| 4:5 |
Be ever more peaceful in soul, O people of God, the memorial of Israel. |
| 4:6 |
You have been sold to the nations, not into destruction, but because of this, in resentment, you provoked God to wrath, and so you have been delivered to adversity. |
| 4:7 |
For you have exasperated him who made you, the eternal God, by sacrificing to evil spirits, and not to God. |
| 4:8 |
For you have forgotten God, who nurtured you, and you have saddened Jerusalem, your nurse. |
| 4:9 |
For she saw the wrath of God approaching you, and she said, “Listen, region of Zion, for God has brought upon me great sorrow. |
| 4:10 |
For I have seen the captivity of my people, my sons and daughters, which the Eternal has led over them. |
| 4:11 |
For I nurtured them with joy, but I sent them away with weeping and sorrow. |
| 4:12 |
Let no one rejoice over me, a widow and a desolation, for I am forsaken by many because of the sins of my sons, because they strayed from the law of God. |
| 4:25 |
Sons, endure patiently the wrath that has come upon you, for your enemy has persecuted you, but you will quickly see his destruction and you will climb over his neck. |
| 4:26 |
My delicate ones have walked rough ways, for they were regarded as a flock torn apart by enemies. |
| 4:27 |
Be ever more peaceful in soul, sons, and call out to the Lord, for you will be remembered by him who led you away. |
| 4:28 |
For as much as you thought to go astray from God, ten times as much again he will require of you when converting. |
| 4:29 |
For he who led you into evil, he himself will again lead you to eternal happiness with your salvation.” |
