49:1 The memory of Josiah is as sweet as the fragrance of expertly blended incense, sweet as honey to the taste, like music with wine at a banquet.
49:2 He followed the correct policy of reforming the nation and removed the horrors of idolatry.
49:3 He was completely loyal to the Lord and strengthened true religion in those wicked times.
49:4 All the kings, except David, Hezekiah, and Josiah, were terrible sinners, because they abandoned the Law of the Most High to the very end of the kingdom.
49:5 They surrendered their power and honor to foreigners,
49:6 who set fire to the holy city and left its streets deserted, just as Jeremiah had predicted.
49:7 Jeremiah had been badly treated, even though he was chosen as a prophet before he was born, to uproot and to pull down, to destroy and to overthrow, but also to build and to plant.
49:8 It was Ezekiel who was shown the vision of the divine glory over the chariot and the living creatures.
49:9 He also referred to the prophet Job, who always did the right thing.
49:10 May the bones of the twelve prophets rise to new life, because these men encouraged the people of Israel and saved them with confident hope.
49:11 How can we praise Zerubbabel? He was like a signet ring on the Lord's right hand,
49:12 as was Joshua son of Jehozadak. They rebuilt the Lord's holy Temple, destined for eternal fame.
49:13 The memory of Nehemiah is also great. He rebuilt the ruined walls of Jerusalem, installing the gates and bars. He rebuilt our homes.
49:14 No one else like Enoch has ever walked the face of the earth, for he was taken up from the earth.
49:15 No one else like Joseph has ever been born; even his bones were honored.
49:16 Shem, Seth, and Enosh were highly honored, but Adam's glory was above that of any other living being.
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