these out of here! Stop turning my Father’s house into a market!”
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So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he said to them, “Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.”
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When this had dawned on him, he went to the house of Mary the mother of John, also called Mark, where many people had gathered and were praying.
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Barnabas and Saul Sent Off
When Barnabas and Saul had finished their mission, they returned from Jerusalem, taking with them John, also called Mark.
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Barnabas wanted to take John, also called Mark, with them,
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They had such a sharp disagreement that they parted company. Barnabas took Mark and sailed for Cyprus,
