For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for the desolate hath many more children than she which hath an husband.

Seeing then that I will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked, therefore shall my sword go forth out of his sheath against all flesh from the south to the north:

And it came to pass in the morning, that he went out, and stood, and said to all the people, Ye be righteous: behold, I conspired against my master, and slew him: but who slew all these?

Therefore I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me: for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength.

It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your father spake unto me yesternight, saying, Take thou heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.

And I will take you to me for a people, and I will be to you a God: and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God, which bringeth you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.

And fire is gone out of a rod of her branches, which hath devoured her fruit, so that she hath no strong rod to be a sceptre to rule. This is a lamentation, and shall be for a lamentation.

But the LORD, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt with great power and a stretched out arm, him shall ye fear, and him shall ye worship, and to him shall ye do sacrifice.

And arms shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the daily sacrifice, and they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate.

AMEN AMEN LEGO HYMIN HOTI HO TON LOGON MOU AKOUON KAI PISTEUON TOI PEMPSANTI ME ECHEI ZOEN AIONION, KAI EIS KRISIN OUK ERCHETAI ALLA METABEBEKEN EK TOU THANATOU EIS TEN ZOEN.

ANDRES ADELPHOI, EXON EIPEIN META PARRESIAS PROS HYMAS PERI TOU PATRIARCHOU DAUID, HOTI KAI ETELEUTESEN KAI ETAPHE, KAI TO MNEMA AUTOU ESTIN EN HEMIN ACHRI TES HEMERAS TAUTES·

KAI HO PETROS APO MAKROTHEN EKOLOUTHESEN AUTOI HEOS ESO EIS TEN AULEN TOU ARCHIEREOS KAI EN SYNKATHEMENOS META TON HYPERETON KAI THERMAINOMENOS PROS TO PHOS.