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+o:BOO::Bible:@testaments{"OT{G"1Corinthianso:BOO::Book	:@number"46:@chapters{"11o:BOO::Chapter;"11:@verses[":Be ye followers of me, even as I also [am] of Christ."zNow I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered [them] to you."
�But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman [is] the man; and the head of Christ [is] God."XEvery man praying or prophesying, having [his] head covered, dishonoureth his head."
�But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with [her] head uncovered dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven."
�For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn: but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered."
�For a man indeed ought not to cover [his] head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man."?For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man."JNeither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man."12o;
+;"12;["ONow concerning spiritual [gifts], brethren, I would not have you ignorant."\Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led."
�Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and [that] no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost."=Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit."EAnd there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord."^And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all."PBut the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal."oFor to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;"]To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;"01o;
+;"01;["jPaul, called [to be] an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes [our] brother,"
�Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called [to be] saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:"[Grace [be] unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and [from] the Lord Jesus Christ."cI thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ;"ZThat in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and [in] all knowledge;":Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you:"XSo that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:"mWho shall also confirm you unto the end, [that ye may be] blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ."dGod [is] faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord."02o;
+;"02;["
~And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God."\For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified."HAnd I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling."
~And my speech and my preaching [was] not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:"TThat your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God."
�Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought:"
|But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, [even] the hidden [wisdom], which God ordained before the world unto our glory:"|Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known [it], they would not have crucified the Lord of glory."
�But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him."13o;
+;"13;["
�Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become [as] sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal."
�And though I have [the gift of] prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing."
�And though I bestow all my goods to feed [the poor], and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing."oCharity suffereth long, [and] is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,"dDoth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;";Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;"VBeareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things."
�Charity never faileth: but whether [there be] prophecies, they shall fail; whether [there be] tongues, they shall cease; whether [there be] knowledge, it shall vanish away."2For we know in part, and we prophesy in part."14o;
+;"14;["YFollow after charity, and desire spiritual [gifts], but rather that ye may prophesy."
�For he that speaketh in an [unknown] tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth [him]; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries."^But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men [to] edification, and exhortation, and comfort."kHe that speaketh in an [unknown] tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church."
�I would that ye all spake with tongues, but rather that ye prophesied: for greater [is] he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying."
�Now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, except I shall speak to you either by revelation, or by knowledge, or by prophesying, or by doctrine?"
�And even things without life giving sound, whether pipe or harp, except they give a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped?"YFor if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?"
�So likewise ye, except ye utter by the tongue words easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye shall speak into the air."03o;
+;"03;["uAnd I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, [even] as unto babes in Christ."zI have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able [to bear it], neither yet now are ye able."
For ye are yet carnal: for whereas [there is] among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?"ZFor while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I [am] of Apollos; are ye not carnal?"sWho then is Paul, and who [is] Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?"@I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase."oSo then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase."Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour."]For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, [ye are] God's building."04o;
+;"04;["eLet a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God."GMoreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful."But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man's judgment: yea, I judge not mine own self."eFor I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord."
�Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God."
�And these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and [to] Apollos for your sakes; that ye might learn in us not to think [of men] above that which is written, that no one of you be puffed up for one against another."
�For who maketh thee to differ [from another]? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive [it], why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received [it]?"
�Now ye are full, now ye are rich, ye have reigned as kings without us: and I would to God ye did reign, that we also might reign with you."
�For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men."15o;
+;"15;["
Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;"pBy which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain."
�For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;"^And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:"8And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:"
�After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep."@After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles."LAnd last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time."zFor I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God."05o;
+;"05;["
�It is reported commonly [that there is] fornication among you, and such fornication as is not so much as named among the Gentiles, that one should have his father's wife."|And ye are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he that hath done this deed might be taken away from among you."
�For I verily, as absent in body, but present in spirit, have judged already, as though I were present, [concerning] him that hath so done this deed,"
|In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when ye are gathered together, and my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ,"
~To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus."\Your glorying [is] not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?"
�Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us:"
�Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened [bread] of sincerity and truth."DI wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators:"16o;
+;"16;["sNow concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given order to the churches of Galatia, even so do ye."
�Upon the first [day] of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as [God] hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come."~And when I come, whomsoever ye shall approve by [your] letters, them will I send to bring your liberality unto Jerusalem."=And if it be meet that I go also, they shall go with me."dNow I will come unto you, when I shall pass through Macedonia: for I do pass through Macedonia."vAnd it may be that I will abide, yea, and winter with you, that ye may bring me on my journey whithersoever I go."fFor I will not see you now by the way; but I trust to tarry a while with you, if the Lord permit."1But I will tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost."XFor a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and [there are] many adversaries."06o;
+;"06;["nDare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints?"
�Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?"\Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more things that pertain to this life?"yIf then ye have judgments of things pertaining to this life, set them to judge who are least esteemed in the church."
�I speak to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you? no, not one that shall be able to judge between his brethren?"LBut brother goeth to law with brother, and that before the unbelievers."
�Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather [suffer yourselves to] be defrauded?"=Nay, ye do wrong, and defraud, and that [your] brethren."
�Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,"07o;
+;"07;["eNow concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: [It is] good for a man not to touch a woman."uNevertheless, [to avoid] fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband."gLet the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband."
�The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife."
�Defraud ye not one the other, except [it be] with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency.">But I speak this by permission, [and] not of commandment."
�For I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that."^I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I."XBut if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn."08o;
+;"08;["Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth."`And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know."7But if any man love God, the same is known of him."
�As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol [is] nothing in the world, and that [there is] none other God but one."vFor though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,)"
�But to us [there is but] one God, the Father, of whom [are] all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom [are] all things, and we by him."
�Howbeit [there is] not in every man that knowledge: for some with conscience of the idol unto this hour eat [it] as a thing offered unto an idol; and their conscience being weak is defiled."|But meat commendeth us not to God: for neither, if we eat, are we the better; neither, if we eat not, are we the worse."iBut take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to them that are weak."10o;
+;"10;["
�Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;"BAnd were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;"-And did all eat the same spiritual meat;"
And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ."`But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness."qNow these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted."
}Neither be ye idolaters, as [were] some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play."qNeither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand."_Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents."09o;
+;"09;["oAm I not an apostle? am I not free? have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? are not ye my work in the Lord?"xIf I be not an apostle unto others, yet doubtless I am to you: for the seal of mine apostleship are ye in the Lord."4Mine answer to them that do examine me is this,"+Have we not power to eat and to drink?"
{Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and [as] the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?"BOr I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear working?"
�Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?"ESay I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also?"
�For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen?:
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�Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness;"ZIn hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;"
�But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour;"
�To Titus, [mine] own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, [and] peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour."
�For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee:"jIf any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly."
�For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;"SBut a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;"
�Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers."2o;
+;"2;[";But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:"[That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience."
�The aged women likewise, that [they be] in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;"eThat they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,"}[To be] discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed."2Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded."tIn all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine [shewing] uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity,"
�Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you."[Exhort] servants to be obedient unto their own masters, [and] to please [them] well in all [things]; not answering again;"3o;
+;"3;["vPut them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,"aTo speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, [but] gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men."
�For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, [and] hating one another."QBut after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,"
�Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;"EWhich he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour;"fThat being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life."
�[This is] a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men."
But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.;"
+Titus;
+;"22;["{And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb."
�In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, [was there] the tree of life, which bare twelve [manner of] fruits, [and] yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree [were] for the healing of the nations."~And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him:"MAnd they shall see his face; and his name [shall be] in their foreheads."
�And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever."
�And he said unto me, These sayings [are] faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done."cBehold, I come quickly: blessed [is] he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book."
�And I John saw these things, and heard [them]. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things."
�Then saith he unto me, See [thou do it] not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God."11o;
+;"11;["
�And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein."
�But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty [and] two months."
�And I will give [power] unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred [and] threescore days, clothed in sackcloth."bThese are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth."
�And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed."
�These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will."
�And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them."
�And their dead bodies [shall lie] in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified."
�And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves."12o;
+;"12;["
�And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars:"UAnd she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered."
�And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads."
�And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born."
�And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and [to] his throne."
�And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred [and] threescore days."yAnd there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,"IAnd prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven."
�And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him."01o;
+;"01;["
�The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified [it] by his angel unto his servant John:"mWho bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw."
�Blessed [is] he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time [is] at hand."
�John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace [be] unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne;"
�And from Jesus Christ, [who is] the faithful witness, [and] the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,"xAnd hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him [be] glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen."
�Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they [also] which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen."
�I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty."
�I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ."02o;
+;"02;["
�Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks;"
�I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars:"cAnd hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted."XNevertheless I have [somewhat] against thee, because thou hast left thy first love."
�Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent."ZBut this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate."
�He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God."And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive;"
�I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and [I know] the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but [are] the synagogue of Satan."13o;
+;"13;["
�And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy."
�And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as [the feet] of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority."
�And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast."
�And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who [is] like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?"
�And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty [and] two months."
{And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven."
�And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations."
�And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world."*If any man have an ear, let him hear."14o;
+;"14;["
�And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty [and] four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads."
�And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps:"
�And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred [and] forty [and] four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth."
�These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, [being] the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb."`And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God."
�And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,"
�Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters."
�And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication."
�And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive [his] mark in his forehead, or in his hand,"03o;
+;"03;["
�And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead."
~Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God."
�Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee."
�Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy."
�He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels."OHe that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches."
�And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth;"
�I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name."
�Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee."04o;
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�After this I looked, and, behold, a door [was] opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard [was] as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter."oAnd immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and [one] sat on the throne."
�And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and [there was] a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald."
�And round about the throne [were] four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold."
�And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and [there were] seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God."
�And before the throne [there was] a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, [were] four beasts full of eyes before and behind."
�And the first beast [was] like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast [was] like a flying eagle."
�And the four beasts had each of them six wings about [him]; and [they were] full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come."xAnd when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever,"15o;
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}And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals."|And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof?"uAnd no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon."lAnd I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon."
�And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof."
�And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth."YAnd he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne."
�And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four [and] twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints."
�And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;"16o;
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�And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth."
�And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and [upon] them which worshipped his image."
�And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead [man]: and every living soul died in the sea."lAnd the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood."
�And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus."wFor they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy."rAnd I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous [are] thy judgments."qAnd the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire."
�And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory."17o;
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�And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:"
�With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication."
�So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns."
�And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:"
|And upon her forehead [was] a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH."
�And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration."
�And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns."-
The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is."oAnd here [is] the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth."06o;
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�And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see."
�And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer."XAnd when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see."
�And there went out another horse [that was] red: and [power] was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword."
�And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand."
�And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and [see] thou hurt not the oil and the wine."eAnd when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see."
And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth."
�And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:"18o;
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�And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory."
�And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird."
�For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies."
�And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues."SFor her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities."
�Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double."
�How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow."
�Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong [is] the Lord God who judgeth her."
�And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning,"07o;
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�And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree."
�And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea,"
{Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads."
�And I heard the number of them which were sealed: [and there were] sealed an hundred [and] forty [and] four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel."
�Of the tribe of Juda [were] sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Reuben [were] sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad [were] sealed twelve thousand."
�Of the tribe of Aser [were] sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Nepthalim [were] sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manasses [were] sealed twelve thousand."
�Of the tribe of Simeon [were] sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Levi [were] sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Issachar [were] sealed twelve thousand."
�Of the tribe of Zabulon [were] sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Joseph [were] sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Benjamin [were] sealed twelve thousand."
�After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;"19o;
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�And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God:"
�For true and righteous [are] his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand."LAnd again they said, Alleluia. And her smoke rose up for ever and ever."
And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia."
|And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great."
�And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth."
Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready."
�And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints."
�And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed [are] they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God."08o;
+;"08;["jAnd when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour."^And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets."
�And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer [it] with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne."And the smoke of the incense, [which came] with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel's hand."
�And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast [it] into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake."TAnd the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound."
�The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up."
�And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood;"
~And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed."20o;
+;"20;["rAnd I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand."uAnd he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,"
�And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season."m
And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and [I saw] the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received [his] mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years."wBut the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This [is] the first resurrection."
�Blessed and holy [is] he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years."VAnd when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,"
�And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom [is] as the sand of the sea."
�And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them."21o;
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}And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea."
}And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband."
�And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God [is] with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, [and be] their God."
�And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away."
�And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful."
�And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely."`He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son."
�But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death."
�And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb's wife."10o;
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�And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow [was] upon his head, and his face [was] as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire:"{And he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and [his] left [foot] on the earth,"wAnd cried with a loud voice, as [when] a lion roareth: and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices."
�And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not."bAnd the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven,"
�And sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein, that there should be time no longer:"
�But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets."
�And the voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me again, and said, Go [and] take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel which standeth upon the sea and upon the earth."
�And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take [it], and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey."09o;
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�And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit."
�And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit."
�And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power."
�And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads."
�And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment [was] as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man."|And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them."
�And the shapes of the locusts [were] like unto horses prepared unto battle; and on their heads [were] as it were crowns like gold, and their faces [were] as the faces of men."ZAnd they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as [the teeth] of lions."
�And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings [was] as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle.;"Revelation;
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�Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians [which is] in God the Father and [in] the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace [be] unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ."TWe give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;"
�Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;"5Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God."
�For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake."}And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost:"KSo that ye were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia."
�For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith to God-ward is spread abroad; so that we need not to speak any thing."
�For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;"2o;
+;"2;["VFor yourselves, brethren, know our entrance in unto you, that it was not in vain:"
�But even after that we had suffered before, and were shamefully entreated, as ye know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak unto you the gospel of God with much contention."OFor our exhortation [was] not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile:"
�But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth our hearts."qFor neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloke of covetousness; God [is] witness:"
Nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor [yet] of others, when we might have been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ."KBut we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:"
�So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us."
�For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring night and day, because we would not be chargeable unto any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God."3o;
+;"3;["^Wherefore when we could no longer forbear, we thought it good to be left at Athens alone;"
�And sent Timotheus, our brother, and minister of God, and our fellowlabourer in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith:"kThat no man should be moved by these afflictions: for yourselves know that we are appointed thereunto."
~For verily, when we were with you, we told you before that we should suffer tribulation; even as it came to pass, and ye know."
�For this cause, when I could no longer forbear, I sent to know your faith, lest by some means the tempter have tempted you, and our labour be in vain."
�But now when Timotheus came from you unto us, and brought us good tidings of your faith and charity, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, desiring greatly to see us, as we also [to see] you:"fTherefore, brethren, we were comforted over you in all our affliction and distress by your faith:"3For now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord."xFor what thanks can we render to God again for you, for all the joy wherewith we joy for your sakes before our God;"4o;
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�Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort [you] by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, [so] ye would abound more and more."AFor ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus."fFor this is the will of God, [even] your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:"^That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour;"ONot in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God:"
�That no [man] go beyond and defraud his brother in [any] matter: because that the Lord [is] the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified."DFor God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness."jHe therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit."But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another."5o;
+;"5;["WBut of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you."^For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night."
�For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape."YBut ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief."mYe are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness."OTherefore let us not sleep, as [do] others; but let us watch and be sober."_For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night."
�But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation."^For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,;"1Thessalonians;
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�Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and [his] doctrine be not blasphemed."
�And they that have believing masters, let them not despise [them], because they are brethren; but rather do [them] service, because they are faithful and beloved, partakers of the benefit. These things teach and exhort."
�If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, [even] the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness;"
�He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,"
�Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself."2But godliness with contentment is great gain."\For we brought nothing into [this] world, [and it is] certain we can carry nothing out."=And having food and raiment let us be therewith content."
�But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and [into] many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition."1o;
+;"1;["xPaul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, [which is] our hope;"wUnto Timothy, [my] own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, [and] peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord."
�As I besought thee to abide still at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge some that they teach no other doctrine,"
�Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: [so do]."yNow the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and [of] a good conscience, and [of] faith unfeigned:"IFrom which some having swerved have turned aside unto vain jangling;"fDesiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm."BBut we know that the law [is] good, if a man use it lawfully;"
�Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,"2o;
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{I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, [and] giving of thanks, be made for all men;"~For kings, and [for] all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty."GFor this [is] good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;"TWho will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth."XFor [there is] one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;"DWho gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time."
�Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, [and] lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity."cI will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting."
�In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;"3o;
+;"3;["^This [is] a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work."
�A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;"iNot given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;"\One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;"d(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)"^Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil."zMoreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil."sLikewise [must] the deacons [be] grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;";Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience."4o;
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�Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;"PSpeaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;"
�Forbidding to marry, [and commanding] to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth."iFor every creature of God [is] good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:"8For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer."
�If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained."\But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself [rather] unto godliness."
�For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come."?This [is] a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation."5o;
+;"5;["[Rebuke not an elder, but intreat [him] as a father; [and] the younger men as brethren;"IThe elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity."*Honour widows that are widows indeed."
�But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to shew piety at home, and to requite their parents: for that is good and acceptable before God."~Now she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, trusteth in God, and continueth in supplications and prayers night and day.">But she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth."AAnd these things give in charge, that they may be blameless."
�But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel."jLet not a widow be taken into the number under threescore years old, having been the wife of one man,;"
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�Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:"[Grace [be] unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and [from] the Lord Jesus Christ."2I thank my God upon every remembrance of you,"HAlways in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy,"DFor your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now;"
�Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform [it] until the day of Jesus Christ:"
�Even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace."ZFor God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ."eAnd this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and [in] all judgment;"2o;
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�If [there be] therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies,"gFulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, [being] of one accord, of one mind."
{[Let] nothing [be done] through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves."VLook not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others."=Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:"PWho, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:"uBut made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:"zAnd being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross."`Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:"3o;
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�Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed [is] not grievous, but for you [it is] safe."EBeware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision."
For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh."
�Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other man thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in the flesh, I more:"
�Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, [of] the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee;"hConcerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless."FBut what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ."
�Yea doubtless, and I count all things [but] loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them [but] dung, that I may win Christ,"
�And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:"4o;
+;"4;["|Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, [my] dearly beloved."XI beseech Euodias, and beseech Syntyche, that they be of the same mind in the Lord."
�And I intreat thee also, true yokefellow, help those women which laboured with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and [with] other my fellowlabourers, whose names [are] in the book of life.";Rejoice in the Lord alway: [and] again I say, Rejoice."FLet your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord [is] at hand."
�Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God."rAnd the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus."!
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things [are] honest, whatsoever things [are] just, whatsoever things [are] pure, whatsoever things [are] lovely, whatsoever things [are] of good report; if [there be] any virtue, and if [there be] any praise, think on these things."
~Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.;"Philippians;
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�The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth;"OFor the truth's sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever."
�Grace be with you, mercy, [and] peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love."yI rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father."
�And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another."
�And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it."
�For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist."pLook to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward."
�Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.;"
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+;"22;["IAnd they continued three years without war between Syria and Israel."oAnd it came to pass in the third year, that Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel."
�And the king of Israel said unto his servants, Know ye that Ramoth in Gilead [is] ours, and we [be] still, [and] take it not out of the hand of the king of Syria?"
�And he said unto Jehoshaphat, Wilt thou go with me to battle to Ramothgilead? And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, I [am] as thou [art], my people as thy people, my horses as thy horses."hAnd Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Enquire, I pray thee, at the word of the LORD to day."
�Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall I go against Ramothgilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for the Lord shall deliver [it] into the hand of the king."kAnd Jehoshaphat said, [Is there] not here a prophet of the LORD besides, that we might enquire of him?"
�And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, [There is] yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may enquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so."cThen the king of Israel called an officer, and said, Hasten [hither] Micaiah the son of Imlah."11o;
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�But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, [and] Hittites;"
�Of the nations [concerning] which the LORD said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in unto you: [for] surely they will turn away your heart after their gods: Solomon clave unto these in love."sAnd he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart."
�For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, [that] his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as [was] the heart of David his father."vFor Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites."qAnd Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD, and went not fully after the LORD, as [did] David his father."
�Then did Solomon build an high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the hill that [is] before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination of the children of Ammon."gAnd likewise did he for all his strange wives, which burnt incense and sacrificed unto their gods."
�And the LORD was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned from the LORD God of Israel, which had appeared unto him twice,"12o;
+;"12;["XAnd Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king."
�And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was yet in Egypt, heard [of it], (for he was fled from the presence of king Solomon, and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt;)"zThat they sent and called him. And Jeroboam and all the congregation of Israel came, and spake unto Rehoboam, saying,"
�Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee."hAnd he said unto them, Depart yet [for] three days, then come again to me. And the people departed."
�And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men, that stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, and said, How do ye advise that I may answer this people?"
�And they spake unto him, saying, If thou wilt be a servant unto this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever."
�But he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men that were grown up with him, [and] which stood before him:"
�And he said unto them, What counsel give ye that we may answer this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke which thy father did put upon us lighter?"01o;
+;"01;["kNow king David was old [and] stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat."
�Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin: and let her stand before the king, and let her cherish him, and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the king may get heat."
�So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the coasts of Israel, and found Abishag a Shunammite, and brought her to the king."nAnd the damsel [was] very fair, and cherished the king, and ministered to him: but the king knew her not."
�Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king: and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him."
�And his father had not displeased him at any time in saying, Why hast thou done so? and he also [was a] very goodly [man]; and [his mother] bare him after Absalom."{And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest: and they following Adonijah helped [him]."
�But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty men which [belonged] to David, were not with Adonijah."
�And Adonijah slew sheep and oxen and fat cattle by the stone of Zoheleth, which [is] by Enrogel, and called all his brethren the king's sons, and all the men of Judah the king's servants:"02o;
+;"02;["`Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying,"UI go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and shew thyself a man;"
And keep the charge of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself:"
�That the LORD may continue his word which he spake concerning me, saying, If thy children take heed to their way, to walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail thee (said he) a man on the throne of Israel."^
Moreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, [and] what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner, and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that [was] about his loins, and in his shoes that [were] on his feet."cDo therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoar head go down to the grave in peace."
�But shew kindness unto the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be of those that eat at thy table: for so they came to me when I fled because of Absalom thy brother."
And, behold, [thou hast] with thee Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, which cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me at Jordan, and I sware to him by the LORD, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword."
�Now therefore hold him not guiltless: for thou [art] a wise man, and knowest what thou oughtest to do unto him; but his hoar head bring thou down to the grave with blood."13o;
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�And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of the LORD unto Bethel: and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense."0
And he cried against the altar in the word of the LORD, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the LORD; Behold, a child shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon thee shall he offer the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee, and men's bones shall be burnt upon thee."
�And he gave a sign the same day, saying, This [is] the sign which the LORD hath spoken; Behold, the altar shall be rent, and the ashes that [are] upon it shall be poured out.""
And it came to pass, when king Jeroboam heard the saying of the man of God, which had cried against the altar in Bethel, that he put forth his hand from the altar, saying, Lay hold on him. And his hand, which he put forth against him, dried up, so that he could not pull it in again to him."
�The altar also was rent, and the ashes poured out from the altar, according to the sign which the man of God had given by the word of the LORD."
And the king answered and said unto the man of God, Intreat now the face of the LORD thy God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored me again. And the man of God besought the LORD, and the king's hand was restored him again, and became as [it was] before."rAnd the king said unto the man of God, Come home with me, and refresh thyself, and I will give thee a reward."
�And the man of God said unto the king, If thou wilt give me half thine house, I will not go in with thee, neither will I eat bread nor drink water in this place:"
�For so was it charged me by the word of the LORD, saying, Eat no bread, nor drink water, nor turn again by the same way that thou camest."14o;
+;"14;["7At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam fell sick."
�And Jeroboam said to his wife, Arise, I pray thee, and disguise thyself, that thou be not known to be the wife of Jeroboam; and get thee to Shiloh: behold, there [is] Ahijah the prophet, which told me that [I should be] king over this people."
�And take with thee ten loaves, and cracknels, and a cruse of honey, and go to him: he shall tell thee what shall become of the child."
�And Jeroboam's wife did so, and arose, and went to Shiloh, and came to the house of Ahijah. But Ahijah could not see; for his eyes were set by reason of his age."
�And the LORD said unto Ahijah, Behold, the wife of Jeroboam cometh to ask a thing of thee for her son; for he [is] sick: thus and thus shalt thou say unto her: for it shall be, when she cometh in, that she shall feign herself [to be] another [woman]."
�And it was [so], when Ahijah heard the sound of her feet, as she came in at the door, that he said, Come in, thou wife of Jeroboam; why feignest thou thyself [to be] another? for I [am] sent to thee [with] heavy [tidings]."
�Go, tell Jeroboam, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Forasmuch as I exalted thee from among the people, and made thee prince over my people Israel,"
�And rent the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it thee: and [yet] thou hast not been as my servant David, who kept my commandments, and who followed me with all his heart, to do [that] only [which was] right in mine eyes;"
�But hast done evil above all that were before thee: for thou hast gone and made thee other gods, and molten images, to provoke me to anger, and hast cast me behind thy back:"03o;
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�And Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh's daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of the LORD, and the wall of Jerusalem round about."}Only the people sacrificed in high places, because there was no house built unto the name of the LORD, until those days."
}And Solomon loved the LORD, walking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in high places."
�And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that [was] the great high place: a thousand burnt offerings did Solomon offer upon that altar."jIn Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee."4
And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as [it is] this day."
�And now, O LORD my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father: and I [am but] a little child: I know not [how] to go out or come in."
�And thy servant [is] in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude."
�Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?"04o;
+;"04;[".So king Solomon was king over all Israel."TAnd these [were] the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok the priest,"cElihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder."dAnd Benaiah the son of Jehoiada [was] over the host: and Zadok and Abiathar [were] the priests:"
�And Azariah the son of Nathan [was] over the officers: and Zabud the son of Nathan [was] principal officer, [and] the king's friend:"_And Ahishar [was] over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda [was] over the tribute."
�And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, which provided victuals for the king and his household: each man his month in a year made provision."CAnd these [are] their names: The son of Hur, in mount Ephraim:"UThe son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Bethshemesh, and Elonbethhanan:"15o;
+;"15;["\Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat reigned Abijam over Judah."iThree years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name [was] Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom."
�And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as the heart of David his father."
�Nevertheless for David's sake did the LORD his God give him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to establish Jerusalem:"
�Because David did [that which was] right in the eyes of the LORD, and turned not aside from any [thing] that he commanded him all the days of his life, save only in the matter of Uriah the Hittite."NAnd there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life."
�Now the rest of the acts of Abijam, and all that he did, [are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? And there was war between Abijam and Jeroboam."wAnd Abijam slept with his fathers; and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead."QAnd in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel reigned Asa over Judah."05o;
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�And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram was ever a lover of David."'And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,"
�Thou knowest how that David my father could not build an house unto the name of the LORD his God for the wars which were about him on every side, until the LORD put them under the soles of his feet."wBut now the LORD my God hath given me rest on every side, [so that there is] neither adversary nor evil occurrent."
�And, behold, I purpose to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God, as the LORD spake unto David my father, saying, Thy son, whom I will set upon thy throne in thy room, he shall build an house unto my name."5
Now therefore command thou that they hew me cedar trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with thy servants: and unto thee will I give hire for thy servants according to all that thou shalt appoint: for thou knowest that [there is] not among us any that can skill to hew timber like unto the Sidonians."
�And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed [be] the LORD this day, which hath given unto David a wise son over this great people."
�And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have considered the things which thou sentest to me for: [and] I will do all thy desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning timber of fir.""
My servants shall bring [them] down from Lebanon unto the sea: and I will convey them by sea in floats unto the place that thou shalt appoint me, and will cause them to be discharged there, and thou shalt receive [them]: and thou shalt accomplish my desire, in giving food for my household."16o;
+;"16;["UThen the word of the LORD came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,"
�Forasmuch as I exalted thee out of the dust, and made thee prince over my people Israel; and thou hast walked in the way of Jeroboam, and hast made my people Israel to sin, to provoke me to anger with their sins;"
�Behold, I will take away the posterity of Baasha, and the posterity of his house; and will make thy house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat."
�Him that dieth of Baasha in the city shall the dogs eat; and him that dieth of his in the fields shall the fowls of the air eat."
�Now the rest of the acts of Baasha, and what he did, and his might, [are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?"gSo Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah: and Elah his son reigned in his stead."-
And also by the hand of the prophet Jehu the son of Hanani came the word of the LORD against Baasha, and against his house, even for all the evil that he did in the sight of the LORD, in provoking him to anger with the work of his hands, in being like the house of Jeroboam; and because he killed him."~In the twenty and sixth year of Asa king of Judah began Elah the son of Baasha to reign over Israel in Tirzah, two years."
�And his servant Zimri, captain of half [his] chariots, conspired against him, as he was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza steward of [his] house in Tirzah."17o;
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�And Elijah the Tishbite, [who was] of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, [As] the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word."4And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying,"lGet thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that [is] before Jordan."oAnd it shall be, [that] thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there."
|So he went and did according unto the word of the LORD: for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that [is] before Jordan."~And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook."lAnd it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land."4And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying,"
�Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which [belongeth] to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee."06o;
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And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which [is] the second month, that he began to build the house of the LORD."
�And the house which king Solomon built for the LORD, the length thereof [was] threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty [cubits], and the height thereof thirty cubits."
�And the porch before the temple of the house, twenty cubits [was] the length thereof, according to the breadth of the house; [and] ten cubits [was] the breadth thereof before the house."8And for the house he made windows of narrow lights."
�And against the wall of the house he built chambers round about, [against] the walls of the house round about, [both] of the temple and of the oracle: and he made chambers round about:"
The nethermost chamber [was] five cubits broad, and the middle [was] six cubits broad, and the third [was] seven cubits broad: for without [in the wall] of the house he made narrowed rests round about, that [the beams] should not be fastened in the walls of the house."
�And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready before it was brought thither: so that there was neither hammer nor axe [nor] any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building."
�The door for the middle chamber [was] in the right side of the house: and they went up with winding stairs into the middle [chamber], and out of the middle into the third."bSo he built the house, and finished it; and covered the house with beams and boards of cedar."18o;
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�And it came to pass [after] many days, that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, shew thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth."YAnd Elijah went to shew himself unto Ahab. And [there was] a sore famine in Samaria."lAnd Ahab called Obadiah, which [was] the governor of [his] house. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly:"
�For it was [so], when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the LORD, that Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.)"
�And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go into the land, unto all fountains of water, and unto all brooks: peradventure we may find grass to save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts."
�So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself."
�And as Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, [Art] thou that my lord Elijah?"NAnd he answered him, I [am]: go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah [is here]."oAnd he said, What have I sinned, that thou wouldest deliver thy servant into the hand of Ahab, to slay me?"07o;
+;"07;["ZBut Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house."
�He built also the house of the forest of Lebanon; the length thereof [was] an hundred cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars."pAnd [it was] covered with cedar above upon the beams, that [lay] on forty five pillars, fifteen [in] a row."^And [there were] windows [in] three rows, and light [was] against light [in] three ranks."qAnd all the doors and posts [were] square, with the windows: and light [was] against light [in] three ranks."
�And he made a porch of pillars; the length thereof [was] fifty cubits, and the breadth thereof thirty cubits: and the porch [was] before them: and the [other] pillars and the thick beam [were] before them."
�Then he made a porch for the throne where he might judge, [even] the porch of judgment: and [it was] covered with cedar from one side of the floor to the other."
�And his house where he dwelt [had] another court within the porch, [which] was of the like work. Solomon made also an house for Pharaoh's daughter, whom he had taken [to wife], like unto this porch."
�All these [were of] costly stones, according to the measures of hewed stones, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation unto the coping, and [so] on the outside toward the great court."19o;
+;"19;["qAnd Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and withal how he had slain all the prophets with the sword."
�Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let the gods do [to me], and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by to morrow about this time."
�And when he saw [that], he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beersheba, which [belongeth] to Judah, and left his servant there."
�But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life; for I [am] not better than my fathers."yAnd as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise [and] eat."
�And he looked, and, behold, [there was] a cake baken on the coals, and a cruse of water at his head. And he did eat and drink, and laid him down again."
�And the angel of the LORD came again the second time, and touched him, and said, Arise [and] eat; because the journey [is] too great for thee."
�And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that meat forty days and forty nights unto Horeb the mount of God."
�And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and, behold, the word of the LORD [came] to him, and he said unto him, What doest thou here, Elijah?"08o;
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Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto king Solomon in Jerusalem, that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the city of David, which [is] Zion."
�And all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto king Solomon at the feast in the month Ethanim, which [is] the seventh month."HAnd all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark."
�And they brought up the ark of the LORD, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and all the holy vessels that [were] in the tabernacle, even those did the priests and the Levites bring up."
�And king Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel, that were assembled unto him, [were] with him before the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen, that could not be told nor numbered for multitude."
�And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto his place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy [place, even] under the wings of the cherubims."
�For the cherubims spread forth [their] two wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubims covered the ark and the staves thereof above."
�And they drew out the staves, that the ends of the staves were seen out in the holy [place] before the oracle, and they were not seen without: and there they are unto this day."
�[There was] nothing in the ark save the two tables of stone, which Moses put there at Horeb, when the LORD made [a covenant] with the children of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt."20o;
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�And Benhadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together: and [there were] thirty and two kings with him, and horses, and chariots: and he went up and besieged Samaria, and warred against it."iAnd he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said unto him, Thus saith Benhadad,"jThy silver and thy gold [is] mine; thy wives also and thy children, [even] the goodliest, [are] mine."{And the king of Israel answered and said, My lord, O king, according to thy saying, I [am] thine, and all that I have."
�And the messengers came again, and said, Thus speaketh Benhadad, saying, Although I have sent unto thee, saying, Thou shalt deliver me thy silver, and thy gold, and thy wives, and thy children;"
�Yet I will send my servants unto thee to morrow about this time, and they shall search thine house, and the houses of thy servants; and it shall be, [that] whatsoever is pleasant in thine eyes, they shall put [it] in their hand, and take [it] away."
�Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said, Mark, I pray you, and see how this [man] seeketh mischief: for he sent unto me for my wives, and for my children, and for my silver, and for my gold; and I denied him not."^And all the elders and all the people said unto him, Hearken not [unto him], nor consent."
�Wherefore he said unto the messengers of Benhadad, Tell my lord the king, All that thou didst send for to thy servant at the first I will do: but this thing I may not do. And the messengers departed, and brought him word again."21o;
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�And it came to pass after these things, [that] Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard, which [was] in Jezreel, hard by the palace of Ahab king of Samaria."
And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it [is] near unto my house: and I will give thee for it a better vineyard than it; [or], if it seem good to thee, I will give thee the worth of it in money."pAnd Naboth said to Ahab, The LORD forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee."
And Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him: for he had said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he laid him down upon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread."nBut Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread?"
�And he said unto her, Because I spake unto Naboth the Jezreelite, and said unto him, Give me thy vineyard for money; or else, if it please thee, I will give thee [another] vineyard for it: and he answered, I will not give thee my vineyard."
�And Jezebel his wife said unto him, Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, [and] eat bread, and let thine heart be merry: I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite."
�So she wrote letters in Ahab's name, and sealed [them] with his seal, and sent the letters unto the elders and to the nobles that [were] in his city, dwelling with Naboth."dAnd she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people:"10o;
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�And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to prove him with hard questions."
�And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bare spices, and very much gold, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart."pAnd Solomon told her all her questions: there was not [any] thing hid from the king, which he told her not."`And when the queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon's wisdom, and the house that he had built,"
�And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, and his cupbearers, and his ascent by which he went up unto the house of the LORD; there was no more spirit in her."pAnd she said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thy acts and of thy wisdom."
�Howbeit I believed not the words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen [it]: and, behold, the half was not told me: thy wisdom and prosperity exceedeth the fame which I heard."zHappy [are] thy men, happy [are] these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, [and] that hear thy wisdom."
�Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: because the LORD loved Israel for ever, therefore made he thee king, to do judgment and justice."09o;
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�And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building of the house of the LORD, and the king's house, and all Solomon's desire which he was pleased to do,"^That the LORD appeared to Solomon the second time, as he had appeared unto him at Gibeon."
�And the LORD said unto him, I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication, that thou hast made before me: I have hallowed this house, which thou hast built, to put my name there for ever; and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually."
�And if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, in integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded thee, [and] wilt keep my statutes and my judgments:"
�Then I will establish the throne of thy kingdom upon Israel for ever, as I promised to David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man upon the throne of Israel."
�[But] if ye shall at all turn from following me, ye or your children, and will not keep my commandments [and] my statutes which I have set before you, but go and serve other gods, and worship them:"
�Then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them; and this house, which I have hallowed for my name, will I cast out of my sight; and Israel shall be a proverb and a byword among all people:"
�And at this house, [which] is high, every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why hath the LORD done thus unto this land, and to this house?"
And they shall answer, Because they forsook the LORD their God, who brought forth their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and have taken hold upon other gods, and have worshipped them, and served them: therefore hath the LORD brought upon them all this evil.;"1Kings;
+;"22;["oA [good] name [is] rather to be chosen than great riches, [and] loving favour rather than silver and gold."JThe rich and poor meet together: the LORD [is] the maker of them all."fA prudent [man] foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished."OBy humility [and] the fear of the LORD [are] riches, and honour, and life."lThorns [and] snares [are] in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them."^Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it."PThe rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower [is] servant to the lender."THe that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail."[He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor."11o;
+;"11;["VA false balance [is] abomination to the LORD: but a just weight [is] his delight."L[When] pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly [is] wisdom."mThe integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them."TRiches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death."lThe righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness."vThe righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in [their own] naughtiness."eWhen a wicked man dieth, [his] expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust [men] perisheth."SThe righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead."oAn hypocrite with [his] mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered."23o;
+;"23;["VWhen thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what [is] before thee:"IAnd put a knife to thy throat, if thou [be] a man given to appetite."DBe not desirous of his dainties: for they [are] deceitful meat."8Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom."
�Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for [riches] certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven."aEat thou not the bread of [him that hath] an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:"tFor as he thinketh in his heart, so [is] he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart [is] not with thee."VThe morsel [which] thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words."RSpeak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words."12o;
+;"12;["XWhoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof [is] brutish."\A good [man] obtaineth favour of the LORD: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn."dA man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved."oA virtuous woman [is] a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed [is] as rottenness in his bones."^The thoughts of the righteous [are] right: [but] the counsels of the wicked [are] deceit."mThe words of the wicked [are] to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them."ZThe wicked are overthrown, and [are] not: but the house of the righteous shall stand."lA man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised."n[He that is] despised, and hath a servant, [is] better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread."01o;
+;"01;[">The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;"LTo know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;"MTo receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;"OTo give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion."tA wise [man] will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:"dTo understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings."fThe fear of the LORD [is] the beginning of knowledge: [but] fools despise wisdom and instruction."WMy son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:"WFor they [shall be] an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck."02o;
+;"02;["OMy son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;"ZSo that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, [and] apply thine heart to understanding;"WYea, if thou criest after knowledge, [and] liftest up thy voice for understanding;"QIf thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as [for] hid treasures;"TThen shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God."WFor the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth [cometh] knowledge and understanding."`He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: [he is] a buckler to them that walk uprightly."LHe keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints."`Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; [yea], every good path."24o;
+;"24;["JBe not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them."KFor their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief."PThrough wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:"YAnd by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches."IA wise man [is] strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength."dFor by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors [there is] safety."KWisdom [is] too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate."FHe that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person."UThe thought of foolishness [is] sin: and the scorner [is] an abomination to men."13o;
+;"13;["UA wise son [heareth] his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke."nA man shall eat good by the fruit of [his] mouth: but the soul of the transgressors [shall eat] violence."lHe that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: [but] he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction."kThe soul of the sluggard desireth, and [hath] nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat."ZA righteous [man] hateth lying: but a wicked [man] is loathsome, and cometh to shame."dRighteousness keepeth [him that is] upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner."yThere is that maketh himself rich, yet [hath] nothing: [there is] that maketh himself poor, yet [hath] great riches."RThe ransom of a man's life [are] his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke."WThe light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out."14o;
+;"14;["ZEvery wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands."nHe that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but [he that is] perverse in his ways despiseth him."cIn the mouth of the foolish [is] a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them."`Where no oxen [are], the crib [is] clean: but much increase [is] by the strength of the ox."JA faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies."iA scorner seeketh wisdom, and [findeth it] not: but knowledge [is] easy unto him that understandeth."dGo from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not [in him] the lips of knowledge."^The wisdom of the prudent [is] to understand his way: but the folly of fools [is] deceit."IFools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous [there is] favour."25o;
+;"25;["^These [are] also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out."f[It is] the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings [is] to search out a matter."^The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings [is] unsearchable."\Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer."gTake away the wicked [from] before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness."bPut not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great [men]:"
�For better [it is] that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen."
~Go not forth hastily to strive, lest [thou know not] what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame."YDebate thy cause with thy neighbour [himself]; and discover not a secret to another:"03o;
+;"03;["IMy son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:"JFor length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee."nLet not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:"RSo shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man."WTrust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding."DIn all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths."HBe not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.">It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones."XHonour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:"26o;
+;"26;["SAs snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool."_As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come."OA whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back."OAnswer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him."NAnswer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit."aHe that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, [and] drinketh damage."QThe legs of the lame are not equal: so [is] a parable in the mouth of fools."TAs he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so [is] he that giveth honour to a fool."`[As] a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so [is] a parable in the mouth of fools."04o;
+;"04;["VHear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding."9For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law."TFor I was my father's son, tender and only [beloved] in the sight of my mother."jHe taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live."`Get wisdom, get understanding: forget [it] not; neither decline from the words of my mouth."UForsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee."iWisdom [is] the principal thing; [therefore] get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding."gExalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her."cShe shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee."15o;
+;"15;["HA soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger."cThe tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness."PThe eyes of the LORD [are] in every place, beholding the evil and the good."bA wholesome tongue [is] a tree of life: but perverseness therein [is] a breach in the spirit."YA fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent."dIn the house of the righteous [is] much treasure: but in the revenues of the wicked is trouble."ZThe lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish [doeth] not so."qThe sacrifice of the wicked [is] an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright [is] his delight."sThe way of the wicked [is] an abomination unto the LORD: but he loveth him that followeth after righteousness."27o;
+;"27;["UBoast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth."^Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips."^A stone [is] heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath [is] heavier than them both."YWrath [is] cruel, and anger [is] outrageous; but who [is] able to stand before envy?".Open rebuke [is] better than secret love."WFaithful [are] the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy [are] deceitful."]The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet."YAs a bird that wandereth from her nest, so [is] a man that wandereth from his place."iOintment and perfume rejoice the heart: so [doth] the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel."05o;
+;"05;["LMy son, attend unto my wisdom, [and] bow thine ear to my understanding:"PThat thou mayest regard discretion, and [that] thy lips may keep knowledge."bFor the lips of a strange woman drop [as] an honeycomb, and her mouth [is] smoother than oil:"BBut her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword."<Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell."kLest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, [that] thou canst not know [them]."UHear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth."JRemove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:"KLest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel:"16o;
+;"16;["\The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, [is] from the LORD."ZAll the ways of a man [are] clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits."KCommit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established."[The LORD hath made all [things] for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil."
}Every one [that is] proud in heart [is] an abomination to the LORD: [though] hand [join] in hand, he shall not be unpunished."_By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD [men] depart from evil."[When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him."OBetter [is] a little with righteousness than great revenues without right."FA man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps."17o;
+;"17;["gBetter [is] a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices [with] strife."}A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren."^The fining pot [is] for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts."ZA wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; [and] a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue."oWhoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: [and] he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished."cChildren's children [are] the crown of old men; and the glory of children [are] their fathers."LExcellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince."nA gift [is as] a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth."mHe that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth [very] friends."28o;
+;"28;["PThe wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion."
�For the transgression of a land many [are] the princes thereof: but by a man of understanding [and] knowledge the state [thereof] shall be prolonged."YA poor man that oppresseth the poor [is like] a sweeping rain which leaveth no food."]They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them."[Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD understand all [things]."yBetter [is] the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than [he that is] perverse [in his] ways, though he [be] rich."kWhoso keepeth the law [is] a wise son: but he that is a companion of riotous [men] shameth his father."sHe that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor."_He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer [shall be] abomination."06o;
+;"06;["`My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, [if] thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,"]Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth."
�Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend."@Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids."gDeliver thyself as a roe from the hand [of the hunter], and as a bird from the hand of the fowler."BGo to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:"/Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,"OProvideth her meat in the summer, [and] gathereth her food in the harvest."QHow long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?"18o;
+;"18;["aThrough desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh [and] intermeddleth with all wisdom."UA fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself."UWhen the wicked cometh, [then] cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach."jThe words of a man's mouth [are as] deep waters, [and] the wellspring of wisdom [as] a flowing brook."a[It is] not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment."LA fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes."SA fool's mouth [is] his destruction, and his lips [are] the snare of his soul."gThe words of a talebearer [are] as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly."SHe also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster."29o;
+;"29;["nHe, that being often reproved hardeneth [his] neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy."qWhen the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn."qWhoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth [his] substance."]The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it."FA man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet."eIn the transgression of an evil man [there is] a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice."bThe righteous considereth the cause of the poor: [but] the wicked regardeth not to know [it]."LScornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise [men] turn away wrath."a[If] a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, [there is] no rest."30o;
+;"30;["sThe words of Agur the son of Jakeh, [even] the prophecy: the man spake unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal,"XSurely I [am] more brutish than [any] man, and have not the understanding of a man."BI neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy."
�Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what [is] his name, and what [is] his son's name, if thou canst tell?"YEvery word of God [is] pure: he [is] a shield unto them that put their trust in him."QAdd thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar."KTwo [things] have I required of thee; deny me [them] not before I die:"qRemove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:"
�Lest I be full, and deny [thee], and say, Who [is] the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God [in vain]."07o;
+;"07;["AMy son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee."JKeep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye."JBind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart."SSay unto wisdom, Thou [art] my sister; and call understanding [thy] kinswoman:"iThat they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger [which] flattereth with her words."@For at the window of my house I looked through my casement,"gAnd beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,"RPassing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house,"BIn the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night:"19o;
+;"19;["oBetter [is] the poor that walketh in his integrity, than [he that is] perverse in his lips, and is a fool."qAlso, [that] the soul [be] without knowledge, [it is] not good; and he that hasteth with [his] feet sinneth."XThe foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD."NWealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour."[A false witness shall not be unpunished, and [he that] speaketh lies shall not escape."fMany will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man [is] a friend to him that giveth gifts."
�All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth [them with] words, [yet] they [are] wanting [to him]."_He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good."WA false witness shall not be unpunished, and [he that] speaketh lies shall perish."31o;
+;"31;["GThe words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him."NWhat, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows?"SGive not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings."h[It is] not for kings, O Lemuel, [it is] not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:"[Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted."eGive strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts."LLet him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more."ZOpen thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction."ROpen thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy."08o;
+;"08;["@Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?"SShe standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths."VShe crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors."CUnto you, O men, I call; and my voice [is] to the sons of man."TO ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart."dHear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips [shall be] right things."SFor my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness [is] an abomination to my lips."fAll the words of my mouth [are] in righteousness; [there is] nothing froward or perverse in them."[They [are] all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge."20o;
+;"20;["aWine [is] a mocker, strong drink [is] raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise."uThe fear of a king [is] as the roaring of a lion: [whoso] provoketh him to anger sinneth [against] his own soul."W[It is] an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling."oThe sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; [therefore] shall he beg in harvest, and [have] nothing."cCounsel in the heart of man [is like] deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out."XMost men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?"SThe just [man] walketh in his integrity: his children [are] blessed after him."ZA king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes."DWho can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?"21o;
+;"21;["rThe king's heart [is] in the hand of the LORD, [as] the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will."VEvery way of a man [is] right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts."PTo do justice and judgment [is] more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice."PAn high look, and a proud heart, [and] the plowing of the wicked, [is] sin."nThe thoughts of the diligent [tend] only to plenteousness; but of every one [that is] hasty only to want."hThe getting of treasures by a lying tongue [is] a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death."VThe robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment."YThe way of man [is] froward and strange: but [as for] the pure, his work [is] right."e[It is] better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house."10o;
+;"10;["rThe proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son [is] the heaviness of his mother."UTreasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death."sThe LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked."aHe becometh poor that dealeth [with] a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich."rHe that gathereth in summer [is] a wise son: [but] he that sleepeth in harvest [is] a son that causeth shame."^Blessings [are] upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked."OThe memory of the just [is] blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot."PThe wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall."^He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known."09o;
+;"09;["HWisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:"^She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table."UShe hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city,"jWhoso [is] simple, let him turn in hither: [as for] him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,"ICome, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine [which] I have mingled."GForsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding."vHe that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked [man getteth] himself a blot."XReprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee."xGive [instruction] to a wise [man], and he will be yet wiser: teach a just [man], and he will increase in learning.;"
+;"1;["
�The word of the LORD which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hizkiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah."KI will utterly consume all [things] from off the land, saith the LORD."
�I will consume man and beast; I will consume the fowls of the heaven, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumblingblocks with the wicked; and I will cut off man from off the land, saith the LORD."
�I will also stretch out mine hand upon Judah, and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and I will cut off the remnant of Baal from this place, [and] the name of the Chemarims with the priests;"
�And them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them that worship [and] that swear by the LORD, and that swear by Malcham;"rAnd them that are turned back from the LORD; and [those] that have not sought the LORD, nor enquired for him."
�Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord GOD: for the day of the LORD [is] at hand: for the LORD hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath bid his guests."
�And it shall come to pass in the day of the LORD'S sacrifice, that I will punish the princes, and the king's children, and all such as are clothed with strange apparel."
�In the same day also will I punish all those that leap on the threshold, which fill their masters' houses with violence and deceit."2o;
+;"2;["LGather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation not desired;"
�Before the decree bring forth, [before] the day pass as the chaff, before the fierce anger of the LORD come upon you, before the day of the LORD'S anger come upon you."
�Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the LORD'S anger."
�For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation: they shall drive out Ashdod at the noon day, and Ekron shall be rooted up."
�Woe unto the inhabitants of the sea coast, the nation of the Cherethites! the word of the LORD [is] against you; O Canaan, the land of the Philistines, I will even destroy thee, that there shall be no inhabitant."]And the sea coast shall be dwellings [and] cottages for shepherds, and folds for flocks."
�And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they shall feed thereupon: in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening: for the LORD their God shall visit them, and turn away their captivity."
�I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the revilings of the children of Ammon, whereby they have reproached my people, and magnified [themselves] against their border.".
Therefore [as] I live, saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, [even] the breeding of nettles, and saltpits, and a perpetual desolation: the residue of my people shall spoil them, and the remnant of my people shall possess them."3o;
+;"3;["DWoe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city!"vShe obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in the LORD; she drew not near to her God."zHer princes within her [are] roaring lions; her judges [are] evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow."
�Her prophets [are] light [and] treacherous persons: her priests have polluted the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law."
�The just LORD [is] in the midst thereof; he will not do iniquity: every morning doth he bring his judgment to light, he faileth not; but the unjust knoweth no shame."
�I have cut off the nations: their towers are desolate; I made their streets waste, that none passeth by: their cities are destroyed, so that there is no man, that there is none inhabitant."
�I said, Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive instruction; so their dwelling should not be cut off, howsoever I punished them: but they rose early, [and] corrupted all their doings.")
Therefore wait ye upon me, saith the LORD, until the day that I rise up to the prey: for my determination [is] to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, [even] all my fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy."
�For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of the LORD, to serve him with one consent.;"Zephaniah;
+;"6;["
}Whither is thy beloved gone, O thou fairest among women? whither is thy beloved turned aside? that we may seek him with thee."rMy beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies."PI [am] my beloved's, and my beloved [is] mine: he feedeth among the lilies."iThou [art] beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as [an army] with banners."xTurn away thine eyes from me, for they have overcome me: thy hair [is] as a flock of goats that appear from Gilead."
�Thy teeth [are] as a flock of sheep which go up from the washing, whereof every one beareth twins, and [there is] not one barren among them."DAs a piece of a pomegranate [are] thy temples within thy locks."WThere are threescore queens, and fourscore concubines, and virgins without number."
�My dove, my undefiled is [but] one; she [is] the [only] one of her mother, she [is] the choice [one] of her that bare her. The daughters saw her, and blessed her; [yea], the queens and the concubines, and they praised her."7o;
+;"7;["
�How beautiful are thy feet with shoes, O prince's daughter! the joints of thy thighs [are] like jewels, the work of the hands of a cunning workman."
{Thy navel [is like] a round goblet, [which] wanteth not liquor: thy belly [is like] an heap of wheat set about with lilies."@Thy two breasts [are] like two young roes [that are] twins."
�Thy neck [is] as a tower of ivory; thine eyes [like] the fishpools in Heshbon, by the gate of Bathrabbim: thy nose [is] as the tower of Lebanon which looketh toward Damascus."xThine head upon thee [is] like Carmel, and the hair of thine head like purple; the king [is] held in the galleries.">How fair and how pleasant art thou, O love, for delights!"VThis thy stature is like to a palm tree, and thy breasts to clusters [of grapes]."
�I said, I will go up to the palm tree, I will take hold of the boughs thereof: now also thy breasts shall be as clusters of the vine, and the smell of thy nose like apples;"
�And the roof of thy mouth like the best wine for my beloved, that goeth [down] sweetly, causing the lips of those that are asleep to speak."8o;
+;"8;["
�O that thou [wert] as my brother, that sucked the breasts of my mother! [when] I should find thee without, I would kiss thee; yea, I should not be despised."
�I would lead thee, [and] bring thee into my mother's house, [who] would instruct me: I would cause thee to drink of spiced wine of the juice of my pomegranate."SHis left hand [should be] under my head, and his right hand should embrace me."gI charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that ye stir not up, nor awake [my] love, until he please."
�Who [is] this that cometh up from the wilderness, leaning upon her beloved? I raised thee up under the apple tree: there thy mother brought thee forth: there she brought thee forth [that] bare thee."
�Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love [is] strong as death; jealousy [is] cruel as the grave: the coals thereof [are] coals of fire, [which hath a] most vehement flame."
�Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if [a] man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned."We have a little sister, and she hath no breasts: what shall we do for our sister in the day when she shall be spoken for?"
�If she [be] a wall, we will build upon her a palace of silver: and if she [be] a door, we will inclose her with boards of cedar."1o;
+;"1;["-The song of songs, which [is] Solomon's."VLet him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love [is] better than wine."|Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name [is as] ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee."
�Draw me, we will run after thee: the king hath brought me into his chambers: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy love more than wine: the upright love thee."nI [am] black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon."
�Look not upon me, because I [am] black, because the sun hath looked upon me: my mother's children were angry with me; they made me the keeper of the vineyards; [but] mine own vineyard have I not kept."
�Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest [thy flock] to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions?"
�If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids beside the shepherds' tents."SI have compared thee, O my love, to a company of horses in Pharaoh's chariots."2o;
+;"2;[">I [am] the rose of Sharon, [and] the lily of the valleys."CAs the lily among thorns, so [is] my love among the daughters."
�As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so [is] my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit [was] sweet to my taste."NHe brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me [was] love."KStay me with flagons, comfort me with apples: for I [am] sick of love."JHis left hand [is] under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me."
�I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake [my] love, till he please."dThe voice of my beloved! behold, he cometh leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills."
�My beloved is like a roe or a young hart: behold, he standeth behind our wall, he looketh forth at the windows, shewing himself through the lattice."3o;
+;"3;["\By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not."
�I will rise now, and go about the city in the streets, and in the broad ways I will seek him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not."dThe watchmen that go about the city found me: [to whom I said], Saw ye him whom my soul loveth?"
�[It was] but a little that I passed from them, but I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, until I had brought him into my mother's house, and into the chamber of her that conceived me."
�I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake [my] love, till he please."
�Who [is] this that cometh out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all powders of the merchant?"kBehold his bed, which [is] Solomon's; threescore valiant men [are] about it, of the valiant of Israel."yThey all hold swords, [being] expert in war: every man [hath] his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night."@King Solomon made himself a chariot of the wood of Lebanon."4o;
+;"4;["
�Behold, thou [art] fair, my love; behold, thou [art] fair; thou [hast] doves' eyes within thy locks: thy hair [is] as a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead."
�Thy teeth [are] like a flock [of sheep that are even] shorn, which came up from the washing; whereof every one bear twins, and none [is] barren among them."
�Thy lips [are] like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech [is] comely: thy temples [are] like a piece of a pomegranate within thy locks."
�Thy neck [is] like the tower of David builded for an armoury, whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men."[Thy two breasts [are] like two young roes that are twins, which feed among the lilies."}Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense.">Thou [art] all fair, my love; [there is] no spot in thee."
�Come with me from Lebanon, [my] spouse, with me from Lebanon: look from the top of Amana, from the top of Shenir and Hermon, from the lions' dens, from the mountains of the leopards."
�Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, [my] spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck."5o;
+;"5;["
�I am come into my garden, my sister, [my] spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved."
�I sleep, but my heart waketh: [it is] the voice of my beloved that knocketh, [saying], Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for my head is filled with dew, [and] my locks with the drops of the night."cI have put off my coat; how shall I put it on? I have washed my feet; how shall I defile them?"\My beloved put in his hand by the hole [of the door], and my bowels were moved for him."
�I rose up to open to my beloved; and my hands dropped [with] myrrh, and my fingers [with] sweet smelling myrrh, upon the handles of the lock."
�I opened to my beloved; but my beloved had withdrawn himself, [and] was gone: my soul failed when he spake: I sought him, but I could not find him; I called him, but he gave me no answer."
�The watchmen that went about the city found me, they smote me, they wounded me; the keepers of the walls took away my veil from me."oI charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if ye find my beloved, that ye tell him, that I [am] sick of love."
�What [is] thy beloved more than [another] beloved, O thou fairest among women? what [is] thy beloved more than [another] beloved, that thou dost so charge us?;"SongofSongs;
+;"22;["PMen, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defence [which I make] now unto you."p(And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,)"
�I am verily a man [which am] a Jew, born in Tarsus, [a city] in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, [and] taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day."fAnd I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women."
�As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring them which were there bound unto Jerusalem, for to be punished."
�And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and was come nigh unto Damascus about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me."gAnd I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?"lAnd I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest."|And they that were with me saw indeed the light, and were afraid; but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me."11o;
+;"11;["qAnd the apostles and brethren that were in Judaea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God."dAnd when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended with him,"KSaying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them."hBut Peter rehearsed [the matter] from the beginning, and expounded [it] by order unto them, saying,"
�I was in the city of Joppa praying: and in a trance I saw a vision, A certain vessel descend, as it had been a great sheet, let down from heaven by four corners; and it came even to me:"
�Upon the which when I had fastened mine eyes, I considered, and saw fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air."DAnd I heard a voice saying unto me, Arise, Peter; slay and eat."dBut I said, Not so, Lord: for nothing common or unclean hath at any time entered into my mouth."fBut the voice answered me again from heaven, What God hath cleansed, [that] call not thou common."23o;
+;"23;["
�And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men [and] brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day."\And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth."
�Then said Paul unto him, God shall smite thee, [thou] whited wall: for sittest thou to judge me after the law, and commandest me to be smitten contrary to the law?"BAnd they that stood by said, Revilest thou God's high priest?"
�Then said Paul, I wist not, brethren, that he was the high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people."
�But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men [and] brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question."~And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees: and the multitude was divided."tFor the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both."
�And there arose a great cry: and the scribes [that were] of the Pharisees' part arose, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God."12o;
+;"12;["aNow about that time Herod the king stretched forth [his] hands to vex certain of the church."<And he killed James the brother of John with the sword."And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.)"
�And when he had apprehended him, he put [him] in prison, and delivered [him] to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people."lPeter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him."
�And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison."
�And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon [him], and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from [his] hands."
�And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals. And so he did. And he saith unto him, Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me."And he went out, and followed him; and wist not that it was true which was done by the angel; but thought he saw a vision."01o;
+;"01;["aThe former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,"
�Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen:"
�To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God:"
�And, being assembled together with [them], commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, [saith he], ye have heard of me."jFor John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence."
�When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?"{And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power."
�But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth."zAnd when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight."02o;
+;"02;["^And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place."
}And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting."_And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them."|And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance."]And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven."
�Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language."uAnd they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilaeans?"GAnd how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born?"}Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judaea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia,"24o;
+;"24;["
�And after five days Ananias the high priest descended with the elders, and [with] a certain orator [named] Tertullus, who informed the governor against Paul."
�And when he was called forth, Tertullus began to accuse [him], saying, Seeing that by thee we enjoy great quietness, and that very worthy deeds are done unto this nation by thy providence,"WWe accept [it] always, and in all places, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness."
}Notwithstanding, that I be not further tedious unto thee, I pray thee that thou wouldest hear us of thy clemency a few words."
�For we have found this man [a] pestilent [fellow], and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes:"nWho also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom we took, and would have judged according to our law."kBut the chief captain Lysias came [upon us], and with great violence took [him] away out of our hands,"
�Commanding his accusers to come unto thee: by examining of whom thyself mayest take knowledge of all these things, whereof we accuse him."BAnd the Jews also assented, saying that these things were so."13o;
+;"13;["
�Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul."
�As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them."`And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid [their] hands on them, they sent [them] away."pSo they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, departed unto Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus."
�And when they were at Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews: and they had also John to [their] minister."
�And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name [was] Barjesus:"
�Which was with the deputy of the country, Sergius Paulus, a prudent man; who called for Barnabas and Saul, and desired to hear the word of God."
~But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith."]Then Saul, (who also [is called] Paul,) filled with the Holy Ghost, set his eyes on him,"14o;
+;"14;["
�And it came to pass in Iconium, that they went both together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spake, that a great multitude both of the Jews and also of the Greeks believed."oBut the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles, and made their minds evil affected against the brethren."
�Long time therefore abode they speaking boldly in the Lord, which gave testimony unto the word of his grace, and granted signs and wonders to be done by their hands."hBut the multitude of the city was divided: and part held with the Jews, and part with the apostles."
�And when there was an assault made both of the Gentiles, and also of the Jews with their rulers, to use [them] despitefully, and to stone them,"|They were ware of [it], and fled unto Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and unto the region that lieth round about:"(And there they preached the gospel."And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mother's womb, who never had walked:"lThe same heard Paul speak: who stedfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed,"25o;
+;"25;["iNow when Festus was come into the province, after three days he ascended from Caesarea to Jerusalem."`Then the high priest and the chief of the Jews informed him against Paul, and besought him,"qAnd desired favour against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him."sBut Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and that he himself would depart shortly [thither]."
�Let them therefore, said he, which among you are able, go down with [me], and accuse this man, if there be any wickedness in him."
�And when he had tarried among them more than ten days, he went down unto Caesarea; and the next day sitting on the judgment seat commanded Paul to be brought."
�And when he was come, the Jews which came down from Jerusalem stood round about, and laid many and grievous complaints against Paul, which they could not prove."
�While he answered for himself, Neither against the law of the Jews, neither against the temple, nor yet against Caesar, have I offended any thing at all."
�But Festus, willing to do the Jews a pleasure, answered Paul, and said, Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things before me?"03o;
+;"03;["iNow Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, [being] the ninth [hour]."
�And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple;"IWho seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an alms."HAnd Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us."HAnd he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something of them."
�Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk."xAnd he took him by the right hand, and lifted [him] up: and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength."xAnd he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God."9And all the people saw him walking and praising God:"26o;
+;"26;["
�Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretched forth the hand, and answered for himself:"
�I think myself happy, king Agrippa, because I shall answer for myself this day before thee touching all the things whereof I am accused of the Jews:"
�Especially [because I know] thee to be expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews: wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently."sMy manner of life from my youth, which was at the first among mine own nation at Jerusalem, know all the Jews;"
Which knew me from the beginning, if they would testify, that after the most straitest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee."\And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made of God unto our fathers:"
�Unto which [promise] our twelve tribes, instantly serving [God] day and night, hope to come. For which hope's sake, king Agrippa, I am accused of the Jews."ZWhy should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead?"lI verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth."04o;
+;"04;["vAnd as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them,"jBeing grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead."dAnd they laid hands on them, and put [them] in hold unto the next day: for it was now eventide."kHowbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand."SAnd it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, and scribes,"
�And Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest, were gathered together at Jerusalem."lAnd when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name, have ye done this?"kThen Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,"jIf we this day be examined of the good deed done to the impotent man, by what means he is made whole;"15o;
+;"15;["
�And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, [and said], Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved."
�When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question."
�And being brought on their way by the church, they passed through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren."
�And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the church, and [of] the apostles and elders, and they declared all things that God had done with them."
�But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees which believed, saying, That it was needful to circumcise them, and to command [them] to keep the law of Moses."NAnd the apostles and elders came together for to consider of this matter."
�And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men [and] brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe."pAnd God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as [he did] unto us;"PAnd put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith."27o;
+;"27;["
�And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto [one] named Julius, a centurion of Augustus' band."
�And entering into a ship of Adramyttium, we launched, meaning to sail by the coasts of Asia; [one] Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us."
�And the next [day] we touched at Sidon. And Julius courteously entreated Paul, and gave [him] liberty to go unto his friends to refresh himself."cAnd when we had launched from thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary."fAnd when we had sailed over the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, [a city] of Lycia."bAnd there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing into Italy; and he put us therein."
�And when we had sailed slowly many days, and scarce were come over against Cnidus, the wind not suffering us, we sailed under Crete, over against Salmone;"wAnd, hardly passing it, came unto a place which is called The fair havens; nigh whereunto was the city [of] Lasea."
�Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was now dangerous, because the fast was now already past, Paul admonished [them],"05o;
+;"05;["PBut a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,"
�And kept back [part] of the price, his wife also being privy [to it], and brought a certain part, and laid [it] at the apostles' feet."
�But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back [part] of the price of the land?"
�Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God."And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things."TAnd the young men arose, wound him up, and carried [him] out, and buried [him]."hAnd it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in."oAnd Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much? And she said, Yea, for so much."
�Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband [are] at the door, and shall carry thee out."16o;
+;"16;["
�Then came he to Derbe and Lystra: and, behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timotheus, the son of a certain woman, which was a Jewess, and believed; but his father [was] a Greek:"PWhich was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium."
�Him would Paul have to go forth with him; and took and circumcised him because of the Jews which were in those quarters: for they knew all that his father was a Greek."
�And as they went through the cities, they delivered them the decrees for to keep, that were ordained of the apostles and elders which were at Jerusalem."VAnd so were the churches established in the faith, and increased in number daily."
�Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia,"gAfter they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not."2And they passing by Mysia came down to Troas."
�And a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us."17o;
+;"17;["}Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews:"uAnd Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures,"
�Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is Christ."
�And some of them believed, and consorted with Paul and Silas; and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few."
�But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people."
�And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also;"
}Whom Jason hath received: and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, [one] Jesus."[And they troubled the people and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things."SAnd when they had taken security of Jason, and of the other, they let them go."28o;
+;"28;["RAnd when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called Melita."
�And the barbarous people shewed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold."
�And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid [them] on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand."
�And when the barbarians saw the [venomous] beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live."@And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm."
�Howbeit they looked when he should have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but after they had looked a great while, and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god."
�In the same quarters were possessions of the chief man of the island, whose name was Publius; who received us, and lodged us three days courteously."
�And it came to pass, that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and of a bloody flux: to whom Paul entered in, and prayed, and laid his hands on him, and healed him."aSo when this was done, others also, which had diseases in the island, came, and were healed:"06o;
+;"06;["
�And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration."
�Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples [unto them], and said, It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables."
�Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business."WBut we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word."
�And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:"bWhom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid [their] hands on them."
�And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith."[And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people."
�Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called [the synagogue] of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen."18o;
+;"18;["GAfter these things Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth;"
�And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome:) and came unto them."yAnd because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, and wrought: for by their occupation they were tentmakers."[And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks."
�And when Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews [that] Jesus [was] Christ."
�And when they opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he shook [his] raiment, and said unto them, Your blood [be] upon your own heads; I [am] clean: from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles."
�And he departed thence, and entered into a certain [man's] house, named Justus, [one] that worshipped God, whose house joined hard to the synagogue."
�And Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were baptized."lThen spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace:"07o;
+;"07;["4Then said the high priest, Are these things so?"
�And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,"zAnd said unto him, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and come into the land which I shall shew thee."
�Then came he out of the land of the Chaldaeans, and dwelt in Charran: and from thence, when his father was dead, he removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell."
�And he gave him none inheritance in it, no, not [so much as] to set his foot on: yet he promised that he would give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, when [as yet] he had no child."
�And God spake on this wise, That his seed should sojourn in a strange land; and that they should bring them into bondage, and entreat [them] evil four hundred years."
�And the nation to whom they shall be in bondage will I judge, said God: and after that shall they come forth, and serve me in this place."
�And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so [Abraham] begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac [begat] Jacob; and Jacob [begat] the twelve patriarchs."WAnd the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,"19o;
+;"19;["
�And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples,"
�He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost."`And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John's baptism."
�Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus."NWhen they heard [this], they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus."|And when Paul had laid [his] hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied."'And all the men were about twelve."
�And he went into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, disputing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God."
�But when divers were hardened, and believed not, but spake evil of that way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus."08o;
+;"08;["
�And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles."YAnd devout men carried Stephen [to his burial], and made great lamentation over him."As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed [them] to prison."STherefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word."QThen Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them."
|And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did."
�For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed [with them]: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed."*And there was great joy in that city."
�But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one:"20o;
+;"20;["
�And after the uproar was ceased, Paul called unto [him] the disciples, and embraced [them], and departed for to go into Macedonia."eAnd when he had gone over those parts, and had given them much exhortation, he came into Greece,"
�And [there] abode three months. And when the Jews laid wait for him, as he was about to sail into Syria, he purposed to return through Macedonia."
�And there accompanied him into Asia Sopater of Berea; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timotheus; and of Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus."0These going before tarried for us at Troas."
�And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, and came unto them to Troas in five days; where we abode seven days."
�And upon the first [day] of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight."XAnd there were many lights in the upper chamber, where they were gathered together."
�And there sat in a window a certain young man named Eutychus, being fallen into a deep sleep: and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down with sleep, and fell down from the third loft, and was taken up dead."21o;
+;"21;["
�And it came to pass, that after we were gotten from them, and had launched, we came with a straight course unto Coos, and the [day] following unto Rhodes, and from thence unto Patara:"RAnd finding a ship sailing over unto Phenicia, we went aboard, and set forth."
�Now when we had discovered Cyprus, we left it on the left hand, and sailed into Syria, and landed at Tyre: for there the ship was to unlade her burden."
And finding disciples, we tarried there seven days: who said to Paul through the Spirit, that he should not go up to Jerusalem."
�And when we had accomplished those days, we departed and went our way; and they all brought us on our way, with wives and children, till [we were] out of the city: and we kneeled down on the shore, and prayed."`And when we had taken our leave one of another, we took ship; and they returned home again."
}And when we had finished [our] course from Tyre, we came to Ptolemais, and saluted the brethren, and abode with them one day."
�And the next [day] we that were of Paul's company departed, and came unto Caesarea: and we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, which was [one] of the seven; and abode with him."FAnd the same man had four daughters, virgins, which did prophesy."10o;
+;"10;["mThere was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian [band],"[A] devout [man], and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway."
~He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming in to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius."
�And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God."QAnd now send men to Joppa, and call for [one] Simon, whose surname is Peter:"uHe lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side: he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do."
�And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;"RAnd when he had declared all [these] things unto them, he sent them to Joppa."
�On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour:"09o;
+;"09;["yAnd Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,"
�And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem."oAnd as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven:"fAnd he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?"
�And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: [it is] hard for thee to kick against the pricks."
�And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord [said] unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do."_And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man."
�And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, he saw no man: but they led him by the hand, and brought [him] into Damascus."HAnd he was three days without sight, and neither did eat nor drink.;"	Acts;
+;"6;["@Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right."QHonour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)"KThat it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth."vAnd, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord."
�Servants, be obedient to them that are [your] masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;"nNot with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;"BWith good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men:"{Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether [he be] bond or free."
�And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither is there respect of persons with him."1o;
+;"1;["
}Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus:"YGrace [be] to you, and peace, from God our Father, and [from] the Lord Jesus Christ."
�Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly [places] in Christ:"
�According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:"
}Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,"^To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved."qIn whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;"CWherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence;"yHaving made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:"2o;
+;"2;["GAnd you [hath he quickened], who were dead in trespasses and sins;"
�Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:"
�Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others."MBut God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,"eEven when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)"gAnd hath raised [us] up together, and made [us] sit together in heavenly [places] in Christ Jesus:"That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in [his] kindness toward us through Christ Jesus."bFor by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: [it is] the gift of God:"-Not of works, lest any man should boast."3o;
+;"3;["JFor this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,"\If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward:"^How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words,"TWhereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)"
�Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit;"yThat the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:"
}Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power."
�Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;"
�And to make all [men] see what [is] the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:"4o;
+;"4;["tI therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,"YWith all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;"GEndeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace."\[There is] one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;"&One Lord, one faith, one baptism,"TOne God and Father of all, who [is] above all, and through all, and in you all."\But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ."hWherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men."j(Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?"5o;
+;"5;["8Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;"
�And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour."sBut fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;"qNeither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks."
�For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God."
~Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience."-Be not ye therefore partakers with them."cFor ye were sometimes darkness, but now [are ye] light in the Lord: walk as children of light:"T(For the fruit of the Spirit [is] in all goodness and righteousness and truth;);"Ephesians;
+;"1;["VPaul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus [our] brother,"
�To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace [be] unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ."[We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,"eSince we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love [which ye have] to all the saints,"uFor the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;"
�Which is come unto you, as [it is] in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as [it doth] also in you, since the day ye heard [of it], and knew the grace of God in truth:"iAs ye also learned of Epaphras our dear fellowservant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ;"7Who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit."
�For this cause we also, since the day we heard [it], do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;"2o;
+;"2;["
�For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and [for] them at Laodicea, and [for] as many as have not seen my face in the flesh;"
�That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;"?In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge."IAnd this I say, lest any man should beguile you with enticing words."
�For though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the stedfastness of your faith in Christ."NAs ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, [so] walk ye in him:"zRooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving."
�Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ."?For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily."3o;
+;"3;["wIf ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God."DSet your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.">For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God."_When Christ, [who is] our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory."
�Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:"TFor which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:"BIn the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them."pBut now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth."TLie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;"4o;
+;"4;["sMasters, give unto [your] servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven."AContinue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;"
�Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds:"6That I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak."EWalk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time."rLet your speech [be] alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man."
�All my state shall Tychicus declare unto you, [who is] a beloved brother, and a faithful minister and fellowservant in the Lord:"mWhom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that he might know your estate, and comfort your hearts;"
�With Onesimus, a faithful and beloved brother, who is [one] of you. They shall make known unto you all things which [are done] here.;"Colossians;
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�And the rulers of the people dwelt at Jerusalem: the rest of the people also cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts [to dwell] in [other] cities."aAnd the people blessed all the men, that willingly offered themselves to dwell at Jerusalem."
�Now these [are] the chief of the province that dwelt in Jerusalem: but in the cities of Judah dwelt every one in his possession in their cities, [to wit], Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon's servants."
And at Jerusalem dwelt [certain] of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin. Of the children of Judah; Athaiah the son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalaleel, of the children of Perez;"
�And Maaseiah the son of Baruch, the son of Colhozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, the son of Shiloni."hAll the sons of Perez that dwelt at Jerusalem [were] four hundred threescore and eight valiant men."
�And these [are] the sons of Benjamin; Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Joed, the son of Pedaiah, the son of Kolaiah, the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ithiel, the son of Jesaiah."AAnd after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred twenty and eight."mAnd Joel the son of Zichri [was] their overseer: and Judah the son of Senuah [was] second over the city."12o;
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�Now these [are] the priests and the Levites that went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,"Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,"!Shechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,"Iddo, Ginnetho, Abijah,"Miamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,"$Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah,"vSallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These [were] the chief of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua."
�Moreover the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, [and] Mattaniah, [which was] over the thanksgiving, he and his brethren."VAlso Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren, [were] over against them in the watches."01o;
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�The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it came to pass in the month Chisleu, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace,"
�That Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and [certain] men of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped, which were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem."
�And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province [are] in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also [is] broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire."
�And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned [certain] days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven,"
�And said, I beseech thee, O LORD God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and mercy for them that love him and observe his commandments:"8
Let thine ear now be attentive, and thine eyes open, that thou mayest hear the prayer of thy servant, which I pray before thee now, day and night, for the children of Israel thy servants, and confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against thee: both I and my father's house have sinned."
�We have dealt very corruptly against thee, and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the judgments, which thou commandedst thy servant Moses."
�Remember, I beseech thee, the word that thou commandedst thy servant Moses, saying, [If] ye transgress, I will scatter you abroad among the nations:"
�But [if] ye turn unto me, and keep my commandments, and do them; though there were of you cast out unto the uttermost part of the heaven, [yet] will I gather them from thence, and will bring them unto the place that I have chosen to set my name there."02o;
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�And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, [that] wine [was] before him: and I took up the wine, and gave [it] unto the king. Now I had not been [beforetime] sad in his presence."
�Wherefore the king said unto me, Why [is] thy countenance sad, seeing thou [art] not sick? this [is] nothing [else] but sorrow of heart. Then I was very sore afraid,"
�And said unto the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers' sepulchres, [lieth] waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire?"cThen the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven."
�And I said unto the king, If it please the king, and if thy servant have found favour in thy sight, that thou wouldest send me unto Judah, unto the city of my fathers' sepulchres, that I may build it."
�And the king said unto me, (the queen also sitting by him,) For how long shall thy journey be? and when wilt thou return? So it pleased the king to send me; and I set him a time."
�Moreover I said unto the king, If it please the king, let letters be given me to the governors beyond the river, that they may convey me over till I come into Judah;"/
And a letter unto Asaph the keeper of the king's forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the palace which [appertained] to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall enter into. And the king granted me, according to the good hand of my God upon me."
�Then I came to the governors beyond the river, and gave them the king's letters. Now the king had sent captains of the army and horsemen with me."13o;
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�On that day they read in the book of Moses in the audience of the people; and therein was found written, that the Ammonite and the Moabite should not come into the congregation of God for ever;"
�Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, that he should curse them: howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing."oNow it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude."
|And before this, Eliashib the priest, having the oversight of the chamber of the house of our God, [was] allied unto Tobiah:"*
And he had prepared for him a great chamber, where aforetime they laid the meat offerings, the frankincense, and the vessels, and the tithes of the corn, the new wine, and the oil, which was commanded [to be given] to the Levites, and the singers, and the porters; and the offerings of the priests."
�But in all this [time] was not I at Jerusalem: for in the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon came I unto the king, and after certain days obtained I leave of the king:"
�And I came to Jerusalem, and understood of the evil that Eliashib did for Tobiah, in preparing him a chamber in the courts of the house of God."iAnd it grieved me sore: therefore I cast forth all the household stuff of Tobiah out of the chamber."
�Then I commanded, and they cleansed the chambers: and thither brought I again the vessels of the house of God, with the meat offering and the frankincense."03o;
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�Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests, and they builded the sheep gate; they sanctified it, and set up the doors of it; even unto the tower of Meah they sanctified it, unto the tower of Hananeel."cAnd next unto him builded the men of Jericho. And next to them builded Zaccur the son of Imri."
�But the fish gate did the sons of Hassenaah build, who [also] laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof."
�And next unto them repaired Meremoth the son of Urijah, the son of Koz. And next unto them repaired Meshullam the son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabeel. And next unto them repaired Zadok the son of Baana."nAnd next unto them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles put not their necks to the work of their Lord."
�Moreover the old gate repaired Jehoiada the son of Paseah, and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah; they laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, and the locks thereof, and the bars thereof."
�And next unto them repaired Melatiah the Gibeonite, and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon, and of Mizpah, unto the throne of the governor on this side the river."
�Next unto him repaired Uzziel the son of Harhaiah, of the goldsmiths. Next unto him also repaired Hananiah the son of [one of] the apothecaries, and they fortified Jerusalem unto the broad wall."bAnd next unto them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem."04o;
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�But it came to pass, that when Sanballat heard that we builded the wall, he was wroth, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews."
�And he spake before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, What do these feeble Jews? will they fortify themselves? will they sacrifice? will they make an end in a day? will they revive the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish which are burned?"
�Now Tobiah the Ammonite [was] by him, and he said, Even that which they build, if a fox go up, he shall even break down their stone wall."
�Hear, O our God; for we are despised: and turn their reproach upon their own head, and give them for a prey in the land of captivity:"
�And cover not their iniquity, and let not their sin be blotted out from before thee: for they have provoked [thee] to anger before the builders."ySo built we the wall; and all the wall was joined together unto the half thereof: for the people had a mind to work."
�But it came to pass, [that] when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, heard that the walls of Jerusalem were made up, [and] that the breaches began to be stopped, then they were very wroth,"cAnd conspired all of them together to come [and] to fight against Jerusalem, and to hinder it."oNevertheless we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them."05o;
+;"05;["`And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews."
�For there were that said, We, our sons, and our daughters, [are] many: therefore we take up corn [for them], that we may eat, and live."
�[Some] also there were that said, We have mortgaged our lands, vineyards, and houses, that we might buy corn, because of the dearth."wThere were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute, [and that upon] our lands and vineyards."9
Yet now our flesh [is] as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children: and, lo, we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and [some] of our daughters are brought unto bondage [already]: neither [is it] in our power [to redeem them]; for other men have our lands and vineyards."AAnd I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words."
�Then I consulted with myself, and I rebuked the nobles, and the rulers, and said unto them, Ye exact usury, every one of his brother. And I set a great assembly against them."
�And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, which were sold unto the heathen; and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found nothing [to answer]."
�Also I said, It [is] not good that ye do: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies?"06o;
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�Now it came to pass, when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and Geshem the Arabian, and the rest of our enemies, heard that I had builded the wall, and [that] there was no breach left therein; (though at that time I had not set up the doors upon the gates;)"
�That Sanballat and Geshem sent unto me, saying, Come, let us meet together in [some one of] the villages in the plain of Ono. But they thought to do me mischief."
�And I sent messengers unto them, saying, I [am] doing a great work, so that I cannot come down: why should the work cease, whilst I leave it, and come down to you?"aYet they sent unto me four times after this sort; and I answered them after the same manner."kThen sent Sanballat his servant unto me in like manner the fifth time with an open letter in his hand;"
�Wherein [was] written, It is reported among the heathen, and Gashmu saith [it, that] thou and the Jews think to rebel: for which cause thou buildest the wall, that thou mayest be their king, according to these words."
�And thou hast also appointed prophets to preach of thee at Jerusalem, saying, [There is] a king in Judah: and now shall it be reported to the king according to these words. Come now therefore, and let us take counsel together."Then I sent unto him, saying, There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own heart."
�For they all made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. Now therefore, [O God], strengthen my hands."07o;
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�Now it came to pass, when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, and the porters and the singers and the Levites were appointed,"
�That I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge over Jerusalem: for he [was] a faithful man, and feared God above many."
And I said unto them, Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun be hot; and while they stand by, let them shut the doors, and bar [them]: and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, every one in his watch, and every one [to be] over against his house."nNow the city [was] large and great: but the people [were] few therein, and the houses [were] not builded."
�And my God put into mine heart to gather together the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, that they might be reckoned by genealogy. And I found a register of the genealogy of them which came up at the first, and found written therein,"
�These [are] the children of the province, that went up out of the captivity, of those that had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and came again to Jerusalem and to Judah, every one unto his city;"
�Who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah. The number, [I say], of the men of the people of Israel [was this];"EThe children of Parosh, two thousand an hundred seventy and two."?The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two."08o;
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�And all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the street that [was] before the water gate; and they spake unto Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded to Israel."
�And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation both of men and women, and all that could hear with understanding, upon the first day of the seventh month."
�And he read therein before the street that [was] before the water gate from the morning until midday, before the men and the women, and those that could understand; and the ears of all the people [were attentive] unto the book of the law."9
And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchiah, and Hashum, and Hashbadana, Zechariah, [and] Meshullam."
�And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people; (for he was above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the people stood up:"
�And Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God. And all the people answered, Amen, Amen, with lifting up their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped the LORD with [their] faces to the ground."
�Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people [stood] in their place."|So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused [them] to understand the reading."
And Nehemiah, which [is] the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said unto all the people, This day [is] holy unto the LORD your God; mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law."10o;
+;"10;["_Now those that sealed [were], Nehemiah, the Tirshatha, the son of Hachaliah, and Zidkijah," Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah," Pashur, Amariah, Malchijah,"!Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch,"Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,"Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch," Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,"9Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah: these [were] the priests."]And the Levites: both Jeshua the son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel;"09o;
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�Now in the twenty and fourth day of this month the children of Israel were assembled with fasting, and with sackclothes, and earth upon them."
�And the seed of Israel separated themselves from all strangers, and stood and confessed their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers."
�And they stood up in their place, and read in the book of the law of the LORD their God [one] fourth part of the day; and [another] fourth part they confessed, and worshipped the LORD their God."
�Then stood up upon the stairs, of the Levites, Jeshua, and Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, [and] Chenani, and cried with a loud voice unto the LORD their God."
�Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, [and] Pethahiah, said, Stand up [and] bless the LORD your God for ever and ever: and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise."
Thou, [even] thou, [art] LORD alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all [things] that [are] therein, the seas, and all that [is] therein, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee."
�Thou [art] the LORD the God, who didst choose Abram, and broughtest him forth out of Ur of the Chaldees, and gavest him the name of Abraham;"!
And foundest his heart faithful before thee, and madest a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Jebusites, and the Girgashites, to give [it, I say], to his seed, and hast performed thy words; for thou [art] righteous:"aAnd didst see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest their cry by the Red sea;;"
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�Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehemjudah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons."
�And the name of the man [was] Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehemjudah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there."LAnd Elimelech Naomi's husband died; and she was left, and her two sons."
�And they took them wives of the women of Moab; the name of the one [was] Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth: and they dwelled there about ten years."kAnd Mahlon and Chilion died also both of them; and the woman was left of her two sons and her husband."
�Then she arose with her daughters in law, that she might return from the country of Moab: for she had heard in the country of Moab how that the LORD had visited his people in giving them bread."
�Wherefore she went forth out of the place where she was, and her two daughters in law with her; and they went on the way to return unto the land of Judah."
�And Naomi said unto her two daughters in law, Go, return each to her mother's house: the LORD deal kindly with you, as ye have dealt with the dead, and with me."
�The LORD grant you that ye may find rest, each [of you] in the house of her husband. Then she kissed them; and they lifted up their voice, and wept."2o;
+;"2;["{And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband's, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech; and his name [was] Boaz."
�And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and glean ears of corn after [him] in whose sight I shall find grace. And she said unto her, Go, my daughter."
�And she went, and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and her hap was to light on a part of the field [belonging] unto Boaz, who [was] of the kindred of Elimelech."
�And, behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said unto the reapers, The LORD [be] with you. And they answered him, The LORD bless thee."[Then said Boaz unto his servant that was set over the reapers, Whose damsel [is] this?"
�And the servant that was set over the reapers answered and said, It [is] the Moabitish damsel that came back with Naomi out of the country of Moab:"
�And she said, I pray you, let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves: so she came, and hath continued even from the morning until now, that she tarried a little in the house."
�Then said Boaz unto Ruth, Hearest thou not, my daughter? Go not to glean in another field, neither go from hence, but abide here fast by my maidens:"
�[Let] thine eyes [be] on the field that they do reap, and go thou after them: have I not charged the young men that they shall not touch thee? and when thou art athirst, go unto the vessels, and drink of [that] which the young men have drawn."3o;
+;"3;["|Then Naomi her mother in law said unto her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee?"
And now [is] not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to night in the threshingfloor."
�Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee, and get thee down to the floor: [but] make not thyself known unto the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking."
