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The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.

Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see:

And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another?

Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples,

And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities.

Woe to the idol shepherd that leaveth the flock! the sword shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be clean dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened.

For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, which shall not visit those that be cut off, neither shall seek the young one, nor heal that that is broken, nor feed that that standeth still: but he shall eat the flesh of the fat, and tear their claws in pieces.

And the LORD said unto me, Take unto thee yet the instruments of a foolish shepherd.

Then I cut asunder mine other staff, even Bands, that I might break the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.

And the LORD said unto me, Cast it unto the potter: a goodly price that I was prised at of them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them to the potter in the house of the LORD.

And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver.

And it was broken in that day: and so the poor of the flock that waited upon me knew that it was the word of the LORD.

And I took my staff, even Beauty, and cut it asunder, that I might break my covenant which I had made with all the people.

Then said I, I will not feed you: that that dieth, let it die; and that that is to be cut off, let it be cut off; and let the rest eat every one the flesh of another.

Three shepherds also I cut off in one month; and my soul lothed them, and their soul also abhorred me.

And I will feed the flock of slaughter, even you, O poor of the flock. And I took unto me two staves; the one I called Beauty, and the other I called Bands; and I fed the flock.

For I will no more pity the inhabitants of the land, saith the LORD: but, lo, I will deliver the men every one into his neighbour"s hand, and into the hand of his king: and they shall smite the land, and out of their hand I will not deliver them.

Whose possessors slay them, and hold themselves not guilty: and they that sell them say, Blessed be the LORD; for I am rich: and their own shepherds pity them not.

Thus saith the LORD my God; Feed the flock of the slaughter;

There is a voice of the howling of the shepherds; for their glory is spoiled: a voice of the roaring of young lions; for the pride of Jordan is spoiled.

Howl, fir tree; for the cedar is fallen; because the mighty are spoiled: howl, O ye oaks of Bashan; for the forest of the vintage is come down.

Open thy doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may devour thy cedars.

Ephraim compasseth me about with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit: but Judah yet ruleth with God, and is faithful with the saints.

They shall tremble as a bird out of Egypt, and as a dove out of the land of Assyria: and I will place them in their houses, saith the LORD.

They shall walk after the LORD: he shall roar like a lion: when he shall roar, then the children shall tremble from the west.

I will not execute the fierceness of mine anger, I will not return to destroy Ephraim: for I am God, and not man; the Holy One in the midst of thee: and I will not enter into the city.

How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? how shall I deliver thee, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? how shall I set thee as Zeboim? mine heart is turned within me, my repentings are kindled together.

And my people are bent to backsliding from me: though they called them to the most High, none at all would exalt him.

And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his branches, and devour them, because of their own counsels.

He shall not return into the land of Egypt, and the Assyrian shall be his king, because they refused to return.