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And it shall come to pass that whoever gets safe out of the war shall die in the earthquake, And whoever gets safe out of the earthquake shall be burned by the fire, And whoever gets safe out of the fire shall be destroyed by famine.

[And it shall come to pass that whoever of the victors and the vanquished gets safe out of and escapes all these things aforesaid will be delivered into the hands of My servant Messiah.]

'And the holy land shall have mercy on its own, And it shall protect its inhabitants at that time.

'And it shall come to pass, when He has brought low everything that is in the world, And has sat down in peace for the age on the throne of His kingdom, That joy shall then be revealed, And rest shall appear.

For it is these very things which have filled this world with evils, And on account of these the life of man has been greatly troubled.

'And it shall come to pass in those days that the reapers shall not grow weary, Nor those that build be toil-worn; For the works shall of themselves speedily advance Together with those who do them in much tranquility.

Therefore those things which were predicted shall belong to it: Therefore it is far away from evils, and near to those things which die not.

Therefore those things which were predicted shall belong to it: Therefore it is far away from evils, and near to those things which die not.

And I answered and said: 'Who can understand, O Lord, Your goodness? For it is incomprehensible.

Or do you perchance think that the place had sinned, And that on this account it was overthrown? Or that the land had wrought foolishness, And that therefore it was delivered up?

Or do you perchance think that the place had sinned, And that on this account it was overthrown? Or that the land had wrought foolishness, And that therefore it was delivered up?

And it came to pass on the one and twentieth day in the eighth month that I, Baruch, came and sat down under the oak under the shadow of the branches, and no man was with me, but I was alone.

And I called the eagle and spoke these words unto it:

Remember, moreover, that, at the time of the deluge, Noah received from a dove the fruit of the olive, when he sent it forth from the ark.

Solomon also, in the time of his kingdom, whithersoever he wished to send or seek for anything, commanded a bird (to go thither), and it obeyed him as he commanded it.

Solomon also, in the time of his kingdom, whithersoever he wished to send or seek for anything, commanded a bird (to go thither), and it obeyed him as he commanded it.

And now let it not weary you, and turn not to the right hand nor the left, but fly and go by a direct way, that you may preserve the command of the Mighty One, according as I said unto you.'

For what befell you we also suffer in a preeminent degree, for it befell us also.

For assuredly I know that (the consolation of) the inhabitants of Zion consoles you: so far as you knew that it was prospered (your consolation) was greater than the tribulation which you endured in having to depart from it.

For assuredly I know that (the consolation of) the inhabitants of Zion consoles you: so far as you knew that it was prospered (your consolation) was greater than the tribulation which you endured in having to depart from it.

And we remark the boastfulness of their might, Though they deny the beneficence of God, who gave (it) to them, But they shall pass away as a passing cloud.

Behold! I have therefore made known unto you (these things) whilst I live: for I have said (it) that you should learn the things that are excellent; for the Mighty One hath commanded me to instruct you: and I will set before you some of the commandments of His judgment before I die.

Remember that formerly Moses assuredly called heaven and earth to witness against you and said: 'If you transgress the law you shall be dispersed, but if you keep it you shall be kept.'

Alien nations ascended Thine altar, They trampled (it) proudly with their sandals;

It was set at naught before God, It was utterly dishonoured;

It was set at naught before God, It was utterly dishonoured;

The sons and the daughters were in grievous captivity, Sealed () (was) their neck, branded () (was it) among the nations.

For no man upon it had done what they did,

For the nations reproached Jerusalem, trampling it down; Her beauty was dragged down from the throne of glory.

For they have done it not in zeal, but in lust of soul,

He said: I will be lord of land and sea; And he recognized not that it is God who is great, Mighty in His great strength.

(It is He) who setteth me up in glory, And bringeth down the proud to eternal destruction in dishonour, Because they knew Him not.

He fills one (house) with lawlessness, And (then) his eyes (are fixed) upon the next house, To destroy it with words that give wing to (desire). (Yet) with all these his soul, like Sheol, is not sated.

Man's goodness is (bestowed) grudgingly and . . .; And if he repeat (it) without murmuring, even that is marvelous.

For, if Thou sendest pestilence, Thou Thyself givest it charge concerning us; For Thou art merciful, And wilt not be angry to the point of consuming us.

He cleanseth from sins a soul when it maketh confession, when it maketh acknowledgement;

He cleanseth from sins a soul when it maketh confession, when it maketh acknowledgement;

Happy is the man whom the Lord remembereth with reproving, And whom He restraineth from the way of evil with strokes, That he may be cleansed from sin, that it may not be multiplied.

The pious of the Lord shall live by it for ever; The Paradise of the Lord, the trees of life, are His pious ones.

When it goeth forth from the face of the Lord against sinners, To destroy all the substance of sinners,

According to their sins didst Thou recompense them, O God; So that it befell them according to their deeds.

The lawless one laid waste our land so that none inhabited it, They destroyed young and old and their children together.

And he shall purge Jerusalem, making it holy as of old:

(It is He) who hath established in (their) courses the lights (of heaven) for determining seasons from year to year, And they have not turned aside from the way which He appointed them

For he the earth established, placing it

And Hades then received them; it was called

Upon you. And it certainly shall be

By force of winds, it rushed on fearfully;

But with its keel it cut the mass of foam

Since it was weary wetting all the world

Many days; parting, then, it brought to light

For it was deeply filling every place.

It was made fast upon the narrow strand.

Because upon it all were to be saved

And on it shall the Hebrew people stumble;

Into the heavenly sky, and it shall be

And 'tis not right men stain it with vile deeds.

Who took it unto scattering of life.

But it comes out unequal. When thou seest

The unlawful or just, it shall be decided

It neither lawlessly nor justly use:

Nor trespass on it; just is every landmark,

But he that does it under force, the end

And when it is excessive it is wrath.

And when it is excessive it is wrath.

With sleepless eyes. For it will be at dawn

And it shall be as I say, it shall be,

And it shall be as I say, it shall be,

Unto the bitter day. For it shall come,

By billow to the earth, it shall consume

And it shall burn the land, and burn the sea,

Its water, and men call it Stygian.

Among all mortals. [For it is indeed

Was set within my breast, and it bade me

A great affliction, and it shall disturb

And it shall stir up hatred, and all guile

Shalt flee away when it becomes thy lot

Be, as it was before. . . .

O Babylon, shall it come from above,

Shall it come down, and the soul in thy children

And with iron teeth ye chewed it dreadfully.

False-writing every way. And it shall be

Against the Greeks it shall slay many heads

Honor the All-Father's name, and let it not

Escape thee. It is now a thousand years,

And all unsown shall it be and unplowed,

Shall call it. And all pathways of the plain

It shall take place among those yet to be,

All things he'll burn, and it shall be black dust.

And sprinkle it with gore; but out of sight

It shall wash all the land, and water it

It shall wash all the land, and water it

Which things it is not right for me to mention,

A deluge, and it shall destroy the Persians,

Upon the painful land! And it shall dash

As it hath been appointed. For to him

A great wall they shall carry it aloft

This land first that it might appear to be

It doth behoove them faithfully to love

Down hill till it becomes deep-eddying streams.