and said to them, “You must not bring the captives in here, for you are proposing to bring upon us guilt against the Lord adding to our sins and our guilt; for our guilt is great so that His burning anger is against Israel.”

But because of your stubbornness and unrepentant heart you are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God,

They

“Indeed, you do away with reverence
And hinder meditation before God.

“For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off,
When God requires his life?

“Because of the multitude of oppressions they cry out;
They cry for help because of the arm of the mighty.

and he *said to him, ‘Friend, how did you come in here without wedding clothes?’ And the man was speechless.

Bindeth

“And if they are bound in fetters,
And are caught in the cords of affliction,

There were those who dwelt in darkness and in the shadow of death,

Prisoners in misery and chains,

General references

Which I have reserved for the time of distress,
For the day of war and battle?