“Even the orphans lie.
Even the widows kill.
How can he show them mercy?
His hand is stretched out still.”

“So ask for a signal as deep as Sheol:
the Lord will do wondrous work.”

“immanuel you claim: God is

with us we are strong

we will not be defeated”

“How long until Zion
touches her lips to this truth?”

“My beloved grew a vineyard in my name.
He planted it on a fair and fertile hill…”

“The ash-black branch, in that hour
Will be snatched from the bonfire’s power”

“it’s all upside-down
like a baby on the throne,
like a beggar in a palace.”

“A day comes when high things will crumble like sand—
A day comes when earth will first shake, then be still.”

“Zion, Zion, you stubborn city,
put away your rejoicing.
Repent."