�And it shall be, when he lieth down, that thou shalt mark the place where he shall lie, and thou shalt go in, and uncover his feet, and lay thee down; and he will tell thee what thou shalt do."CAnd she said unto her, All that thou sayest unto me I will do."`And she went down unto the floor, and did according to all that her mother in law bade her."
�And when Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of corn: and she came softly, and uncovered his feet, and laid her down."xAnd it came to pass at midnight, that the man was afraid, and turned himself: and, behold, a woman lay at his feet."
�And he said, Who [art] thou? And she answered, I [am] Ruth thine handmaid: spread therefore thy skirt over thine handmaid; for thou [art] a near kinsman."4o;
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�Then went Boaz up to the gate, and sat him down there: and, behold, the kinsman of whom Boaz spake came by; unto whom he said, Ho, such a one! turn aside, sit down here. And he turned aside, and sat down."bAnd he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit ye down here. And they sat down."
�And he said unto the kinsman, Naomi, that is come again out of the country of Moab, selleth a parcel of land, which [was] our brother Elimelech's:"=
And I thought to advertise thee, saying, Buy [it] before the inhabitants, and before the elders of my people. If thou wilt redeem [it], redeem [it]: but if thou wilt not redeem [it, then] tell me, that I may know: for [there is] none to redeem [it] beside thee; and I [am] after thee. And he said, I will redeem [it]."
�Then said Boaz, What day thou buyest the field of the hand of Naomi, thou must buy [it] also of Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance."
�And the kinsman said, I cannot redeem [it] for myself, lest I mar mine own inheritance: redeem thou my right to thyself; for I cannot redeem [it]."
�Now this [was the manner] in former time in Israel concerning redeeming and concerning changing, for to confirm all things; a man plucked off his shoe, and gave [it] to his neighbour: and this [was] a testimony in Israel."VTherefore the kinsman said unto Boaz, Buy [it] for thee. So he drew off his shoe."
�And Boaz said unto the elders, and [unto] all the people, Ye [are] witnesses this day, that I have bought all that [was] Elimelech's, and all that [was] Chilion's and Mahlon's, of the hand of Naomi.;"	Ruth;
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�And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, [here] I [am]."
�And he said, Take now thy son, thine only [son] Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of."
�And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him."RThen on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off."
�And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you."
�And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid [it] upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together."
�And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here [am] I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where [is] the lamb for a burnt offering?"xAnd Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together."
�And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood."11o;
+;"11;["@And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech."And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there."
�And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them throughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter."
�And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top [may reach] unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth."]And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded."
�And the LORD said, Behold, the people [is] one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do."qGo to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech."wSo the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city."
�Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth."44o;
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�And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, Fill the men's sacks [with] food, as much as they can carry, and put every man's money in his sack's mouth."
�And put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack's mouth of the youngest, and his corn money. And he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken."TAs soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses."
�[And] when they were gone out of the city, [and] not [yet] far off, Joseph said unto his steward, Up, follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake them, say unto them, Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good?"q[Is] not this [it] in which my lord drinketh, and whereby indeed he divineth? ye have done evil in so doing."CAnd he overtook them, and he spake unto them these same words."
|And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing:"
�Behold, the money, which we found in our sacks' mouths, we brought again unto thee out of the land of Canaan: how then should we steal out of thy lord's house silver or gold?"jWith whomsoever of thy servants it be found, both let him die, and we also will be my lord's bondmen."33o;
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�And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau came, and with him four hundred men. And he divided the children unto Leah, and unto Rachel, and unto the two handmaids."}And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost."tAnd he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother."eAnd Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept."
�And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and said, Who [are] those with thee? And he said, The children which God hath graciously given thy servant."XThen the handmaidens came near, they and their children, and they bowed themselves."
�And Leah also with her children came near, and bowed themselves: and after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed themselves."
And he said, What [meanest] thou by all this drove which I met? And he said, [These are] to find grace in the sight of my lord."PAnd Esau said, I have enough, my brother; keep that thou hast unto thyself."34o;
+;"34;["jAnd Dinah the daughter of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land."
}And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and defiled her."tAnd his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel."QAnd Shechem spake unto his father Hamor, saying, Get me this damsel to wife."
�And Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter: now his sons were with his cattle in the field: and Jacob held his peace until they were come."MAnd Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob to commune with him."
�And the sons of Jacob came out of the field when they heard [it]: and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had wrought folly in Israel in lying with Jacob's daughter; which thing ought not to be done."
|And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her him to wife."gAnd make ye marriages with us, [and] give your daughters unto us, and take our daughters unto you."23o;
+;"23;["jAnd Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty years old: [these were] the years of the life of Sarah."
�And Sarah died in Kirjatharba; the same [is] Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her."XAnd Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spake unto the sons of Heth, saying,"
�I [am] a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a buryingplace with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight."@And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him,"
�Hear us, my lord: thou [art] a mighty prince among us: in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead."gAnd Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, [even] to the children of Heth."
�And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight; hear me, and intreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,"
�That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which [is] in the end of his field; for as much money as it is worth he shall give it me for a possession of a buryingplace amongst you."12o;
+;"12;["
�Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee:"zAnd I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:"
And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed."
�So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram [was] seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran."
�And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came."
~And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite [was] then in the land."
�And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him."
�And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, [having] Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the LORD, and called upon the name of the LORD.":And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south."01o;
+;"01;[";In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth."
�And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness [was] upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.";And God said, Let there be light: and there was light."\And God saw the light, that [it was] good: and God divided the light from the darkness."xAnd God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day."uAnd God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters."
�And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which [were] under the firmament from the waters which [were] above the firmament: and it was so."^And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day."
�And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry [land] appear: and it was so."45o;
+;"45;["
�Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by him; and he cried, Cause every man to go out from me. And there stood no man with him, while Joseph made himself known unto his brethren."IAnd he wept aloud: and the Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh heard."
�And Joseph said unto his brethren, I [am] Joseph; doth my father yet live? And his brethren could not answer him; for they were troubled at his presence."
�And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I [am] Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt."
�Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life."
�For these two years [hath] the famine [been] in the land: and yet [there are] five years, in the which [there shall] neither [be] earing nor harvest."xAnd God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance."
�So now [it was] not you [that] sent me hither, but God: and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt."
�Haste ye, and go up to my father, and say unto him, Thus saith thy son Joseph, God hath made me lord of all Egypt: come down unto me, tarry not:"02o;
+;"02;["LThus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them."
�And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made."
�And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made."
�These [are] the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,"
�And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and [there was] not a man to till the ground."WBut there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground."
�And the LORD God formed man [of] the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul."eAnd the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed."
�And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil."24o;
+;"24;["eAnd Abraham was old, [and] well stricken in age: and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things."
�And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:"
�And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:"]But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac."
�And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest?"UAnd Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again."
The LORD God of heaven, which took me from my father's house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence."
�And if the woman will not be willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath: only bring not my son thither again."qAnd the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning that matter."35o;
+;"35;["
�And God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, that appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother."
�Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that [were] with him, Put away the strange gods that [are] among you, and be clean, and change your garments:"
�And let us arise, and go up to Bethel; and I will make there an altar unto God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went."
�And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which [were] in their hand, and [all their] earrings which [were] in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which [was] by Shechem."
�And they journeyed: and the terror of God was upon the cities that [were] round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob."{So Jacob came to Luz, which [is] in the land of Canaan, that [is], Bethel, he and all the people that [were] with him."
�And he built there an altar, and called the place Elbethel: because there God appeared unto him, when he fled from the face of his brother."
}But Deborah Rebekah's nurse died, and she was buried beneath Bethel under an oak: and the name of it was called Allonbachuth."WAnd God appeared unto Jacob again, when he came out of Padanaram, and blessed him."46o;
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�And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac."mAnd God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here [am] I."
}And he said, I [am] God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation:"
�I will go down with thee into Egypt; and I will also surely bring thee up [again]: and Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes."
�And Jacob rose up from Beersheba: and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him."
�And they took their cattle, and their goods, which they had gotten in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, Jacob, and all his seed with him:"
His sons, and his sons' sons with him, his daughters, and his sons' daughters, and all his seed brought he with him into Egypt."And these [are] the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob's firstborn."GAnd the sons of Reuben; Hanoch, and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi."13o;
+;"13;["mAnd Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south."AAnd Abram [was] very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold."
�And he went on his journeys from the south even to Bethel, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Hai;"wUnto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the name of the LORD."KAnd Lot also, which went with Abram, had flocks, and herds, and tents."
�And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together."
�And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram's cattle and the herdmen of Lot's cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land."
�And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we [be] brethren."
�[Is] not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if [thou wilt take] the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if [thou depart] to the right hand, then I will go to the left."47o;
+;"47;["
�Then Joseph came and told Pharaoh, and said, My father and my brethren, and their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have, are come out of the land of Canaan; and, behold, they [are] in the land of Goshen."XAnd he took some of his brethren, [even] five men, and presented them unto Pharaoh."
�And Pharaoh said unto his brethren, What [is] your occupation? And they said unto Pharaoh, Thy servants [are] shepherds, both we, [and] also our fathers."
�They said moreover unto Pharaoh, For to sojourn in the land are we come; for thy servants have no pasture for their flocks; for the famine [is] sore in the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen."[And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, saying, Thy father and thy brethren are come unto thee:"
�The land of Egypt [is] before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if thou knowest [any] men of activity among them, then make them rulers over my cattle."cAnd Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and set him before Pharaoh: and Jacob blessed Pharaoh."5And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How old [art] thou?"
And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage [are] an hundred and thirty years: few and evil have the days of the years of my life been, and have not attained unto the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage."14o;
+;"14;["
�And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations;"
�[That these] made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar."QAll these were joined together in the vale of Siddim, which is the salt sea."UTwelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled."
�And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings that [were] with him, and smote the Rephaims in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzims in Ham, and the Emims in Shaveh Kiriathaim,"UAnd the Horites in their mount Seir, unto Elparan, which [is] by the wilderness."
�And they returned, and came to Enmishpat, which [is] Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelt in Hazezontamar."
�And there went out the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (the same [is] Zoar;) and they joined battle with them in the vale of Siddim;"
�With Chedorlaomer the king of Elam, and with Tidal king of nations, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar; four kings with five."25o;
+;"25;["@Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name [was] Keturah."XAnd she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah."hAnd Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim."{And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these [were] the children of Keturah."1And Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac."
�But unto the sons of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, and sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country."uAnd these [are] the days of the years of Abraham's life which he lived, an hundred threescore and fifteen years."
|Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full [of years]; and was gathered to his people."
�And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which [is] before Mamre;"03o;
+;"03;["
�Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?"]And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:"
�But of the fruit of the tree which [is] in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die."BAnd the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:"
�For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil."
�And when the woman saw that the tree [was] good for food, and that it [was] pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make [one] wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat."
�And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they [were] naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons."
�And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden."LAnd the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where [art] thou?"36o;
+;"36;["<Now these [are] the generations of Esau, who [is] Edom."
�Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite;":And Bashemath Ishmael's daughter, sister of Nebajoth."=And Adah bare to Esau Eliphaz; and Bashemath bare Reuel;"
And Aholibamah bare Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah: these [are] the sons of Esau, which were born unto him in the land of Canaan."
�And Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his daughters, and all the persons of his house, and his cattle, and all his beasts, and all his substance, which he had got in the land of Canaan; and went into the country from the face of his brother Jacob."
�For their riches were more than that they might dwell together; and the land wherein they were strangers could not bear them because of their cattle."3Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir: Esau [is] Edom."VAnd these [are] the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites in mount Seir:"26o;
+;"26;["
�And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar."tAnd the LORD appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of:"
�Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father;"
�And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;"iBecause that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws."And Isaac dwelt in Gerar:"
�And the men of the place asked [him] of his wife; and he said, She [is] my sister: for he feared to say, [She is] my wife; lest, [said he], the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she [was] fair to look upon."
�And it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac [was] sporting with Rebekah his wife."
�And Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Behold, of a surety she [is] thy wife: and how saidst thou, She [is] my sister? And Isaac said unto him, Because I said, Lest I die for her."37o;
+;"37;["ZAnd Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan."
These [are] the generations of Jacob. Joseph, [being] seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad [was] with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report."
�Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he [was] the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of [many] colours."
�And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him."`And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told [it] his brethren: and they hated him yet the more."NAnd he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed:"
�For, behold, we [were] binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf."
�And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words."
�And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me."04o;
+;"04;["oAnd Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD."nAnd she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground."tAnd in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD."
�And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering:"mBut unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell."XAnd the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?"
�If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee [shall be] his desire, and thou shalt rule over him."
�And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him."sAnd the LORD said unto Cain, Where [is] Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: [Am] I my brother's keeper?"15o;
+;"15;["
�After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I [am] thy shield, [and] thy exceeding great reward."
�And Abram said, Lord GOD, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house [is] this Eliezer of Damascus?"gAnd Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir."
�And, behold, the word of the LORD [came] unto him, saying, This shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir."
�And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be."MAnd he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness."}And he said unto him, I [am] the LORD that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it."IAnd he said, Lord GOD, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?"
�And he said unto him, Take me an heifer of three years old, and a she goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon."48o;
+;"48;["
�And it came to pass after these things, that [one] told Joseph, Behold, thy father [is] sick: and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim."
And [one] told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed."lAnd Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,"
�And said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a multitude of people; and will give this land to thy seed after thee [for] an everlasting possession."
�And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, [are] mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine."
�And thy issue, which thou begettest after them, shall be thine, [and] shall be called after the name of their brethren in their inheritance."
�And as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when yet [there was] but a little way to come unto Ephrath: and I buried her there in the way of Ephrath; the same [is] Bethlehem."@And Israel beheld Joseph's sons, and said, Who [are] these?"
�And Joseph said unto his father, They [are] my sons, whom God hath given me in this [place]. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless them."50o;
+;"50;["OAnd Joseph fell upon his father's face, and wept upon him, and kissed him."oAnd Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father: and the physicians embalmed Israel."
�And forty days were fulfilled for him; for so are fulfilled the days of those which are embalmed: and the Egyptians mourned for him threescore and ten days."
�And when the days of his mourning were past, Joseph spake unto the house of Pharaoh, saying, If now I have found grace in your eyes, speak, I pray you, in the ears of Pharaoh, saying,"
�My father made me swear, saying, Lo, I die: in my grave which I have digged for me in the land of Canaan, there shalt thou bury me. Now therefore let me go up, I pray thee, and bury my father, and I will come again."SAnd Pharaoh said, Go up, and bury thy father, according as he made thee swear."
�And Joseph went up to bury his father: and with him went up all the servants of Pharaoh, the elders of his house, and all the elders of the land of Egypt,"
�And all the house of Joseph, and his brethren, and his father's house: only their little ones, and their flocks, and their herds, they left in the land of Goshen."\And there went up with him both chariots and horsemen: and it was a very great company."38o;
+;"38;["
�And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name [was] Hirah."zAnd Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name [was] Shuah; and he took her, and went in unto her."BAnd she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er."KAnd she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called his name Onan."vAnd she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him."HAnd Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name [was] Tamar."[And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD slew him."nAnd Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother's wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother."
�And Onan knew that the seed should not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother's wife, that he spilled [it] on the ground, lest that he should give seed to his brother."49o;
+;"49;["
�And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you [that] which shall befall you in the last days."aGather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; and hearken unto Israel your father."
�Reuben, thou [art] my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power:"
�Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father's bed; then defiledst thou [it]: he went up to my couch."WSimeon and Levi [are] brethren; instruments of cruelty [are in] their habitations."
�O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united: for in their anger they slew a man, and in their selfwill they digged down a wall."
�Cursed [be] their anger, for [it was] fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel."
�Judah, thou [art he] whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand [shall be] in the neck of thine enemies; thy father's children shall bow down before thee."
�Judah [is] a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up?"27o;
+;"27;["
�And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold, [here am] I."GAnd he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death:"Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me [some] venison;"~And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring [it] to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die."And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt [for] venison, [and] to bring [it]."rAnd Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying,"pBring me venison, and make me savoury meat, that I may eat, and bless thee before the LORD before my death."QNow therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command thee."
�Go now to the flock, and fetch me from thence two good kids of the goats; and I will make them savoury meat for thy father, such as he loveth:"05o;
+;"05;["xThis [is] the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;"vMale and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created."
}And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat [a son] in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:"oAnd the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters:"VAnd all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.">And Seth lived an hundred and five years, and begat Enos:"dAnd Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters:"NAnd all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years: and he died."3And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan:"16o;
+;"16;["oNow Sarai Abram's wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name [was] Hagar."
�And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the LORD hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai."
�And Sarai Abram's wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife."
}And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes."
�And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong [be] upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: the LORD judge between me and thee."
�But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid [is] in thy hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face."vAnd the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur."
�And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai."iAnd the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands."17o;
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�And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I [am] the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect."YAnd I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly."AAnd Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,"_As for me, behold, my covenant [is] with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations."
~Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee."pAnd I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee."
�And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee."
�And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God."zAnd God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations."39o;
+;"39;["
�And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither."sAnd the LORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian."tAnd his master saw that the LORD [was] with him, and that the LORD made all that he did to prosper in his hand."
�And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all [that] he had he put into his hand."
�And it came to pass from the time [that] he had made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that the LORD blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; and the blessing of the LORD was upon all that he had in the house, and in the field."
�And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand; and he knew not ought he had, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was [a] goodly [person], and well favoured."yAnd it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me."
�But he refused, and said unto his master's wife, Behold, my master wotteth not what [is] with me in the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to my hand;"
�[There is] none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou [art] his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?"28o;
+;"28;["
�And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan."
�Arise, go to Padanaram, to the house of Bethuel thy mother's father; and take thee a wife from thence of the daughters of Laban thy mother's brother."wAnd God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people;"
�And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land wherein thou art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham."
�And Isaac sent away Jacob: and he went to Padanaram unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob's and Esau's mother."
�When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him away to Padanaram, to take him a wife from thence; and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan;"PAnd that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Padanaram;"OAnd Esau seeing that the daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac his father;"
�Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he had Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham's son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife."40o;
+;"40;["
�And it came to pass after these things, [that] the butler of the king of Egypt and [his] baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt."
{And Pharaoh was wroth against two [of] his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers."{And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph [was] bound."tAnd the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward."
�And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which [were] bound in the prison."eAnd Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and, behold, they [were] sad."
�And he asked Pharaoh's officers that [were] with him in the ward of his lord's house, saying, Wherefore look ye [so] sadly to day?"
�And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and [there is] no interpreter of it. And Joseph said unto them, [Do] not interpretations [belong] to God? tell me [them], I pray you."qAnd the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine [was] before me;"06o;
+;"06;["qAnd it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,"{That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they [were] fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose."
�And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also [is] flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years."
�There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare [children] to them, the same [became] mighty men which [were] of old, men of renown."
�And GOD saw that the wickedness of man [was] great in the earth, and [that] every imagination of the thoughts of his heart [was] only evil continually."aAnd it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart."
�And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them."2But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD."{These [are] the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man [and] perfect in his generations, [and] Noah walked with God."18o;
+;"18;["oAnd the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;"
�And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw [them], he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,"nAnd said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:"hLet a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:"
�And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said."
�And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead [it], and make cakes upon the hearth."
|And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetcht a calf tender and good, and gave [it] unto a young man; and he hasted to dress it."
�And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set [it] before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat."YAnd they said unto him, Where [is] Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent."41o;
+;"41;["pAnd it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river."sAnd, behold, there came up out of the river seven well favoured kine and fatfleshed; and they fed in a meadow."
�And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill favoured and leanfleshed; and stood by the [other] kine upon the brink of the river."qAnd the ill favoured and leanfleshed kine did eat up the seven well favoured and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke."uAnd he slept and dreamed the second time: and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good."VAnd, behold, seven thin ears and blasted with the east wind sprung up after them."uAnd the seven thin ears devoured the seven rank and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, [it was] a dream."
�And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream; but [there was] none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh."XThen spake the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my faults this day:"29o;
+;"29;["VThen Jacob went on his journey, and came into the land of the people of the east."
�And he looked, and behold a well in the field, and, lo, there [were] three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and a great stone [was] upon the well's mouth."
�And thither were all the flocks gathered: and they rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone again upon the well's mouth in his place."]And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence [be] ye? And they said, Of Haran [are] we."YAnd he said unto them, Know ye Laban the son of Nahor? And they said, We know [him]."~And he said unto them, [Is] he well? And they said, [He is] well: and, behold, Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep."
�And he said, Lo, [it is] yet high day, neither [is it] time that the cattle should be gathered together: water ye the sheep, and go [and] feed [them]."
�And they said, We cannot, until all the flocks be gathered together, and [till] they roll the stone from the well's mouth; then we water the sheep."^And while he yet spake with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep: for she kept them."30o;
+;"30;["
�And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die."
�And Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, [Am] I in God's stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?"
|And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; and she shall bear upon my knees, that I may also have children by her."NAnd she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her."0And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son."
~And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan."KAnd Bilhah Rachel's maid conceived again, and bare Jacob a second son."
~And Rachel said, With great wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali."cWhen Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah her maid, and gave her Jacob to wife."07o;
+;"07;["
�And the LORD said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation."
�Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the male and his female: and of beasts that [are] not clean by two, the male and his female."tOf fowls also of the air by sevens, the male and the female; to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth."
�For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth."AAnd Noah did according unto all that the LORD commanded him."VAnd Noah [was] six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth."
}And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood."xOf clean beasts, and of beasts that [are] not clean, and of fowls, and of every thing that creepeth upon the earth,"jThere went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah."42o;
+;"42;["pNow when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another?"
�And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die.">And Joseph's ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt."zBut Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him."oAnd the sons of Israel came to buy [corn] among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan."
�And Joseph [was] the governor over the land, [and] he [it was] that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph's brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him [with] their faces to the earth."
�And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food."9And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him."
�And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them, Ye [are] spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come."19o;
+;"19;["
�And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing [them] rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;"
�And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant's house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night."
�And he pressed upon them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat."
�But before they lay down, the men of the city, [even] the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter:"
�And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where [are] the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them."IAnd Lot went out at the door unto them, and shut the door after him,"8And said, I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly."
�Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as [is] good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof."
�And they said, Stand back. And they said [again], This one [fellow] came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, [even] Lot, and came near to break the door."31o;
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�And he heard the words of Laban's sons, saying, Jacob hath taken away all that [was] our father's; and of [that] which [was] our father's hath he gotten all this glory."_And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it [was] not toward him as before."tAnd the LORD said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee."KAnd Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto his flock,"
�And said unto them, I see your father's countenance, that it [is] not toward me as before; but the God of my father hath been with me."BAnd ye know that with all my power I have served your father."kAnd your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages ten times; but God suffered him not to hurt me."
�If he said thus, The speckled shall be thy wages; then all the cattle bare speckled: and if he said thus, The ringstraked shall be thy hire; then bare all the cattle ringstraked."PThus God hath taken away the cattle of your father, and given [them] to me."08o;
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�And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that [was] with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters asswaged;"tThe fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained;"
And the waters returned from off the earth continually: and after the end of the hundred and fifty days the waters were abated."pAnd the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat."
�And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month: in the tenth [month], on the first [day] of the month, were the tops of the mountains seen."lAnd it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made:"oAnd he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth."jAlso he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground;"
�But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters [were] on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into the ark."20o;
+;"20;["}And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar."nAnd Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She [is] my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah."
�But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou [art but] a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she [is] a man's wife."dBut Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation?"
�Said he not unto me, She [is] my sister? and she, even she herself said, He [is] my brother: in the integrity of my heart and innocency of my hands have I done this."
�And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her."
�Now therefore restore the man [his] wife; for he [is] a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore [her] not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that [are] thine."
�Therefore Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears: and the men were sore afraid."
�Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us? and what have I offended thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done deeds unto me that ought not to be done."21o;
+;"21;["]And the LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did unto Sarah as he had spoken."pFor Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him."bAnd Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac."ZAnd Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had commanded him."PAnd Abraham was an hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him."[And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, [so that] all that hear will laugh with me."
�And she said, Who would have said unto Abraham, that Sarah should have given children suck? for I have born [him] a son in his old age."mAnd the child grew, and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feast the [same] day that Isaac was weaned."[And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, which she had born unto Abraham, mocking."10o;
+;"10;["Now these [are] the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood."dThe sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras."@And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah."GAnd the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim."
�By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations."BAnd the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan."}And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan."EAnd Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth."tHe was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD."43o;
+;"43;["+And the famine [was] sore in the land."
�And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them, Go again, buy us a little food."
�And Judah spake unto him, saying, The man did solemnly protest unto us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother [be] with you."NIf thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food:"
�But if thou wilt not send [him], we will not go down: for the man said unto us, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother [be] with you."mAnd Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye [so] ill with me, [as] to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother?"
And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, [Is] your father yet alive? have ye [another] brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down?"
�And Judah said unto Israel his father, Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go; that we may live, and not die, both we, and thou, [and] also our little ones."
�I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever:"09o;
+;"09;["oAnd God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth."
�And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth [upon] the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered."nEvery moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things."UBut flesh with the life thereof, [which is] the blood thereof, shall ye not eat."
�And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man's brother will I require the life of man."eWhoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man."fAnd you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; bring forth abundantly in the earth, and multiply therein."?And God spake unto Noah, and to his sons with him, saying,"SAnd I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you;"32o;
+;"32;[">And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him."kAnd when Jacob saw them, he said, This [is] God's host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim."iAnd Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom."
�And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye speak unto my lord Esau; Thy servant Jacob saith thus, I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed there until now:"
�And I have oxen, and asses, flocks, and menservants, and womenservants: and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find grace in thy sight."
�And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to thy brother Esau, and also he cometh to meet thee, and four hundred men with him."
�Then Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed: and he divided the people that [was] with him, and the flocks, and herds, and the camels, into two bands;"pAnd said, If Esau come to the one company, and smite it, then the other company which is left shall escape."
�And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, the LORD which saidst unto me, Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred, and I will deal well with thee:;"Genesis;
+;"11;["UNow faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."1For by it the elders obtained a good report."
�Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear."
�By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh."
�By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God."
�But without faith [it is] impossible to please [him]: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and [that] he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him."
�By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith."
�By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went."
�By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as [in] a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:"12o;
+;"12;["
�Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset [us], and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,"
�Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of [our] faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God."}For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds."?Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin."
�And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:"WFor whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth."sIf ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?"fBut if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons."
�Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected [us], and we gave [them] reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?"01o;
+;"01;["hGod, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,"
�Hath in these last days spoken unto us by [his] Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;"
�Who being the brightness of [his] glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;"sBeing made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they."
�For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son?"zAnd again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him."bAnd of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire."
�But unto the Son [he saith], Thy throne, O God, [is] for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness [is] the sceptre of thy kingdom."
�Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, [even] thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows."02o;
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Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let [them] slip."
}For if the word spoken by angels was stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompence of reward;"
�How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard [him];"
�God also bearing [them] witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will?"[For unto the angels hath he not put in subjection the world to come, whereof we speak."
�But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man, that thou visitest him?"
�Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands:"
�Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he put all in subjection under him, he left nothing [that is] not put under him. But now we see not yet all things put under him."
�But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man."13o;
+;"13;["!Let brotherly love continue."`Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares."
}Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; [and] them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body."lMarriage [is] honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge."
�[Let your] conversation [be] without covetousness; [and be] content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee."gSo that we may boldly say, The Lord [is] my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me."
�Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of [their] conversation."?Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever."
�Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For [it is] a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied therein."03o;
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�Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus;"_Who was faithful to him that appointed him, as also Moses [was faithful] in all his house."
�For this [man] was counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who hath builded the house hath more honour than the house."UFor every house is builded by some [man]; but he that built all things [is] God."
~And Moses verily [was] faithful in all his house, as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken after;"
�But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end."JWherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice,"_Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness:"KWhen your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years."04o;
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}Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left [us] of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it."
�For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard [it]."
�For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world."|For he spake in a certain place of the seventh [day] on this wise, And God did rest the seventh day from all his works."AAnd in this [place] again, If they shall enter into my rest."
�Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief:"
�Again, he limiteth a certain day, saying in David, To day, after so long a time; as it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts."^For if Jesus had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day.";There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God."05o;
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�For every high priest taken from among men is ordained for men in things [pertaining] to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins:"
�Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity."^And by reason hereof he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins."^And no man taketh this honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as [was] Aaron."
�So also Christ glorified not himself to be made an high priest; but he that said unto him, Thou art my Son, to day have I begotten thee."fAs he saith also in another [place], Thou [art] a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec."
�Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared;"TThough he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered;"cAnd being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;"06o;
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�Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,"vOf the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment."(And this will we do, if God permit."
�For [it is] impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,"OAnd have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come,"
�If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put [him] to an open shame."
�For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God:"uBut that which beareth thorns and briers [is] rejected, and [is] nigh unto cursing; whose end [is] to be burned."tBut, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak."07o;
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�For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him;"
�To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace;"
�Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually."nNow consider how great this man [was], unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils."
�And verily they that are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though they come out of the loins of Abraham:"uBut he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises."EAnd without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better."qAnd here men that die receive tithes; but there he [receiveth them], of whom it is witnessed that he liveth."SAnd as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham."08o;
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�Now of the things which we have spoken [this is] the sum: We have such an high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens;"bA minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man."
�For every high priest is ordained to offer gifts and sacrifices: wherefore [it is] of necessity that this man have somewhat also to offer."}For if he were on earth, he should not be a priest, seeing that there are priests that offer gifts according to the law:"
�Who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, [that] thou make all things according to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount."
�But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises."kFor if that first [covenant] had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second."
�For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah:"
�Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them not, saith the Lord."10o;
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�For the law having a shadow of good things to come, [and] not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect."
�For then would they not have ceased to be offered? because that the worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins."VBut in those [sacrifices there is] a remembrance again [made] of sins every year."YFor [it is] not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins."
~Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me:"KIn burnt offerings and [sacrifices] for sin thou hast had no pleasure."dThen said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God."
�Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and [offering] for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure [therein]; which are offered by the law;"pThen said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second."09o;
+;"09;["eThen verily the first [covenant] had also ordinances of divine service, and a worldly sanctuary."
�For there was a tabernacle made; the first, wherein [was] the candlestick, and the table, and the shewbread; which is called the sanctuary."RAnd after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of all;"
�Which had the golden censer, and the ark of the covenant overlaid round about with gold, wherein [was] the golden pot that had manna, and Aaron's rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant;"kAnd over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercyseat; of which we cannot now speak particularly."
�Now when these things were thus ordained, the priests went always into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the service [of God]."
�But into the second [went] the high priest alone once every year, not without blood, which he offered for himself, and [for] the errors of the people:"
�The Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet standing:"
�Which [was] a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience;;"Hebrews;
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�Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted."DBear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ."ZFor if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself."qBut let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another."-For every man shall bear his own burden."^Let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that teacheth in all good things."^Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap."
�For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting."]And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not."1o;
+;"1;["{Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;)"JAnd all the brethren which are with me, unto the churches of Galatia:"WGrace [be] to you and peace from God the Father, and [from] our Lord Jesus Christ,"
�Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father:"0To whom [be] glory for ever and ever. Amen."pI marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:"fWhich is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ."
�But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed."
�As we said before, so say I now again, If any [man] preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed."2o;
+;"2;["iThen fourteen years after I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, and took Titus with [me] also."
�And I went up by revelation, and communicated unto them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to them which were of reputation, lest by any means I should run, or had run, in vain."XBut neither Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised:"
�And that because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage:"tTo whom we gave place by subjection, no, not for an hour; that the truth of the gospel might continue with you."
�But of these who seemed to be somewhat, (whatsoever they were, it maketh no matter to me: God accepteth no man's person:) for they who seemed [to be somewhat] in conference added nothing to me:"
�But contrariwise, when they saw that the gospel of the uncircumcision was committed unto me, as [the gospel] of the circumcision [was] unto Peter;"
�(For he that wrought effectually in Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision, the same was mighty in me toward the Gentiles:)"
�And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we [should go] unto the heathen, and they unto the circumcision."3o;
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�O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you?"pThis only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?"YAre ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?"EHave ye suffered so many things in vain? if [it be] yet in vain."
�He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, [doeth he it] by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?"QEven as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness."ZKnow ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham."
�And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, [saying], In thee shall all nations be blessed."FSo then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham."4o;
+;"4;["vNow I say, [That] the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;"NBut is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father."XEven so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world:"lBut when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,"XTo redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons."oAnd because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father."gWherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ."^Howbeit then, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them which by nature are no gods."
�But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage?"5o;
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|Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage."]Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing."cFor I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law."qChrist is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace."KFor we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith."vFor in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love."KYe did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth?":This persuasion [cometh] not of him that calleth you.".A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.;"Galatians;
+;"1;["wPaul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Timothy [our] brother, unto Philemon our dearly beloved, and fellowlabourer,"bAnd to [our] beloved Apphia, and Archippus our fellowsoldier, and to the church in thy house:"LGrace to you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ."AI thank my God, making mention of thee always in my prayers,"aHearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints;"
�That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus."xFor we have great joy and consolation in thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother."^Wherefore, though I might be much bold in Christ to enjoin thee that which is convenient,"~Yet for love's sake I rather beseech [thee], being such an one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.;"
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�And when they came nigh to Jerusalem, unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth forth two of his disciples,"
�And saith unto them, Go your way into the village over against you: and as soon as ye be entered into it, ye shall find a colt tied, whereon never man sat; loose him, and bring [him]."
|And if any man say unto you, Why do ye this? say ye that the Lord hath need of him; and straightway he will send him hither."|And they went their way, and found the colt tied by the door without in a place where two ways met; and they loose him."WAnd certain of them that stood there said unto them, What do ye, loosing the colt?"OAnd they said unto them even as Jesus had commanded: and they let them go."]And they brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments on him; and he sat upon him."zAnd many spread their garments in the way: and others cut down branches off the trees, and strawed [them] in the way."
And they that went before, and they that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna; Blessed [is] he that cometh in the name of the Lord:"12o;
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�And he began to speak unto them by parables. A [certain] man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about [it], and digged [a place for] the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country."
~And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard."DAnd they caught [him], and beat him, and sent [him] away empty."
�And again he sent unto them another servant; and at him they cast stones, and wounded [him] in the head, and sent [him] away shamefully handled."eAnd again he sent another; and him they killed, and many others; beating some, and killing some."xHaving yet therefore one son, his wellbeloved, he sent him also last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son."|But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours."MAnd they took him, and killed [him], and cast [him] out of the vineyard."
�What shall therefore the lord of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others."01o;
+;"01;["AThe beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;"|As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee."hThe voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight."hJohn did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins."
�And there went out unto him all the land of Judaea, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins."
{And John was clothed with camel's hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his loins; and he did eat locusts and wild honey;"
�And preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose."YI indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost."uAnd it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan."02o;
+;"02;["gAnd again he entered into Capernaum after [some] days; and it was noised that he was in the house."
�And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive [them], no, not so much as about the door: and he preached the word unto them."UAnd they come unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four."
�And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken [it] up, they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay."dWhen Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee."XBut there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts,"SWhy doth this [man] thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?"
�And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, he said unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts?"
�Whether is it easier to say to the sick of the palsy, [Thy] sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk?"13o;
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�And as he went out of the temple, one of his disciples saith unto him, Master, see what manner of stones and what buildings [are here]!"
�And Jesus answering said unto him, Seest thou these great buildings? there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down."}And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately,"pTell us, when shall these things be? and what [shall be] the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled?"QAnd Jesus answering them began to say, Take heed lest any [man] deceive you:"SFor many shall come in my name, saying, I am [Christ]; and shall deceive many."
�And when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be ye not troubled: for [such things] must needs be; but the end [shall] not [be] yet."
�For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these [are] the beginnings of sorrows."
�But take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them."14o;
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�After two days was [the feast of] the passover, and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put [him] to death."RBut they said, Not on the feast [day], lest there be an uproar of the people."
�And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured [it] on his head."sAnd there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made?"
~For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her."[And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me."qFor ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always."ZShe hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying."
�Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, [this] also that she hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her."03o;
+;"03;["bAnd he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there which had a withered hand."dAnd they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him."HAnd he saith unto the man which had the withered hand, Stand forth."
�And he saith unto them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? But they held their peace."
�And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched [it] out: and his hand was restored whole as the other."{And the Pharisees went forth, and straightway took counsel with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him."
{But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judaea,"
�And from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and [from] beyond Jordan; and they about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they had heard what great things he did, came unto him."And he spake to his disciples, that a small ship should wait on him because of the multitude, lest they should throng him."04o;
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�And he began again to teach by the sea side: and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he entered into a ship, and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea on the land."TAnd he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine,"4Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow:"sAnd it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up."
{And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth:"\But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away."`And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit."
�And other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundred."DAnd he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear."15o;
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�And straightway in the morning the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council, and bound Jesus, and carried [him] away, and delivered [him] to Pilate."kAnd Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said unto him, Thou sayest [it]."OAnd the chief priests accused him of many things: but he answered nothing."rAnd Pilate asked him again, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they witness against thee.">But Jesus yet answered nothing; so that Pilate marvelled."UNow at [that] feast he released unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired."
�And there was [one] named Barabbas, [which lay] bound with them that had made insurrection with him, who had committed murder in the insurrection."^And the multitude crying aloud began to desire [him to do] as he had ever done unto them."\But Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release unto you the King of the Jews?"05o;
+;"05;["ZAnd they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes."sAnd when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,"\Who had [his] dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains:"
�Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any [man] tame him."sAnd always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones."?But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him,"
�And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, [thou] Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not."FFor he said unto him, Come out of the man, [thou] unclean spirit."iAnd he asked him, What [is] thy name? And he answered, saying, My name [is] Legion: for we are many."16o;
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�And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the [mother] of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him."vAnd very early in the morning the first [day] of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun."eAnd they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre?"ZAnd when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away: for it was very great."
�And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted."
�And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him."
�But go your way, tell his disciples and Peter that he goeth before you into Galilee: there shall ye see him, as he said unto you."
�And they went out quickly, and fled from the sepulchre; for they trembled and were amazed: neither said they any thing to any [man]; for they were afraid."
�Now when [Jesus] was risen early the first [day] of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils."06o;
+;"06;["^And he went out from thence, and came into his own country; and his disciples follow him."	
And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing [him] were astonished, saying, From whence hath this [man] these things? and what wisdom [is] this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands?"
�Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him."
But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house."oAnd he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed [them]."`And he marvelled because of their unbelief. And he went round about the villages, teaching."
{And he called [unto him] the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and gave them power over unclean spirits;"
�And commanded them that they should take nothing for [their] journey, save a staff only; no scrip, no bread, no money in [their] purse:":But [be] shod with sandals; and not put on two coats."07o;
+;"07;["fThen came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem."|And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault."{For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash [their] hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders."
�And [when they come] from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they have received to hold, [as] the washing of cups, and pots, brasen vessels, and of tables."
�Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands?"
�He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with [their] lips, but their heart is far from me."ZHowbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching [for] doctrines the commandments of men."
�For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, [as] the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do."lAnd he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition."08o;
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�In those days the multitude being very great, and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples [unto him], and saith unto them,"pI have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat:"wAnd if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way: for divers of them came from far."qAnd his disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfy these [men] with bread here in the wilderness?"FAnd he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven."
�And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground: and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave to his disciples to set before [them]; and they did set [them] before the people."cAnd they had a few small fishes: and he blessed, and commanded to set them also before [them]."iSo they did eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken [meat] that was left seven baskets."MAnd they that had eaten were about four thousand: and he sent them away."10o;
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�And he arose from thence, and cometh into the coasts of Judaea by the farther side of Jordan: and the people resort unto him again; and, as he was wont, he taught them again."oAnd the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away [his] wife? tempting him."DAnd he answered and said unto them, What did Moses command you?"YAnd they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put [her] away."eAnd Jesus answered and said unto them, For the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept."JBut from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female."TFor this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife;"VAnd they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh."FWhat therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder."09o;
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�And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power."
�And after six days Jesus taketh [with him] Peter, and James, and John, and leadeth them up into an high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them."fAnd his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can white them."UAnd there appeared unto them Elias with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus."
�And Peter answered and said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias."<For he wist not what to say; for they were sore afraid."And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him."oAnd suddenly, when they had looked round about, they saw no man any more, save Jesus only with themselves."
�And as they came down from the mountain, he charged them that they should tell no man what things they had seen, till the Son of man were risen from the dead.;"	Mark;
+;"11;["cAlso I in the first year of Darius the Mede, [even] I, stood to confirm and to strengthen him."
�And now will I shew thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall be far richer than [they] all: and by his strength through his riches he shall stir up all against the realm of Grecia."iAnd a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will."
�And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven; and not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion which he ruled: for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others beside those."
�And the king of the south shall be strong, and [one] of his princes; and he shall be strong above him, and have dominion; his dominion [shall be] a great dominion."k
And in the end of years they shall join themselves together; for the king's daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement: but she shall not retain the power of the arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm: but she shall be given up, and they that brought her, and he that begat her, and he that strengthened her in [these] times."
�But out of a branch of her roots shall [one] stand up in his estate, which shall come with an army, and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and shall deal against them, and shall prevail:"
�And shall also carry captives into Egypt their gods, with their princes, [and] with their precious vessels of silver and of gold; and he shall continue [more] years than the king of the north."`So the king of the south shall come into [his] kingdom, and shall return into his own land."12o;
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And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation [even] to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book."
�And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame [and] everlasting contempt."
�And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever."
�But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, [even] to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased."
�Then I Daniel looked, and, behold, there stood other two, the one on this side of the bank of the river, and the other on that side of the bank of the river."
�And [one] said to the man clothed in linen, which [was] upon the waters of the river, How long [shall it be to] the end of these wonders?"Y
And I heard the man clothed in linen, which [was] upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever that [it shall be] for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these [things] shall be finished."jAnd I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what [shall be] the end of these [things]?"hAnd he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words [are] closed up and sealed till the time of the end."01o;
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~In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it."
�And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God: which he carried into the land of Shinar to the house of his god; and he brought the vessels into the treasure house of his god."
�And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring [certain] of the children of Israel, and of the king's seed, and of the princes;"
Children in whom [was] no blemish, but well favoured, and skilful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, and understanding science, and such as [had] ability in them to stand in the king's palace, and whom they might teach the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans."
�And the king appointed them a daily provision of the king's meat, and of the wine which he drank: so nourishing them three years, that at the end thereof they might stand before the king."[Now among these were of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:"
�Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names: for he gave unto Daniel [the name] of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach; and to Mishael, of Meshach; and to Azariah, of Abednego."
�But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself."[Now God had brought Daniel into favour and tender love with the prince of the eunuchs."02o;
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�And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was troubled, and his sleep brake from him."
�Then the king commanded to call the magicians, and the astrologers, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, for to shew the king his dreams. So they came and stood before the king."gAnd the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the dream."
�Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in Syriack, O king, live for ever: tell thy servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation."
�The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, The thing is gone from me: if ye will not make known unto me the dream, with the interpretation thereof, ye shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made a dunghill."
�But if ye shew the dream, and the interpretation thereof, ye shall receive of me gifts and rewards and great honour: therefore shew me the dream, and the interpretation thereof."wThey answered again and said, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation of it."{The king answered and said, I know of certainty that ye would gain the time, because ye see the thing is gone from me."
But if ye will not make known unto me the dream, [there is but] one decree for you: for ye have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before me, till the time be changed: therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that ye can shew me the interpretation thereof."03o;
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�Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height [was] threescore cubits, [and] the breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon."
Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the princes, the governors, and the captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the image which Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up."/
Then the princes, the governors, and captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, were gathered together unto the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up; and they stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up."ZThen an herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, O people, nations, and languages,"
�[That] at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up:"vAnd whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace."
Therefore at that time, when all the people heard the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds of musick, all the people, the nations, and the languages, fell down [and] worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up."NWherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and accused the Jews."KThey spake and said to the king Nebuchadnezzar, O king, live for ever."04o;
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|Nebuchadnezzar the king, unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you."^I thought it good to shew the signs and wonders that the high God hath wrought toward me."
