12
But now I remember the evils I did in Jerusalem. I seized all her vessels of silver and gold; and I sent to destroy the inhabitants of Judah without good reason.
10
So he called all his friends and said to them, "Sleep departs from my eyes and I am downhearted with worry.
11
I said to myself, `To what distress I have come! And into what a great flood I now am plunged! For I was kind and beloved in my power.'
12
But now I remember the evils I did in Jerusalem. I seized all her vessels of silver and gold; and I sent to destroy the inhabitants of Judah without good reason.
13
I know that it is because of this that these evils have come upon me; and behold, I am perishing of deep grief in a strange land."
14
Then he called for Philip, one of his friends, and made him ruler over all his kingdom.
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.