stocks then bread

jeremiahs in the stocks
jude saw jeremiah in the stocks
stocks asked jude why stocks
stocks im in stocks because my nation sinned
sinned have I so let me wear stocks too jeremiah said jude
jude went and put on a wooden stock and stood next to jeremiah
jeremiah said good my friend we both wear stocks together dont we
we do jeremiah but why are we in stocks
stocks we are in because nobody wants any rules
ruling over us are men who are vain and self important and self willed
willing us to be poor and miserable while they grow fat and wealthy
wealth jude is all they care about
about what time will we be taking off these stocks jeremiah
jeremiah stood back and thought hard
hardly a day if all goes right
right then Hananiah came by and looked at jeremiah
jeremiah take off these stocks for god had commanded me the babylonians will be defeated
defeated god didn't tell me that
that god did not but hananiah was persistent
persistent until he had his way therefore jeremiah and jude both took off their stocks from their shoulder
shouldering this burden was heavy jeremiah
jeremiah looked at his friend jude
jude i know im just glad god didnt make me wear them too long
long is usually gods mode of teaching
teach me jeremiah why were the stocks on us now
now because the lord said that judah was wicked and that the whole nation was sinning
sin i dont see anyone getting any better jeremiah
jeremiah looked puzzled and thought
think about it did anyone get better said jude
jude looked at jeremiah and jeremiah frowned
frowns appeared on both of their faces
face me said jeremiah
jeremiah i face you so what do you wish to tell me
my brother you were right for god had just told me hananiah lied
lie down in ashes jude we both had sinned
sin i have jeremiah for i knew it was too good to be true
true now i shall put on stocks of iron
iron stocks hananiah that is what you made all israel wear
wearing down my soul with your spoiled rotten attitude
you caused all of israel to wear stocks of iron now and not stocks of wood
wood stocks shall you wear for a while jude and not iron
iron bonds shall be far away from you
you have shared the burden with me and now i break your yoke
yoke to me the iron jeremiah i wish to share in your shame too
too long will you be in stocks jude if you wear iron for you were wise
wisdom shall be your bread
bread i have never bought with my hard earned money for my stocks are heavy jeremiah
said jude this day panting for the waterbrooks
brooks of water flow in your land jude while many lands are dried up
up you shall be born upon your friend and shall have the scent of lebanon and drink milk and eat honey