�How great [are] his signs! and how mighty [are] his wonders! his kingdom [is] an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion [is] from generation to generation."NI Nebuchadnezzar was at rest in mine house, and flourishing in my palace:"mI saw a dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts upon my bed and the visions of my head troubled me."
�Therefore made I a decree to bring in all the wise [men] of Babylon before me, that they might make known unto me the interpretation of the dream."
�Then came in the magicians, the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers: and I told the dream before them; but they did not make known unto me the interpretation thereof."
�But at the last Daniel came in before me, whose name [was] Belteshazzar, according to the name of my god, and in whom [is] the spirit of the holy gods: and before him I told the dream, [saying],"
�O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods [is] in thee, and no secret troubleth thee, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and the interpretation thereof."05o;
+;"05;["kBelshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand."

Belshazzar, whiles he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple which [was] in Jerusalem; that the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, might drink therein."
�Then they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of the house of God which [was] at Jerusalem; and the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, drank in them."lThey drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone."
�In the same hour came forth fingers of a man's hand, and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaister of the wall of the king's palace: and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote."
�Then the king's countenance was changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against another."T
The king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. [And] the king spake, and said to the wise [men] of Babylon, Whosoever shall read this writing, and shew me the interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with scarlet, and [have] a chain of gold about his neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom."
�Then came in all the king's wise [men]: but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation thereof."tThen was king Belshazzar greatly troubled, and his countenance was changed in him, and his lords were astonied."06o;
+;"06;["uIt pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom;"
�And over these three presidents; of whom Daniel [was] first: that the princes might give accounts unto them, and the king should have no damage."
�Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit [was] in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm."
�Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he [was] faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him."
�Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find [it] against him concerning the law of his God."zThen these presidents and princes assembled together to the king, and said thus unto him, King Darius, live for ever.";
All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions."
�Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not."=Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree."07o;
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�In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed: then he wrote the dream, [and] told the sum of the matters."}Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea."JAnd four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another."
�The first [was] like a lion, and had eagle's wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, and a man's heart was given to it."
�And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and [it had] three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh."
�After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it."1
After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it [was] diverse from all the beasts that [were] before it; and it had ten horns."
�I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn [were] eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things."
�I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment [was] white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne [was like] the fiery flame, [and] his wheels [as] burning fire."08o;
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�In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared unto me, [even unto] me Daniel, after that which appeared unto me at the first."
�And I saw in a vision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I [was] at Shushan [in] the palace, which [is] in the province of Elam; and I saw in a vision, and I was by the river of Ulai."
�Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had [two] horns: and the [two] horns [were] high; but one [was] higher than the other, and the higher came up last."
�I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward; so that no beasts might stand before him, neither [was there any] that could deliver out of his hand; but he did according to his will, and became great."
�And as I was considering, behold, an he goat came from the west on the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat [had] a notable horn between his eyes."
�And he came to the ram that had [two] horns, which I had seen standing before the river, and ran unto him in the fury of his power.",
And I saw him come close unto the ram, and he was moved with choler against him, and smote the ram, and brake his two horns: and there was no power in the ram to stand before him, but he cast him down to the ground, and stamped upon him: and there was none that could deliver the ram out of his hand."
�Therefore the he goat waxed very great: and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and for it came up four notable ones toward the four winds of heaven."
�And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant [land]."10o;
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�In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed unto Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the thing [was] true, but the time appointed [was] long: and he understood the thing, and had understanding of the vision.":In those days I Daniel was mourning three full weeks."
�I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled."xAnd in the four and twentieth day of the first month, as I was by the side of the great river, which [is] Hiddekel;"
�Then I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a certain man clothed in linen, whose loins [were] girded with fine gold of Uphaz:"
�His body also [was] like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as lamps of fire, and his arms and his feet like in colour to polished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude."
�And I Daniel alone saw the vision: for the men that were with me saw not the vision; but a great quaking fell upon them, so that they fled to hide themselves."
�Therefore I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me: for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength."
�Yet heard I the voice of his words: and when I heard the voice of his words, then was I in a deep sleep on my face, and my face toward the ground."09o;
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�In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, which was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans;"
�In the first year of his reign I Daniel understood by books the number of the years, whereof the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the prophet, that he would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem."vAnd I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes:"
�And I prayed unto the LORD my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments;"
�We have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from thy precepts and from thy judgments:"
�Neither have we hearkened unto thy servants the prophets, which spake in thy name to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land."O
O Lord, righteousness [belongeth] unto thee, but unto us confusion of faces, as at this day; to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and unto all Israel, [that are] near, and [that are] far off, through all the countries whither thou hast driven them, because of their trespass that they have trespassed against thee."
�O Lord, to us [belongeth] confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against thee."aTo the Lord our God [belong] mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him;;"Daniel;
+;"22;["ONow the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover."bAnd the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people."XThen entered Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve."nAnd he went his way, and communed with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray him unto them.":And they were glad, and covenanted to give him money."eAnd he promised, and sought opportunity to betray him unto them in the absence of the multitude."MThen came the day of unleavened bread, when the passover must be killed."YAnd he sent Peter and John, saying, Go and prepare us the passover, that we may eat."=And they said unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare?"11o;
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�And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples."
�And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth."(Give us day by day our daily bread."
�And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil."
�And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves;"]For a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him?"
�And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee."
�I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth."yAnd I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you."23o;
+;"23;["DAnd the whole multitude of them arose, and led him unto Pilate."
�And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this [fellow] perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ a King."qAnd Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest [it]."\Then said Pilate to the chief priests and [to] the people, I find no fault in this man."
�And they were the more fierce, saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Jewry, beginning from Galilee to this place."MWhen Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked whether the man were a Galilaean."
�And as soon as he knew that he belonged unto Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who himself also was at Jerusalem at that time."
�And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad: for he was desirous to see him of a long [season], because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to have seen some miracle done by him."LThen he questioned with him in many words; but he answered him nothing."12o;
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�In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy."dFor there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known."
�Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops."{And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do."
�But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him."_Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?"xBut even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows."
{Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God:"PBut he that denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels of God."01o;
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�Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,"pEven as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word;"
�It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus,"^That thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed."
�There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife [was] of the daughters of Aaron, and her name [was] Elisabeth."sAnd they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless."oAnd they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were [now] well stricken in years."kAnd it came to pass, that while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his course,"zAccording to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord."02o;
+;"02;["~And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed."L([And] this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)";And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city."
�And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)"ETo be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child."iAnd so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered."
�And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn."pAnd there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night."
{And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid."24o;
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�Now upon the first [day] of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain [others] with them."=And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre."CAnd they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus."tAnd it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments:"
And as they were afraid, and bowed down [their] faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?"]He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee,"{Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again."#And they remembered his words,"eAnd returned from the sepulchre, and told all these things unto the eleven, and to all the rest."13o;
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}There were present at that season some that told him of the Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices."
�And Jesus answering said unto them, Suppose ye that these Galilaeans were sinners above all the Galilaeans, because they suffered such things?"JI tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish."
�Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem?"JI tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish."
�He spake also this parable; A certain [man] had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none."
�Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?"qAnd he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung [it]:"XAnd if it bear fruit, [well]: and if not, [then] after that thou shalt cut it down."14o;
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�And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him."JAnd, behold, there was a certain man before him which had the dropsy."oAnd Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day?"RAnd they held their peace. And he took [him], and healed him, and let him go;"
�And answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day?"9And they could not answer him again to these things."
{And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,"
�When thou art bidden of any [man] to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him;"
{And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room."03o;
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�Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,"vAnnas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness."rAnd he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;"
�As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight."
�Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways [shall be] made smooth;"2And all flesh shall see the salvation of God."
�Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?"
�Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to [our] father: for I say unto you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham."
�And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire."04o;
+;"04;["pAnd Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,"
}Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered."fAnd the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread."uAnd Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God."{And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time."
�And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it.";If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine."
�And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve."
�And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence:"15o;
+;"15;["KThen drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him."fAnd the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them."1And he spake this parable unto them, saying,"
�What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?"MAnd when he hath found [it], he layeth [it] on his shoulders, rejoicing."
�And when he cometh home, he calleth together [his] friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost."
�I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance."
�Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find [it]?"
�And when she hath found [it], she calleth [her] friends and [her] neighbours together, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I had lost."05o;
+;"05;["{And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret,"tAnd saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing [their] nets."
�And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon's, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship."wNow when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught."
�And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net."aAnd when they had this done, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake."
�And they beckoned unto [their] partners, which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink."tWhen Simon Peter saw [it], he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord."jFor he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the draught of the fishes which they had taken:"16o;
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�And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods."
�And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward."
�Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed."qI am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses."xSo he called every one of his lord's debtors [unto him], and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord?"yAnd he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty."
�Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and write fourscore."
�And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light."
�And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations."17o;
+;"17;["Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe [unto him], through whom they come!"
�It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones."nTake heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him."
�And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him."=And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith."
�And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you."
�But which of you, having a servant plowing or feeding cattle, will say unto him by and by, when he is come from the field, Go and sit down to meat?"
�And will not rather say unto him, Make ready wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself, and serve me, till I have eaten and drunken; and afterward thou shalt eat and drink?"^Doth he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded him? I trow not."06o;
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�And it came to pass on the second sabbath after the first, that he went through the corn fields; and his disciples plucked the ears of corn, and did eat, rubbing [them] in [their] hands."oAnd certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days?"
�And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read so much as this, what David did, when himself was an hungred, and they which were with him;"
�How he went into the house of God, and did take and eat the shewbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat but for the priests alone?"LAnd he said unto them, That the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath."
�And it came to pass also on another sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue and taught: and there was a man whose right hand was withered."
�And the scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath day; that they might find an accusation against him."
�But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man which had the withered hand, Rise up, and stand forth in the midst. And he arose and stood forth."
�Then said Jesus unto them, I will ask you one thing; Is it lawful on the sabbath days to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy [it]?"18o;
+;"18;["eAnd he spake a parable unto them [to this end], that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;"USaying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man:"dAnd there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary."oAnd he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;"gYet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me."9And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith."mAnd shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?"}I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?"vAnd he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:"07o;
+;"07;["dNow when he had ended all his sayings in the audience of the people, he entered into Capernaum."ZAnd a certain centurion's servant, who was dear unto him, was sick, and ready to die."
|And when he heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the elders of the Jews, beseeching him that he would come and heal his servant."uAnd when they came to Jesus, they besought him instantly, saying, That he was worthy for whom he should do this:"@For he loveth our nation, and he hath built us a synagogue."
�Then Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble not thyself: for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof:"tWherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come unto thee: but say in a word, and my servant shall be healed."
�For I also am a man set under authority, having under me soldiers, and I say unto one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth [it]."
�When Jesus heard these things, he marvelled at him, and turned him about, and said unto the people that followed him, I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel."19o;
+;"19;["4And [Jesus] entered and passed through Jericho."nAnd, behold, [there was] a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich."jAnd he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature."fAnd he ran before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass that [way]."
�And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for to day I must abide at thy house."AAnd he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully."qAnd when they saw [it], they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner."
�And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore [him] fourfold."qAnd Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham."08o;
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�And it came to pass afterward, that he went throughout every city and village, preaching and shewing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God: and the twelve [were] with him,"
And certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils,"~And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their substance."pAnd when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable:"
�A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it."nAnd some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture."QAnd some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it."
�And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear."EAnd his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be?"20o;
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�And it came to pass, [that] on one of those days, as he taught the people in the temple, and preached the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came upon [him] with the elders,"
{And spake unto him, saying, Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?"VAnd he answered and said unto them, I will also ask you one thing; and answer me:"8The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men?"xAnd they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not?"lBut and if we say, Of men; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet."AAnd they answered, that they could not tell whence [it was]."VAnd Jesus said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things."
�Then began he to speak to the people this parable; A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time."21o;
+;"21;["RAnd he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury."GAnd he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites."bAnd he said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all:"
�For all these have of their abundance cast in unto the offerings of God: but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had."_And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said,"
�[As for] these things which ye behold, the days will come, in the which there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down."
�And they asked him, saying, Master, but when shall these things be? and what sign [will there be] when these things shall come to pass?"
�And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am [Christ]; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them."
�But when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified: for these things must first come to pass; but the end [is] not by and by."10o;
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�After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come."
�Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly [is] great, but the labourers [are] few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest."BGo your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves."MCarry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes: and salute no man by the way."MAnd into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace [be] to this house."iAnd if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it: if not, it shall turn to you again."
�And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house."dAnd into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you:"eAnd heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you."09o;
+;"09;["{Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases."IAnd he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick."
�And he said unto them, Take nothing for [your] journey, neither staves, nor scrip, neither bread, neither money; neither have two coats apiece."HAnd whatsoever house ye enter into, there abide, and thence depart."
�And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them."bAnd they departed, and went through the towns, preaching the gospel, and healing every where."
�Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him: and he was perplexed, because that it was said of some, that John was risen from the dead;"gAnd of some, that Elias had appeared; and of others, that one of the old prophets was risen again."rAnd Herod said, John have I beheaded: but who is this, of whom I hear such things? And he desired to see him.;"	Luke;
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�Josiah [was] eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name [was] Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah of Boscath."
�And he did [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in all the way of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left."
�And it came to pass in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, [that] the king sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, the scribe, to the house of the LORD, saying,"
�Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may sum the silver which is brought into the house of the LORD, which the keepers of the door have gathered of the people:"
�And let them deliver it into the hand of the doers of the work, that have the oversight of the house of the LORD: and let them give it to the doers of the work which [is] in the house of the LORD, to repair the breaches of the house,"eUnto carpenters, and builders, and masons, and to buy timber and hewn stone to repair the house."
}Howbeit there was no reckoning made with them of the money that was delivered into their hand, because they dealt faithfully."
�And Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the LORD. And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, and he read it."
And Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word again, and said, Thy servants have gathered the money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the hand of them that do the work, that have the oversight of the house of the LORD."11o;
+;"11;["sAnd when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal."
But Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king's sons [which were] slain; and they hid him, [even] him and his nurse, in the bedchamber from Athaliah, so that he was not slain."fAnd he was with her hid in the house of the LORD six years. And Athaliah did reign over the land."
And the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the rulers over hundreds, with the captains and the guard, and brought them to him into the house of the LORD, and made a covenant with them, and took an oath of them in the house of the LORD, and shewed them the king's son."
�And he commanded them, saying, This [is] the thing that ye shall do; A third part of you that enter in on the sabbath shall even be keepers of the watch of the king's house;"
�And a third part [shall be] at the gate of Sur; and a third part at the gate behind the guard: so shall ye keep the watch of the house, that it be not broken down."
~And two parts of all you that go forth on the sabbath, even they shall keep the watch of the house of the LORD about the king."
�And ye shall compass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand: and he that cometh within the ranges, let him be slain: and be ye with the king as he goeth out and as he cometh in."
�And the captains over the hundreds did according to all [things] that Jehoiada the priest commanded: and they took every man his men that were to come in on the sabbath, with them that should go out on the sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the priest."23o;
+;"23;["\And the king sent, and they gathered unto him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem."3
And the king went up into the house of the LORD, and all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, both small and great: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant which was found in the house of the LORD.";
And the king stood by a pillar, and made a covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD, and to keep his commandments and his testimonies and his statutes with all [their] heart and all [their] soul, to perform the words of this covenant that were written in this book. And all the people stood to the covenant."c
And the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the door, to bring forth out of the temple of the LORD all the vessels that were made for Baal, and for the grove, and for all the host of heaven: and he burned them without Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron, and carried the ashes of them unto Bethel.")
And he put down the idolatrous priests, whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah, and in the places round about Jerusalem; them also that burned incense unto Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, and to the planets, and to all the host of heaven."
�And he brought out the grove from the house of the LORD, without Jerusalem, unto the brook Kidron, and burned it at the brook Kidron, and stamped [it] small to powder, and cast the powder thereof upon the graves of the children of the people."
�And he brake down the houses of the sodomites, that [were] by the house of the LORD, where the women wove hangings for the grove."J
And he brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had burned incense, from Geba to Beersheba, and brake down the high places of the gates that [were] in the entering in of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which [were] on a man's left hand at the gate of the city."
�Nevertheless the priests of the high places came not up to the altar of the LORD in Jerusalem, but they did eat of the unleavened bread among their brethren."12o;
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�In the seventh year of Jehu Jehoash began to reign; and forty years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name [was] Zibiah of Beersheba."}And Jehoash did [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD all his days wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed him."oBut the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places."*
And Jehoash said to the priests, All the money of the dedicated things that is brought into the house of the LORD, [even] the money of every one that passeth [the account], the money that every man is set at, [and] all the money that cometh into any man's heart to bring into the house of the LORD,"
�Let the priests take [it] to them, every man of his acquaintance: and let them repair the breaches of the house, wheresoever any breach shall be found."
}But it was [so, that] in the three and twentieth year of king Jehoash the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house."
�Then king Jehoash called for Jehoiada the priest, and the [other] priests, and said unto them, Why repair ye not the breaches of the house? now therefore receive no [more] money of your acquaintance, but deliver it for the breaches of the house."uAnd the priests consented to receive no [more] money of the people, neither to repair the breaches of the house."
+;"01;["?Then Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab."
�And Ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper chamber that [was] in Samaria, and was sick: and he sent messengers, and said unto them, Go, enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron whether I shall recover of this disease."
�But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say unto them, [Is it] not because [there is] not a God in Israel, [that] ye go to enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron?"
�Now therefore thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. And Elijah departed."aAnd when the messengers turned back unto him, he said unto them, Why are ye now turned back?"p
And they said unto him, There came a man up to meet us, and said unto us, Go, turn again unto the king that sent you, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, [Is it] not because [there is] not a God in Israel, [that] thou sendest to enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die."lAnd he said unto them, What manner of man [was he] which came up to meet you, and told you these words?"
�And they answered him, [He was] an hairy man, and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It [is] Elijah the Tishbite."
�Then the king sent unto him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him: and, behold, he sat on the top of an hill. And he spake unto him, Thou man of God, the king hath said, Come down."02o;
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}And it came to pass, when the LORD would take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal."
�And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to Bethel. And Elisha said [unto him, As] the LORD liveth, and [as] thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they went down to Bethel."
�And the sons of the prophets that [were] at Bethel came forth to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he said, Yea, I know [it]; hold ye your peace."
�And Elijah said unto him, Elisha, tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to Jericho. And he said, [As] the LORD liveth, and [as] thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they came to Jericho."
�And the sons of the prophets that [were] at Jericho came to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he answered, Yea, I know [it]; hold ye your peace."
�And Elijah said unto him, Tarry, I pray thee, here; for the LORD hath sent me to Jordan. And he said, [As] the LORD liveth, and [as] thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And they two went on."nAnd fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood to view afar off: and they two stood by Jordan."
�And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped [it] together, and smote the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so that they two went over on dry ground."
�And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me."24o;
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�In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant three years: then he turned and rebelled against him."
And the LORD sent against him bands of the Chaldees, and bands of the Syrians, and bands of the Moabites, and bands of the children of Ammon, and sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by his servants the prophets."
�Surely at the commandment of the LORD came [this] upon Judah, to remove [them] out of his sight, for the sins of Manasseh, according to all that he did;"
{And also for the innocent blood that he shed: for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; which the LORD would not pardon."
�Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and all that he did, [are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?"VSo Jehoiakim slept with his fathers: and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead."
�And the king of Egypt came not again any more out of his land: for the king of Babylon had taken from the river of Egypt unto the river Euphrates all that pertained to the king of Egypt."
�Jehoiachin [was] eighteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. And his mother's name [was] Nehushta, the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem."jAnd he did [that which was] evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father had done."13o;
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�In the three and twentieth year of Joash the son of Ahaziah king of Judah Jehoahaz the son of Jehu began to reign over Israel in Samaria, [and reigned] seventeen years."
�And he did [that which was] evil in the sight of the LORD, and followed the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom."
�And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he delivered them into the hand of Hazael king of Syria, and into the hand of Benhadad the son of Hazael, all [their] days."
�And Jehoahaz besought the LORD, and the LORD hearkened unto him: for he saw the oppression of Israel, because the king of Syria oppressed them."
�(And the LORD gave Israel a saviour, so that they went out from under the hand of the Syrians: and the children of Israel dwelt in their tents, as beforetime."
�Nevertheless they departed not from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, who made Israel sin, [but] walked therein: and there remained the grove also in Samaria.)"
�Neither did he leave of the people to Jehoahaz but fifty horsemen, and ten chariots, and ten thousand footmen; for the king of Syria had destroyed them, and had made them like the dust by threshing."
�Now the rest of the acts of Jehoahaz, and all that he did, and his might, [are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?"qAnd Jehoahaz slept with his fathers; and they buried him in Samaria: and Joash his son reigned in his stead."14o;
+;"14;["oIn the second year of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel reigned Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah."
�He was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name [was] Jehoaddan of Jerusalem."
�And he did [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD, yet not like David his father: he did according to all things as Joash his father did."wHowbeit the high places were not taken away: as yet the people did sacrifice and burnt incense on the high places."
�And it came to pass, as soon as the kingdom was confirmed in his hand, that he slew his servants which had slain the king his father."7
But the children of the murderers he slew not: according unto that which is written in the book of the law of Moses, wherein the LORD commanded, saying, The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, nor the children be put to death for the fathers; but every man shall be put to death for his own sin."
|He slew of Edom in the valley of salt ten thousand, and took Selah by war, and called the name of it Joktheel unto this day."
�Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us look one another in the face."
And Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thistle that [was] in Lebanon sent to the cedar that [was] in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that [was] in Lebanon, and trode down the thistle."25o;
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And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth [day] of the month, [that] Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he, and all his host, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it; and they built forts against it round about."GAnd the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah."
�And on the ninth [day] of the [fourth] month the famine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land."
�And the city was broken up, and all the men of war [fled] by night by the way of the gate between two walls, which [is] by the king's garden: (now the Chaldees [were] against the city round about:) and [the king] went the way toward the plain."
�And the army of the Chaldees pursued after the king, and overtook him in the plains of Jericho: and all his army were scattered from him."qSo they took the king, and brought him up to the king of Babylon to Riblah; and they gave judgment upon him."
�And they slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him with fetters of brass, and carried him to Babylon."
�And in the fifth month, on the seventh [day] of the month, which [is] the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, unto Jerusalem:"
�And he burnt the house of the LORD, and the king's house, and all the houses of Jerusalem, and every great [man's] house burnt he with fire."03o;
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�Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years."
�And he wrought evil in the sight of the LORD; but not like his father, and like his mother: for he put away the image of Baal that his father had made."}Nevertheless he cleaved unto the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom."
�And Mesha king of Moab was a sheepmaster, and rendered unto the king of Israel an hundred thousand lambs, and an hundred thousand rams, with the wool."hBut it came to pass, when Ahab was dead, that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel."QAnd king Jehoram went out of Samaria the same time, and numbered all Israel."
�And he went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying, The king of Moab hath rebelled against me: wilt thou go with me against Moab to battle? And he said, I will go up: I [am] as thou [art], my people as thy people, [and] my horses as thy horses."dAnd he said, Which way shall we go up? And he answered, The way through the wilderness of Edom."
�So the king of Israel went, and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom: and they fetched a compass of seven days' journey: and there was no water for the host, and for the cattle that followed them."04o;
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�Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the LORD: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen."
�And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thine handmaid hath not any thing in the house, save a pot of oil."pThen he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, [even] empty vessels; borrow not a few."
�And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full."~So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons, who brought [the vessels] to her; and she poured out."
�And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her, [There is] not a vessel more. And the oil stayed."
�Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy children of the rest."
�And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where [was] a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And [so] it was, [that] as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread."~And she said unto her husband, Behold now, I perceive that this [is] an holy man of God, which passeth by us continually."15o;
+;"15;["sIn the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign."
�Sixteen years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned two and fifty years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name [was] Jecholiah of Jerusalem."sAnd he did [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah had done;"rSave that the high places were not removed: the people sacrificed and burnt incense still on the high places."
�And the LORD smote the king, so that he was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a several house. And Jotham the king's son [was] over the house, judging the people of the land."
�And the rest of the acts of Azariah, and all that he did, [are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?"
�So Azariah slept with his fathers; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David: and Jotham his son reigned in his stead."
�In the thirty and eighth year of Azariah king of Judah did Zachariah the son of Jeroboam reign over Israel in Samaria six months."
�And he did [that which was] evil in the sight of the LORD, as his fathers had done: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin."05o;
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�Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him the LORD had given deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty man in valour, [but he was] a leper."
�And the Syrians had gone out by companies, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she waited on Naaman's wife."
�And she said unto her mistress, Would God my lord [were] with the prophet that [is] in Samaria! for he would recover him of his leprosy."oAnd [one] went in, and told his lord, saying, Thus and thus said the maid that [is] of the land of Israel."
�And the king of Syria said, Go to, go, and I will send a letter unto the king of Israel. And he departed, and took with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand [pieces] of gold, and ten changes of raiment."
�And he brought the letter to the king of Israel, saying, Now when this letter is come unto thee, behold, I have [therewith] sent Naaman my servant to thee, that thou mayest recover him of his leprosy."
And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, [Am] I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me."
�And it was [so], when Elisha the man of God had heard that the king of Israel had rent his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, Wherefore hast thou rent thy clothes? let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel."gSo Naaman came with his horses and with his chariot, and stood at the door of the house of Elisha."16o;
+;"16;["nIn the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah Ahaz the son of Jotham king of Judah began to reign."
�Twenty years old [was] Ahaz when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem, and did not [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD his God, like David his father."
�But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yea, and made his son to pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out from before the children of Israel."jAnd he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree."
�Then Rezin king of Syria and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel came up to Jerusalem to war: and they besieged Ahaz, but could not overcome [him]."
�At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria, and drave the Jews from Elath: and the Syrians came to Elath, and dwelt there unto this day."
�So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, saying, I [am] thy servant and thy son: come up, and save me out of the hand of the king of Syria, and out of the hand of the king of Israel, which rise up against me."
�And Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king's house, and sent [it for] a present to the king of Assyria."
�And the king of Assyria hearkened unto him: for the king of Assyria went up against Damascus, and took it, and carried [the people of] it captive to Kir, and slew Rezin."17o;
+;"17;["wIn the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah began Hoshea the son of Elah to reign in Samaria over Israel nine years."tAnd he did [that which was] evil in the sight of the LORD, but not as the kings of Israel that were before him."kAgainst him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria; and Hoshea became his servant, and gave him presents."
�And the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea: for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and brought no present to the king of Assyria, as [he had done] year by year: therefore the king of Assyria shut him up, and bound him in prison."sThen the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, and went up to Samaria, and besieged it three years."
�In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and in Habor [by] the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes."
�For [so] it was, that the children of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, which had brought them up out of the land of Egypt, from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and had feared other gods,"
�And walked in the statutes of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out from before the children of Israel, and of the kings of Israel, which they had made."
�And the children of Israel did secretly [those] things that [were] not right against the LORD their God, and they built them high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city."06o;
+;"06;["xAnd the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us."
�Let us go, we pray thee, unto Jordan, and take thence every man a beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell. And he answered, Go ye."aAnd one said, Be content, I pray thee, and go with thy servants. And he answered, I will go."LSo he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they cut down wood."
{But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed."
�And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he shewed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast [it] in thither; and the iron did swim."STherefore said he, Take [it] up to thee. And he put out his hand, and took it."
�Then the king of Syria warred against Israel, and took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place [shall be] my camp."
�And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel, saying, Beware that thou pass not such a place; for thither the Syrians are come down."18o;
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�Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, [that] Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah began to reign."
�Twenty and five years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also [was] Abi, the daughter of Zachariah."lAnd he did [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that David his father did."
�He removed the high places, and brake the images, and cut down the groves, and brake in pieces the brasen serpent that Moses had made: for unto those days the children of Israel did burn incense to it: and he called it Nehushtan."
�He trusted in the LORD God of Israel; so that after him was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor [any] that were before him."
{For he clave to the LORD, [and] departed not from following him, but kept his commandments, which the LORD commanded Moses."
�And the LORD was with him; [and] he prospered whithersoever he went forth: and he rebelled against the king of Assyria, and served him not."|He smote the Philistines, [even] unto Gaza, and the borders thereof, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city."
�And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Hezekiah, which [was] the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, [that] Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against Samaria, and besieged it."07o;
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�Then Elisha said, Hear ye the word of the LORD; Thus saith the LORD, To morrow about this time [shall] a measure of fine flour [be sold] for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria."
�Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, [if] the LORD would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see [it] with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof."
{And there were four leprous men at the entering in of the gate: and they said one to another, Why sit we here until we die?"
If we say, We will enter into the city, then the famine [is] in the city, and we shall die there: and if we sit still here, we die also. Now therefore come, and let us fall unto the host of the Syrians: if they save us alive, we shall live; and if they kill us, we shall but die."
�And they rose up in the twilight, to go unto the camp of the Syrians: and when they were come to the uttermost part of the camp of Syria, behold, [there was] no man there."
For the Lord had made the host of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, [even] the noise of a great host: and they said one to another, Lo, the king of Israel hath hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us."
�Wherefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents, and their horses, and their asses, even the camp as it [was], and fled for their life."
And when these lepers came to the uttermost part of the camp, they went into one tent, and did eat and drink, and carried thence silver, and gold, and raiment, and went and hid [it]; and came again, and entered into another tent, and carried thence [also], and went and hid [it]."
�Then they said one to another, We do not well: this day [is] a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning light, some mischief will come upon us: now therefore come, that we may go and tell the king's household."19o;
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�And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard [it], that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD."
�And he sent Eliakim, which [was] over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, to Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz."
�And they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekiah, This day [is] a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and blasphemy: for the children are come to the birth, and [there is] not strength to bring forth."
It may be the LORD thy God will hear all the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God; and will reprove the words which the LORD thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up [thy] prayer for the remnant that are left."5So the servants of king Hezekiah came to Isaiah."
�And Isaiah said unto them, Thus shall ye say to your master, Thus saith the LORD, Be not afraid of the words which thou hast heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me."
�Behold, I will send a blast upon him, and he shall hear a rumour, and shall return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land."
�So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish."
�And when he heard say of Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, Behold, he is come out to fight against thee: he sent messengers again unto Hezekiah, saying,"08o;
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�Then spake Elisha unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go thou and thine household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn: for the LORD hath called for a famine; and it shall also come upon the land seven years."
�And the woman arose, and did after the saying of the man of God: and she went with her household, and sojourned in the land of the Philistines seven years."
�And it came to pass at the seven years' end, that the woman returned out of the land of the Philistines: and she went forth to cry unto the king for her house and for her land."
�And the king talked with Gehazi the servant of the man of God, saying, Tell me, I pray thee, all the great things that Elisha hath done."2
And it came to pass, as he was telling the king how he had restored a dead body to life, that, behold, the woman, whose son he had restored to life, cried to the king for her house and for her land. And Gehazi said, My lord, O king, this [is] the woman, and this [is] her son, whom Elisha restored to life."
�And when the king asked the woman, she told him. So the king appointed unto her a certain officer, saying, Restore all that [was] hers, and all the fruits of the field since the day that she left the land, even until now."
�And Elisha came to Damascus; and Benhadad the king of Syria was sick; and it was told him, saying, The man of God is come hither."
�And the king said unto Hazael, Take a present in thine hand, and go, meet the man of God, and enquire of the LORD by him, saying, Shall I recover of this disease?"
�So Hazael went to meet him, and took a present with him, even of every good thing of Damascus, forty camels' burden, and came and stood before him, and said, Thy son Benhadad king of Syria hath sent me to thee, saying, Shall I recover of this disease?"20o;
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�In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Set thine house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live."KThen he turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto the LORD, saying,"
�I beseech thee, O LORD, remember now how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done [that which is] good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore."yAnd it came to pass, afore Isaiah was gone out into the middle court, that the word of the LORD came to him, saying,"
�Turn again, and tell Hezekiah the captain of my people, Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will heal thee: on the third day thou shalt go up unto the house of the LORD."
�And I will add unto thy days fifteen years; and I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this city for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake."eAnd Isaiah said, Take a lump of figs. And they took and laid [it] on the boil, and he recovered."
�And Hezekiah said unto Isaiah, What [shall be] the sign that the LORD will heal me, and that I shall go up into the house of the LORD the third day?"
�And Isaiah said, This sign shalt thou have of the LORD, that the LORD will do the thing that he hath spoken: shall the shadow go forward ten degrees, or go back ten degrees?"21o;
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�Manasseh [was] twelve years old when he began to reign, and reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name [was] Hephzibah."
�And he did [that which was] evil in the sight of the LORD, after the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel."
�For he built up again the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he reared up altars for Baal, and made a grove, as did Ahab king of Israel; and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them."kAnd he built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD said, In Jerusalem will I put my name."_And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD."
�And he made his son pass through the fire, and observed times, and used enchantments, and dealt with familiar spirits and wizards: he wrought much wickedness in the sight of the LORD, to provoke [him] to anger."
�And he set a graven image of the grove that he had made in the house, of which the LORD said to David, and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all tribes of Israel, will I put my name for ever:"
�Neither will I make the feet of Israel move any more out of the land which I gave their fathers; only if they will observe to do according to all that I have commanded them, and according to all the law that my servant Moses commanded them."
�But they hearkened not: and Manasseh seduced them to do more evil than did the nations whom the LORD destroyed before the children of Israel."10o;
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�And Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, unto the rulers of Jezreel, to the elders, and to them that brought up Ahab's [children], saying,"
�Now as soon as this letter cometh to you, seeing your master's sons [are] with you, and [there are] with you chariots and horses, a fenced city also, and armour;"
�Look even out the best and meetest of your master's sons, and set [him] on his father's throne, and fight for your master's house."qBut they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold, two kings stood not before him: how then shall we stand?"
And he that [was] over the house, and he that [was] over the city, the elders also, and the bringers up [of the children], sent to Jehu, saying, We [are] thy servants, and will do all that thou shalt bid us; we will not make any king: do thou [that which is] good in thine eyes."?
Then he wrote a letter the second time to them, saying, If ye [be] mine, and [if] ye will hearken unto my voice, take ye the heads of the men your master's sons, and come to me to Jezreel by to morrow this time. Now the king's sons, [being] seventy persons, [were] with the great men of the city, which brought them up."
�And it came to pass, when the letter came to them, that they took the king's sons, and slew seventy persons, and put their heads in baskets, and sent him [them] to Jezreel."
�And there came a messenger, and told him, saying, They have brought the heads of the king's sons. And he said, Lay ye them in two heaps at the entering in of the gate until the morning."
�And it came to pass in the morning, that he went out, and stood, and said to all the people, Ye [be] righteous: behold, I conspired against my master, and slew him: but who slew all these?"09o;
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�And Elisha the prophet called one of the children of the prophets, and said unto him, Gird up thy loins, and take this box of oil in thine hand, and go to Ramothgilead:"
�And when thou comest thither, look out there Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi, and go in, and make him arise up from among his brethren, and carry him to an inner chamber;"
�Then take the box of oil, and pour [it] on his head, and say, Thus saith the LORD, I have anointed thee king over Israel. Then open the door, and flee, and tarry not."NSo the young man, [even] the young man the prophet, went to Ramothgilead."
�And when he came, behold, the captains of the host [were] sitting; and he said, I have an errand to thee, O captain. And Jehu said, Unto which of all us? And he said, To thee, O captain."
�And he arose, and went into the house; and he poured the oil on his head, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I have anointed thee king over the people of the LORD, [even] over Israel."
�And thou shalt smite the house of Ahab thy master, that I may avenge the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the LORD, at the hand of Jezebel."
�For the whole house of Ahab shall perish: and I will cut off from Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel:"
~And I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah:;"2Kings;
+;"22;["8Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"{Now, thou son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge the bloody city? yea, thou shalt shew her all her abominations."
�Then say thou, Thus saith the Lord GOD, The city sheddeth blood in the midst of it, that her time may come, and maketh idols against herself to defile herself."
Thou art become guilty in thy blood that thou hast shed; and hast defiled thyself in thine idols which thou hast made; and thou hast caused thy days to draw near, and art come [even] unto thy years: therefore have I made thee a reproach unto the heathen, and a mocking to all countries."u[Those that be] near, and [those that be] far from thee, shall mock thee, [which art] infamous [and] much vexed."XBehold, the princes of Israel, every one were in thee to their power to shed blood."
�In thee have they set light by father and mother: in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the stranger: in thee have they vexed the fatherless and the widow."HThou hast despised mine holy things, and hast profaned my sabbaths."
�In thee are men that carry tales to shed blood: and in thee they eat upon the mountains: in the midst of thee they commit lewdness."11o;
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Moreover the spirit lifted me up, and brought me unto the east gate of the LORD'S house, which looketh eastward: and behold at the door of the gate five and twenty men; among whom I saw Jaazaniah the son of Azur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people."vThen said he unto me, Son of man, these [are] the men that devise mischief, and give wicked counsel in this city:"iWhich say, [It is] not near; let us build houses: this [city is] the caldron, and we [be] the flesh."=Therefore prophesy against them, prophesy, O son of man."
�And the Spirit of the LORD fell upon me, and said unto me, Speak; Thus saith the LORD; Thus have ye said, O house of Israel: for I know the things that come into your mind, [every one of] them."gYe have multiplied your slain in this city, and ye have filled the streets thereof with the slain."
�Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Your slain whom ye have laid in the midst of it, they [are] the flesh, and this [city is] the caldron: but I will bring you forth out of the midst of it."UYe have feared the sword; and I will bring a sword upon you, saith the Lord GOD."
�And I will bring you out of the midst thereof, and deliver you into the hands of strangers, and will execute judgments among you."44o;
+;"44;["{Then he brought me back the way of the gate of the outward sanctuary which looketh toward the east; and it [was] shut."
�Then said the LORD unto me; This gate shall be shut, it shall not be opened, and no man shall enter in by it; because the LORD, the God of Israel, hath entered in by it, therefore it shall be shut."
�[It is] for the prince; the prince, he shall sit in it to eat bread before the LORD; he shall enter by the way of the porch of [that] gate, and shall go out by the way of the same."
�Then brought he me the way of the north gate before the house: and I looked, and, behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD: and I fell upon my face."&
And the LORD said unto me, Son of man, mark well, and behold with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears all that I say unto thee concerning all the ordinances of the house of the LORD, and all the laws thereof; and mark well the entering in of the house, with every going forth of the sanctuary."
�And thou shalt say to the rebellious, [even] to the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; O ye house of Israel, let it suffice you of all your abominations,"
In that ye have brought [into my sanctuary] strangers, uncircumcised in heart, and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in my sanctuary, to pollute it, [even] my house, when ye offer my bread, the fat and the blood, and they have broken my covenant because of all your abominations."~And ye have not kept the charge of mine holy things: but ye have set keepers of my charge in my sanctuary for yourselves."
�Thus saith the Lord GOD; No stranger, uncircumcised in heart, nor uncircumcised in flesh, shall enter into my sanctuary, of any stranger that [is] among the children of Israel."33o;
+;"33;["5Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
�Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, When I bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a man of their coasts, and set him for their watchman:"]If when he seeth the sword come upon the land, he blow the trumpet, and warn the people;"
�Then whosoever heareth the sound of the trumpet, and taketh not warning; if the sword come, and take him away, his blood shall be upon his own head."
�He heard the sound of the trumpet, and took not warning; his blood shall be upon him. But he that taketh warning shall deliver his soul."
�But if the watchman see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned; if the sword come, and take [any] person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at the watchman's hand."
�So thou, O son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth, and warn them from me."
�When I say unto the wicked, O wicked [man], thou shalt surely die; if thou dost not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked [man] shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand."
�Nevertheless, if thou warn the wicked of his way to turn from it; if he do not turn from his way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul."34o;
+;"34;["3And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
�Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto the shepherds; Woe [be] to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks?"mYe eat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool, ye kill them that are fed: [but] ye feed not the flock."
The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up [that which was] broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled them."
�And they were scattered, because [there is] no shepherd: and they became meat to all the beasts of the field, when they were scattered."
�My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high hill: yea, my flock was scattered upon all the face of the earth, and none did search or seek [after them]."8Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD;"
[As] I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely because my flock became a prey, and my flock became meat to every beast of the field, because [there was] no shepherd, neither did my shepherds search for my flock, but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my flock;":Therefore, O ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD;"23o;
+;"23;["5The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,"CSon of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother:"
�And they committed whoredoms in Egypt; they committed whoredoms in their youth: there were their breasts pressed, and there they bruised the teats of their virginity."
�And the names of them [were] Aholah the elder, and Aholibah her sister: and they were mine, and they bare sons and daughters. Thus [were] their names; Samaria [is] Aholah, and Jerusalem Aholibah."tAnd Aholah played the harlot when she was mine; and she doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians [her] neighbours,"w[Which were] clothed with blue, captains and rulers, all of them desirable young men, horsemen riding upon horses."
�Thus she committed her whoredoms with them, with all them [that were] the chosen men of Assyria, and with all on whom she doted: with all their idols she defiled herself."
�Neither left she her whoredoms [brought] from Egypt: for in her youth they lay with her, and they bruised the breasts of her virginity, and poured their whoredom upon her."uWherefore I have delivered her into the hand of her lovers, into the hand of the Assyrians, upon whom she doted."12o;
+;"12;["4The word of the LORD also came unto me, saying,"
�Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious house, which have eyes to see, and see not; they have ears to hear, and hear not: for they [are] a rebellious house."
�Therefore, thou son of man, prepare thee stuff for removing, and remove by day in their sight; and thou shalt remove from thy place to another place in their sight: it may be they will consider, though they [be] a rebellious house."
�Then shalt thou bring forth thy stuff by day in their sight, as stuff for removing: and thou shalt go forth at even in their sight, as they that go forth into captivity."EDig thou through the wall in their sight, and carry out thereby."
�In their sight shalt thou bear [it] upon [thy] shoulders, [and] carry [it] forth in the twilight: thou shalt cover thy face, that thou see not the ground: for I have set thee [for] a sign unto the house of Israel."
�And I did so as I was commanded: I brought forth my stuff by day, as stuff for captivity, and in the even I digged through the wall with mine hand; I brought [it] forth in the twilight, [and] I bare [it] upon [my] shoulder in their sight."BAnd in the morning came the word of the LORD unto me, saying,"eSon of man, hath not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said unto thee, What doest thou?"01o;
+;"01;["
�Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth [month], in the fifth [day] of the month, as I [was] among the captives by the river of Chebar, [that] the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God."`In the fifth [day] of the month, which [was] the fifth year of king Jehoiachin's captivity,"
�The word of the LORD came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of the LORD was there upon him."
�And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself, and a brightness [was] about it, and out of the midst thereof as the colour of amber, out of the midst of the fire."
�Also out of the midst thereof [came] the likeness of four living creatures. And this [was] their appearance; they had the likeness of a man."@And every one had four faces, and every one had four wings."
�And their feet [were] straight feet; and the sole of their feet [was] like the sole of a calf's foot: and they sparkled like the colour of burnished brass."|And [they had] the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and they four had their faces and their wings."tTheir wings [were] joined one to another; they turned not when they went; they went every one straight forward."45o;
+;"45;["2
Moreover, when ye shall divide by lot the land for inheritance, ye shall offer an oblation unto the LORD, an holy portion of the land: the length [shall be] the length of five and twenty thousand [reeds], and the breadth [shall be] ten thousand. This [shall be] holy in all the borders thereof round about."
�Of this there shall be for the sanctuary five hundred [in length], with five hundred [in breadth], square round about; and fifty cubits round about for the suburbs thereof."
�And of this measure shalt thou measure the length of five and twenty thousand, and the breadth of ten thousand: and in it shall be the sanctuary [and] the most holy [place]."
�The holy [portion] of the land shall be for the priests the ministers of the sanctuary, which shall come near to minister unto the LORD: and it shall be a place for their houses, and an holy place for the sanctuary."
�And the five and twenty thousand of length, and the ten thousand of breadth, shall also the Levites, the ministers of the house, have for themselves, for a possession for twenty chambers."
