If the trumpet shall be struck in the city and the people not be terrified? if evil shall be in the city and Jehovah did not?

For this the prudent one shall be silent in that time, for it is an evil time.

Seek good and not evil, so that ye shall live: and so Jehovah God of armies shall be with you as ye said.

Hate evil and love good, and set ye judgment in the gate: perhaps Jehovah God of armies will compassionate the remnant of Joseph.

Extending to the evil day, and ye will bring near the seat of violence;

If they shall go into captivity before the face of their enemies, from thence I will command the sword and it slew them: and I set mine eyes upon them for evil and not for good.

By the sword shall all sinning of my people die, saying, It shall not draw near, and the evil shall not cleave about us.