What Do You Have to Do with Peace

Now the watchman was standing
On the tower in Jezreel.
He saw the chariots of Jehu
As he came and he said,
“I see a company.
I see a company come toward us.”

The king of Israel spoke,
“Take a horseman and
Send to reach them,
And let him say,
‘Is it peace?
Is it peace between us?’”

So, a man rode out
From the son of Jezebel.
A man rode out to meet him -
The anointed, appearing
 Before the tower of Jezreel.

And the messenger spoke,
Thus said the king, Is it peace?

Jehu answered,
What do you have to do with peace?
Turn around and ride,
Turn around and ride behind me.

And the watchman spoke
About the messenger,
“He has reached them,
But I can see
He is not coming back.
No, he is not coming back.”

So, a man rode out
From the son of Jezebel,
A man rode out to meet him -
The anointed, approaching
The barren vines of Jezreel.

He answered,
What do you have to do with peace?
Turn around and ride,
Turn around and ride behind me

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2 Kings 9:17–20,1 Kings 21:15–16 (ESV)

Be Silent All Flesh

Be silent, all flesh

I’ve heard enough

 From the proud liars,

Troublemakers,

  From mouthpiece lawyers,

 Kindness fakers.

Be silent, all flesh

I’ve heard enough

 From the loudspeakers,

Fine citizens,

 From the truth killers,

Politicians.

Be silent, all flesh

I’ve heard enough

 From the false prophets,

Altar robbers,

 From My alms profit,

Idle worshippers.

Be silent

Chorus

Be silent, all flesh,

 before the Lord,

For he has roused himself

From his holy dwelling

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Zechariah 2:13

Hear in Heaven

If there is a famine
In the land –

Hear in heaven

If there is pestilence,
Blight, or mildew;
Locust or caterpillar -

If their enemy
Besieges them
In the land,

At their gates -

Whatever plague
Whatever sickness
There is –

Hear in heaven

Whatever prayer
Whatever plea
Is made

By any man 

Or by all your people,
Each knowing the affliction 

Of his own heart,

And stretching out his hands
Toward this house, then

Hear in heaven

Hear in heaven,
Your dwelling place,
Forgive and act,

Render to each
Whose heart you know
According to all his ways

That they may fear you
All the days
That they live 
In the land 
You gave 

To our fathers

Hear in heaven,
For you,
You only,
Know the hearts
Of all the children
Of mankind

For you,
You only,
Know
You only, know
The hearts
Of all the children
You 
Hear in heaven
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1 Kings 8:37–40

“If there is famine in the land, if there is pestilence or blight or mildew or locust or caterpillar, if their enemy besieges them in the land at their gates, whatever plague, whatever sickness there is, whatever prayer, whatever plea is made by any man or by all your people Israel, each knowing the affliction of his own heart and stretching out his hands toward this house, then hear in heaven your dwelling place and forgive and act and render to each whose heart you know, according to all his ways (for you, you only, know the hearts of all the children of mankind), that they may fear you all the days that they live in the land that you gave to our fathers. (ESV)

The Carpenter

Timbers new,
Planed smooth,
Joined square,
Set there,
Upright,
Plumb and true

On this work,
His best,
The carpenter
Broke his back
That I may rest
Justified