¹⁰ He said, “I have been very ^(A)jealous for the Lord, the God of hosts. For the people of Israel have forsaken your covenant, ^(B)thrown down your altars, and ^(C)killed your prophets with the sword, ^(D)and I, even I only, am left, and they seek my life, to take it away.”

^16 (A)But they kept mocking the messengers of God, ^(B)despising his words and scoffing at his prophets, ^(C)until the wrath of the Lord rose against his people, until there was no remedy.

³¹ Thus you witness against yourselves that you are ^(A)sons of those who murdered the prophets.

Lament over Jerusalem

^37 (A)“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that ^(B)kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have ^(C)gathered ^(D)your children together ^(E)as a hen gathers her brood ^(F)under her wings, and ^(G)you were not willing!

^12 (A)Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for ^(B)so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

^35 (A)And the tenants took his servants and beat one, killed another, and ^(B)stoned another.