�And ye shall appoint the possession of the city five thousand broad, and five and twenty thousand long, over against the oblation of the holy [portion]: it shall be for the whole house of Israel."�
And a [portion shall be] for the prince on the one side and on the other side of the oblation of the holy [portion], and of the possession of the city, before the oblation of the holy [portion], and before the possession of the city, from the west side westward, and from the east side eastward: and the length [shall be] over against one of the portions, from the west border unto the east border."
�In the land shall be his possession in Israel: and my princes shall no more oppress my people; and [the rest of] the land shall they give to the house of Israel according to their tribes."
�Thus saith the Lord GOD; Let it suffice you, O princes of Israel: remove violence and spoil, and execute judgment and justice, take away your exactions from my people, saith the Lord GOD."02o;
+;"02;["VAnd he said unto me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak unto thee."xAnd the spirit entered into me when he spake unto me, and set me upon my feet, that I heard him that spake unto me."
�And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that hath rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me, [even] unto this very day."
�For [they are] impudent children and stiffhearted. I do send thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD."
�And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, (for they [are] a rebellious house,) yet shall know that there hath been a prophet among them."
�And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns [be] with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they [be] a rebellious house."
~And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they [are] most rebellious."
�But thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee; Be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house: open thy mouth, and eat that I give thee."dAnd when I looked, behold, an hand [was] sent unto me; and, lo, a roll of a book [was] therein;"24o;
+;"24;["}Again in the ninth year, in the tenth month, in the tenth [day] of the month, the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
�Son of man, write thee the name of the day, [even] of this same day: the king of Babylon set himself against Jerusalem this same day."
�And utter a parable unto the rebellious house, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Set on a pot, set [it] on, and also pour water into it:"~Gather the pieces thereof into it, [even] every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; fill [it] with the choice bones."
�Take the choice of the flock, and burn also the bones under it, [and] make it boil well, and let them seethe the bones of it therein."
�Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city, to the pot whose scum [is] therein, and whose scum is not gone out of it! bring it out piece by piece; let no lot fall upon it."
�For her blood is in the midst of her; she set it upon the top of a rock; she poured it not upon the ground, to cover it with dust;"
�That it might cause fury to come up to take vengeance; I have set her blood upon the top of a rock, that it should not be covered."iTherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city! I will even make the pile for fire great."35o;
+;"35;["8Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"JSon of man, set thy face against mount Seir, and prophesy against it,"
�And say unto it, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, O mount Seir, I [am] against thee, and I will stretch out mine hand against thee, and I will make thee most desolate."gI will lay thy cities waste, and thou shalt be desolate, and thou shalt know that I [am] the LORD."
�Because thou hast had a perpetual hatred, and hast shed [the blood of] the children of Israel by the force of the sword in the time of their calamity, in the time [that their] iniquity [had] an end:"
�Therefore, [as] I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will prepare thee unto blood, and blood shall pursue thee: sith thou hast not hated blood, even blood shall pursue thee."pThus will I make mount Seir most desolate, and cut off from it him that passeth out and him that returneth."
�And I will fill his mountains with his slain [men]: in thy hills, and in thy valleys, and in all thy rivers, shall they fall that are slain with the sword."uI will make thee perpetual desolations, and thy cities shall not return: and ye shall know that I [am] the LORD."46o;
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�Thus saith the Lord GOD; The gate of the inner court that looketh toward the east shall be shut the six working days; but on the sabbath it shall be opened, and in the day of the new moon it shall be opened.":
And the prince shall enter by the way of the porch of [that] gate without, and shall stand by the post of the gate, and the priests shall prepare his burnt offering and his peace offerings, and he shall worship at the threshold of the gate: then he shall go forth; but the gate shall not be shut until the evening."
|Likewise the people of the land shall worship at the door of this gate before the LORD in the sabbaths and in the new moons."
�And the burnt offering that the prince shall offer unto the LORD in the sabbath day [shall be] six lambs without blemish, and a ram without blemish."
�And the meat offering [shall be] an ephah for a ram, and the meat offering for the lambs as he shall be able to give, and an hin of oil to an ephah."
�And in the day of the new moon [it shall be] a young bullock without blemish, and six lambs, and a ram: they shall be without blemish."
�And he shall prepare a meat offering, an ephah for a bullock, and an ephah for a ram, and for the lambs according as his hand shall attain unto, and an hin of oil to an ephah."
�And when the prince shall enter, he shall go in by the way of the porch of [that] gate, and he shall go forth by the way thereof."y
But when the people of the land shall come before the LORD in the solemn feasts, he that entereth in by the way of the north gate to worship shall go out by the way of the south gate; and he that entereth by the way of the south gate shall go forth by the way of the north gate: he shall not return by the way of the gate whereby he came in, but shall go forth over against it."13o;
+;"13;["3And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
�Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel that prophesy, and say thou unto them that prophesy out of their own hearts, Hear ye the word of the LORD;"qThus saith the Lord GOD; Woe unto the foolish prophets, that follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing!">O Israel, thy prophets are like the foxes in the deserts."
�Ye have not gone up into the gaps, neither made up the hedge for the house of Israel to stand in the battle in the day of the LORD."
�They have seen vanity and lying divination, saying, The LORD saith: and the LORD hath not sent them: and they have made [others] to hope that they would confirm the word."
�Have ye not seen a vain vision, and have ye not spoken a lying divination, whereas ye say, The LORD saith [it]; albeit I have not spoken?"
�Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye have spoken vanity, and seen lies, therefore, behold, I [am] against you, saith the Lord GOD.""
And mine hand shall be upon the prophets that see vanity, and that divine lies: they shall not be in the assembly of my people, neither shall they be written in the writing of the house of Israel, neither shall they enter into the land of Israel; and ye shall know that I [am] the Lord GOD."47o;
+;"47;["(
Afterward he brought me again unto the door of the house; and, behold, waters issued out from under the threshold of the house eastward: for the forefront of the house [stood toward] the east, and the waters came down from under from the right side of the house, at the south [side] of the altar."
�Then brought he me out of the way of the gate northward, and led me about the way without unto the utter gate by the way that looketh eastward; and, behold, there ran out waters on the right side."
�And when the man that had the line in his hand went forth eastward, he measured a thousand cubits, and he brought me through the waters; the waters [were] to the ankles."
�Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through the waters; the waters [were] to the knees. Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through; the waters [were] to the loins."
�Afterward he measured a thousand; [and it was] a river that I could not pass over: for the waters were risen, waters to swim in, a river that could not be passed over."
~And he said unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen [this]? Then he brought me, and caused me to return to the brink of the river."wNow when I had returned, behold, at the bank of the river [were] very many trees on the one side and on the other."
�Then said he unto me, These waters issue out toward the east country, and go down into the desert, and go into the sea: [which being] brought forth into the sea, the waters shall be healed."$
And it shall come to pass, [that] every thing that liveth, which moveth, whithersoever the rivers shall come, shall live: and there shall be a very great multitude of fish, because these waters shall come thither: for they shall be healed; and every thing shall live whither the river cometh."14o;
+;"14;["JThen came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me."3And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
�Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their heart, and put the stumblingblock of their iniquity before their face: should I be enquired of at all by them?":
Therefore speak unto them, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Every man of the house of Israel that setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to the prophet; I the LORD will answer him that cometh according to the multitude of his idols;"xThat I may take the house of Israel in their own heart, because they are all estranged from me through their idols."
�Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Repent, and turn [yourselves] from your idols; and turn away your faces from all your abominations.";
For every one of the house of Israel, or of the stranger that sojourneth in Israel, which separateth himself from me, and setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to a prophet to enquire of him concerning me; I the LORD will answer him by myself:"
�And I will set my face against that man, and will make him a sign and a proverb, and I will cut him off from the midst of my people; and ye shall know that I [am] the LORD."
�And if the prophet be deceived when he hath spoken a thing, I the LORD have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand upon him, and will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel."25o;
+;"25;["5The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,"OSon of man, set thy face against the Ammonites, and prophesy against them;"
And say unto the Ammonites, Hear the word of the Lord GOD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou saidst, Aha, against my sanctuary, when it was profaned; and against the land of Israel, when it was desolate; and against the house of Judah, when they went into captivity;"
�Behold, therefore I will deliver thee to the men of the east for a possession, and they shall set their palaces in thee, and make their dwellings in thee: they shall eat thy fruit, and they shall drink thy milk."
�And I will make Rabbah a stable for camels, and the Ammonites a couchingplace for flocks: and ye shall know that I [am] the LORD."
�For thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast clapped [thine] hands, and stamped with the feet, and rejoiced in heart with all thy despite against the land of Israel;"	
Behold, therefore I will stretch out mine hand upon thee, and will deliver thee for a spoil to the heathen; and I will cut thee off from the people, and I will cause thee to perish out of the countries: I will destroy thee; and thou shalt know that I [am] the LORD."{Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because that Moab and Seir do say, Behold, the house of Judah [is] like unto all the heathen;"
�Therefore, behold, I will open the side of Moab from the cities, from his cities [which are] on his frontiers, the glory of the country, Bethjeshimoth, Baalmeon, and Kiriathaim,"03o;
+;"03;["wMoreover he said unto me, Son of man, eat that thou findest; eat this roll, and go speak unto the house of Israel."=So I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat that roll."
�And he said unto me, Son of man, cause thy belly to eat, and fill thy bowels with this roll that I give thee. Then did I eat [it]; and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness."oAnd he said unto me, Son of man, go, get thee unto the house of Israel, and speak with my words unto them."sFor thou [art] not sent to a people of a strange speech and of an hard language, [but] to the house of Israel;"
�Not to many people of a strange speech and of an hard language, whose words thou canst not understand. Surely, had I sent thee to them, they would have hearkened unto thee."
�But the house of Israel will not hearken unto thee; for they will not hearken unto me: for all the house of Israel [are] impudent and hardhearted."nBehold, I have made thy face strong against their faces, and thy forehead strong against their foreheads."
�As an adamant harder than flint have I made thy forehead: fear them not, neither be dismayed at their looks, though they [be] a rebellious house."36o;
+;"36;["~Also, thou son of man, prophesy unto the mountains of Israel, and say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LORD:"
{Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because the enemy hath said against you, Aha, even the ancient high places are ours in possession:"
+;"26;["
|And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first [day] of the month, [that] the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
�Son of man, because that Tyrus hath said against Jerusalem, Aha, she is broken [that was] the gates of the people: she is turned unto me: I shall be replenished, [now] she is laid waste:"
�Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I [am] against thee, O Tyrus, and will cause many nations to come up against thee, as the sea causeth his waves to come up."
�And they shall destroy the walls of Tyrus, and break down her towers: I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her like the top of a rock."
�It shall be [a place for] the spreading of nets in the midst of the sea: for I have spoken [it], saith the Lord GOD: and it shall become a spoil to the nations."vAnd her daughters which [are] in the field shall be slain by the sword; and they shall know that I [am] the LORD."
�For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will bring upon Tyrus Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, a king of kings, from the north, with horses, and with chariots, and with horsemen, and companies, and much people."
�He shall slay with the sword thy daughters in the field: and he shall make a fort against thee, and cast a mount against thee, and lift up the buckler against thee."iAnd he shall set engines of war against thy walls, and with his axes he shall break down thy towers."37o;
+;"37;["
�The hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which [was] full of bones,"
�And caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, [there were] very many in the open valley; and, lo, [they were] very dry."eAnd he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord GOD, thou knowest."tAgain he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD."pThus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live:"
�And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I [am] the LORD."
�So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone."
�And when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh came up upon them, and the skin covered them above: but [there was] no breath in them."
�Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live."04o;
+;"04;["vThou also, son of man, take thee a tile, and lay it before thee, and pourtray upon it the city, [even] Jerusalem:"
�And lay siege against it, and build a fort against it, and cast a mount against it; set the camp also against it, and set [battering] rams against it round about."
�Moreover take thou unto thee an iron pan, and set it [for] a wall of iron between thee and the city: and set thy face against it, and it shall be besieged, and thou shalt lay siege against it. This [shall be] a sign to the house of Israel."
�Lie thou also upon thy left side, and lay the iniquity of the house of Israel upon it: [according] to the number of the days that thou shalt lie upon it thou shalt bear their iniquity."
�For I have laid upon thee the years of their iniquity, according to the number of the days, three hundred and ninety days: so shalt thou bear the iniquity of the house of Israel."
�And when thou hast accomplished them, lie again on thy right side, and thou shalt bear the iniquity of the house of Judah forty days: I have appointed thee each day for a year."
�Therefore thou shalt set thy face toward the siege of Jerusalem, and thine arm [shall be] uncovered, and thou shalt prophesy against it."
�And, behold, I will lay bands upon thee, and thou shalt not turn thee from one side to another, till thou hast ended the days of thy siege."
Take thou also unto thee wheat, and barley, and beans, and lentiles, and millet, and fitches, and put them in one vessel, and make thee bread thereof, [according] to the number of the days that thou shalt lie upon thy side, three hundred and ninety days shalt thou eat thereof."15o;
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+;"48;["
�Now these [are] the names of the tribes. From the north end to the coast of the way of Hethlon, as one goeth to Hamath, Hazarenan, the border of Damascus northward, to the coast of Hamath; for these are his sides east [and] west; a [portion for] Dan."\And by the border of Dan, from the east side unto the west side, a [portion for] Asher."fAnd by the border of Asher, from the east side even unto the west side, a [portion for] Naphtali."dAnd by the border of Naphtali, from the east side unto the west side, a [portion for] Manasseh."cAnd by the border of Manasseh, from the east side unto the west side, a [portion for] Ephraim."fAnd by the border of Ephraim, from the east side even unto the west side, a [portion for] Reuben."_And by the border of Reuben, from the east side unto the west side, a [portion for] Judah." 
And by the border of Judah, from the east side unto the west side, shall be the offering which ye shall offer of five and twenty thousand [reeds in] breadth, and [in] length as one of the [other] parts, from the east side unto the west side: and the sanctuary shall be in the midst of it."
�The oblation that ye shall offer unto the LORD [shall be] of five and twenty thousand in length, and of ten thousand in breadth."38o;
+;"38;["3And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"~Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him,"qAnd say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I [am] against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal:"
�And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts [of armour, even] a great company [with] bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords:"OPersia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet:"{Gomer, and all his bands; the house of Togarmah of the north quarters, and all his bands: [and] many people with thee."
�Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself, thou, and all thy company that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them."9
After many days thou shalt be visited: in the latter years thou shalt come into the land [that is] brought back from the sword, [and is] gathered out of many people, against the mountains of Israel, which have been always waste: but it is brought forth out of the nations, and they shall dwell safely all of them."
�Thou shalt ascend and come like a storm, thou shalt be like a cloud to cover the land, thou, and all thy bands, and many people with thee."27o;
+;"27;["5The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,";Now, thou son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyrus;"
�And say unto Tyrus, O thou that art situate at the entry of the sea, [which art] a merchant of the people for many isles, Thus saith the Lord GOD; O Tyrus, thou hast said, I [am] of perfect beauty."XThy borders [are] in the midst of the seas, thy builders have perfected thy beauty."|They have made all thy [ship] boards of fir trees of Senir: they have taken cedars from Lebanon to make masts for thee."
�[Of] the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars; the company of the Ashurites have made thy benches [of] ivory, [brought] out of the isles of Chittim."
�Fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was that which thou spreadest forth to be thy sail; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was that which covered thee."yThe inhabitants of Zidon and Arvad were thy mariners: thy wise [men], O Tyrus, [that] were in thee, were thy pilots."
�The ancients of Gebal and the wise [men] thereof were in thee thy calkers: all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in thee to occupy thy merchandise."05o;
+;"05;["
�And thou, son of man, take thee a sharp knife, take thee a barber's razor, and cause [it] to pass upon thine head and upon thy beard: then take thee balances to weigh, and divide the [hair]."
Thou shalt burn with fire a third part in the midst of the city, when the days of the siege are fulfilled: and thou shalt take a third part, [and] smite about it with a knife: and a third part thou shalt scatter in the wind; and I will draw out a sword after them."OThou shalt also take thereof a few in number, and bind them in thy skirts."
�Then take of them again, and cast them into the midst of the fire, and burn them in the fire; [for] thereof shall a fire come forth into all the house of Israel."
�Thus saith the Lord GOD; This [is] Jerusalem: I have set it in the midst of the nations and countries [that are] round about her."
�And she hath changed my judgments into wickedness more than the nations, and my statutes more than the countries that [are] round about her: for they have refused my judgments and my statutes, they have not walked in them."
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye multiplied more than the nations that [are] round about you, [and] have not walked in my statutes, neither have kept my judgments, neither have done according to the judgments of the nations that [are] round about you;"
�Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, [am] against thee, and will execute judgments in the midst of thee in the sight of the nations."
�And I will do in thee that which I have not done, and whereunto I will not do any more the like, because of all thine abominations."16o;
+;"16;["5Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,":Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations,"
�And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto Jerusalem; Thy birth and thy nativity [is] of the land of Canaan; thy father [was] an Amorite, and thy mother an Hittite."
�And [as for] thy nativity, in the day thou wast born thy navel was not cut, neither wast thou washed in water to supple [thee]; thou wast not salted at all, nor swaddled at all."
�None eye pitied thee, to do any of these unto thee, to have compassion upon thee; but thou wast cast out in the open field, to the lothing of thy person, in the day that thou wast born."
�And when I passed by thee, and saw thee polluted in thine own blood, I said unto thee [when thou wast] in thy blood, Live; yea, I said unto thee [when thou wast] in thy blood, Live."
�I have caused thee to multiply as the bud of the field, and thou hast increased and waxen great, and thou art come to excellent ornaments: [thy] breasts are fashioned, and thine hair is grown, whereas thou [wast] naked and bare."
Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, behold, thy time [was] the time of love; and I spread my skirt over thee, and covered thy nakedness: yea, I sware unto thee, and entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord GOD, and thou becamest mine."sThen washed I thee with water; yea, I throughly washed away thy blood from thee, and I anointed thee with oil."17o;
+;"17;["3And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"RSon of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;"
�And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; A great eagle with great wings, longwinged, full of feathers, which had divers colours, came unto Lebanon, and took the highest branch of the cedar:"yHe cropped off the top of his young twigs, and carried it into a land of traffick; he set it in a city of merchants."
�He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful field; he placed [it] by great waters, [and] set it [as] a willow tree."
�And it grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose branches turned toward him, and the roots thereof were under him: so it became a vine, and brought forth branches, and shot forth sprigs."
�There was also another great eagle with great wings and many feathers: and, behold, this vine did bend her roots toward him, and shot forth her branches toward him, that he might water it by the furrows of her plantation."
�It was planted in a good soil by great waters, that it might bring forth branches, and that it might bear fruit, that it might be a goodly vine."	
Say thou, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Shall it prosper? shall he not pull up the roots thereof, and cut off the fruit thereof, that it wither? it shall wither in all the leaves of her spring, even without great power or many people to pluck it up by the roots thereof."39o;
+;"39;["
�Therefore, thou son of man, prophesy against Gog, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I [am] against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal:"
�And I will turn thee back, and leave but the sixth part of thee, and will cause thee to come up from the north parts, and will bring thee upon the mountains of Israel:"nAnd I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand."
�Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel, thou, and all thy bands, and the people that [is] with thee: I will give thee unto the ravenous birds of every sort, and [to] the beasts of the field to be devoured."UThou shalt fall upon the open field: for I have spoken [it], saith the Lord GOD."
}And I will send a fire on Magog, and among them that dwell carelessly in the isles: and they shall know that I [am] the LORD."
�So will I make my holy name known in the midst of my people Israel; and I will not [let them] pollute my holy name any more: and the heathen shall know that I [am] the LORD, the Holy One in Israel."eBehold, it is come, and it is done, saith the Lord GOD; this [is] the day whereof I have spoken."
�And they that dwell in the cities of Israel shall go forth, and shall set on fire and burn the weapons, both the shields and the bucklers, the bows and the arrows, and the handstaves, and the spears, and they shall burn them with fire seven years:"28o;
+;"28;["5The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,"
Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thine heart [is] lifted up, and thou hast said, I [am] a God, I sit [in] the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou [art] a man, and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God:"[Behold, thou [art] wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that they can hide from thee:"
~With thy wisdom and with thine understanding thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures:"
}By thy great wisdom [and] by thy traffick hast thou increased thy riches, and thine heart is lifted up because of thy riches:"^Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast set thine heart as the heart of God;"
�Behold, therefore I will bring strangers upon thee, the terrible of the nations: and they shall draw their swords against the beauty of thy wisdom, and they shall defile thy brightness."|They shall bring thee down to the pit, and thou shalt die the deaths of [them that are] slain in the midst of the seas."
�Wilt thou yet say before him that slayeth thee, I [am] God? but thou [shalt be] a man, and no God, in the hand of him that slayeth thee."40o;
+;"40;["
�In the five and twentieth year of our captivity, in the beginning of the year, in the tenth [day] of the month, in the fourteenth year after that the city was smitten, in the selfsame day the hand of the LORD was upon me, and brought me thither."
�In the visions of God brought he me into the land of Israel, and set me upon a very high mountain, by which [was] as the frame of a city on the south."
�And he brought me thither, and, behold, [there was] a man, whose appearance [was] like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed; and he stood in the gate."
And the man said unto me, Son of man, behold with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears, and set thine heart upon all that I shall shew thee; for to the intent that I might shew [them] unto thee [art] thou brought hither: declare all that thou seest to the house of Israel."
�And behold a wall on the outside of the house round about, and in the man's hand a measuring reed of six cubits [long] by the cubit and an hand breadth: so he measured the breadth of the building, one reed; and the height, one reed."
�Then came he unto the gate which looketh toward the east, and went up the stairs thereof, and measured the threshold of the gate, [which was] one reed broad; and the other threshold [of the gate, which was] one reed broad."
�And [every] little chamber [was] one reed long, and one reed broad; and between the little chambers [were] five cubits; and the threshold of the gate by the porch of the gate within [was] one reed."=He measured also the porch of the gate within, one reed."
�Then measured he the porch of the gate, eight cubits; and the posts thereof, two cubits; and the porch of the gate [was] inward."06o;
+;"06;["3And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"XSon of man, set thy face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them,"
�And say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD; Thus saith the Lord GOD to the mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers, and to the valleys; Behold, I, [even] I, will bring a sword upon you, and I will destroy your high places."
|And your altars shall be desolate, and your images shall be broken: and I will cast down your slain [men] before your idols."
�And I will lay the dead carcases of the children of Israel before their idols; and I will scatter your bones round about your altars."

In all your dwellingplaces the cities shall be laid waste, and the high places shall be desolate; that your altars may be laid waste and made desolate, and your idols may be broken and cease, and your images may be cut down, and your works may be abolished."ZAnd the slain shall fall in the midst of you, and ye shall know that I [am] the LORD."
�Yet will I leave a remnant, that ye may have [some] that shall escape the sword among the nations, when ye shall be scattered through the countries."P
And they that escape of you shall remember me among the nations whither they shall be carried captives, because I am broken with their whorish heart, which hath departed from me, and with their eyes, which go a whoring after their idols: and they shall lothe themselves for the evils which they have committed in all their abominations."18o;
+;"18;["5The word of the LORD came unto me again, saying,"
�What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge?"j[As] I live, saith the Lord GOD, ye shall not have [occasion] any more to use this proverb in Israel."
�Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die."ABut if a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right,"
�[And] hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither hath defiled his neighbour's wife, neither hath come near to a menstruous woman,"
�And hath not oppressed any, [but] hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment;"
�He [that] hath not given forth upon usury, neither hath taken any increase, [that] hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true judgment between man and man,"
~Hath walked in my statutes, and hath kept my judgments, to deal truly; he [is] just, he shall surely live, saith the Lord GOD."41o;
+;"41;["
�Afterward he brought me to the temple, and measured the posts, six cubits broad on the one side, and six cubits broad on the other side, [which was] the breadth of the tabernacle."
�And the breadth of the door [was] ten cubits; and the sides of the door [were] five cubits on the one side, and five cubits on the other side: and he measured the length thereof, forty cubits: and the breadth, twenty cubits."
�Then went he inward, and measured the post of the door, two cubits; and the door, six cubits; and the breadth of the door, seven cubits."
�So he measured the length thereof, twenty cubits; and the breadth, twenty cubits, before the temple: and he said unto me, This [is] the most holy [place]."
�After he measured the wall of the house, six cubits; and the breadth of [every] side chamber, four cubits, round about the house on every side."
�And the side chambers [were] three, one over another, and thirty in order; and they entered into the wall which [was] of the house for the side chambers round about, that they might have hold, but they had not hold in the wall of the house."!
And [there was] an enlarging, and a winding about still upward to the side chambers: for the winding about of the house went still upward round about the house: therefore the breadth of the house [was still] upward, and so increased [from] the lowest [chamber] to the highest by the midst."
|I saw also the height of the house round about: the foundations of the side chambers [were] a full reed of six great cubits."
�The thickness of the wall, which [was] for the side chamber without, [was] five cubits: and [that] which [was] left [was] the place of the side chambers that [were] within."29o;
+;"29;["{In the tenth year, in the tenth [month], in the twelfth [day] of the month, the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"mSon of man, set thy face against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy against him, and against all Egypt:"
�Speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I [am] against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lieth in the midst of his rivers, which hath said, My river [is] mine own, and I have made [it] for myself."
�But I will put hooks in thy jaws, and I will cause the fish of thy rivers to stick unto thy scales, and I will bring thee up out of the midst of thy rivers, and all the fish of thy rivers shall stick unto thy scales."
And I will leave thee [thrown] into the wilderness, thee and all the fish of thy rivers: thou shalt fall upon the open fields; thou shalt not be brought together, nor gathered: I have given thee for meat to the beasts of the field and to the fowls of the heaven."
�And all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I [am] the LORD, because they have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel."
�When they took hold of thee by thy hand, thou didst break, and rend all their shoulder: and when they leaned upon thee, thou brakest, and madest all their loins to be at a stand."vTherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will bring a sword upon thee, and cut off man and beast out of thee."
�And the land of Egypt shall be desolate and waste; and they shall know that I [am] the LORD: because he hath said, The river [is] mine, and I have made [it]."30o;
+;"30;["5The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,"WSon of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Howl ye, Woe worth the day!"rFor the day [is] near, even the day of the LORD [is] near, a cloudy day; it shall be the time of the heathen."
�And the sword shall come upon Egypt, and great pain shall be in Ethiopia, when the slain shall fall in Egypt, and they shall take away her multitude, and her foundations shall be broken down."
�Ethiopia, and Libya, and Lydia, and all the mingled people, and Chub, and the men of the land that is in league, shall fall with them by the sword."
�Thus saith the LORD; They also that uphold Egypt shall fall; and the pride of her power shall come down: from the tower of Syene shall they fall in it by the sword, saith the Lord GOD."
�And they shall be desolate in the midst of the countries [that are] desolate, and her cities shall be in the midst of the cities [that are] wasted."~And they shall know that I [am] the LORD, when I have set a fire in Egypt, and [when] all her helpers shall be destroyed."
�In that day shall messengers go forth from me in ships to make the careless Ethiopians afraid, and great pain shall come upon them, as in the day of Egypt: for, lo, it cometh."07o;
+;"07;["8Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
�Also, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD unto the land of Israel; An end, the end is come upon the four corners of the land."
�Now [is] the end [come] upon thee, and I will send mine anger upon thee, and will judge thee according to thy ways, and will recompense upon thee all thine abominations."
�And mine eye shall not spare thee, neither will I have pity: but I will recompense thy ways upon thee, and thine abominations shall be in the midst of thee: and ye shall know that I [am] the LORD."EThus saith the Lord GOD; An evil, an only evil, behold, is come."OAn end is come, the end is come: it watcheth for thee; behold, it is come."
�The morning is come unto thee, O thou that dwellest in the land: the time is come, the day of trouble [is] near, and not the sounding again of the mountains."
�Now will I shortly pour out my fury upon thee, and accomplish mine anger upon thee: and I will judge thee according to thy ways, and will recompense thee for all thine abominations."
�And mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: I will recompense thee according to thy ways and thine abominations [that] are in the midst of thee; and ye shall know that I [am] the LORD that smiteth."42o;
+;"42;["
�Then he brought me forth into the utter court, the way toward the north: and he brought me into the chamber that [was] over against the separate place, and which [was] before the building toward the north."eBefore the length of an hundred cubits [was] the north door, and the breadth [was] fifty cubits."
�Over against the twenty [cubits] which [were] for the inner court, and over against the pavement which [was] for the utter court, [was] gallery against gallery in three [stories]."}And before the chambers [was] a walk of ten cubits breadth inward, a way of one cubit; and their doors toward the north."
�Now the upper chambers [were] shorter: for the galleries were higher than these, than the lower, and than the middlemost of the building."
�For they [were] in three [stories], but had not pillars as the pillars of the courts: therefore [the building] was straitened more than the lowest and the middlemost from the ground."
�And the wall that [was] without over against the chambers, toward the utter court on the forepart of the chambers, the length thereof [was] fifty cubits."
�For the length of the chambers that [were] in the utter court [was] fifty cubits: and, lo, before the temple [were] an hundred cubits."qAnd from under these chambers [was] the entry on the east side, as one goeth into them from the utter court."19o;
+;"19;["CMoreover take thou up a lamentation for the princes of Israel,"tAnd say, What [is] thy mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps among young lions."uAnd she brought up one of her whelps: it became a young lion, and it learned to catch the prey; it devoured men."wThe nations also heard of him; he was taken in their pit, and they brought him with chains unto the land of Egypt."
�Now when she saw that she had waited, [and] her hope was lost, then she took another of her whelps, [and] made him a young lion."xAnd he went up and down among the lions, he became a young lion, and learned to catch the prey, [and] devoured men."
�And he knew their desolate palaces, and he laid waste their cities; and the land was desolate, and the fulness thereof, by the noise of his roaring."
|Then the nations set against him on every side from the provinces, and spread their net over him: he was taken in their pit."
�And they put him in ward in chains, and brought him to the king of Babylon: they brought him into holds, that his voice should no more be heard upon the mountains of Israel."31o;
+;"31;["
�And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the third [month], in the first [day] of the month, [that] the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"mSon of man, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to his multitude; Whom art thou like in thy greatness?"
�Behold, the Assyrian [was] a cedar in Lebanon with fair branches, and with a shadowing shroud, and of an high stature; and his top was among the thick boughs."
�The waters made him great, the deep set him up on high with her rivers running round about his plants, and sent out her little rivers unto all the trees of the field."
�Therefore his height was exalted above all the trees of the field, and his boughs were multiplied, and his branches became long because of the multitude of waters, when he shot forth."
�All the fowls of heaven made their nests in his boughs, and under his branches did all the beasts of the field bring forth their young, and under his shadow dwelt all great nations."hThus was he fair in his greatness, in the length of his branches: for his root was by great waters."
�The cedars in the garden of God could not hide him: the fir trees were not like his boughs, and the chesnut trees were not like his branches; nor any tree in the garden of God was like unto him in his beauty."
�I have made him fair by the multitude of his branches: so that all the trees of Eden, that [were] in the garden of God, envied him."08o;
+;"08;["
�And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth [month], in the fifth [day] of the month, [as] I sat in mine house, and the elders of Judah sat before me, that the hand of the Lord GOD fell there upon me."
�Then I beheld, and lo a likeness as the appearance of fire: from the appearance of his loins even downward, fire; and from his loins even upward, as the appearance of brightness, as the colour of amber."C
And he put forth the form of an hand, and took me by a lock of mine head; and the spirit lifted me up between the earth and the heaven, and brought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the inner gate that looketh toward the north; where [was] the seat of the image of jealousy, which provoketh to jealousy."nAnd, behold, the glory of the God of Israel [was] there, according to the vision that I saw in the plain."
�Then said he unto me, Son of man, lift up thine eyes now the way toward the north. So I lifted up mine eyes the way toward the north, and behold northward at the gate of the altar this image of jealousy in the entry."
�He said furthermore unto me, Son of man, seest thou what they do? [even] the great abominations that the house of Israel committeth here, that I should go far off from my sanctuary? but turn thee yet again, [and] thou shalt see greater abominations."^And he brought me to the door of the court; and when I looked, behold a hole in the wall."mThen said he unto me, Son of man, dig now in the wall: and when I had digged in the wall, behold a door."VAnd he said unto me, Go in, and behold the wicked abominations that they do here."20o;
+;"20;["
�And it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth [month], the tenth [day] of the month, [that] certain of the elders of Israel came to enquire of the LORD, and sat before me."4Then came the word of the LORD unto me, saying,"
�Son of man, speak unto the elders of Israel, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Are ye come to enquire of me? [As] I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will not be enquired of by you."tWilt thou judge them, son of man, wilt thou judge [them]? cause them to know the abominations of their fathers:"
And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day when I chose Israel, and lifted up mine hand unto the seed of the house of Jacob, and made myself known unto them in the land of Egypt, when I lifted up mine hand unto them, saying, I [am] the LORD your God;"
�In the day [that] I lifted up mine hand unto them, to bring them forth of the land of Egypt into a land that I had espied for them, flowing with milk and honey, which [is] the glory of all lands:"
�Then said I unto them, Cast ye away every man the abominations of his eyes, and defile not yourselves with the idols of Egypt: I [am] the LORD your God."!
But they rebelled against me, and would not hearken unto me: they did not every man cast away the abominations of their eyes, neither did they forsake the idols of Egypt: then I said, I will pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt."
�But I wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, among whom they [were], in whose sight I made myself known unto them, in bringing them forth out of the land of Egypt."21o;
+;"21;["3And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
Son of man, set thy face toward Jerusalem, and drop [thy word] toward the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel,"
�And say to the land of Israel, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I [am] against thee, and will draw forth my sword out of his sheath, and will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked."
�Seeing then that I will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked, therefore shall my sword go forth out of his sheath against all flesh from the south to the north:"wThat all flesh may know that I the LORD have drawn forth my sword out of his sheath: it shall not return any more."sSigh therefore, thou son of man, with the breaking of [thy] loins; and with bitterness sigh before their eyes."C
And it shall be, when they say unto thee, Wherefore sighest thou? that thou shalt answer, For the tidings; because it cometh: and every heart shall melt, and all hands shall be feeble, and every spirit shall faint, and all knees shall be weak [as] water: behold, it cometh, and shall be brought to pass, saith the Lord GOD."5Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"pSon of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the LORD; Say, A sword, a sword is sharpened, and also furbished:"10o;
+;"10;["
�Then I looked, and, behold, in the firmament that was above the head of the cherubims there appeared over them as it were a sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne."
�And he spake unto the man clothed with linen, and said, Go in between the wheels, [even] under the cherub, and fill thine hand with coals of fire from between the cherubims, and scatter [them] over the city. And he went in in my sight."xNow the cherubims stood on the right side of the house, when the man went in; and the cloud filled the inner court."
�Then the glory of the LORD went up from the cherub, [and stood] over the threshold of the house; and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was full of the brightness of the LORD'S glory."
}And the sound of the cherubims' wings was heard [even] to the outer court, as the voice of the Almighty God when he speaketh."
�And it came to pass, [that] when he had commanded the man clothed with linen, saying, Take fire from between the wheels, from between the cherubims; then he went in, and stood beside the wheels."
�And [one] cherub stretched forth his hand from between the cherubims unto the fire that [was] between the cherubims, and took [thereof], and put [it] into the hands of [him that was] clothed with linen: who took [it], and went out."TAnd there appeared in the cherubims the form of a man's hand under their wings."
�And when I looked, behold the four wheels by the cherubims, one wheel by one cherub, and another wheel by another cherub: and the appearance of the wheels [was] as the colour of a beryl stone."43o;
+;"43;["WAfterward he brought me to the gate, [even] the gate that looketh toward the east:"
�And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east: and his voice [was] like a noise of many waters: and the earth shined with his glory."
�And [it was] according to the appearance of the vision which I saw, [even] according to the vision that I saw when I came to destroy the city: and the visions [were] like the vision that I saw by the river Chebar; and I fell upon my face."nAnd the glory of the LORD came into the house by the way of the gate whose prospect [is] toward the east."xSo the spirit took me up, and brought me into the inner court; and, behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house."RAnd I heard [him] speaking unto me out of the house; and the man stood by me."L
And he said unto me, Son of man, the place of my throne, and the place of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel for ever, and my holy name, shall the house of Israel no more defile, [neither] they, nor their kings, by their whoredom, nor by the carcases of their kings in their high places."
�In their setting of their threshold by my thresholds, and their post by my posts, and the wall between me and them, they have even defiled my holy name by their abominations that they have committed: wherefore I have consumed them in mine anger."
�Now let them put away their whoredom, and the carcases of their kings, far from me, and I will dwell in the midst of them for ever."09o;
+;"09;["
�He cried also in mine ears with a loud voice, saying, Cause them that have charge over the city to draw near, even every man [with] his destroying weapon in his hand."
And, behold, six men came from the way of the higher gate, which lieth toward the north, and every man a slaughter weapon in his hand; and one man among them [was] clothed with linen, with a writer's inkhorn by his side: and they went in, and stood beside the brasen altar."
�And the glory of the God of Israel was gone up from the cherub, whereupon he was, to the threshold of the house. And he called to the man clothed with linen, which [had] the writer's inkhorn by his side;"
�And the LORD said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof."
�And to the others he said in mine hearing, Go ye after him through the city, and smite: let not your eye spare, neither have ye pity:"
�Slay utterly old [and] young, both maids, and little children, and women: but come not near any man upon whom [is] the mark; and begin at my sanctuary. Then they began at the ancient men which [were] before the house."
�And he said unto them, Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain: go ye forth. And they went forth, and slew in the city."
�And it came to pass, while they were slaying them, and I was left, that I fell upon my face, and cried, and said, Ah Lord GOD! wilt thou destroy all the residue of Israel in thy pouring out of thy fury upon Jerusalem?"
�Then said he unto me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah [is] exceeding great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of perverseness: for they say, The LORD hath forsaken the earth, and the LORD seeth not."32o;
+;"32;["
�And it came to pass in the twelfth year, in the twelfth month, in the first [day] of the month, [that] the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
Son of man, take up a lamentation for Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say unto him, Thou art like a young lion of the nations, and thou [art] as a whale in the seas: and thou camest forth with thy rivers, and troubledst the waters with thy feet, and fouledst their rivers."
�Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will therefore spread out my net over thee with a company of many people; and they shall bring thee up in my net."
�Then will I leave thee upon the land, I will cast thee forth upon the open field, and will cause all the fowls of the heaven to remain upon thee, and I will fill the beasts of the whole earth with thee."WAnd I will lay thy flesh upon the mountains, and fill the valleys with thy height."
I will also water with thy blood the land wherein thou swimmest, [even] to the mountains; and the rivers shall be full of thee."
�And when I shall put thee out, I will cover the heaven, and make the stars thereof dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her light."tAll the bright lights of heaven will I make dark over thee, and set darkness upon thy land, saith the Lord GOD."
�I will also vex the hearts of many people, when I shall bring thy destruction among the nations, into the countries which thou hast not known.;"Ezekiel;
+;"1;["
�Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:"`Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,"
�According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that [pertain] unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:"
�Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust."^And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;"XAnd to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;"LAnd to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity."
�For if these things be in you, and abound, they make [you that ye shall] neither [be] barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ."
|But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins."2o;
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�But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction."mAnd many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of."
�And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not."
�For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast [them] down to hell, and delivered [them] into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;"
�And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth [person], a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;"
�And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned [them] with an overthrow, making [them] an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly;"NAnd delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked:"
�(For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed [his] righteous soul from day to day with [their] unlawful deeds;)"
�The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:"3o;
+;"3;["yThis second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in [both] which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance:"
�That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour:"hKnowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,"
�And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as [they were] from the beginning of the creation."
�For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:"LWhereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:"
�But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men."
�But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day [is] with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day."
�The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.;"2Peter;
+;"11;["gNow a certain [man] was sick, [named] Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha."
}(It was [that] Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)"\Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick."
�When Jesus heard [that], he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby."9Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus."jWhen he had heard therefore that he was sick, he abode two days still in the same place where he was."NThen after that saith he to [his] disciples, Let us go into Judaea again."o[His] disciples say unto him, Master, the Jews of late sought to stone thee; and goest thou thither again?"
�Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world."12o;
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}Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead."qThere they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him."
�Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment."]Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's [son], which should betray him,"SWhy was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?"~This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein."VThen said Jesus, Let her alone: against the day of my burying hath she kept this."EFor the poor always ye have with you; but me ye have not always."
�Much people of the Jews therefore knew that he was there: and they came not for Jesus' sake only, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he had raised from the dead."01o;
+;"01;["TIn the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.",The same was in the beginning with God."WAll things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made."8In him was life; and the life was the light of men."MAnd the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.":There was a man sent from God, whose name [was] John."iThe same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all [men] through him might believe."IHe was not that Light, but [was sent] to bear witness of that Light."T[That] was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world."02o;
+;"02;["bAnd the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there:"CAnd both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage."VAnd when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine."YJesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come."OHis mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do [it]."
�And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece."_Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim."gAnd he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. And they bare [it]."
�When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom,"13o;
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�Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end."uAnd supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's [son], to betray him;"wJesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God;"^He riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel, and girded himself."
�After that he poureth water into a bason, and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe [them] with the towel wherewith he was girded."[Then cometh he to Simon Peter: and Peter saith unto him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet?"eJesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter."|Peter saith unto him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me."[Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, not my feet only, but also [my] hands and [my] head."14o;
+;"14;["KLet not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me."{In my Father's house are many mansions: if [it were] not [so], I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you."
�And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, [there] ye may be also."3And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know."^Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way?"kJesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me."qIf ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him."JPhilip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us."
�Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou [then], Shew us the Father?"03o;
+;"03;["LThere was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:"
�The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him."
�Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."
�Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?"
�Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and [of] the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God."^That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit."=Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again."
�The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit."CNicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?"04o;
+;"04;["tWhen therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John,"<(Though Jesus himself baptized not, but his disciples,)"5He left Judaea, and departed again into Galilee."*And he must needs go through Samaria."
|Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph."
�Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with [his] journey, sat thus on the well: [and] it was about the sixth hour."[There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink."B(For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.)"
�Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans."15o;
+;"15;["9I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman."
�Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every [branch] that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit."DNow ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you."
�Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me."
�I am the vine, ye [are] the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing."
�If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast [them] into the fire, and they are burned."lIf ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you."YHerein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples."NAs the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love."05o;
+;"05;["NAfter this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem."
{Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep [market] a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches."tIn these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water."
�For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had."PAnd a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years."
}When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time [in that case], he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole?"
�The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me.";Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk."rAnd immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked: and on the same day was the sabbath."16o;
+;"16;["IThese things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended."
�They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service."\And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me."
�But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. And these things I said not unto you at the beginning, because I was with you."\But now I go my way to him that sent me; and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou?"RBut because I have said these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart."
�Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you."bAnd when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:",Of sin, because they believe not on me;"17o;
+;"17;["
�These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee:"uAs thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him."rAnd this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent."]I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do."vAnd now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was."
�I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them me; and they have kept thy word."SNow they have known that all things whatsoever thou hast given me are of thee."
�For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received [them], and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me."jI pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine."06o;
+;"06;["[After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is [the sea] of Tiberias."oAnd a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased."LAnd Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat with his disciples."5And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh."
�When Jesus then lifted up [his] eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat?"IAnd this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do."Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little."IOne of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, saith unto him,"oThere is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?"18o;
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�When Jesus had spoken these words, he went forth with his disciples over the brook Cedron, where was a garden, into the which he entered, and his disciples."pAnd Judas also, which betrayed him, knew the place: for Jesus ofttimes resorted thither with his disciples."
�Judas then, having received a band [of men] and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, cometh thither with lanterns and torches and weapons."qJesus therefore, knowing all things that should come upon him, went forth, and said unto them, Whom seek ye?"
|They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith unto them, I am [he]. And Judas also, which betrayed him, stood with them."bAs soon then as he had said unto them, I am [he], they went backward, and fell to the ground."NThen asked he them again, Whom seek ye? And they said, Jesus of Nazareth."eJesus answered, I have told you that I am [he]: if therefore ye seek me, let these go their way:"gThat the saying might be fulfilled, which he spake, Of them which thou gavest me have I lost none."07o;
+;"07;["uAfter these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him."4Now the Jews' feast of tabernacles was at hand."
