“Like a partridge that hatches the eggs she has not laid, so are those who get their wealth by unjust means. At midlife they will lose their riches; in the end, they will become poor old fools. But we worship at your throne – eternal, high, and glorious! O Lord, the hope of Israel, all who turn away from You will be disgraced. They will be buried in the dust of the earth, for they have abandoned the Lord, the fountain of living water.
O Lord, if You heal me, I will be truly saved. My praises for You alone! People scoff at me and say, ‘What is this message from the Lord you talk about? Why don’t your predictions come true?’
Lord, I have not abandoned my job as a shepherd for Your people. I have not urged You to send disaster. You have heard everything I’ve said. Lord, don’t terrorize me! You alone are my hope in the day of disaster. Bring shame and dismay on all who persecute me, but don’t let me experience shame and dismay. Bring a day of terror on them. Yes, bring double destruction upon them!” (vv. 11-18, NLT)