{There} the prisoners rest together; they hear not the voice of the oppressor.

Go therefore now, {and} work; for there shall no straw be given you, yet shall ye deliver the tale of bricks.

What time she lifteth up herself on high, she scorneth the horse and his rider.

For thus hath the LORD spoken unto me, Like as the lion and the young lion roaring on his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him, {he} will not be afraid of their voice, nor abase himself for the noise of them: so shall the LORD of hosts come down to fight for mount Zion, and for the hill thereof. {noise: or, multitude}

Wherefore have we fasted, {say they}, and thou seest not? {wherefore} have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours. {labours: or, things wherewith ye grieve others: Heb. griefs}

And the taskmasters hasted {them}, saying, Fulfil your works, {your} daily tasks, as when there was straw. {your daily...: Heb. a matter of a day in his day}

{There} the prisoners rest together; they hear not the voice of the oppressor.

Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee?

What time she lifteth up herself on high, she scorneth the horse and his rider.

The arrow cannot make him flee: slingstones are turned with him into stubble.