The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness. {direct: Heb. rectify}

Now God himself and our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way unto you. {direct: or, guide}

Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways. {Consider...: Heb. Set your heart on your ways}

Consider now from this day and upward, from the four and twentieth day of the ninth {month, even} from the day that the foundation of the LORD'S temple was laid, consider {it}.

I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies.

Because he considereth, and turneth away from all his transgressions that he hath committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die.

O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!

O LORD, {are} not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, {but} they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.

Happy {is} the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.

Lift up thine eyes unto the high places, and see where thou hast not been lien with. In the ways hast thou sat for them, as the Arabian in the wilderness; and thou hast polluted the land with thy whoredoms and with thy wickedness.

And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!

And now, I pray you, consider from this day and upward, from before a stone was laid upon a stone in the temple of the LORD:

He, that being often reproved hardeneth {his} neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy. {He...: Heb. A man of reproofs}

Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore shall they fall among them that fall: in the time of their visitation they shall be cast down, saith the LORD. {I will...: or, In gathering I will consume}

{As for} the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of the LORD, we will not hearken unto thee.

Now therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways. {Consider...: Heb. Set your heart on your ways}

They that are of a froward heart {are} abomination to the LORD: but {such as are} upright in {their} way {are} his delight.

So she caught him, and kissed him, {and} with an impudent face said unto him, {with...: Heb. she strengthened her face and said}

O LORD, {are} not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, {but} they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.

Nevertheless Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah had made intercession to the king that he would not burn the roll: but he would not hear them.

For {they are} impudent children and stiffhearted. I do send thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD. {impudent: Heb. hard of face}