you are not to leave his corpse on the tree overnight but are to bury him that day, for anyone hung on a tree is under God’s curse. You must not defile the land the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance.

But the city and everything in it are set apart to the Lord for destruction. Only Rahab the prostitute and everyone with her in the house will live, because she hid the men we sent.

and the men of Israel were worn out that day, for Saul had placed the troops under an oath: “The man who eats food before evening, before I have taken vengeance on my enemies is cursed.” So none of the troops tasted any food.

But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel other than what we have preached to you, a curse be on him!

For all who rely on the works of the law are under a curse, because it is written: Everyone who does not continue doing everything written in the book of the law is cursed.

My kinsmen

I ask, then, has God rejected His people? Absolutely not! For I too am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin.

Laban said to him, “Yes, you are my own flesh and blood.”

After Jacob had stayed with him a month,

For how could I bear to see the disaster that would come on my people? How could I bear to see the destruction of my relatives?”

“As he was approaching the age of 40, he decided to visit his brothers, the Israelites.

“Brothers, sons of Abraham’s race, and those among you who fear God, the message of this salvation has been sent to us.

General references

My eyes pour out streams of tears
because people do not follow Your instruction.

My eyes flow with streams of tears
because of the destruction of my dear people.

Jesus wept.