7. They mistreated him,even though he had been set apartfrom the womb to be a prophetto uproot, ruin, destroy,and likewise to build and plant.
8. Ezekiel saw a vision of glory,when God showed himthe chariot of the winged creatures.
9. He remembered the enemiesin the storm,and favored those keepingto a righteous path.
10. May the bones of the twelve prophetssprout new life from theirburial places,because they comforted Jacoband rescued themwith hopeful confidence.
11. How should we praise Zerubbabel?He also was like a signet ringon the right hand,
12. as was Joshua, Jozadak’s son.In their time, they built a houseand raised a holy temple to the Lord,prepared for everlasting glory.
13. Nehemiah’s memory is lasting;he who raised our fallen walls,set up gates and bars,and rebuilt our buildings.
14. No one was created on the earthwho was like Enoch,for he was taken up from the earth.
15. Nor has any man been born like Joseph,a leader of his brothers,a support for the people.They took special careeven of his bones.
16. Shem and Seth were honoredamong human beings,and above every living thing in creationwas Adam.