One post shall run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to shew the king of Babylon that his city is taken at {one} end,

And the messenger answered and said, Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken.

And there came a messenger to David, saying, The hearts of the men of Israel are after Absalom.

Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts: all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me.

Thine ox {shall be} slain before thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat thereof: thine ass {shall be} violently taken away from before thy face, and shall not be restored to thee: thy sheep {shall be} given unto thine enemies, and thou shalt have none to rescue {them}. {shall not...: Heb. shall not return to thee}

For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause.

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

Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for {riches} certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven. {set...: Heb. cause thine eyes to fly upon}