and he cometh in, and lo, Eli is sitting on the throne by the side of the way, watching, for his heart hath been trembling for the ark of God, and the man hath come in to declare it in the city, and all the city crieth out.

When good I expected, then cometh evil, And I wait for light, and darkness cometh.

Therefore hath judgment been far from us, And righteousness reacheth us not, We wait for light, and lo, darkness, For brightness -- in thick darkness we go,

Looking for peace -- and there is no good, For a time of healing, and lo, terror.

Hast Thou utterly rejected Judah? Zion hath Thy soul loathed? Wherefore hast Thou smitten us, And there is no healing to us? Looking for peace, and there is no good, And for a time of healing, and lo, terror.

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For mortal are her wounds, For it hath come unto Judah, It hath come to a gate of My people -- to Jerusalem.

Forming light, and preparing darkness, Making peace, and preparing evil, I am Jehovah, doing all these things.'

Is a trumpet blown in a city, And do people not tremble? Is there affliction in a city, And Jehovah hath not done it?

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Left in the city is desolation, And with wasting is the gate smitten.

Looking for peace -- and there is no good, For a time of healing, and lo, terror.