�His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and go into Judaea, that thy disciples also may see the works that thou doest."
�For [there is] no man [that] doeth any thing in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do these things, shew thyself to the world."1For neither did his brethren believe in him."VThen Jesus said unto them, My time is not yet come: but your time is alway ready."kThe world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil."aGo ye up unto this feast: I go not up yet unto this feast; for my time is not yet full come."IWhen he had said these words unto them, he abode [still] in Galilee."19o;
+;"19;[":Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged [him]."mAnd the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put [it] on his head, and they put on him a purple robe,"KAnd said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands."
�Pilate therefore went forth again, and saith unto them, Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may know that I find no fault in him."{Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And [Pilate] saith unto them, Behold the man!"
�When the chief priests therefore and officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify [him], crucify [him]. Pilate saith unto them, Take ye him, and crucify [him]: for I find no fault in him."rThe Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God."EWhen Pilate therefore heard that saying, he was the more afraid;"pAnd went again into the judgment hall, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer."08o;
+;"08;[")Jesus went unto the mount of Olives."
{And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them."vAnd the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst,"RThey say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act."YNow Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou?"
�This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with [his] finger wrote on the ground, [as though he heard them not]."
�So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her."8And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground."
�And they which heard [it], being convicted by [their own] conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, [even] unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst."20o;
+;"20;["
�The first [day] of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre."
�Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him."TPeter therefore went forth, and that other disciple, and came to the sepulchre."iSo they ran both together: and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre."]And he stooping down, [and looking in], saw the linen clothes lying; yet went he not in."iThen cometh Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and seeth the linen clothes lie,"zAnd the napkin, that was about his head, not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself."hThen went in also that other disciple, which came first to the sepulchre, and he saw, and believed."SFor as yet they knew not the scripture, that he must rise again from the dead."21o;
+;"21;["
|After these things Jesus shewed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and on this wise shewed he [himself]."
�There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the [sons] of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples."
�Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also go with thee. They went forth, and entered into a ship immediately; and that night they caught nothing."oBut when the morning was now come, Jesus stood on the shore: but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus."SThen Jesus saith unto them, Children, have ye any meat? They answered him, No."
�And he said unto them, Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes."
�Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt [his] fisher's coat [unto him], (for he was naked,) and did cast himself into the sea."
�And the other disciples came in a little ship; (for they were not far from land, but as it were two hundred cubits,) dragging the net with fishes."nAs soon then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread."10o;
+;"10;["
�Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber."FBut he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep."yTo him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out."vAnd when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice."kAnd a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers."pThis parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them."aThen said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep."[All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them."lI am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture."09o;
+;"09;["MAnd as [Jesus] passed by, he saw a man which was blind from [his] birth."pAnd his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?"}Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him."hI must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work."?As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world."
�When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay,"
�And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing."~The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?"TSome said, This is he: others [said], He is like him: [but] he said, I am [he].;"	John;
+;"11;["
�I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, [of] the tribe of Benjamin."
�God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew. Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias? how he maketh intercession to God against Israel, saying,"sLord, they have killed thy prophets, and digged down thine altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life."
�But what saith the answer of God unto him? I have reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to [the image of] Baal."bEven so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace."
�And if by grace, then [is it] no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if [it be] of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work."
{What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded"
�(According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day."tAnd David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock, and a recompence unto them:"12o;
+;"12;["
�I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, [which is] your reasonable service."
�And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what [is] that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God."
�For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think [of himself] more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith."WFor as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office:"WSo we, [being] many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another."
�Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, [let us prophesy] according to the proportion of faith;"WOr ministry, [let us wait] on [our] ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching;"
�Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, [let him do it] with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness."a[Let] love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good."01o;
+;"01;["bPaul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called [to be] an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,"J(Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures,)"jConcerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh;"|And declared [to be] the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:"pBy whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:"7Among whom are ye also the called of Jesus Christ:"
�To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called [to be] saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ."uFirst, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world."
�For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers;"02o;
+;"02;["
�Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things."jBut we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things."
�And thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them which do such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God?"
�Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?"
�But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;"9Who will render to every man according to his deeds:"nTo them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:"tBut unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,"pTribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;"13o;
+;"13;["
{Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God."
�Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation."
�For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same:"
�For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to [execute] wrath upon him that doeth evil."\Wherefore [ye] must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake."vFor for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God's ministers, attending continually upon this very thing."
�Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute [is due]; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour."fOwe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law."
For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if [there be] any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself."14o;
+;"14;["RHim that is weak in the faith receive ye, [but] not to doubtful disputations."VFor one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs."
�Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not; and let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him."
�Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand."
One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day [alike]. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind."
He that regardeth the day, regardeth [it] unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard [it]. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks."CFor none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself."
�For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's."pFor to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living."03o;
+;"03;["QWhat advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit [is there] of circumcision?"WMuch every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God."aFor what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect?"
�God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged."
�But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? [Is] God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as a man)"8God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world?"tFor if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie unto his glory; why yet am I also judged as a sinner?"
�And not [rather], (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say,) Let us do evil, that good may come? whose damnation is just."
�What then? are we better [than they]? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin;"04o;
+;"04;["\What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found?"\For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath [whereof] to glory; but not before God."gFor what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness."NNow to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt."{But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness."rEven as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works,"\[Saying], Blessed [are] they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered."?Blessed [is] the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin."
�[Cometh] this blessedness then upon the circumcision [only], or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness."15o;
+;"15;["dWe then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves."NLet every one of us please [his] neighbour for [his] good to edification."xFor even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me."
�For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope."uNow the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus:"eThat ye may with one mind [and] one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ."VWherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received us to the glory of God."
�Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises [made] unto the fathers:"
�And that the Gentiles might glorify God for [his] mercy; as it is written, For this cause I will confess to thee among the Gentiles, and sing unto thy name."05o;
+;"05;["^Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:"tBy whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God."eAnd not only [so], but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;"4And patience, experience; and experience, hope:"
{And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us."TFor when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."pFor scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die."cBut God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us."`Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him."16o;
+;"16;["`I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea:"
�That ye receive her in the Lord, as becometh saints, and that ye assist her in whatsoever business she hath need of you: for she hath been a succourer of many, and of myself also.";Greet Priscilla and Aquila my helpers in Christ Jesus:"
|Who have for my life laid down their own necks: unto whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles."
�Likewise [greet] the church that is in their house. Salute my wellbeloved Epaenetus, who is the firstfruits of Achaia unto Christ."0Greet Mary, who bestowed much labour on us."
�Salute Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen, and my fellowprisoners, who are of note among the apostles, who also were in Christ before me."*Greet Amplias my beloved in the Lord."ASalute Urbane, our helper in Christ, and Stachys my beloved."06o;
+;"06;["MWhat shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?"MGod forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?"eKnow ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?"
�Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life."
|For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also [in the likeness] of [his] resurrection:"
�Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with [him], that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin."+For he that is dead is freed from sin."PNow if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him:"hKnowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him."07o;
+;"07;["
Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth?"
�For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to [her] husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of [her] husband."
�So then if, while [her] husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man."
�Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, [even] to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God."
�For when we were in the flesh, the motions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death."
�But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not [in] the oldness of the letter."
�What shall we say then? [Is] the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet."
{But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin [was] dead."bFor I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died."08o;
+;"08;["
[There is] therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit."gFor the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death."
�For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:"tThat the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit."
For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit."\For to be carnally minded [is] death; but to be spiritually minded [is] life and peace."uBecause the carnal mind [is] enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.":So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God."
�But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his."10o;
+;"10;["[Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved."YFor I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge."
�For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God."VFor Christ [is] the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth."zFor Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them."
�But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down [from above]:)"\Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.)"
}But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, [even] in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;"
�That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved."09o;
+;"09;["cI say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost,"BThat I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart."oFor I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh:"
�Who are Israelites; to whom [pertaineth] the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service [of God], and the promises;"}Whose [are] the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ [came], who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen."nNot as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they [are] not all Israel, which are of Israel:"tNeither, because they are the seed of Abraham, [are they] all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called."
�That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these [are] not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed."\For this [is] the word of promise, At this time will I come, and Sara shall have a son.;"Romans;
+Jameso;	;"59;	{
+"1o;
+;"1;["uJames, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting."HMy brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;"DKnowing [this], that the trying of your faith worketh patience."bBut let patience have [her] perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing."
�If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all [men] liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him."
{But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed."LFor let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord."7A double minded man [is] unstable in all his ways."ALet the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted:"2o;
+;"2;["lMy brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, [the Lord] of glory, with respect of persons."
�For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment;"
�And ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him, Sit thou here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool:"SAre ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts?"
�Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?"hBut ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?"GDo not they blaspheme that worthy name by the which ye are called?"qIf ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:"eBut if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors."3o;
+;"3;["^My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation."
�For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same [is] a perfect man, [and] able also to bridle the whole body."jBehold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body."
�Behold also the ships, which though [they be] so great, and [are] driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the governor listeth."yEven so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!"
�And the tongue [is] a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell."
|For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind:"SBut the tongue can no man tame; [it is] an unruly evil, full of deadly poison."uTherewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God."4o;
+;"4;["{From whence [come] wars and fightings among you? [come they] not hence, [even] of your lusts that war in your members?"
}Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not."]Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume [it] upon your lusts."
�Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God."bDo ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?"mBut he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble."USubmit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you."
�Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse [your] hands, [ye] sinners; and purify [your] hearts, [ye] double minded."mBe afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and [your] joy to heaviness."5o;
+;"5;["ZGo to now, [ye] rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon [you]."@Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten."
�Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days."
�Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth."vYe have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter."KYe have condemned [and] killed the just; [and] he doth not resist you."
�Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain."WBe ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh."pGrudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.;"
+James;
+;"22;["+And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"
�Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, that they separate themselves from the holy things of the children of Israel, and that they profane not my holy name [in those things] which they hallow unto me: I [am] the LORD."
�Say unto them, Whosoever [he be] of all your seed among your generations, that goeth unto the holy things, which the children of Israel hallow unto the LORD, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from my presence: I [am] the LORD."
�What man soever of the seed of Aaron [is] a leper, or hath a running issue; he shall not eat of the holy things, until he be clean. And whoso toucheth any thing [that is] unclean [by] the dead, or a man whose seed goeth from him;"
�Or whosoever toucheth any creeping thing, whereby he may be made unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatsoever uncleanness he hath;"
�The soul which hath touched any such shall be unclean until even, and shall not eat of the holy things, unless he wash his flesh with water."wAnd when the sun is down, he shall be clean, and shall afterward eat of the holy things; because it [is] his food."yThat which dieth of itself, or is torn [with beasts], he shall not eat to defile himself therewith: I [am] the LORD."
�They shall therefore keep mine ordinance, lest they bear sin for it, and die therefore, if they profane it: I the LORD do sanctify them."11o;
+;"11;["BAnd the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them,"
�Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These [are] the beasts which ye shall eat among all the beasts that [are] on the earth."rWhatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, [and] cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat."
�Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the hoof: [as] the camel, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he [is] unclean unto you."dAnd the coney, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he [is] unclean unto you."cAnd the hare, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he [is] unclean unto you."wAnd the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he [is] unclean to you."fOf their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch; they [are] unclean to you."
�These shall ye eat of all that [are] in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them shall ye eat."23o;
+;"23;["+And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"
�Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, [Concerning] the feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim [to be] holy convocations, [even] these [are] my feasts."
�Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day [is] the sabbath of rest, an holy convocation; ye shall do no work [therein]: it [is] the sabbath of the LORD in all your dwellings."lThese [are] the feasts of the LORD, [even] holy convocations, which ye shall proclaim in their seasons."QIn the fourteenth [day] of the first month at even [is] the LORD'S passover."
�And on the fifteenth day of the same month [is] the feast of unleavened bread unto the LORD: seven days ye must eat unleavened bread."]In the first day ye shall have an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein."
�But ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD seven days: in the seventh day [is] an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work [therein]."+And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"12o;
+;"12;[
+;"01;["jAnd the LORD called unto Moses, and spake unto him out of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying,"
�Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man of you bring an offering unto the LORD, ye shall bring your offering of the cattle, [even] of the herd, and of the flock."
�If his offering [be] a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish: he shall offer it of his own voluntary will at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD."And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him."
�And he shall kill the bullock before the LORD: and the priests, Aaron's sons, shall bring the blood, and sprinkle the blood round about upon the altar that [is by] the door of the tabernacle of the congregation."FAnd he shall flay the burnt offering, and cut it into his pieces."mAnd the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar, and lay the wood in order upon the fire:"
�And the priests, Aaron's sons, shall lay the parts, the head, and the fat, in order upon the wood that [is] on the fire which [is] upon the altar:"
�But his inwards and his legs shall he wash in water: and the priest shall burn all on the altar, [to be] a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD."02o;
+;"02;["
�And when any will offer a meat offering unto the LORD, his offering shall be [of] fine flour; and he shall pour oil upon it, and put frankincense thereon:"*
And he shall bring it to Aaron's sons the priests: and he shall take thereout his handful of the flour thereof, and of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof; and the priest shall burn the memorial of it upon the altar, [to be] an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD:"
�And the remnant of the meat offering [shall be] Aaron's and his sons': [it is] a thing most holy of the offerings of the LORD made by fire."
�And if thou bring an oblation of a meat offering baken in the oven, [it shall be] unleavened cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, or unleavened wafers anointed with oil."yAnd if thy oblation [be] a meat offering [baken] in a pan, it shall be [of] fine flour unleavened, mingled with oil."QThou shalt part it in pieces, and pour oil thereon: it [is] a meat offering."rAnd if thy oblation [be] a meat offering [baken] in the fryingpan, it shall be made [of] fine flour with oil."
�And thou shalt bring the meat offering that is made of these things unto the LORD: and when it is presented unto the priest, he shall bring it unto the altar."
�And the priest shall take from the meat offering a memorial thereof, and shall burn [it] upon the altar: [it is] an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD."24o;
+;"24;["+And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"
�Command the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamps to burn continually."
�Without the vail of the testimony, in the tabernacle of the congregation, shall Aaron order it from the evening unto the morning before the LORD continually: [it shall be] a statute for ever in your generations."THe shall order the lamps upon the pure candlestick before the LORD continually."iAnd thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof: two tenth deals shall be in one cake."\And thou shalt set them in two rows, six on a row, upon the pure table before the LORD."
�And thou shalt put pure frankincense upon [each] row, that it may be on the bread for a memorial, [even] an offering made by fire unto the LORD."
�Every sabbath he shall set it in order before the LORD continually, [being taken] from the children of Israel by an everlasting covenant."
�And it shall be Aaron's and his sons'; and they shall eat it in the holy place: for it [is] most holy unto him of the offerings of the LORD made by fire by a perpetual statute."13o;
+;"13;["5And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron, saying,"
�When a man shall have in the skin of his flesh a rising, a scab, or bright spot, and it be in the skin of his flesh [like] the plague of leprosy; then he shall be brought unto Aaron the priest, or unto one of his sons the priests:"
And the priest shall look on the plague in the skin of the flesh: and [when] the hair in the plague is turned white, and the plague in sight [be] deeper than the skin of his flesh, it [is] a plague of leprosy: and the priest shall look on him, and pronounce him unclean."
�If the bright spot [be] white in the skin of his flesh, and in sight [be] not deeper than the skin, and the hair thereof be not turned white; then the priest shall shut up [him that hath] the plague seven days:"
�And the priest shall look on him the seventh day: and, behold, [if] the plague in his sight be at a stay, [and] the plague spread not in the skin; then the priest shall shut him up seven days more:"
�And the priest shall look on him again the seventh day: and, behold, [if] the plague [be] somewhat dark, [and] the plague spread not in the skin, the priest shall pronounce him clean: it [is but] a scab: and he shall wash his clothes, and be clean."
�But if the scab spread much abroad in the skin, after that he hath been seen of the priest for his cleansing, he shall be seen of the priest again:"
�And [if] the priest see that, behold, the scab spreadeth in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it [is] a leprosy."VWhen the plague of leprosy is in a man, then he shall be brought unto the priest;"14o;
+;"14;["+And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"iThis shall be the law of the leper in the day of his cleansing: He shall be brought unto the priest:"
�And the priest shall go forth out of the camp; and the priest shall look, and, behold, [if] the plague of leprosy be healed in the leper;"
�Then shall the priest command to take for him that is to be cleansed two birds alive [and] clean, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop:"jAnd the priest shall command that one of the birds be killed in an earthen vessel over running water:"
�As for the living bird, he shall take it, and the cedar wood, and the scarlet, and the hyssop, and shall dip them and the living bird in the blood of the bird [that was] killed over the running water:"
�And he shall sprinkle upon him that is to be cleansed from the leprosy seven times, and shall pronounce him clean, and shall let the living bird loose into the open field."
�And he that is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes, and shave off all his hair, and wash himself in water, that he may be clean: and after that he shall come into the camp, and shall tarry abroad out of his tent seven days."
�But it shall be on the seventh day, that he shall shave all his hair off his head and his beard and his eyebrows, even all his hair he shall shave off: and he shall wash his clothes, also he shall wash his flesh in water, and he shall be clean."25o;
+;"25;[":And the LORD spake unto Moses in mount Sinai, saying,"
�Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land which I give you, then shall the land keep a sabbath unto the LORD."vSix years thou shalt sow thy field, and six years thou shalt prune thy vineyard, and gather in the fruit thereof;"
�But in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of rest unto the land, a sabbath for the LORD: thou shalt neither sow thy field, nor prune thy vineyard."
�That which groweth of its own accord of thy harvest thou shalt not reap, neither gather the grapes of thy vine undressed: [for] it is a year of rest unto the land."
�And the sabbath of the land shall be meat for you; for thee, and for thy servant, and for thy maid, and for thy hired servant, and for thy stranger that sojourneth with thee,"jAnd for thy cattle, and for the beast that [are] in thy land, shall all the increase thereof be meat."
�And thou shalt number seven sabbaths of years unto thee, seven times seven years; and the space of the seven sabbaths of years shall be unto thee forty and nine years."
�Then shalt thou cause the trumpet of the jubile to sound on the tenth [day] of the seventh month, in the day of atonement shall ye make the trumpet sound throughout all your land."03o;
+;"03;["
�And if his oblation [be] a sacrifice of peace offering, if he offer [it] of the herd; whether [it be] a male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before the LORD."
�And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it [at] the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron's sons the priests shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about."
�And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that [is] upon the inwards,"
�And the two kidneys, and the fat that [is] on them, which [is] by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away."
�And Aaron's sons shall burn it on the altar upon the burnt sacrifice, which [is] upon the wood that [is] on the fire: [it is] an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD."
�And if his offering for a sacrifice of peace offering unto the LORD [be] of the flock; male or female, he shall offer it without blemish."QIf he offer a lamb for his offering, then shall he offer it before the LORD."
�And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it before the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron's sons shall sprinkle the blood thereof round about upon the altar."
And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat thereof, [and] the whole rump, it shall he take off hard by the backbone; and the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that [is] upon the inwards,"26o;
+;"26;["
�Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up [any] image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I [am] the LORD your God."LYe shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I [am] the LORD."FIf ye walk in my statutes, and keep my commandments, and do them;"
�Then I will give you rain in due season, and the land shall yield her increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit."
�And your threshing shall reach unto the vintage, and the vintage shall reach unto the sowing time: and ye shall eat your bread to the full, and dwell in your land safely."
�And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie down, and none shall make [you] afraid: and I will rid evil beasts out of the land, neither shall the sword go through your land."RAnd ye shall chase your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword."
�And five of you shall chase an hundred, and an hundred of you shall put ten thousand to flight: and your enemies shall fall before you by the sword."sFor I will have respect unto you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, and establish my covenant with you."04o;
+;"04;["+And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"
�Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a soul shall sin through ignorance against any of the commandments of the LORD [concerning things] which ought not to be done, and shall do against any of them:"
�If the priest that is anointed do sin according to the sin of the people; then let him bring for his sin, which he hath sinned, a young bullock without blemish unto the LORD for a sin offering."
�And he shall bring the bullock unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD; and shall lay his hand upon the bullock's head, and kill the bullock before the LORD."{And the priest that is anointed shall take of the bullock's blood, and bring it to the tabernacle of the congregation:"
�And the priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle of the blood seven times before the LORD, before the vail of the sanctuary."8
And the priest shall put [some] of the blood upon the horns of the altar of sweet incense before the LORD, which [is] in the tabernacle of the congregation; and shall pour all the blood of the bullock at the bottom of the altar of the burnt offering, which [is at] the door of the tabernacle of the congregation."
�And he shall take off from it all the fat of the bullock for the sin offering; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that [is] upon the inwards,"
�And the two kidneys, and the fat that [is] upon them, which [is] by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away,"15o;
+;"15;["8And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying,"
�Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When any man hath a running issue out of his flesh, [because of] his issue he [is] unclean."
�And this shall be his uncleanness in his issue: whether his flesh run with his issue, or his flesh be stopped from his issue, it [is] his uncleanness."xEvery bed, whereon he lieth that hath the issue, is unclean: and every thing, whereon he sitteth, shall be unclean."xAnd whosoever toucheth his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe [himself] in water, and be unclean until the even."
�And he that sitteth on [any] thing whereon he sat that hath the issue shall wash his clothes, and bathe [himself] in water, and be unclean until the even."
�And he that toucheth the flesh of him that hath the issue shall wash his clothes, and bathe [himself] in water, and be unclean until the even."
�And if he that hath the issue spit upon him that is clean; then he shall wash his clothes, and bathe [himself] in water, and be unclean until the even."PAnd what saddle soever he rideth upon that hath the issue shall be unclean."27o;
+;"27;["+And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"
�Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When a man shall make a singular vow, the persons [shall be] for the LORD by thy estimation."
�And thy estimation shall be of the male from twenty years old even unto sixty years old, even thy estimation shall be fifty shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary."JAnd if it [be] a female, then thy estimation shall be thirty shekels."
�And if [it be] from five years old even unto twenty years old, then thy estimation shall be of the male twenty shekels, and for the female ten shekels."
�And if [it be] from a month old even unto five years old, then thy estimation shall be of the male five shekels of silver, and for the female thy estimation [shall be] three shekels of silver."
�And if [it be] from sixty years old and above; if [it be] a male, then thy estimation shall be fifteen shekels, and for the female ten shekels."
�But if he be poorer than thy estimation, then he shall present himself before the priest, and the priest shall value him; according to his ability that vowed shall the priest value him."
�And if [it be] a beast, whereof men bring an offering unto the LORD, all that [any man] giveth of such unto the LORD shall be holy."05o;
+;"05;["
�And if a soul sin, and hear the voice of swearing, and [is] a witness, whether he hath seen or known [of it]; if he do not utter [it], then he shall bear his iniquity."
�Or if a soul touch any unclean thing, whether [it be] a carcase of an unclean beast, or a carcase of unclean cattle, or the carcase of unclean creeping things, and [if] it be hidden from him; he also shall be unclean, and guilty."
�Or if he touch the uncleanness of man, whatsoever uncleanness [it be] that a man shall be defiled withal, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth [of it], then he shall be guilty."
�Or if a soul swear, pronouncing with [his] lips to do evil, or to do good, whatsoever [it be] that a man shall pronounce with an oath, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth [of it], then he shall be guilty in one of these."
}And it shall be, when he shall be guilty in one of these [things], that he shall confess that he hath sinned in that [thing]:"
�And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the LORD for his sin which he hath sinned, a female from the flock, a lamb or a kid of the goats, for a sin offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for him concerning his sin."
�And if he be not able to bring a lamb, then he shall bring for his trespass, which he hath committed, two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, unto the LORD; one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering."
�And he shall bring them unto the priest, who shall offer [that] which [is] for the sin offering first, and wring off his head from his neck, but shall not divide [it] asunder:"
�And he shall sprinkle of the blood of the sin offering upon the side of the altar; and the rest of the blood shall be wrung out at the bottom of the altar: it [is] a sin offering."16o;
+;"16;["yAnd the LORD spake unto Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they offered before the LORD, and died;"
�And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy [place] within the vail before the mercy seat, which [is] upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat."zThus shall Aaron come into the holy [place]: with a young bullock for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering."
+;"17;["+And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"
�Speak unto Aaron, and unto his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them; This [is] the thing which the LORD hath commanded, saying,"
�What man soever [there be] of the house of Israel, that killeth an ox, or lamb, or goat, in the camp, or that killeth [it] out of the camp,"
�And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to offer an offering unto the LORD before the tabernacle of the LORD; blood shall be imputed unto that man; he hath shed blood; and that man shall be cut off from among his people:"
+;"06;["+And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"
�If a soul sin, and commit a trespass against the LORD, and lie unto his neighbour in that which was delivered him to keep, or in fellowship, or in a thing taken away by violence, or hath deceived his neighbour;"
�Or have found that which was lost, and lieth concerning it, and sweareth falsely; in any of all these that a man doeth, sinning therein:"
�Then it shall be, because he hath sinned, and is guilty, that he shall restore that which he took violently away, or the thing which he hath deceitfully gotten, or that which was delivered him to keep, or the lost thing which he found,"
�Or all that about which he hath sworn falsely; he shall even restore it in the principal, and shall add the fifth part more thereto, [and] give it unto him to whom it appertaineth, in the day of his trespass offering."
�And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the LORD, a ram without blemish out of the flock, with thy estimation, for a trespass offering, unto the priest:"
�And the priest shall make an atonement for him before the LORD: and it shall be forgiven him for any thing of all that he hath done in trespassing therein."+And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"
�Command Aaron and his sons, saying, This [is] the law of the burnt offering: It [is] the burnt offering, because of the burning upon the altar all night unto the morning, and the fire of the altar shall be burning in it."18o;
+;"18;["+And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"RSpeak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am the LORD your God."
�After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do: and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall ye not do: neither shall ye walk in their ordinances."cYe shall do my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to walk therein: I [am] the LORD your God."vYe shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I [am] the LORD."qNone of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover [their] nakedness: I [am] the LORD."
�The nakedness of thy father, or the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she [is] thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness."_The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it [is] thy father's nakedness."
�The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or daughter of thy mother, [whether she be] born at home, or born abroad, [even] their nakedness thou shalt not uncover."07o;
+;"07;["LLikewise this [is] the law of the trespass offering: it [is] most holy."
�In the place where they kill the burnt offering shall they kill the trespass offering: and the blood thereof shall he sprinkle round about upon the altar."cAnd he shall offer of it all the fat thereof; the rump, and the fat that covereth the inwards,"
�And the two kidneys, and the fat that [is] on them, which [is] by the flanks, and the caul [that is] above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away:"}And the priest shall burn them upon the altar [for] an offering made by fire unto the LORD: it [is] a trespass offering."lEvery male among the priests shall eat thereof: it shall be eaten in the holy place: it [is] most holy."
�As the sin offering [is], so [is] the trespass offering: [there is] one law for them: the priest that maketh atonement therewith shall have [it]."
�And the priest that offereth any man's burnt offering, [even] the priest shall have to himself the skin of the burnt offering which he hath offered."
�And all the meat offering that is baken in the oven, and all that is dressed in the fryingpan, and in the pan, shall be the priest's that offereth it."19o;
+;"19;["+And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"
�Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy: for I the LORD your God [am] holy."hYe shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I [am] the LORD your God."ZTurn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I [am] the LORD your God."fAnd if ye offer a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD, ye shall offer it at your own will."
�It shall be eaten the same day ye offer it, and on the morrow: and if ought remain until the third day, it shall be burnt in the fire."^And if it be eaten at all on the third day, it [is] abominable; it shall not be accepted."
�Therefore [every one] that eateth it shall bear his iniquity, because he hath profaned the hallowed thing of the LORD: and that soul shall be cut off from among his people."
�And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleanings of thy harvest."08o;
+;"08;["+And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"
�Take Aaron and his sons with him, and the garments, and the anointing oil, and a bullock for the sin offering, and two rams, and a basket of unleavened bread;"gAnd gather thou all the congregation together unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation."
�And Moses did as the LORD commanded him; and the assembly was gathered together unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation."cAnd Moses said unto the congregation, This [is] the thing which the LORD commanded to be done."FAnd Moses brought Aaron and his sons, and washed them with water."
�And he put upon him the coat, and girded him with the girdle, and clothed him with the robe, and put the ephod upon him, and he girded him with the curious girdle of the ephod, and bound [it] unto him therewith."bAnd he put the breastplate upon him: also he put in the breastplate the Urim and the Thummim."
�And he put the mitre upon his head; also upon the mitre, [even] upon his forefront, did he put the golden plate, the holy crown; as the LORD commanded Moses."20o;
+;"20;["+And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"	
Again, thou shalt say to the children of Israel, Whosoever [he be] of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, that giveth [any] of his seed unto Molech; he shall surely be put to death: the people of the land shall stone him with stones."
�And I will set my face against that man, and will cut him off from among his people; because he hath given of his seed unto Molech, to defile my sanctuary, and to profane my holy name."
�And if the people of the land do any ways hide their eyes from the man, when he giveth of his seed unto Molech, and kill him not:"
�Then I will set my face against that man, and against his family, and will cut him off, and all that go a whoring after him, to commit whoredom with Molech, from among their people."
�And the soul that turneth after such as have familiar spirits, and after wizards, to go a whoring after them, I will even set my face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people."QSanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy: for I [am] the LORD your God."TAnd ye shall keep my statutes, and do them: I [am] the LORD which sanctify you."
�For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall be surely put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood [shall be] upon him."21o;
+;"21;["
�And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none be defiled for the dead among his people:"
�But for his kin, that is near unto him, [that is], for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother,"nAnd for his sister a virgin, that is nigh unto him, which hath had no husband; for her may he be defiled."a[But] he shall not defile himself, [being] a chief man among his people, to profane himself."
�They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh."
�They shall be holy unto their God, and not profane the name of their God: for the offerings of the LORD made by fire, [and] the bread of their God, they do offer: therefore they shall be holy."
�They shall not take a wife [that is] a whore, or profane; neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband: for he [is] holy unto his God."
�Thou shalt sanctify him therefore; for he offereth the bread of thy God: he shall be holy unto thee: for I the LORD, which sanctify you, [am] holy."
�And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the whore, she profaneth her father: she shall be burnt with fire."10o;
+;"10;["
�And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not."]And there went out fire from the LORD, and devoured them, and they died before the LORD."
�Then Moses said unto Aaron, This [is it] that the LORD spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace."
�And Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said unto them, Come near, carry your brethren from before the sanctuary out of the camp."[So they went near, and carried them in their coats out of the camp; as Moses had said."
And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons, Uncover not your heads, neither rend your clothes; lest ye die, and lest wrath come upon all the people: but let your brethren, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which the LORD hath kindled."
�And ye shall not go out from the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: for the anointing oil of the LORD [is] upon you. And they did according to the word of Moses."+And the LORD spake unto Aaron, saying,"
�Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: [it shall be] a statute for ever throughout your generations:"09o;
+;"09;["mAnd it came to pass on the eighth day, [that] Moses called Aaron and his sons, and the elders of Israel;"
�And he said unto Aaron, Take thee a young calf for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering, without blemish, and offer [them] before the LORD."
�And unto the children of Israel thou shalt speak, saying, Take ye a kid of the goats for a sin offering; and a calf and a lamb, [both] of the first year, without blemish, for a burnt offering;"
�Also a bullock and a ram for peace offerings, to sacrifice before the LORD; and a meat offering mingled with oil: for to day the LORD will appear unto you."
�And they brought [that] which Moses commanded before the tabernacle of the congregation: and all the congregation drew near and stood before the LORD."
�And Moses said, This [is] the thing which the LORD commanded that ye should do: and the glory of the LORD shall appear unto you."
�And Moses said unto Aaron, Go unto the altar, and offer thy sin offering, and thy burnt offering, and make an atonement for thyself, and for the people: and offer the offering of the people, and make an atonement for them; as the LORD commanded."iAaron therefore went unto the altar, and slew the calf of the sin offering, which [was] for himself."
�And the sons of Aaron brought the blood unto him: and he dipped his finger in the blood, and put [it] upon the horns of the altar, and poured out the blood at the bottom of the altar:;"Leviticus;
+;"11;["DOpen thy doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may devour thy cedars."
�Howl, fir tree; for the cedar is fallen; because the mighty are spoiled: howl, O ye oaks of Bashan; for the forest of the vintage is come down."
�[There is] a voice of the howling of the shepherds; for their glory is spoiled: a voice of the roaring of young lions; for the pride of Jordan is spoiled."AThus saith the LORD my God; Feed the flock of the slaughter;"
�Whose possessors slay them, and hold themselves not guilty: and they that sell them say, Blessed [be] the LORD; for I am rich: and their own shepherds pity them not."
�For I will no more pity the inhabitants of the land, saith the LORD: but, lo, I will deliver the men every one into his neighbour's hand, and into the hand of his king: and they shall smite the land, and out of their hand I will not deliver [them]."
�And I will feed the flock of slaughter, [even] you, O poor of the flock. And I took unto me two staves; the one I called Beauty, and the other I called Bands; and I fed the flock."kThree shepherds also I cut off in one month; and my soul lothed them, and their soul also abhorred me."
�Then said I, I will not feed you: that that dieth, let it die; and that that is to be cut off, let it be cut off; and let the rest eat every one the flesh of another."12o;
+;"12;["
�The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, saith the LORD, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him."
�Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah [and] against Jerusalem."
�And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it."
�In that day, saith the LORD, I will smite every horse with astonishment, and his rider with madness: and I will open mine eyes upon the house of Judah, and will smite every horse of the people with blindness."
�And the governors of Judah shall say in their heart, The inhabitants of Jerusalem [shall be] my strength in the LORD of hosts their God."
In that day will I make the governors of Judah like an hearth of fire among the wood, and like a torch of fire in a sheaf; and they shall devour all the people round about, on the right hand and on the left: and Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place, [even] in Jerusalem."
�The LORD also shall save the tents of Judah first, that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem do not magnify [themselves] against Judah."
�In that day shall the LORD defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David [shall be] as God, as the angel of the LORD before them."vAnd it shall come to pass in that day, [that] I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem."01o;
+;"01;["
�In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying,":The LORD hath been sore displeased with your fathers."
�Therefore say thou unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Turn ye unto me, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will turn unto you, saith the LORD of hosts."
�Be ye not as your fathers, unto whom the former prophets have cried, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Turn ye now from your evil ways, and [from] your evil doings: but they did not hear, nor hearken unto me, saith the LORD."MYour fathers, where [are] they? and the prophets, do they live for ever?"
But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not take hold of your fathers? and they returned and said, Like as the LORD of hosts thought to do unto us, according to our ways, and according to our doings, so hath he dealt with us."
�Upon the four and twentieth day of the eleventh month, which [is] the month Sebat, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying,"
�I saw by night, and behold a man riding upon a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees that [were] in the bottom; and behind him [were there] red horses, speckled, and white."
{Then said I, O my lord, what [are] these? And the angel that talked with me said unto me, I will shew thee what these [be]."02o;
+;"02;["aI lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand."
�Then said I, Whither goest thou? And he said unto me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what [is] the breadth thereof, and what [is] the length thereof."cAnd, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him,"
�And said unto him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited [as] towns without walls for the multitude of men and cattle therein:"sFor I, saith the LORD, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her."
�Ho, ho, [come forth], and flee from the land of the north, saith the LORD: for I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the heaven, saith the LORD."KDeliver thyself, O Zion, that dwellest [with] the daughter of Babylon."
�For thus saith the LORD of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye."
�For, behold, I will shake mine hand upon them, and they shall be a spoil to their servants: and ye shall know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me."13o;
+;"13;["
�In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness."
�And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, [that] I will cut off the names of the idols out of the land, and they shall no more be remembered: and also I will cause the prophets and the unclean spirit to pass out of the land." 
And it shall come to pass, [that] when any shall yet prophesy, then his father and his mother that begat him shall say unto him, Thou shalt not live; for thou speakest lies in the name of the LORD: and his father and his mother that begat him shall thrust him through when he prophesieth."
�And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] the prophets shall be ashamed every one of his vision, when he hath prophesied; neither shall they wear a rough garment to deceive:"oBut he shall say, I [am] no prophet, I [am] an husbandman; for man taught me to keep cattle from my youth."
�And [one] shall say unto him, What [are] these wounds in thine hands? Then he shall answer, [Those] with which I was wounded [in] the house of my friends."
�Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man [that is] my fellow, saith the LORD of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones."
�And it shall come to pass, [that] in all the land, saith the LORD, two parts therein shall be cut off [and] die; but the third shall be left therein."
�And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It [is] my people: and they shall say, The LORD [is] my God."14o;
+;"14;["]Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee."
�For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city."kThen shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle."I
And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which [is] before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, [and there shall be] a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south."
And ye shall flee [to] the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the LORD my God shall come, [and] all the saints with thee."\And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] the light shall not be clear, [nor] dark:"
�But it shall be one day which shall be known to the LORD, not day, nor night: but it shall come to pass, [that] at evening time it shall be light."
�And it shall be in that day, [that] living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be."jAnd the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one."03o;
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�And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him."
�And the LORD said unto Satan, The LORD rebuke thee, O Satan; even the LORD that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: [is] not this a brand plucked out of the fire?"MNow Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the angel."
�And he answered and spake unto those that stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him. And unto him he said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with change of raiment."
�And I said, Let them set a fair mitre upon his head. So they set a fair mitre upon his head, and clothed him with garments. And the angel of the LORD stood by."=And the angel of the LORD protested unto Joshua, saying,"
�Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If thou wilt walk in my ways, and if thou wilt keep my charge, then thou shalt also judge my house, and shalt also keep my courts, and I will give thee places to walk among these that stand by."
�Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, thou, and thy fellows that sit before thee: for they [are] men wondered at: for, behold, I will bring forth my servant the BRANCH."
�For behold the stone that I have laid before Joshua; upon one stone [shall be] seven eyes: behold, I will engrave the graving thereof, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day."04o;
+;"04;["kAnd the angel that talked with me came again, and waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep,"
�And said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have looked, and behold a candlestick all [of] gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and his seven lamps thereon, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which [are] upon the top thereof:"rAnd two olive trees by it, one upon the right [side] of the bowl, and the other upon the left [side] thereof."aSo I answered and spake to the angel that talked with me, saying, What [are] these, my lord?"{Then the angel that talked with me answered and said unto me, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord."
�Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This [is] the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts."
�Who [art] thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel [thou shalt become] a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone [thereof with] shoutings, [crying], Grace, grace unto it."8Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
�The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also finish it; and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto you."05o;
+;"05;["RThen I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a flying roll."
�And he said unto me, What seest thou? And I answered, I see a flying roll; the length thereof [is] twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof ten cubits."
�Then said he unto me, This [is] the curse that goeth forth over the face of the whole earth: for every one that stealeth shall be cut off [as] on this side according to it; and every one that sweareth shall be cut off [as] on that side according to it."
I will bring it forth, saith the LORD of hosts, and it shall enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him that sweareth falsely by my name: and it shall remain in the midst of his house, and shall consume it with the timber thereof and the stones thereof."
�Then the angel that talked with me went forth, and said unto me, Lift up now thine eyes, and see what [is] this that goeth forth."
�And I said, What [is] it? And he said, This [is] an ephah that goeth forth. He said moreover, This [is] their resemblance through all the earth."uAnd, behold, there was lifted up a talent of lead: and this [is] a woman that sitteth in the midst of the ephah."
�And he said, This [is] wickedness. And he cast it into the midst of the ephah; and he cast the weight of lead upon the mouth thereof."
�Then lifted I up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came out two women, and the wind [was] in their wings; for they had wings like the wings of a stork: and they lifted up the ephah between the earth and the heaven."06o;
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�And I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came four chariots out from between two mountains; and the mountains [were] mountains of brass."TIn the first chariot [were] red horses; and in the second chariot black horses;"]And in the third chariot white horses; and in the fourth chariot grisled and bay horses."\Then I answered and said unto the angel that talked with me, What [are] these, my lord?"
�And the angel answered and said unto me, These [are] the four spirits of the heavens, which go forth from standing before the Lord of all the earth."
�The black horses which [are] therein go forth into the north country; and the white go forth after them; and the grisled go forth toward the south country."
�And the bay went forth, and sought to go that they might walk to and fro through the earth: and he said, Get you hence, walk to and fro through the earth. So they walked to and fro through the earth."
�Then cried he upon me, and spake unto me, saying, Behold, these that go toward the north country have quieted my spirit in the north country."3And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"07o;
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�And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, [that] the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah in the fourth [day] of the ninth month, [even] in Chisleu;"oWhen they had sent unto the house of God Sherezer and Regemmelech, and their men, to pray before the LORD,"
�[And] to speak unto the priests which [were] in the house of the LORD of hosts, and to the prophets, saying, Should I weep in the fifth month, separating myself, as I have done these so many years?"=Then came the word of the LORD of hosts unto me, saying,"
�Speak unto all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying, When ye fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh [month], even those seventy years, did ye at all fast unto me, [even] to me?"mAnd when ye did eat, and when ye did drink, did not ye eat [for yourselves], and drink [for yourselves]?"
�[Should ye] not [hear] the words which the LORD hath cried by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and in prosperity, and the cities thereof round about her, when [men] inhabited the south and the plain?":And the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah, saying,"}Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother:"08o;
+;"08;[">Again the word of the LORD of hosts came [to me], saying,"yThus saith the LORD of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury."
�Thus saith the LORD; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of the LORD of hosts the holy mountain."
�Thus saith the LORD of hosts; There shall yet old men and old women dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, and every man with his staff in his hand for very age."`And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof."
�Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If it be marvellous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, should it also be marvellous in mine eyes? saith the LORD of hosts."rThus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will save my people from the east country, and from the west country;"
�And I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and in righteousness."
�Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in these days these words by the mouth of the prophets, which [were] in the day [that] the foundation of the house of the LORD of hosts was laid, that the temple might be built."10o;
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�Ask ye of the LORD rain in the time of the latter rain; [so] the LORD shall make bright clouds, and give them showers of rain, to every one grass in the field."
�For the idols have spoken vanity, and the diviners have seen a lie, and have told false dreams; they comfort in vain: therefore they went their way as a flock, they were troubled, because [there was] no shepherd."
�Mine anger was kindled against the shepherds, and I punished the goats: for the LORD of hosts hath visited his flock the house of Judah, and hath made them as his goodly horse in the battle."{Out of him came forth the corner, out of him the nail, out of him the battle bow, out of him every oppressor together."
�And they shall be as mighty [men], which tread down [their enemies] in the mire of the streets in the battle: and they shall fight, because the LORD [is] with them, and the riders on horses shall be confounded."
�And I will strengthen the house of Judah, and I will save the house of Joseph, and I will bring them again to place them; for I have mercy upon them: and they shall be as though I had not cast them off: for I [am] the LORD their God, and will hear them."
�And [they of] Ephraim shall be like a mighty [man], and their heart shall rejoice as through wine: yea, their children shall see [it], and be glad; their heart shall rejoice in the LORD."uI will hiss for them, and gather them; for I have redeemed them: and they shall increase as they have increased."
�And I will sow them among the people: and they shall remember me in far countries; and they shall live with their children, and turn again."09o;
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�The burden of the word of the LORD in the land of Hadrach, and Damascus [shall be] the rest thereof: when the eyes of man, as of all the tribes of Israel, [shall be] toward the LORD."TAnd Hamath also shall border thereby; Tyrus, and Zidon, though it be very wise."{And Tyrus did build herself a strong hold, and heaped up silver as the dust, and fine gold as the mire of the streets."uBehold, the Lord will cast her out, and he will smite her power in the sea; and she shall be devoured with fire."
�Ashkelon shall see [it], and fear; Gaza also [shall see it], and be very sorrowful, and Ekron; for her expectation shall be ashamed; and the king shall perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon shall not be inhabited."ZAnd a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines."
�And I will take away his blood out of his mouth, and his abominations from between his teeth: but he that remaineth, even he, [shall be] for our God, and he shall be as a governor in Judah, and Ekron as a Jebusite."
�And I will encamp about mine house because of the army, because of him that passeth by, and because of him that returneth: and no oppressor shall pass through them any more: for now have I seen with mine eyes."
�Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he [is] just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.;"Zechariah;
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�Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, [and] called:"8Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied."
�Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort [you] that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints."
�For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ."
�I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not."
�And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day."
�Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire."kLikewise also these [filthy] dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities."
�Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.;"	Jude;
+"1o;
+;"1;["~Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,"
�Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied."
�Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,"jTo an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,"iWho are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time."wWherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:"
�That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:"
�Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see [him] not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:"KReceiving the end of your faith, [even] the salvation of [your] souls."2o;
+;"2;["kWherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,"UAs newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:"9If so be ye have tasted that the Lord [is] gracious."kTo whom coming, [as unto] a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, [and] precious,"
�Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ."
�Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded."
�Unto you therefore which believe [he is] precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner,"
�And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, [even to them] which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed."
�But ye [are] a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:"3o;
+;"3;["
�Likewise, ye wives, [be] in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives;"DWhile they behold your chaste conversation [coupled] with fear."
Whose adorning let it not be that outward [adorning] of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;"
�But [let it be] the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, [even the ornament] of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price."
�For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands:"
�Even as Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters ye are, as long as ye do well, and are not afraid with any amazement."
�Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with [them] according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered."xFinally, [be ye] all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, [be] pitiful, [be] courteous:"
�Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing."4o;
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�Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;"sThat he no longer should live the rest of [his] time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God."
�For the time past of [our] life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:"rWherein they think it strange that ye run not with [them] to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of [you]:"QWho shall give account to him that is ready to judge the quick and the dead."
�For for this cause was the gospel preached also to them that are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit."XBut the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer."oAnd above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins."5Use hospitality one to another without grudging."5o;
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�The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:"
�Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight [thereof], not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;"TNeither as being lords over [God's] heritage, but being ensamples to the flock."fAnd when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away."
�Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all [of you] be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble."aHumble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:";Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you."{Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:"
}Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.;"1Peter;
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+;"1;["INow the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,"jArise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me."
�But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD."
�But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken."
�Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that [were] in the ship into the sea, to lighten [it] of them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep."
�So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not."
�And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil [is] upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah."
�Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil [is] upon us; What [is] thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what [is] thy country? and of what people [art] thou?"
|And he said unto them, I [am] an Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry [land]."2o;
+;"2;["EThen Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish's belly,"
�And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, [and] thou heardest my voice."
�For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the floods compassed me about: all thy billows and thy waves passed over me."[Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward thy holy temple."~The waters compassed me about, [even] to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head."
�I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars [was] about me for ever: yet hast thou brought up my life from corruption, O LORD my God."sWhen my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple.">They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy."
But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay [that] that I have vowed. Salvation [is] of the LORD."3o;
+;"3;["FAnd the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the second time, saying,"_Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee."
�So Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of the LORD. Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city of three days' journey."
�And Jonah began to enter into the city a day's journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown."
�So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them."
�For word came unto the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and he laid his robe from him, and covered [him] with sackcloth, and sat in ashes."
�And he caused [it] to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing: let them not feed, nor drink water:"
�But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto God: yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that [is] in their hands."iWho can tell [if] God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?"4o;
+;"4;["@But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was very angry."
And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, [was] not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou [art] a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil."qTherefore now, O LORD, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for [it is] better for me to die than to live."5Then said the LORD, Doest thou well to be angry?"
�So Jonah went out of the city, and sat on the east side of the city, and there made him a booth, and sat under it in the shadow, till he might see what would become of the city."
�And the LORD God prepared a gourd, and made [it] to come up over Jonah, that it might be a shadow over his head, to deliver him from his grief. So Jonah was exceeding glad of the gourd."iBut God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd that it withered."
�And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said, [It is] better for me to die than to live."}And God said to Jonah, Doest thou well to be angry for the gourd? And he said, I do well to be angry, [even] unto death.;"
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�In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, saying,"
Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, This people say, The time is not come, the time that the LORD'S house should be built."BThen came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet, saying,"\[Is it] time for you, O ye, to dwell in your cieled houses, and this house [lie] waste?"DNow therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways."
�Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages [to put it] into a bag with holes."6Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways."
�Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, saith the LORD."
�Ye looked for much, and, lo, [it came] to little; and when ye brought [it] home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith the LORD of hosts. Because of mine house that [is] waste, and ye run every man unto his own house."2o;
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}In the seventh [month], in the one and twentieth [day] of the month, came the word of the LORD by the prophet Haggai, saying,"
�Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and to the residue of the people, saying,"
�Who [is] left among you that saw this house in her first glory? and how do ye see it now? [is it] not in your eyes in comparison of it as nothing?"
�Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, saith the LORD; and be strong, O Joshua, son of Josedech, the high priest; and be strong, all ye people of the land, saith the LORD, and work: for I [am] with you, saith the LORD of hosts:"
|[According to] the word that I covenanted with you when ye came out of Egypt, so my spirit remaineth among you: fear ye not."
�For thus saith the LORD of hosts; Yet once, it [is] a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry [land];"
�And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the LORD of hosts."KThe silver [is] mine, and the gold [is] mine, saith the LORD of hosts."
�The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former, saith the LORD of hosts: and in this place will I give peace, saith the LORD of hosts.;"Haggai;
+;"1;["=The burden of the word of the LORD to Israel by Malachi."
�I have loved you, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, Wherein hast thou loved us? [Was] not Esau Jacob's brother? saith the LORD: yet I loved Jacob,"gAnd I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness."
Whereas Edom saith, We are impoverished, but we will return and build the desolate places; thus saith the LORD of hosts, They shall build, but I will throw down; and they shall call them, The border of wickedness, and, The people against whom the LORD hath indignation for ever."eAnd your eyes shall see, and ye shall say, The LORD will be magnified from the border of Israel."
A son honoureth [his] father, and a servant his master: if then I [be] a father, where [is] mine honour? and if I [be] a master, where [is] my fear? saith the LORD of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name?"
�Ye offer polluted bread upon mine altar; and ye say, Wherein have we polluted thee? In that ye say, The table of the LORD [is] contemptible."
�And if ye offer the blind for sacrifice, [is it] not evil? and if ye offer the lame and sick, [is it] not evil? offer it now unto thy governor; will he be pleased with thee, or accept thy person? saith the LORD of hosts."
�And now, I pray you, beseech God that he will be gracious unto us: this hath been by your means: will he regard your persons? saith the LORD of hosts."2o;
+;"2;[":And now, O ye priests, this commandment [is] for you."
�If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay [it] to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the LORD of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay [it] to heart."
�Behold, I will corrupt your seed, and spread dung upon your faces, [even] the dung of your solemn feasts; and [one] shall take you away with it."
{And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant might be with Levi, saith the LORD of hosts."
�My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him [for] the fear wherewith he feared me, and was afraid before my name."
�The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and equity, and did turn many away from iniquity."
�For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he [is] the messenger of the LORD of hosts."
�But ye are departed out of the way; ye have caused many to stumble at the law; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith the LORD of hosts."
�Therefore have I also made you contemptible and base before all the people, according as ye have not kept my ways, but have been partial in the law."3o;
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�Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts."
�But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he [is] like a refiner's fire, and like fullers' soap:"
�And he shall sit [as] a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the LORD an offering in righteousness."}Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the LORD, as in the days of old, and as in former years."M
And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in [his] wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger [from his right], and fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts."TFor I [am] the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed."
�Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept [them]. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the LORD of hosts. But ye said, Wherein shall we return?"qWill a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings."SYe [are] cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, [even] this whole nation."4o;
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�For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch."
�But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall."
�And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do [this], saith the LORD of hosts."
Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, [with] the statutes and judgments."lBehold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:"
�And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.;"Malachi;
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�Woe to them [that are] at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, [which are] named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came!"
�Pass ye unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go ye to Hamath the great: then go down to Gath of the Philistines: [be they] better than these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border?"TYe that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;"
�That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall;"gThat chant to the sound of the viol, [and] invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David;"
�That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph."
�Therefore now shall they go captive with the first that go captive, and the banquet of them that stretched themselves shall be removed."
�The Lord GOD hath sworn by himself, saith the LORD the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein."ZAnd it shall come to pass, if there remain ten men in one house, that they shall die."7o;
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�Thus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me; and, behold, he formed grasshoppers in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth; and, lo, [it was] the latter growth after the king's mowings."
�And it came to pass, [that] when they had made an end of eating the grass of the land, then I said, O Lord GOD, forgive, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he [is] small."AThe LORD repented for this: It shall not be, saith the LORD."
�Thus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me: and, behold, the Lord GOD called to contend by fire, and it devoured the great deep, and did eat up a part."bThen said I, O Lord GOD, cease, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he [is] small."LThe LORD repented for this: This also shall not be, saith the Lord GOD."tThus he shewed me: and, behold, the Lord stood upon a wall [made] by a plumbline, with a plumbline in his hand."
�And the LORD said unto me, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A plumbline. Then said the Lord, Behold, I will set a plumbline in the midst of my people Israel: I will not again pass by them any more:"
�And the high places of Isaac shall be desolate, and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste; and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword."8o;
+;"8;["PThus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me: and behold a basket of summer fruit."
�And he said, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A basket of summer fruit. Then said the LORD unto me, The end is come upon my people of Israel; I will not again pass by them any more."
�And the songs of the temple shall be howlings in that day, saith the Lord GOD: [there shall be] many dead bodies in every place; they shall cast [them] forth with silence."ZHear this, O ye that swallow up the needy, even to make the poor of the land to fail,"
�Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit?"uThat we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; [yea], and sell the refuse of the wheat?"cThe LORD hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their works."
�Shall not the land tremble for this, and every one mourn that dwelleth therein? and it shall rise up wholly as a flood; and it shall be cast out and drowned, as [by] the flood of Egypt."
�And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord GOD, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day:"9o;
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I saw the Lord standing upon the altar: and he said, Smite the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake: and cut them in the head, all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: he that fleeth of them shall not flee away, and he that escapeth of them shall not be delivered."
{Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down:"
�And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, thence will I command the serpent, and he shall bite them:"
�And though they go into captivity before their enemies, thence will I command the sword, and it shall slay them: and I will set mine eyes upon them for evil, and not for good."
�And the Lord GOD of hosts [is] he that toucheth the land, and it shall melt, and all that dwell therein shall mourn: and it shall rise up wholly like a flood; and shall be drowned, as [by] the flood of Egypt."
�[It is] he that buildeth his stories in the heaven, and hath founded his troop in the earth; he that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD [is] his name."
�[Are] ye not as children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of Israel? saith the LORD. Have not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt? and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?"
�Behold, the eyes of the Lord GOD [are] upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the face of the earth; saving that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, saith the LORD."
�For, lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all nations, like as [corn] is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least grain fall upon the earth."1o;
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�The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake."
�And he said, The LORD will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the habitations of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither."
�Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not turn away [the punishment] thereof; because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron:"aBut I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, which shall devour the palaces of Benhadad."
�I will break also the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the plain of Aven, and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house of Eden: and the people of Syria shall go into captivity unto Kir, saith the LORD."
�Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not turn away [the punishment] thereof; because they carried away captive the whole captivity, to deliver [them] up to Edom:"XBut I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall devour the palaces thereof:"
�And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him that holdeth the sceptre from Ashkelon, and I will turn mine hand against Ekron: and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish, saith the Lord GOD."
�Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Tyrus, and for four, I will not turn away [the punishment] thereof; because they delivered up the whole captivity to Edom, and remembered not the brotherly covenant:"2o;
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�Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I will not turn away [the punishment] thereof; because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime:"
�But I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the palaces of Kerioth: and Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting, [and] with the sound of the trumpet:"yAnd I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith the LORD."
Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Judah, and for four, I will not turn away [the punishment] thereof; because they have despised the law of the LORD, and have not kept his commandments, and their lies caused them to err, after the which their fathers have walked:"UBut I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem."
�Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not turn away [the punishment] thereof; because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of shoes;"
�That pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turn aside the way of the meek: and a man and his father will go in unto the [same] maid, to profane my holy name:"
�And they lay [themselves] down upon clothes laid to pledge by every altar, and they drink the wine of the condemned [in] the house of their god."
�Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height [was] like the height of the cedars, and he [was] strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath."3o;
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�Hear this word that the LORD hath spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying,"qYou only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities."2Can two walk together, except they be agreed?"zWill a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? will a young lion cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing?"
�Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where no gin [is] for him? shall [one] take up a snare from the earth, and have taken nothing at all?"
�Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? shall there be evil in a city, and the LORD hath not done [it]?"eSurely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets."]The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord GOD hath spoken, who can but prophesy?"
�Publish in the palaces at Ashdod, and in the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say, Assemble yourselves upon the mountains of Samaria, and behold the great tumults in the midst thereof, and the oppressed in the midst thereof."4o;
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�Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that [are] in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor, which crush the needy, which say to their masters, Bring, and let us drink."
�The Lord GOD hath sworn by his holiness, that, lo, the days shall come upon you, that he will take you away with hooks, and your posterity with fishhooks."
�And ye shall go out at the breaches, every [cow at that which is] before her; and ye shall cast [them] into the palace, saith the LORD."
�Come to Bethel, and transgress; at Gilgal multiply transgression; and bring your sacrifices every morning, [and] your tithes after three years:"
�And offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving with leaven, and proclaim [and] publish the free offerings: for this liketh you, O ye children of Israel, saith the Lord GOD."
�And I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and want of bread in all your places: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD."
�And also I have withholden the rain from you, when [there were] yet three months to the harvest: and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained upon, and the piece whereupon it rained not withered."
�So two [or] three cities wandered unto one city, to drink water; but they were not satisfied: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD."
�I have smitten you with blasting and mildew: when your gardens and your vineyards and your fig trees and your olive trees increased, the palmerworm devoured [them]: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD."5o;
+;"5;["\Hear ye this word which I take up against you, [even] a lamentation, O house of Israel."|The virgin of Israel is fallen; she shall no more rise: she is forsaken upon her land; [there is] none to raise her up."
�For thus saith the Lord GOD; The city that went out [by] a thousand shall leave an hundred, and that which went forth [by] an hundred shall leave ten, to the house of Israel."UFor thus saith the LORD unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live:"
�But seek not Bethel, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beersheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Bethel shall come to nought."
�Seek the LORD, and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and devour [it], and [there be] none to quench [it] in Bethel."PYe who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth,"
�[Seek him] that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD [is] his name:"lThat strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress.;"	Amos;
+;"1;["?The word of the LORD that came to Joel the son of Pethuel."
�Hear this, ye old men, and give ear, all ye inhabitants of the land. Hath this been in your days, or even in the days of your fathers?"wTell ye your children of it, and [let] your children [tell] their children, and their children another generation."
�That which the palmerworm hath left hath the locust eaten; and that which the locust hath left hath the cankerworm eaten; and that which the cankerworm hath left hath the caterpiller eaten."
}Awake, ye drunkards, and weep; and howl, all ye drinkers of wine, because of the new wine; for it is cut off from your mouth."
�For a nation is come up upon my land, strong, and without number, whose teeth [are] the teeth of a lion, and he hath the cheek teeth of a great lion."
�He hath laid my vine waste, and barked my fig tree: he hath made it clean bare, and cast [it] away; the branches thereof are made white."MLament like a virgin girded with sackcloth for the husband of her youth."~The meat offering and the drink offering is cut off from the house of the LORD; the priests, the LORD'S ministers, mourn."2o;
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�Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the LORD cometh, for [it is] nigh at hand;"
A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, [even] to the years of many generations."
�A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land [is] as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them."aThe appearance of them [is] as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so shall they run."
�Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array."YBefore their face the people shall be much pained: all faces shall gather blackness."
�They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like men of war; and they shall march every one on his ways, and they shall not break their ranks:"
�Neither shall one thrust another; they shall walk every one in his path: and [when] they fall upon the sword, they shall not be wounded."
�They shall run to and fro in the city; they shall run upon the wall, they shall climb up upon the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief."3o;
+;"3;["qFor, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,"
�I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and [for] my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land."
{And they have cast lots for my people; and have given a boy for an harlot, and sold a girl for wine, that they might drink."
�Yea, and what have ye to do with me, O Tyre, and Zidon, and all the coasts of Palestine? will ye render me a recompence? and if ye recompense me, swiftly [and] speedily will I return your recompence upon your own head;"oBecause ye have taken my silver and my gold, and have carried into your temples my goodly pleasant things:"
�The children also of Judah and the children of Jerusalem have ye sold unto the Grecians, that ye might remove them far from their border."~Behold, I will raise them out of the place whither ye have sold them, and will return your recompence upon your own head:"
�And I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the children of Judah, and they shall sell them to the Sabeans, to a people far off: for the LORD hath spoken [it]."
}Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up:;"	Joel;
+;"22;["_Thus saith the LORD; Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak there this word,"
�And say, Hear the word of the LORD, O king of Judah, that sittest upon the throne of David, thou, and thy servants, and thy people that enter in by these gates:"
�Thus saith the LORD; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place."
�For if ye do this thing indeed, then shall there enter in by the gates of this house kings sitting upon the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, he, and his servants, and his people."wBut if ye will not hear these words, I swear by myself, saith the LORD, that this house shall become a desolation."
�For thus saith the LORD unto the king's house of Judah; Thou [art] Gilead unto me, [and] the head of Lebanon: [yet] surely I will make thee a wilderness, [and] cities [which] are not inhabited."
�And I will prepare destroyers against thee, every one with his weapons: and they shall cut down thy choice cedars, and cast [them] into the fire."
�And many nations shall pass by this city, and they shall say every man to his neighbour, Wherefore hath the LORD done thus unto this great city?"
�Then they shall answer, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD their God, and worshipped other gods, and served them."11o;
+;"11;[":The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,"nHear ye the words of this covenant, and speak unto the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem;"
{And say thou unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel; Cursed [be] the man that obeyeth not the words of this covenant,"
�Which I commanded your fathers in the day [that] I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, Obey my voice, and do them, according to all which I command you: so shall ye be my people, and I will be your God:"
�That I may perform the oath which I have sworn unto your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as [it is] this day. Then answered I, and said, So be it, O LORD."
�Then the LORD said unto me, Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying, Hear ye the words of this covenant, and do them."
�For I earnestly protested unto your fathers in the day [that] I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, [even] unto this day, rising early and protesting, saying, Obey my voice."
�Yet they obeyed not, nor inclined their ear, but walked every one in the imagination of their evil heart: therefore I will bring upon them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded [them] to do; but they did [them] not."uAnd the LORD said unto me, A conspiracy is found among the men of Judah, and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem."44o;
+;"44;["
�The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews which dwell in the land of Egypt, which dwell at Migdol, and at Tahpanhes, and at Noph, and in the country of Pathros, saying,"
�Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Ye have seen all the evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem, and upon all the cities of Judah; and, behold, this day they [are] a desolation, and no man dwelleth therein,"
�Because of their wickedness which they have committed to provoke me to anger, in that they went to burn incense, [and] to serve other gods, whom they knew not, [neither] they, ye, nor your fathers."
�Howbeit I sent unto you all my servants the prophets, rising early and sending [them], saying, Oh, do not this abominable thing that I hate."vBut they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense unto other gods."
�Wherefore my fury and mine anger was poured forth, and was kindled in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem; and they are wasted [and] desolate, as at this day."
�Therefore now thus saith the LORD, the God of hosts, the God of Israel; Wherefore commit ye [this] great evil against your souls, to cut off from you man and woman, child and suckling, out of Judah, to leave you none to remain;"
In that ye provoke me unto wrath with the works of your hands, burning incense unto other gods in the land of Egypt, whither ye be gone to dwell, that ye might cut yourselves off, and that ye might be a curse and a reproach among all the nations of the earth?"
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Have ye forgotten the wickedness of your fathers, and the wickedness of the kings of Judah, and the wickedness of their wives, and your own wickedness, and the wickedness of your wives, which they have committed in the land of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem?"33o;
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~Moreover the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah the second time, while he was yet shut up in the court of the prison, saying,"mThus saith the LORD the maker thereof, the LORD that formed it, to establish it; the LORD [is] his name;"iCall unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not."
�For thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning the houses of this city, and concerning the houses of the kings of Judah, which are thrown down by the mounts, and by the sword;"
�They come to fight with the Chaldeans, but [it is] to fill them with the dead bodies of men, whom I have slain in mine anger and in my fury, and for all whose wickedness I have hid my face from this city."Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth."yAnd I will cause the captivity of Judah and the captivity of Israel to return, and will build them, as at the first."
�And I will cleanse them from all their iniquity, whereby they have sinned against me; and I will pardon all their iniquities, whereby they have sinned, and whereby they have transgressed against me."
�And it shall be to me a name of joy, a praise and an honour before all the nations of the earth, which shall hear all the good that I do unto them: and they shall fear and tremble for all the goodness and for all the prosperity that I procure unto it."34o;
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�The word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and all his army, and all the kingdoms of the earth of his dominion, and all the people, fought against Jerusalem, and against all the cities thereof, saying,"
�Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah, and tell him, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire:"
�And thou shalt not escape out of his hand, but shalt surely be taken, and delivered into his hand; and thine eyes shall behold the eyes of the king of Babylon, and he shall speak with thee mouth to mouth, and thou shalt go to Babylon."{Yet hear the word of the LORD, O Zedekiah king of Judah; Thus saith the LORD of thee, Thou shalt not die by the sword:"
�[But] thou shalt die in peace: and with the burnings of thy fathers, the former kings which were before thee, so shall they burn [odours] for thee; and they will lament thee, [saying], Ah lord! for I have pronounced the word, saith the LORD."^Then Jeremiah the prophet spake all these words unto Zedekiah king of Judah in Jerusalem,"
�When the king of Babylon's army fought against Jerusalem, and against all the cities of Judah that were left, against Lachish, and against Azekah: for these defenced cities remained of the cities of Judah."
�[This is] the word that came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, after that the king Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people which [were] at Jerusalem, to proclaim liberty unto them;"
�That every man should let his manservant, and every man his maidservant, [being] an Hebrew or an Hebrewess, go free; that none should serve himself of them, [to wit], of a Jew his brother."23o;
+;"23;["^Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the LORD."
�Therefore thus saith the LORD God of Israel against the pastors that feed my people; Ye have scattered my flock, and driven them away, and have not visited them: behold, I will visit upon you the evil of your doings, saith the LORD."
�And I will gather the remnant of my flock out of all countries whither I have driven them, and will bring them again to their folds; and they shall be fruitful and increase."
�And I will set up shepherds over them which shall feed them: and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall they be lacking, saith the LORD."
�Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth."
�In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this [is] his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS."
�Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that they shall no more say, The LORD liveth, which brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt;"
�But, The LORD liveth, which brought up and which led the seed of the house of Israel out of the north country, and from all countries whither I had driven them; and they shall dwell in their own land."
�Mine heart within me is broken because of the prophets; all my bones shake; I am like a drunken man, and like a man whom wine hath overcome, because of the LORD, and because of the words of his holiness."12o;
+;"12;["
�Righteous [art] thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of [thy] judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? [wherefore] are all they happy that deal very treacherously?"
�Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root: they grow, yea, they bring forth fruit: thou [art] near in their mouth, and far from their reins."
�But thou, O LORD, knowest me: thou hast seen me, and tried mine heart toward thee: pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare them for the day of slaughter."
�How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of every field wither, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein? the beasts are consumed, and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our last end."
�If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and [if] in the land of peace, [wherein] thou trustedst, [they wearied thee], then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan?"
�For even thy brethren, and the house of thy father, even they have dealt treacherously with thee; yea, they have called a multitude after thee: believe them not, though they speak fair words unto thee."
I have forsaken mine house, I have left mine heritage; I have given the dearly beloved of my soul into the hand of her enemies."kMine heritage is unto me as a lion in the forest; it crieth out against me: therefore have I hated it."
�Mine heritage [is] unto me [as] a speckled bird, the birds round about [are] against her; come ye, assemble all the beasts of the field, come to devour."01o;
+;"01;["nThe words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that [were] in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:"
{To whom the word of the LORD came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign."
�It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month."4Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
�Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, [and] I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations."KThen said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I [am] a child."
�But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I [am] a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak."XBe not afraid of their faces: for I [am] with thee to deliver thee, saith the LORD."
|Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth."45o;
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�The word that Jeremiah the prophet spake unto Baruch the son of Neriah, when he had written these words in a book at the mouth of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, saying,"AThus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, unto thee, O Baruch;"|Thou didst say, Woe is me now! for the LORD hath added grief to my sorrow; I fainted in my sighing, and I find no rest."
�Thus shalt thou say unto him, The LORD saith thus; Behold, [that] which I have built will I break down, and that which I have planted I will pluck up, even this whole land."
�And seekest thou great things for thyself? seek [them] not: for, behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith the LORD: but thy life will I give unto thee for a prey in all places whither thou goest."02o;
+;"02;["6Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,"
�Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD; I remember thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals, when thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land [that was] not sown."
�Israel [was] holiness unto the LORD, [and] the firstfruits of his increase: all that devour him shall offend; evil shall come upon them, saith the LORD."aHear ye the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel:"
�Thus saith the LORD, What iniquity have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain?"
Neither said they, Where [is] the LORD that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, that led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and of pits, through a land of drought, and of the shadow of death, through a land that no man passed through, and where no man dwelt?"
�And I brought you into a plentiful country, to eat the fruit thereof and the goodness thereof; but when ye entered, ye defiled my land, and made mine heritage an abomination."
�The priests said not, Where [is] the LORD? and they that handle the law knew me not: the pastors also transgressed against me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and walked after [things that] do not profit."iWherefore I will yet plead with you, saith the LORD, and with your children's children will I plead."24o;
+;"24;["9
The LORD shewed me, and, behold, two baskets of figs [were] set before the temple of the LORD, after that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon had carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, and the princes of Judah, with the carpenters and smiths, from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon."
�One basket [had] very good figs, [even] like the figs [that are] first ripe: and the other basket [had] very naughty figs, which could not be eaten, they were so bad."
�Then said the LORD unto me, What seest thou, Jeremiah? And I said, Figs; the good figs, very good; and the evil, very evil, that cannot be eaten, they are so evil."5Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
�Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Like these good figs, so will I acknowledge them that are carried away captive of Judah, whom I have sent out of this place into the land of the Chaldeans for [their] good."
�For I will set mine eyes upon them for good, and I will bring them again to this land: and I will build them, and not pull [them] down; and I will plant them, and not pluck [them] up."
�And I will give them an heart to know me, that I [am] the LORD: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God: for they shall return unto me with their whole heart."
�And as the evil figs, which cannot be eaten, they are so evil; surely thus saith the LORD, So will I give Zedekiah the king of Judah, and his princes, and the residue of Jerusalem, that remain in this land, and them that dwell in the land of Egypt:"
�And I will deliver them to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth for [their] hurt, [to be] a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, in all places whither I shall drive them."35o;
+;"35;["vThe word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, saying,"
�Go unto the house of the Rechabites, and speak unto them, and bring them into the house of the LORD, into one of the chambers, and give them wine to drink."
�Then I took Jaazaniah the son of Jeremiah, the son of Habaziniah, and his brethren, and all his sons, and the whole house of the Rechabites;"
�And I brought them into the house of the LORD, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan, the son of Igdaliah, a man of God, which [was] by the chamber of the princes, which [was] above the chamber of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, the keeper of the door:"And I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites pots full of wine, and cups, and I said unto them, Drink ye wine."
�But they said, We will drink no wine: for Jonadab the son of Rechab our father commanded us, saying, Ye shall drink no wine, [neither ye], nor your sons for ever:"
�Neither shall ye build house, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyard, nor have [any]: but all your days ye shall dwell in tents; that ye may live many days in the land where ye [be] strangers."
�Thus have we obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab our father in all that he hath charged us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, nor our daughters;"[Nor to build houses for us to dwell in: neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed:"46o;
+;"46;["RThe word of the LORD which came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Gentiles;"
�Against Egypt, against the army of Pharaohnecho king of Egypt, which was by the river Euphrates in Carchemish, which Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon smote in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah.">Order ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle."
�Harness the horses; and get up, ye horsemen, and stand forth with [your] helmets; furbish the spears, [and] put on the brigandines."
�Wherefore have I seen them dismayed [and] turned away back? and their mighty ones are beaten down, and are fled apace, and look not back: [for] fear [was] round about, saith the LORD."
}Let not the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape; they shall stumble, and fall toward the north by the river Euphrates."UWho [is] this [that] cometh up as a flood, whose waters are moved as the rivers?"
�Egypt riseth up like a flood, and [his] waters are moved like the rivers; and he saith, I will go up, [and] will cover the earth; I will destroy the city and the inhabitants thereof."
�Come up, ye horses; and rage, ye chariots; and let the mighty men come forth; the Ethiopians and the Libyans, that handle the shield; and the Lydians, that handle [and] bend the bow."13o;
+;"13;["uThus saith the LORD unto me, Go and get thee a linen girdle, and put it upon thy loins, and put it not in water."SSo I got a girdle according to the word of the LORD, and put [it] on my loins."CAnd the word of the LORD came unto me the second time, saying,"
�Take the girdle that thou hast got, which [is] upon thy loins, and arise, go to Euphrates, and hide it there in a hole of the rock."BSo I went, and hid it by Euphrates, as the LORD commanded me."
�And it came to pass after many days, that the LORD said unto me, Arise, go to Euphrates, and take the girdle from thence, which I commanded thee to hide there."
�Then I went to Euphrates, and digged, and took the girdle from the place where I had hid it: and, behold, the girdle was marred, it was profitable for nothing."4Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"lThus saith the LORD, After this manner will I mar the pride of Judah, and the great pride of Jerusalem."47o;
+;"47;["tThe word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Philistines, before that Pharaoh smote Gaza."
Thus saith the LORD; Behold, waters rise up out of the north, and shall be an overflowing flood, and shall overflow the land, and all that is therein; the city, and them that dwell therein: then the men shall cry, and all the inhabitants of the land shall howl."
�At the noise of the stamping of the hoofs of his strong [horses], at the rushing of his chariots, [and at] the rumbling of his wheels, the fathers shall not look back to [their] children for feebleness of hands;"
�Because of the day that cometh to spoil all the Philistines, [and] to cut off from Tyrus and Zidon every helper that remaineth: for the LORD will spoil the Philistines, the remnant of the country of Caphtor."xBaldness is come upon Gaza; Ashkelon is cut off [with] the remnant of their valley: how long wilt thou cut thyself?"}O thou sword of the LORD, how long [will it be] ere thou be quiet? put up thyself into thy scabbard, rest, and be still."
�How can it be quiet, seeing the LORD hath given it a charge against Ashkelon, and against the sea shore? there hath he appointed it."14o;
+;"14;["FThe word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the dearth."yJudah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish; they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up."
�And their nobles have sent their little ones to the waters: they came to the pits, [and] found no water; they returned with their vessels empty; they were ashamed and confounded, and covered their heads."yBecause the ground is chapt, for there was no rain in the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads."ZYea, the hind also calved in the field, and forsook [it], because there was no grass."
�And the wild asses did stand in the high places, they snuffed up the wind like dragons; their eyes did fail, because [there was] no grass."
�O LORD, though our iniquities testify against us, do thou [it] for thy name's sake: for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against thee."
�O the hope of Israel, the saviour thereof in time of trouble, why shouldest thou be as a stranger in the land, and as a wayfaring man [that] turneth aside to tarry for a night?"
�Why shouldest thou be as a man astonied, as a mighty man [that] cannot save? yet thou, O LORD, [art] in the midst of us, and we are called by thy name; leave us not."25o;
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�The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, that [was] the first year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon;"xThe which Jeremiah the prophet spake unto all the people of Judah, and to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying,"
�From the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, even unto this day, that [is] the three and twentieth year, the word of the LORD hath come unto me, and I have spoken unto you, rising early and speaking; but ye have not hearkened."
�And the LORD hath sent unto you all his servants the prophets, rising early and sending [them]; but ye have not hearkened, nor inclined your ear to hear."
�They said, Turn ye again now every one from his evil way, and from the evil of your doings, and dwell in the land that the LORD hath given unto you and to your fathers for ever and ever:"
�And go not after other gods to serve them, and to worship them, and provoke me not to anger with the works of your hands; and I will do you no hurt."
�Yet ye have not hearkened unto me, saith the LORD; that ye might provoke me to anger with the works of your hands to your own hurt."PTherefore thus saith the LORD of hosts; Because ye have not heard my words,"_
Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, saith the LORD, and Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will bring them against this land, and against the inhabitants thereof, and against all these nations round about, and will utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, and an hissing, and perpetual desolations."03o;
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�They say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man's, shall he return unto her again? shall not that land be greatly polluted? but thou hast played the harlot with many lovers; yet return again to me, saith the LORD."
�Lift up thine eyes unto the high places, and see where thou hast not been lien with. In the ways hast thou sat for them, as the Arabian in the wilderness; and thou hast polluted the land with thy whoredoms and with thy wickedness."
�Therefore the showers have been withholden, and there hath been no latter rain; and thou hadst a whore's forehead, thou refusedst to be ashamed."[Wilt thou not from this time cry unto me, My father, thou [art] the guide of my youth?"
�Will he reserve [his anger] for ever? will he keep [it] to the end? Behold, thou hast spoken and done evil things as thou couldest."
�The LORD said also unto me in the days of Josiah the king, Hast thou seen [that] which backsliding Israel hath done? she is gone up upon every high mountain and under every green tree, and there hath played the harlot."
�And I said after she had done all these [things], Turn thou unto me. But she returned not. And her treacherous sister Judah saw [it]."
�And I saw, when for all the causes whereby backsliding Israel committed adultery I had put her away, and given her a bill of divorce; yet her treacherous sister Judah feared not, but went and played the harlot also."
�And it came to pass through the lightness of her whoredom, that she defiled the land, and committed adultery with stones and with stocks."36o;
+;"36;["
�And it came to pass in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, [that] this word came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,"
�Take thee a roll of a book, and write therein all the words that I have spoken unto thee against Israel, and against Judah, and against all the nations, from the day I spake unto thee, from the days of Josiah, even unto this day."
�It may be that the house of Judah will hear all the evil which I purpose to do unto them; that they may return every man from his evil way; that I may forgive their iniquity and their sin."
�Then Jeremiah called Baruch the son of Neriah: and Baruch wrote from the mouth of Jeremiah all the words of the LORD, which he had spoken unto him, upon a roll of a book."cAnd Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying, I [am] shut up; I cannot go into the house of the LORD:"
�Therefore go thou, and read in the roll, which thou hast written from my mouth, the words of the LORD in the ears of the people in the LORD'S house upon the fasting day: and also thou shalt read them in the ears of all Judah that come out of their cities."
�It may be they will present their supplication before the LORD, and will return every one from his evil way: for great [is] the anger and the fury that the LORD hath pronounced against this people."
�And Baruch the son of Neriah did according to all that Jeremiah the prophet commanded him, reading in the book the words of the LORD in the LORD'S house."
�And it came to pass in the fifth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, in the ninth month, [that] they proclaimed a fast before the LORD to all the people in Jerusalem, and to all the people that came from the cities of Judah unto Jerusalem."26o;
+;"26;["uIn the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah came this word from the LORD, saying,"
�Thus saith the LORD; Stand in the court of the LORD'S house, and speak unto all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in the LORD'S house, all the words that I command thee to speak unto them; diminish not a word:"
�If so be they will hearken, and turn every man from his evil way, that I may repent me of the evil, which I purpose to do unto them because of the evil of their doings."
�And thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD; If ye will not hearken to me, to walk in my law, which I have set before you,"
�To hearken to the words of my servants the prophets, whom I sent unto you, both rising up early, and sending [them], but ye have not hearkened;"nThen will I make this house like Shiloh, and will make this city a curse to all the nations of the earth."uSo the priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the LORD."
�Now it came to pass, when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking all that the LORD had commanded [him] to speak unto all the people, that the priests and the prophets and all the people took him, saying, Thou shalt surely die."
�Why hast thou prophesied in the name of the LORD, saying, This house shall be like Shiloh, and this city shall be desolate without an inhabitant? And all the people were gathered against Jeremiah in the house of the LORD."37o;
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�And king Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah."
�But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, did hearken unto the words of the LORD, which he spake by the prophet Jeremiah."
�And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Pray now unto the LORD our God for us."^Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people: for they had not put him into prison."
�Then Pharaoh's army was come forth out of Egypt: and when the Chaldeans that besieged Jerusalem heard tidings of them, they departed from Jerusalem."FThen came the word of the LORD unto the prophet Jeremiah, saying,"
�Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Thus shall ye say to the king of Judah, that sent you unto me to enquire of me; Behold, Pharaoh's army, which is come forth to help you, shall return to Egypt into their own land."iAnd the Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city, and take it, and burn it with fire."Thus saith the LORD; Deceive not yourselves, saying, The Chaldeans shall surely depart from us: for they shall not depart."04o;
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�If thou wilt return, O Israel, saith the LORD, return unto me: and if thou wilt put away thine abominations out of my sight, then shalt thou not remove."
�And thou shalt swear, The LORD liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory."vFor thus saith the LORD to the men of Judah and Jerusalem, Break up your fallow ground, and sow not among thorns."
�Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my fury come forth like fire, and burn that none can quench [it], because of the evil of your doings."
�Declare ye in Judah, and publish in Jerusalem; and say, Blow ye the trumpet in the land: cry, gather together, and say, Assemble yourselves, and let us go into the defenced cities."vSet up the standard toward Zion: retire, stay not: for I will bring evil from the north, and a great destruction."
�The lion is come up from his thicket, and the destroyer of the Gentiles is on his way; he is gone forth from his place to make thy land desolate; [and] thy cities shall be laid waste, without an inhabitant."tFor this gird you with sackcloth, lament and howl: for the fierce anger of the LORD is not turned back from us."
�And it shall come to pass at that day, saith the LORD, [that] the heart of the king shall perish, and the heart of the princes; and the priests shall be astonished, and the prophets shall wonder."15o;
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�Then said the LORD unto me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, [yet] my mind [could] not [be] toward this people: cast [them] out of my sight, and let them go forth."6
And it shall come to pass, if they say unto thee, Whither shall we go forth? then thou shalt tell them, Thus saith the LORD; Such as [are] for death, to death; and such as [are] for the sword, to the sword; and such as [are] for the famine, to the famine; and such as [are] for the captivity, to the captivity."
�And I will appoint over them four kinds, saith the LORD: the sword to slay, and the dogs to tear, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the earth, to devour and destroy."
�And I will cause them to be removed into all kingdoms of the earth, because of Manasseh the son of Hezekiah king of Judah, for [that] which he did in Jerusalem."{For who shall have pity upon thee, O Jerusalem? or who shall bemoan thee? or who shall go aside to ask how thou doest?"
�Thou hast forsaken me, saith the LORD, thou art gone backward: therefore will I stretch out my hand against thee, and destroy thee; I am weary with repenting."
�And I will fan them with a fan in the gates of the land; I will bereave [them] of children, I will destroy my people, [since] they return not from their ways."
�Their widows are increased to me above the sand of the seas: I have brought upon them against the mother of the young men a spoiler at noonday: I have caused [him] to fall upon it suddenly, and terrors upon the city."
�She that hath borne seven languisheth: she hath given up the ghost; her sun is gone down while [it was] yet day: she hath been ashamed and confounded: and the residue of them will I deliver to the sword before their enemies, saith the LORD."48o;
+;"48;["
�Against Moab thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Woe unto Nebo! for it is spoiled: Kiriathaim is confounded [and] taken: Misgab is confounded and dismayed."
�[There shall be] no more praise of Moab: in Heshbon they have devised evil against it; come, and let us cut it off from [being] a nation. Also thou shalt be cut down, O Madmen; the sword shall pursue thee."PA voice of crying [shall be] from Horonaim, spoiling and great destruction."FMoab is destroyed; her little ones have caused a cry to be heard."
�For in the going up of Luhith continual weeping shall go up; for in the going down of Horonaim the enemies have heard a cry of destruction."DFlee, save your lives, and be like the heath in the wilderness."
�For because thou hast trusted in thy works and in thy treasures, thou shalt also be taken: and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity [with] his priests and his princes together."
�And the spoiler shall come upon every city, and no city shall escape: the valley also shall perish, and the plain shall be destroyed, as the LORD hath spoken."
|Give wings unto Moab, that it may flee and get away: for the cities thereof shall be desolate, without any to dwell therein."50o;
+;"50;["rThe word that the LORD spake against Babylon [and] against the land of the Chaldeans by Jeremiah the prophet."
�Declare ye among the nations, and publish, and set up a standard; publish, [and] conceal not: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach is broken in pieces; her idols are confounded, her images are broken in pieces."
�For out of the north there cometh up a nation against her, which shall make her land desolate, and none shall dwell therein: they shall remove, they shall depart, both man and beast."
�In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the children of Israel shall come, they and the children of Judah together, going and weeping: they shall go, and seek the LORD their God."
�They shall ask the way to Zion with their faces thitherward, [saying], Come, and let us join ourselves to the LORD in a perpetual covenant [that] shall not be forgotten."
�My people hath been lost sheep: their shepherds have caused them to go astray, they have turned them away [on] the mountains: they have gone from mountain to hill, they have forgotten their restingplace."
�All that found them have devoured them: and their adversaries said, We offend not, because they have sinned against the LORD, the habitation of justice, even the LORD, the hope of their fathers."
|Remove out of the midst of Babylon, and go forth out of the land of the Chaldeans, and be as the he goats before the flocks."
For, lo, I will raise and cause to come up against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the north country: and they shall set themselves in array against her; from thence she shall be taken: their arrows [shall be] as of a mighty expert man; none shall return in vain."38o;
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�Then Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashur, and Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashur the son of Malchiah, heard the words that Jeremiah had spoken unto all the people, saying,"
�Thus saith the LORD, He that remaineth in this city shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth forth to the Chaldeans shall live; for he shall have his life for a prey, and shall live."{Thus saith the LORD, This city shall surely be given into the hand of the king of Babylon's army, which shall take it."*
Therefore the princes said unto the king, We beseech thee, let this man be put to death: for thus he weakeneth the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words unto them: for this man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but the hurt."Then Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he [is] in your hand: for the king [is] not [he that] can do [any] thing against you."
�Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that [was] in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon [there was] no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire."
�Now when Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, one of the eunuchs which was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon; the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin;"REbedmelech went forth out of the king's house, and spake to the king, saying,"
�My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have cast into the dungeon; and he is like to die for hunger in the place where he is: for [there is] no more bread in the city."49o;
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�Concerning the Ammonites, thus saith the LORD; Hath Israel no sons? hath he no heir? why [then] doth their king inherit Gad, and his people dwell in his cities?"
Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will cause an alarm of war to be heard in Rabbah of the Ammonites; and it shall be a desolate heap, and her daughters shall be burned with fire: then shall Israel be heir unto them that were his heirs, saith the LORD."
�Howl, O Heshbon, for Ai is spoiled: cry, ye daughters of Rabbah, gird you with sackcloth; lament, and run to and fro by the hedges; for their king shall go into captivity, [and] his priests and his princes together."
�Wherefore gloriest thou in the valleys, thy flowing valley, O backsliding daughter? that trusted in her treasures, [saying], Who shall come unto me?"
�Behold, I will bring a fear upon thee, saith the Lord GOD of hosts, from all those that be about thee; and ye shall be driven out every man right forth; and none shall gather up him that wandereth."]And afterward I will bring again the captivity of the children of Ammon, saith the LORD."
�Concerning Edom, thus saith the LORD of hosts; [Is] wisdom no more in Teman? is counsel perished from the prudent? is their wisdom vanished?"
�Flee ye, turn back, dwell deep, O inhabitants of Dedan; for I will bring the calamity of Esau upon him, the time [that] I will visit him."
�If grapegatherers come to thee, would they not leave [some] gleaning grapes? if thieves by night, they will destroy till they have enough."27o;
+;"27;["
~In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah came this word unto Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,"VThus saith the LORD to me; Make thee bonds and yokes, and put them upon thy neck,"
�And send them to the king of Edom, and to the king of Moab, and to the king of the Ammonites, and to the king of Tyrus, and to the king of Zidon, by the hand of the messengers which come to Jerusalem unto Zedekiah king of Judah;"
�And command them to say unto their masters, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Thus shall ye say unto your masters;"
�I have made the earth, the man and the beast that [are] upon the ground, by my great power and by my outstretched arm, and have given it unto whom it seemed meet unto me."
