יָסַר

A servant will not be corrected by words: for though he understand he will not answer.

The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him.

For the LORD spake thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed me that I should not walk in the way of this people, saying,

For his God doth instruct him to discretion, and doth teach him.

Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, and that my fear is not in thee, saith the Lord GOD of hosts.

Be thou instructed, O Jerusalem, lest my soul depart from thee; lest I make thee desolate, a land not inhabited.

O LORD, correct me, but with judgment; not in thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing.

For I am with thee, saith the LORD, to save thee: though I make a full end of all nations whither I have scattered thee, yet will I not make a full end of thee: but I will correct thee in measure, and will not leave thee altogether unpunished.

I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the LORD my God.

Fear thou not, O Jacob my servant, saith the LORD: for I am with thee; for I will make a full end of all the nations whither I have driven thee: but I will not make a full end of thee, but correct thee in measure; yet will I not leave thee wholly unpunished.

Thus will I cause lewdness to cease out of the land, that all women may be taught not to do after your lewdness.

When they shall go, I will spread my net upon them; I will bring them down as the fowls of the heaven; I will chastise them, as their congregation hath heard.

Though I have bound and strengthened their arms, yet do they imagine mischief against me.

It is in my desire that I should chastise them; and the people shall be gathered against them, when they shall bind themselves in their two furrows.