²² But they fell on their faces and said, “God, ^(A)the God of the spirits of ^[a]humanity, ^(B)when one person sins, will You be angry with the entire congregation?”

¹⁶ “^(A)May the Lord, the God of the spirits of ^[a]humanity, appoint a man over the congregation,

⁵ This is what God the Lord says,

Jerusalem to Be Attacked

12 The pronouncement of the word of the Lord concerning Israel:

The Lord who ^(A)stretches out the heavens, ^(B)lays the foundation of the earth, and ^(C)forms the spirit of a person within him, declares:

²⁵ nor is He served by human hands, ^(A)as though He needed anything, since He Himself gives to all people life and breath and all things;

²⁸ for ^(A)in Him we live and move and ^[a]exist, as even some of your own poets have said, ‘For we also are His descendants.’