“Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?” (Psalm 85:6).

“And Job answered and said, No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you” (Job 12:1,2).

It is remarkable that the Bible, with its great variety of literary forms and numerous personal conversations and discourses, contains very few examples of sarcasm or satire.

“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children” (Hosea 4:6).

“All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out” (John 6:37).

“Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away” (Luke 21:33).