But thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness, for to
shed innocent blood, and for oppression and for violence. Therefore, thus
saith the Lord concerning Jehoiakim, 'He shall be buried with the burial
of an ass, drawn and cast forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem.'"
The stranger turned his back on Jehoiakim, and with the same slow, firm
step, he marched through; and although the king in a rage gave orders for
his arrest, there was none to lift a finger against the man of God. He
was gone! and the assembly was left gazing in mute astonishment at one
another. Such was the unearthly aspect of that mysterious stranger, that
even the great flow of spirit was not proof against its effects. The deep
tones of his mournful predictions reached their ears and even their
hearts. In spite of their abominations and infidelity, they felt that
there was a divinity in that awful voice of warning, and for a short
period, at least, their hearts throbbed with guilty emotions of fear.
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