“When the perishable puts on the imperishable, and the mortal puts on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written:...

"The LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil...

"'For these things I weep; my eyes flow with tears; for a comforter is far from me, one to revive my spirit; my children are desolate,...

"'Woe to you, O Jerusalem! How long will it be before you are made clean?'" (Jeremiah 13:27). Jeremiah's title, "The Weeping Prophet,"...

“As soon as I heard this, I tore my garment and my cloak and pulled hair from my head and beard and sat appalled” (Ezra 9:3). The exiles...