�And now have I given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant; and the beasts of the field have I given him also to serve him."
�And all nations shall serve him, and his son, and his son's son, until the very time of his land come: and then many nations and great kings shall serve themselves of him."S
And it shall come to pass, [that] the nation and kingdom which will not serve the same Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, and that will not put their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, that nation will I punish, saith the LORD, with the sword, and with the famine, and with the pestilence, until I have consumed them by his hand."
�Therefore hearken not ye to your prophets, nor to your diviners, nor to your dreamers, nor to your enchanters, nor to your sorcerers, which speak unto you, saying, Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon:"05o;
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�Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be [any] that executeth judgment, that seeketh the truth; and I will pardon it."EAnd though they say, The LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely."
�O LORD, [are] not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, [but] they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return."
�Therefore I said, Surely these [are] poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the LORD, [nor] the judgment of their God."
�I will get me unto the great men, and will speak unto them; for they have known the way of the LORD, [and] the judgment of their God: but these have altogether broken the yoke, [and] burst the bonds."
Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, [and] a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, [and] their backslidings are increased."
�How shall I pardon thee for this? thy children have forsaken me, and sworn by [them that are] no gods: when I had fed them to the full, they then committed adultery, and assembled themselves by troops in the harlots' houses."\They were [as] fed horses in the morning: every one neighed after his neighbour's wife."uShall I not visit for these [things]? saith the LORD: and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?"16o;
+;"16;["4The word of the LORD came also unto me, saying,"^Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou have sons or daughters in this place."
�For thus saith the LORD concerning the sons and concerning the daughters that are born in this place, and concerning their mothers that bare them, and concerning their fathers that begat them in this land;"'
They shall die of grievous deaths; they shall not be lamented; neither shall they be buried; [but] they shall be as dung upon the face of the earth: and they shall be consumed by the sword, and by famine; and their carcases shall be meat for the fowls of heaven, and for the beasts of the earth."
�For thus saith the LORD, Enter not into the house of mourning, neither go to lament nor bemoan them: for I have taken away my peace from this people, saith the LORD, [even] lovingkindness and mercies."
�Both the great and the small shall die in this land: they shall not be buried, neither shall [men] lament for them, nor cut themselves, nor make themselves bald for them:"
�Neither shall [men] tear [themselves] for them in mourning, to comfort them for the dead; neither shall [men] give them the cup of consolation to drink for their father or for their mother."]Thou shalt not also go into the house of feasting, to sit with them to eat and to drink."
�For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will cause to cease out of this place in your eyes, and in your days, the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride."51o;
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�Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will raise up against Babylon, and against them that dwell in the midst of them that rise up against me, a destroying wind;"
�And will send unto Babylon fanners, that shall fan her, and shall empty her land: for in the day of trouble they shall be against her round about."
�Against [him that] bendeth let the archer bend his bow, and against [him that] lifteth himself up in his brigandine: and spare ye not her young men; destroy ye utterly all her host."oThus the slain shall fall in the land of the Chaldeans, and [they that are] thrust through in her streets."
�For Israel [hath] not [been] forsaken, nor Judah of his God, of the LORD of hosts; though their land was filled with sin against the Holy One of Israel."
�Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and deliver every man his soul: be not cut off in her iniquity; for this [is] the time of the LORD'S vengeance; he will render unto her a recompence."
�Babylon [hath been] a golden cup in the LORD'S hand, that made all the earth drunken: the nations have drunken of her wine; therefore the nations are mad."pBabylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed: howl for her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed."
�We would have healed Babylon, but she is not healed: forsake her, and let us go every one into his own country: for her judgment reacheth unto heaven, and is lifted up [even] to the skies."17o;
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�The sin of Judah [is] written with a pen of iron, [and] with the point of a diamond: [it is] graven upon the table of their heart, and upon the horns of your altars;"iWhilst their children remember their altars and their groves by the green trees upon the high hills."
�O my mountain in the field, I will give thy substance [and] all thy treasures to the spoil, [and] thy high places for sin, throughout all thy borders."
�And thou, even thyself, shalt discontinue from thine heritage that I gave thee; and I will cause thee to serve thine enemies in the land which thou knowest not: for ye have kindled a fire in mine anger, [which] shall burn for ever."
�Thus saith the LORD; Cursed [be] the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD."
�For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, [in] a salt land and not inhabited."PBlessed [is] the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is."
�For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and [that] spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit."ZThe heart [is] deceitful above all [things], and desperately wicked: who can know it?"39o;
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�In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, came Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon and all his army against Jerusalem, and they besieged it."w[And] in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth [day] of the month, the city was broken up."
�And all the princes of the king of Babylon came in, and sat in the middle gate, [even] Nergalsharezer, Samgarnebo, Sarsechim, Rabsaris, Nergalsharezer, Rabmag, with all the residue of the princes of the king of Babylon."
And it came to pass, [that] when Zedekiah the king of Judah saw them, and all the men of war, then they fled, and went forth out of the city by night, by the way of the king's garden, by the gate betwixt the two walls: and he went out the way of the plain."
�But the Chaldeans' army pursued after them, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho: and when they had taken him, they brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he gave judgment upon him."
�Then the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah in Riblah before his eyes: also the king of Babylon slew all the nobles of Judah."]Moreover he put out Zedekiah's eyes, and bound him with chains, to carry him to Babylon."And the Chaldeans burned the king's house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and brake down the walls of Jerusalem."
�Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive into Babylon the remnant of the people that remained in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to him, with the rest of the people that remained."28o;
+;"28;["3
And it came to pass the same year, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth year, [and] in the fifth month, [that] Hananiah the son of Azur the prophet, which [was] of Gibeon, spake unto me in the house of the LORD, in the presence of the priests and of all the people, saying,"oThus speaketh the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon."
�Within two full years will I bring again into this place all the vessels of the LORD'S house, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took away from this place, and carried them to Babylon:"
�And I will bring again to this place Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, with all the captives of Judah, that went into Babylon, saith the LORD: for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon."
�Then the prophet Jeremiah said unto the prophet Hananiah in the presence of the priests, and in the presence of all the people that stood in the house of the LORD,"
�Even the prophet Jeremiah said, Amen: the LORD do so: the LORD perform thy words which thou hast prophesied, to bring again the vessels of the LORD'S house, and all that is carried away captive, from Babylon into this place."hNevertheless hear thou now this word that I speak in thine ears, and in the ears of all the people;"
�The prophets that have been before me and before thee of old prophesied both against many countries, and against great kingdoms, of war, and of evil, and of pestilence."
�The prophet which prophesieth of peace, when the word of the prophet shall come to pass, [then] shall the prophet be known, that the LORD hath truly sent him."40o;
+;"40;["
The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, after that Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had let him go from Ramah, when he had taken him being bound in chains among all that were carried away captive of Jerusalem and Judah, which were carried away captive unto Babylon."And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, The LORD thy God hath pronounced this evil upon this place."
�Now the LORD hath brought [it], and done according as he hath said: because ye have sinned against the LORD, and have not obeyed his voice, therefore this thing is come upon you."`
And now, behold, I loose thee this day from the chains which [were] upon thine hand. If it seem good unto thee to come with me into Babylon, come; and I will look well unto thee: but if it seem ill unto thee to come with me into Babylon, forbear: behold, all the land [is] before thee: whither it seemeth good and convenient for thee to go, thither go."]
Now while he was not yet gone back, [he said], Go back also to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon hath made governor over the cities of Judah, and dwell with him among the people: or go wheresoever it seemeth convenient unto thee to go. So the captain of the guard gave him victuals and a reward, and let him go."
}Then went Jeremiah unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and dwelt with him among the people that were left in the land."D
Now when all the captains of the forces which [were] in the fields, [even] they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed unto him men, and women, and children, and of the poor of the land, of them that were not carried away captive to Babylon;"
�Then they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men."
�And Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan sware unto them and to their men, saying, Fear not to serve the Chaldeans: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you."06o;
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�O ye children of Benjamin, gather yourselves to flee out of the midst of Jerusalem, and blow the trumpet in Tekoa, and set up a sign of fire in Bethhaccerem: for evil appeareth out of the north, and great destruction."JI have likened the daughter of Zion to a comely and delicate [woman]."
�The shepherds with their flocks shall come unto her; they shall pitch [their] tents against her round about; they shall feed every one in his place."
�Prepare ye war against her; arise, and let us go up at noon. Woe unto us! for the day goeth away, for the shadows of the evening are stretched out."CArise, and let us go by night, and let us destroy her palaces."
�For thus hath the LORD of hosts said, Hew ye down trees, and cast a mount against Jerusalem: this [is] the city to be visited; she [is] wholly oppression in the midst of her."
�As a fountain casteth out her waters, so she casteth out her wickedness: violence and spoil is heard in her; before me continually [is] grief and wounds."uBe thou instructed, O Jerusalem, lest my soul depart from thee; lest I make thee desolate, a land not inhabited."
�Thus saith the LORD of hosts, They shall throughly glean the remnant of Israel as a vine: turn back thine hand as a grapegatherer into the baskets."18o;
+;"18;[";The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,"\Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words."ZThen I went down to the potter's house, and, behold, he wrought a work on the wheels."
�And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter: so he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make [it]."2Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,"
�O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith the LORD. Behold, as the clay [is] in the potter's hand, so [are] ye in mine hand, O house of Israel."
�[At what] instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy [it];"
If that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them."sAnd [at what] instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant [it];"41o;
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Now it came to pass in the seventh month, [that] Ishmael the son of Nethaniah the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, and the princes of the king, even ten men with him, came unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and there they did eat bread together in Mizpah."
�Then arose Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and the ten men that were with him, and smote Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan with the sword, and slew him, whom the king of Babylon had made governor over the land."
�Ishmael also slew all the Jews that were with him, [even] with Gedaliah, at Mizpah, and the Chaldeans that were found there, [and] the men of war."ZAnd it came to pass the second day after he had slain Gedaliah, and no man knew [it],"
�That there came certain from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, [even] fourscore men, having their beards shaven, and their clothes rent, and having cut themselves, with offerings and incense in their hand, to bring [them] to the house of the LORD."
�And Ishmael the son of Nethaniah went forth from Mizpah to meet them, weeping all along as he went: and it came to pass, as he met them, he said unto them, Come to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam."
�And it was [so], when they came into the midst of the city, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah slew them, [and cast them] into the midst of the pit, he, and the men that [were] with him."
�But ten men were found among them that said unto Ishmael, Slay us not: for we have treasures in the field, of wheat, and of barley, and of oil, and of honey. So he forbare, and slew them not among their brethren."
�Now the pit wherein Ishmael had cast all the dead bodies of the men, whom he had slain because of Gedaliah, [was] it which Asa the king had made for fear of Baasha king of Israel: [and] Ishmael the son of Nethaniah filled it with [them that were] slain."29o;
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Now these [are] the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem unto the residue of the elders which were carried away captives, and to the priests, and to the prophets, and to all the people whom Nebuchadnezzar had carried away captive from Jerusalem to Babylon;"
�(After that Jeconiah the king, and the queen, and the eunuchs, the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, and the carpenters, and the smiths, were departed from Jerusalem;)"
�By the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah, (whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent unto Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon) saying,"
�Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, unto all that are carried away captives, whom I have caused to be carried away from Jerusalem unto Babylon;"XBuild ye houses, and dwell [in them]; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them;"
�Take ye wives, and beget sons and daughters; and take wives for your sons, and give your daughters to husbands, that they may bear sons and daughters; that ye may be increased there, and not diminished."
�And seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you to be carried away captives, and pray unto the LORD for it: for in the peace thereof shall ye have peace."
�For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Let not your prophets and your diviners, that [be] in the midst of you, deceive you, neither hearken to your dreams which ye cause to be dreamed."YFor they prophesy falsely unto you in my name: I have not sent them, saith the LORD."52o;
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�Zedekiah [was] one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name [was] Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah."hAnd he did [that which was] evil in the eyes of the LORD, according to all that Jehoiakim had done."
�For through the anger of the LORD it came to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, till he had cast them out from his presence, that Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon."
�And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth [day] of the month, [that] Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it, and built forts against it round about."FSo the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah."
�And in the fourth month, in the ninth [day] of the month, the famine was sore in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land."
Then the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled, and went forth out of the city by night by the way of the gate between the two walls, which [was] by the king's garden; (now the Chaldeans [were] by the city round about:) and they went by the way of the plain."
�But the army of the Chaldeans pursued after the king, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho; and all his army was scattered from him."
�Then they took the king, and carried him up unto the king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath; where he gave judgment upon him."30o;
+;"30;[":The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,"sThus speaketh the LORD God of Israel, saying, Write thee all the words that I have spoken unto thee in a book."
�For, lo, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will bring again the captivity of my people Israel and Judah, saith the LORD: and I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it."ZAnd these [are] the words that the LORD spake concerning Israel and concerning Judah."\For thus saith the LORD; We have heard a voice of trembling, of fear, and not of peace."
�Ask ye now, and see whether a man doth travail with child? wherefore do I see every man with his hands on his loins, as a woman in travail, and all faces are turned into paleness?"
�Alas! for that day [is] great, so that none [is] like it: it [is] even the time of Jacob's trouble; but he shall be saved out of it."
�For it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, [that] I will break his yoke from off thy neck, and will burst thy bonds, and strangers shall no more serve themselves of him:"cBut they shall serve the LORD their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up unto them."07o;
+;"07;[":The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,"
�Stand in the gate of the LORD'S house, and proclaim there this word, and say, Hear the word of the LORD, all [ye of] Judah, that enter in at these gates to worship the LORD."
~Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place."~Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, [are] these."{For if ye throughly amend your ways and your doings; if ye throughly execute judgment between a man and his neighbour;"
�[If] ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt:"nThen will I cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers, for ever and ever."9Behold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit."
�Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not;"42o;
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�Then all the captains of the forces, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least even unto the greatest, came near,"
�And said unto Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we beseech thee, our supplication be accepted before thee, and pray for us unto the LORD thy God, [even] for all this remnant; (for we are left [but] a few of many, as thine eyes do behold us:)"aThat the LORD thy God may shew us the way wherein we may walk, and the thing that we may do."
Then Jeremiah the prophet said unto them, I have heard [you]; behold, I will pray unto the LORD your God according to your words; and it shall come to pass, [that] whatsoever thing the LORD shall answer you, I will declare [it] unto you; I will keep nothing back from you."
�Then they said to Jeremiah, The LORD be a true and faithful witness between us, if we do not even according to all things for the which the LORD thy God shall send thee to us."
�Whether [it be] good, or whether [it be] evil, we will obey the voice of the LORD our God, to whom we send thee; that it may be well with us, when we obey the voice of the LORD our God."VAnd it came to pass after ten days, that the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah."
�Then called he Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces which [were] with him, and all the people from the least even to the greatest,"~And said unto them, Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, unto whom ye sent me to present your supplication before him;"19o;
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�Thus saith the LORD, Go and get a potter's earthen bottle, and [take] of the ancients of the people, and of the ancients of the priests;"
�And go forth unto the valley of the son of Hinnom, which [is] by the entry of the east gate, and proclaim there the words that I shall tell thee,"
�And say, Hear ye the word of the LORD, O kings of Judah, and inhabitants of Jerusalem; Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, the which whosoever heareth, his ears shall tingle."
�Because they have forsaken me, and have estranged this place, and have burned incense in it unto other gods, whom neither they nor their fathers have known, nor the kings of Judah, and have filled this place with the blood of innocents;"
�They have built also the high places of Baal, to burn their sons with fire [for] burnt offerings unto Baal, which I commanded not, nor spake [it], neither came [it] into my mind:"
�Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that this place shall no more be called Tophet, nor The valley of the son of Hinnom, but The valley of slaughter."
And I will make void the counsel of Judah and Jerusalem in this place; and I will cause them to fall by the sword before their enemies, and by the hands of them that seek their lives: and their carcases will I give to be meat for the fowls of the heaven, and for the beasts of the earth."
�And I will make this city desolate, and an hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished and hiss because of all the plagues thereof."
�And I will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters, and they shall eat every one the flesh of his friend in the siege and straitness, wherewith their enemies, and they that seek their lives, shall straiten them."31o;
+;"31;["tAt the same time, saith the LORD, will I be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people."
�Thus saith the LORD, The people [which were] left of the sword found grace in the wilderness; [even] Israel, when I went to cause him to rest."
�The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, [saying], Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee."
�Again I will build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel: thou shalt again be adorned with thy tabrets, and shalt go forth in the dances of them that make merry."Thou shalt yet plant vines upon the mountains of Samaria: the planters shall plant, and shall eat [them] as common things."
�For there shall be a day, [that] the watchmen upon the mount Ephraim shall cry, Arise ye, and let us go up to Zion unto the LORD our God."
�For thus saith the LORD; Sing with gladness for Jacob, and shout among the chief of the nations: publish ye, praise ye, and say, O LORD, save thy people, the remnant of Israel."
�Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the coasts of the earth, [and] with them the blind and the lame, the woman with child and her that travaileth with child together: a great company shall return thither."
�They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble: for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim [is] my firstborn."08o;
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�At that time, saith the LORD, they shall bring out the bones of the kings of Judah, and the bones of his princes, and the bones of the priests, and the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, out of their graves:">
And they shall spread them before the sun, and the moon, and all the host of heaven, whom they have loved, and whom they have served, and after whom they have walked, and whom they have sought, and whom they have worshipped: they shall not be gathered, nor be buried; they shall be for dung upon the face of the earth."
�And death shall be chosen rather than life by all the residue of them that remain of this evil family, which remain in all the places whither I have driven them, saith the LORD of hosts."
{Moreover thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD; Shall they fall, and not arise? shall he turn away, and not return?"
}Why [then] is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return."
�I hearkened and heard, [but] they spake not aright: no man repented him of his wickedness, saying, What have I done? every one turned to his course, as the horse rusheth into the battle."
�Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of the LORD."
�How do ye say, We [are] wise, and the law of the LORD [is] with us? Lo, certainly in vain made he [it]; the pen of the scribes [is] in vain."
�The wise [men] are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the LORD; and what wisdom [is] in them?"20o;
+;"20;["
�Now Pashur the son of Immer the priest, who [was] also chief governor in the house of the LORD, heard that Jeremiah prophesied these things."
�Then Pashur smote Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that [were] in the high gate of Benjamin, which [was] by the house of the LORD."
�And it came to pass on the morrow, that Pashur brought forth Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then said Jeremiah unto him, The LORD hath not called thy name Pashur, but Magormissabib."E
For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will make thee a terror to thyself, and to all thy friends: and they shall fall by the sword of their enemies, and thine eyes shall behold [it]: and I will give all Judah into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall carry them captive into Babylon, and shall slay them with the sword."
Moreover I will deliver all the strength of this city, and all the labours thereof, and all the precious things thereof, and all the treasures of the kings of Judah will I give into the hand of their enemies, which shall spoil them, and take them, and carry them to Babylon."
�And thou, Pashur, and all that dwell in thine house shall go into captivity: and thou shalt come to Babylon, and there thou shalt die, and shalt be buried there, thou, and all thy friends, to whom thou hast prophesied lies."
�O LORD, thou hast deceived me, and I was deceived: thou art stronger than I, and hast prevailed: I am in derision daily, every one mocketh me."
�For since I spake, I cried out, I cried violence and spoil; because the word of the LORD was made a reproach unto me, and a derision, daily."
�Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name. But [his word] was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing, and I could not [stay]."21o;
+;"21;["
�The word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, when king Zedekiah sent unto him Pashur the son of Melchiah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, saying,"
�Enquire, I pray thee, of the LORD for us; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon maketh war against us; if so be that the LORD will deal with us according to all his wondrous works, that he may go up from us."AThen said Jeremiah unto them, Thus shall ye say to Zedekiah:"
Thus saith the LORD God of Israel; Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that [are] in your hands, wherewith ye fight against the king of Babylon, and [against] the Chaldeans, which besiege you without the walls, and I will assemble them into the midst of this city."
�And I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, even in anger, and in fury, and in great wrath."mAnd I will smite the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast: they shall die of a great pestilence."�
And afterward, saith the LORD, I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, and his servants, and the people, and such as are left in this city from the pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those that seek their life: and he shall smite them with the edge of the sword; he shall not spare them, neither have pity, nor have mercy."~And unto this people thou shalt say, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I set before you the way of life, and the way of death."
�He that abideth in this city shall die by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth out, and falleth to the Chaldeans that besiege you, he shall live, and his life shall be unto him for a prey."10o;
+;"10;["JHear ye the word which the LORD speaketh unto you, O house of Israel:"
�Thus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them."
�For the customs of the people [are] vain: for [one] cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe."jThey deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not."
�They [are] upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also [is it] in them to do good."mForasmuch as [there is] none like unto thee, O LORD; thou [art] great, and thy name [is] great in might."
�Who would not fear thee, O King of nations? for to thee doth it appertain: forasmuch as among all the wise [men] of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, [there is] none like unto thee."XBut they are altogether brutish and foolish: the stock [is] a doctrine of vanities."
�Silver spread into plates is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the workman, and of the hands of the founder: blue and purple [is] their clothing: they [are] all the work of cunning [men]."43o;
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�And it came to pass, [that] when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking unto all the people all the words of the LORD their God, for which the LORD their God had sent him to them, [even] all these words,"
�Then spake Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the proud men, saying unto Jeremiah, Thou speakest falsely: the LORD our God hath not sent thee to say, Go not into Egypt to sojourn there:"
�But Baruch the son of Neriah setteth thee on against us, for to deliver us into the hand of the Chaldeans, that they might put us to death, and carry us away captives into Babylon."
�So Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces, and all the people, obeyed not the voice of the LORD, to dwell in the land of Judah."
�But Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces, took all the remnant of Judah, that were returned from all nations, whither they had been driven, to dwell in the land of Judah;"
�[Even] men, and women, and children, and the king's daughters, and every person that Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had left with Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Jeremiah the prophet, and Baruch the son of Neriah."xSo they came into the land of Egypt: for they obeyed not the voice of the LORD: thus came they [even] to Tahpanhes."GThen came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying,"
�Take great stones in thine hand, and hide them in the clay in the brickkiln, which [is] at the entry of Pharaoh's house in Tahpanhes, in the sight of the men of Judah;"09o;
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�Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!"
�Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging place of wayfaring men; that I might leave my people, and go from them! for they [be] all adulterers, an assembly of treacherous men."
�And they bend their tongues [like] their bow [for] lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the LORD."
�Take ye heed every one of his neighbour, and trust ye not in any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbour will walk with slanders."
�And they will deceive every one his neighbour, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, [and] weary themselves to commit iniquity."iThine habitation [is] in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith the LORD."
�Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how shall I do for the daughter of my people?"
�Their tongue [is as] an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit: [one] speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in heart he layeth his wait."vShall I not visit them for these [things]? saith the LORD: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?"32o;
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�The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the tenth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, which [was] the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar."
�For then the king of Babylon's army besieged Jerusalem: and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the prison, which [was] in the king of Judah's house."
�For Zedekiah king of Judah had shut him up, saying, Wherefore dost thou prophesy, and say, Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it;"
�And Zedekiah king of Judah shall not escape out of the hand of the Chaldeans, but shall surely be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, and shall speak with him mouth to mouth, and his eyes shall behold his eyes;"
�And he shall lead Zedekiah to Babylon, and there shall he be until I visit him, saith the LORD: though ye fight with the Chaldeans, ye shall not prosper."BAnd Jeremiah said, The word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
�Behold, Hanameel the son of Shallum thine uncle shall come unto thee, saying, Buy thee my field that [is] in Anathoth: for the right of redemption [is] thine to buy [it]."`
So Hanameel mine uncle's son came to me in the court of the prison according to the word of the LORD, and said unto me, Buy my field, I pray thee, that [is] in Anathoth, which [is] in the country of Benjamin: for the right of inheritance [is] thine, and the redemption [is] thine; buy [it] for thyself. Then I knew that this [was] the word of the LORD."
�And I bought the field of Hanameel my uncle's son, that [was] in Anathoth, and weighed him the money, [even] seventeen shekels of silver.;"
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�How doth the city sit solitary, [that was] full of people! [how] is she become as a widow! she [that was] great among the nations, [and] princess among the provinces, [how] is she become tributary!"
�She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears [are] on her cheeks: among all her lovers she hath none to comfort [her]: all her friends have dealt treacherously with her, they are become her enemies."
�Judah is gone into captivity because of affliction, and because of great servitude: she dwelleth among the heathen, she findeth no rest: all her persecutors overtook her between the straits."
�The ways of Zion do mourn, because none come to the solemn feasts: all her gates are desolate: her priests sigh, her virgins are afflicted, and she [is] in bitterness."
�Her adversaries are the chief, her enemies prosper; for the LORD hath afflicted her for the multitude of her transgressions: her children are gone into captivity before the enemy."
�And from the daughter of Zion all her beauty is departed: her princes are become like harts [that] find no pasture, and they are gone without strength before the pursuer."
Jerusalem remembered in the days of her affliction and of her miseries all her pleasant things that she had in the days of old, when her people fell into the hand of the enemy, and none did help her: the adversaries saw her, [and] did mock at her sabbaths."
�Jerusalem hath grievously sinned; therefore she is removed: all that honoured her despise her, because they have seen her nakedness: yea, she sigheth, and turneth backward."
�Her filthiness [is] in her skirts; she remembereth not her last end; therefore she came down wonderfully: she had no comforter. O LORD, behold my affliction: for the enemy hath magnified [himself]."2o;
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�How hath the Lord covered the daughter of Zion with a cloud in his anger, [and] cast down from heaven unto the earth the beauty of Israel, and remembered not his footstool in the day of his anger!"
�The Lord hath swallowed up all the habitations of Jacob, and hath not pitied: he hath thrown down in his wrath the strong holds of the daughter of Judah; he hath brought [them] down to the ground: he hath polluted the kingdom and the princes thereof."
�He hath cut off in [his] fierce anger all the horn of Israel: he hath drawn back his right hand from before the enemy, and he burned against Jacob like a flaming fire, [which] devoureth round about."
�He hath bent his bow like an enemy: he stood with his right hand as an adversary, and slew all [that were] pleasant to the eye in the tabernacle of the daughter of Zion: he poured out his fury like fire."
�The Lord was as an enemy: he hath swallowed up Israel, he hath swallowed up all her palaces: he hath destroyed his strong holds, and hath increased in the daughter of Judah mourning and lamentation."
And he hath violently taken away his tabernacle, as [if it were of] a garden: he hath destroyed his places of the assembly: the LORD hath caused the solemn feasts and sabbaths to be forgotten in Zion, and hath despised in the indignation of his anger the king and the priest."
�The Lord hath cast off his altar, he hath abhorred his sanctuary, he hath given up into the hand of the enemy the walls of her palaces; they have made a noise in the house of the LORD, as in the day of a solemn feast."
�The LORD hath purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion: he hath stretched out a line, he hath not withdrawn his hand from destroying: therefore he made the rampart and the wall to lament; they languished together."
�Her gates are sunk into the ground; he hath destroyed and broken her bars: her king and her princes [are] among the Gentiles: the law [is] no [more]; her prophets also find no vision from the LORD."3o;
+;"3;["HI [am] the man [that] hath seen affliction by the rod of his wrath."JHe hath led me, and brought [me into] darkness, but not [into] light."RSurely against me is he turned; he turneth his hand [against me] all the day."DMy flesh and my skin hath he made old; he hath broken my bones."JHe hath builded against me, and compassed [me] with gall and travail."BHe hath set me in dark places, as [they that be] dead of old."QHe hath hedged me about, that I cannot get out: he hath made my chain heavy.":Also when I cry and shout, he shutteth out my prayer."MHe hath inclosed my ways with hewn stone, he hath made my paths crooked."4o;
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�How is the gold become dim! [how] is the most fine gold changed! the stones of the sanctuary are poured out in the top of every street."
�The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, how are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter!"
�Even the sea monsters draw out the breast, they give suck to their young ones: the daughter of my people [is become] cruel, like the ostriches in the wilderness."
�The tongue of the sucking child cleaveth to the roof of his mouth for thirst: the young children ask bread, [and] no man breaketh [it] unto them."wThey that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills."
�For the punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the punishment of the sin of Sodom, that was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands stayed on her."
�Her Nazarites were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk, they were more ruddy in body than rubies, their polishing [was] of sapphire:"
�Their visage is blacker than a coal; they are not known in the streets: their skin cleaveth to their bones; it is withered, it is become like a stick."
�[They that be] slain with the sword are better than [they that be] slain with hunger: for these pine away, stricken through for [want of] the fruits of the field."5o;
+;"5;["ORemember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach."BOur inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens."@We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers [are] as widows."CWe have drunken our water for money; our wood is sold unto us."FOur necks [are] under persecution: we labour, [and] have no rest."cWe have given the hand [to] the Egyptians, [and to] the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread."POur fathers have sinned, [and are] not; and we have borne their iniquities."[Servants have ruled over us: [there is] none that doth deliver [us] out of their hand."[We gat our bread with [the peril of] our lives because of the sword of the wilderness.;"Lamentations;
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�If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep."kIf a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, [there shall] no blood [be shed] for him."
�If the sun be risen upon him, [there shall be] blood [shed] for him; [for] he should make full restitution; if he have nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft."tIf the theft be certainly found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep; he shall restore double."
�If a man shall cause a field or vineyard to be eaten, and shall put in his beast, and shall feed in another man's field; of the best of his own field, and of the best of his own vineyard, shall he make restitution."
�If fire break out, and catch in thorns, so that the stacks of corn, or the standing corn, or the field, be consumed [therewith]; he that kindled the fire shall surely make restitution."
�If a man shall deliver unto his neighbour money or stuff to keep, and it be stolen out of the man's house; if the thief be found, let him pay double."
�If the thief be not found, then the master of the house shall be brought unto the judges, [to see] whether he have put his hand unto his neighbour's goods."#
For all manner of trespass, [whether it be] for ox, for ass, for sheep, for raiment, [or] for any manner of lost thing, which [another] challengeth to be his, the cause of both parties shall come before the judges; [and] whom the judges shall condemn, he shall pay double unto his neighbour."11o;
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�And the LORD said unto Moses, Yet will I bring one plague [more] upon Pharaoh, and upon Egypt; afterwards he will let you go hence: when he shall let [you] go, he shall surely thrust you out hence altogether."
�Speak now in the ears of the people, and let every man borrow of his neighbour, and every woman of her neighbour, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold."
�And the LORD gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians. Moreover the man Moses [was] very great in the land of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaoh's servants, and in the sight of the people."_And Moses said, Thus saith the LORD, About midnight will I go out into the midst of Egypt:"
�And all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne, even unto the firstborn of the maidservant that [is] behind the mill; and all the firstborn of beasts."
And there shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there was none like it, nor shall be like it any more."
�But against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog move his tongue, against man or beast: that ye may know how that the LORD doth put a difference between the Egyptians and Israel."
�And all these thy servants shall come down unto me, and bow down themselves unto me, saying, Get thee out, and all the people that follow thee: and after that I will go out. And he went out from Pharaoh in a great anger."~And the LORD said unto Moses, Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you; that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt."33o;
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�And the LORD said unto Moses, Depart, [and] go up hence, thou and the people which thou hast brought up out of the land of Egypt, unto the land which I sware unto Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, Unto thy seed will I give it:"
�And I will send an angel before thee; and I will drive out the Canaanite, the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite:"
�Unto a land flowing with milk and honey: for I will not go up in the midst of thee; for thou [art] a stiffnecked people: lest I consume thee in the way."iAnd when the people heard these evil tidings, they mourned: and no man did put on him his ornaments."
�For the LORD had said unto Moses, Say unto the children of Israel, Ye [are] a stiffnecked people: I will come up into the midst of thee in a moment, and consume thee: therefore now put off thy ornaments from thee, that I may know what to do unto thee."ZAnd the children of Israel stripped themselves of their ornaments by the mount Horeb."
And Moses took the tabernacle, and pitched it without the camp, afar off from the camp, and called it the Tabernacle of the congregation. And it came to pass, [that] every one which sought the LORD went out unto the tabernacle of the congregation, which [was] without the camp."
�And it came to pass, when Moses went out unto the tabernacle, [that] all the people rose up, and stood every man [at] his tent door, and looked after Moses, until he was gone into the tabernacle."
�And it came to pass, as Moses entered into the tabernacle, the cloudy pillar descended, and stood [at] the door of the tabernacle, and [the LORD] talked with Moses."34o;
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�And the LORD said unto Moses, Hew thee two tables of stone like unto the first: and I will write upon [these] tables the words that were in the first tables, which thou brakest."
�And be ready in the morning, and come up in the morning unto mount Sinai, and present thyself there to me in the top of the mount."
�And no man shall come up with thee, neither let any man be seen throughout all the mount; neither let the flocks nor herds feed before that mount."
�And he hewed two tables of stone like unto the first; and Moses rose up early in the morning, and went up unto mount Sinai, as the LORD had commanded him, and took in his hand the two tables of stone."hAnd the LORD descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the LORD."
�And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,"

Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear [the guilty]; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, unto the third and to the fourth [generation]."OAnd Moses made haste, and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshipped."
�And he said, If now I have found grace in thy sight, O Lord, let my Lord, I pray thee, go among us; for it [is] a stiffnecked people; and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for thine inheritance."23o;
+;"23;["jThou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness."
~Thou shalt not follow a multitude to [do] evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest [judgment]:"<Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause."iIf thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again."
�If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, and wouldest forbear to help him, thou shalt surely help with him."@Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause."xKeep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked."lAnd thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous."
{Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt."12o;
+;"12;["JAnd the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying,"nThis month [shall be] unto you the beginning of months: it [shall be] the first month of the year to you."
�Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth [day] of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to the house of [their] fathers, a lamb for an house:"
�And if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his neighbour next unto his house take [it] according to the number of the souls; every man according to his eating shall make your count for the lamb."|Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: ye shall take [it] out from the sheep, or from the goats:"
�And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening."
�And they shall take of the blood, and strike [it] on the two side posts and on the upper door post of the houses, wherein they shall eat it."
And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; [and] with bitter [herbs] they shall eat it."
�Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast [with] fire; his head with his legs, and with the purtenance thereof."01o;
+;"01;["}Now these [are] the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob."%Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,"%Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,"'Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher."qAnd all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls: for Joseph was in Egypt [already]."DAnd Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation."
�And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them."ENow there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph."oAnd he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel [are] more and mightier than we:"02o;
+;"02;["VAnd there went a man of the house of Levi, and took [to wife] a daughter of Levi."|And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he [was a] goodly [child], she hid him three months."
�And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and put the child therein; and she laid [it] in the flags by the river's brink."EAnd his sister stood afar off, to wit what would be done to him."
�And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to wash [herself] at the river; and her maidens walked along by the river's side; and when she saw the ark among the flags, she sent her maid to fetch it."
�And when she had opened [it], she saw the child: and, behold, the babe wept. And she had compassion on him, and said, This [is one] of the Hebrews' children."
�Then said his sister to Pharaoh's daughter, Shall I go and call to thee a nurse of the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for thee?"]And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And the maid went and called the child's mother."
�And Pharaoh's daughter said unto her, Take this child away, and nurse it for me, and I will give [thee] thy wages. And the woman took the child, and nursed it."24o;
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�And he said unto Moses, Come up unto the LORD, thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship ye afar off."uAnd Moses alone shall come near the LORD: but they shall not come nigh; neither shall the people go up with him."
�And Moses came and told the people all the words of the LORD, and all the judgments: and all the people answered with one voice, and said, All the words which the LORD hath said will we do."
�And Moses wrote all the words of the LORD, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the hill, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel."
�And he sent young men of the children of Israel, which offered burnt offerings, and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen unto the LORD."oAnd Moses took half of the blood, and put [it] in basons; and half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar."
�And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the audience of the people: and they said, All that the LORD hath said will we do, and be obedient."
�And Moses took the blood, and sprinkled [it] on the people, and said, Behold the blood of the covenant, which the LORD hath made with you concerning all these words."ZThen went up Moses, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel:"35o;
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�And Moses gathered all the congregation of the children of Israel together, and said unto them, These [are] the words which the LORD hath commanded, that [ye] should do them."
�Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a sabbath of rest to the LORD: whosoever doeth work therein shall be put to death."NYe shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations upon the sabbath day."
�And Moses spake unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, saying, This [is] the thing which the LORD commanded, saying,"
�Take ye from among you an offering unto the LORD: whosoever [is] of a willing heart, let him bring it, an offering of the LORD; gold, and silver, and brass,"JAnd blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' [hair],"DAnd rams' skins dyed red, and badgers' skins, and shittim wood,"TAnd oil for the light, and spices for anointing oil, and for the sweet incense,"RAnd onyx stones, and stones to be set for the ephod, and for the breastplate."13o;
+;"13;["+And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"
�Sanctify unto me all the firstborn, whatsoever openeth the womb among the children of Israel, [both] of man and of beast: it [is] mine."
�And Moses said unto the people, Remember this day, in which ye came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand the LORD brought you out from this [place]: there shall no leavened bread be eaten.",This day came ye out in the month Abib."
And it shall be when the LORD shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, that thou shalt keep this service in this month."gSeven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, and in the seventh day [shall be] a feast to the LORD."
�Unleavened bread shall be eaten seven days; and there shall no leavened bread be seen with thee, neither shall there be leaven seen with thee in all thy quarters."
�And thou shalt shew thy son in that day, saying, [This is done] because of that [which] the LORD did unto me when I came forth out of Egypt."
�And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the LORD'S law may be in thy mouth: for with a strong hand hath the LORD brought thee out of Egypt."14o;
+;"14;["+And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"
�Speak unto the children of Israel, that they turn and encamp before Pihahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, over against Baalzephon: before it shall ye encamp by the sea."xFor Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, They [are] entangled in the land, the wilderness hath shut them in."
�And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, that he shall follow after them; and I will be honoured upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host; that the Egyptians may know that I [am] the LORD. And they did so."
�And it was told the king of Egypt that the people fled: and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was turned against the people, and they said, Why have we done this, that we have let Israel go from serving us?"AAnd he made ready his chariot, and took his people with him:"qAnd he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over every one of them."
�And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued after the children of Israel: and the children of Israel went out with an high hand."
�But the Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses [and] chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and overtook them encamping by the sea, beside Pihahiroth, before Baalzephon."25o;
+;"25;["+And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"
�Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring me an offering: of every man that giveth it willingly with his heart ye shall take my offering."YAnd this [is] the offering which ye shall take of them; gold, and silver, and brass,"JAnd blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' [hair],"DAnd rams' skins dyed red, and badgers' skins, and shittim wood,"HOil for the light, spices for anointing oil, and for sweet incense,"LOnyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod, and in the breastplate."CAnd let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them."
�According to all that I shew thee, [after] the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the instruments thereof, even so shall ye make [it]."03o;
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�Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, [even] to Horeb."
�And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush [was] not consumed."`And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt."
�And when the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here [am] I."
}And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest [is] holy ground."
�Moreover he said, I [am] the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God."
�And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which [are] in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;"/
And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites."
�Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me: and I have also seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them."36o;
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�Then wrought Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whom the LORD put wisdom and understanding to know how to work all manner of work for the service of the sanctuary, according to all that the LORD had commanded."
�And Moses called Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whose heart the LORD had put wisdom, [even] every one whose heart stirred him up to come unto the work to do it:"
�And they received of Moses all the offering, which the children of Israel had brought for the work of the service of the sanctuary, to make it [withal]. And they brought yet unto him free offerings every morning."tAnd all the wise men, that wrought all the work of the sanctuary, came every man from his work which they made;"
�And they spake unto Moses, saying, The people bring much more than enough for the service of the work, which the LORD commanded to make."
�And Moses gave commandment, and they caused it to be proclaimed throughout the camp, saying, Let neither man nor woman make any more work for the offering of the sanctuary. So the people were restrained from bringing."UFor the stuff they had was sufficient for all the work to make it, and too much."
�And every wise hearted man among them that wrought the work of the tabernacle made ten curtains [of] fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: [with] cherubims of cunning work made he them."
�The length of one curtain [was] twenty and eight cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits: the curtains [were] all of one size."26o;
+;"26;["
�Moreover thou shalt make the tabernacle [with] ten curtains [of] fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: [with] cherubims of cunning work shalt thou make them."
�The length of one curtain [shall be] eight and twenty cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits: and every one of the curtains shall have one measure."}The five curtains shall be coupled together one to another; and [other] five curtains [shall be] coupled one to another."
�And thou shalt make loops of blue upon the edge of the one curtain from the selvedge in the coupling; and likewise shalt thou make in the uttermost edge of [another] curtain, in the coupling of the second."
�Fifty loops shalt thou make in the one curtain, and fifty loops shalt thou make in the edge of the curtain that [is] in the coupling of the second; that the loops may take hold one of another."
{And thou shalt make fifty taches of gold, and couple the curtains together with the taches: and it shall be one tabernacle."{And thou shalt make curtains [of] goats' [hair] to be a covering upon the tabernacle: eleven curtains shalt thou make."
�The length of one curtain [shall be] thirty cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits: and the eleven curtains [shall be all] of one measure."
�And thou shalt couple five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves, and shalt double the sixth curtain in the forefront of the tabernacle."37o;
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�And Bezaleel made the ark [of] shittim wood: two cubits and a half [was] the length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it, and a cubit and a half the height of it:"fAnd he overlaid it with pure gold within and without, and made a crown of gold to it round about."
�And he cast for it four rings of gold, [to be set] by the four corners of it; even two rings upon the one side of it, and two rings upon the other side of it."GAnd he made staves [of] shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold."SAnd he put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, to bear the ark."
�And he made the mercy seat [of] pure gold: two cubits and a half [was] the length thereof, and one cubit and a half the breadth thereof."rAnd he made two cherubims [of] gold, beaten out of one piece made he them, on the two ends of the mercy seat;"
�One cherub on the end on this side, and another cherub on the [other] end on that side: out of the mercy seat made he the cherubims on the two ends thereof."
�And the cherubims spread out [their] wings on high, [and] covered with their wings over the mercy seat, with their faces one to another; [even] to the mercy seatward were the faces of the cherubims."04o;
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�And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice: for they will say, The LORD hath not appeared unto thee."RAnd the LORD said unto him, What [is] that in thine hand? And he said, A rod."~And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it."
�And the LORD said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand:"
�That they may believe that the LORD God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee."
�And the LORD said furthermore unto him, Put now thine hand into thy bosom. And he put his hand into his bosom: and when he took it out, behold, his hand [was] leprous as snow."
�And he said, Put thine hand into thy bosom again. And he put his hand into his bosom again; and plucked it out of his bosom, and, behold, it was turned again as his [other] flesh."
�And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign."
And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe also these two signs, neither hearken unto thy voice, that thou shalt take of the water of the river, and pour [it] upon the dry [land]: and the water which thou takest out of the river shall become blood upon the dry [land]."15o;
+;"15;["
�Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the LORD, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea."
�The LORD [is] my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he [is] my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father's God, and I will exalt him."8The LORD [is] a man of war: the LORD [is] his name."tPharaoh's chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea: his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red sea."HThe depths have covered them: they sank into the bottom as a stone."rThy right hand, O LORD, is become glorious in power: thy right hand, O LORD, hath dashed in pieces the enemy."
�And in the greatness of thine excellency thou hast overthrown them that rose up against thee: thou sentest forth thy wrath, [which] consumed them as stubble."
�And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were gathered together, the floods stood upright as an heap, [and] the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea."
�The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them."38o;
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�And he made the altar of burnt offering [of] shittim wood: five cubits [was] the length thereof, and five cubits the breadth thereof; [it was] foursquare; and three cubits the height thereof."
{And he made the horns thereof on the four corners of it; the horns thereof were of the same: and he overlaid it with brass."
�And he made all the vessels of the altar, the pots, and the shovels, and the basons, [and] the fleshhooks, and the firepans: all the vessels thereof made he [of] brass."pAnd he made for the altar a brasen grate of network under the compass thereof beneath unto the midst of it."cAnd he cast four rings for the four ends of the grate of brass, [to be] places for the staves."LAnd he made the staves [of] shittim wood, and overlaid them with brass."}And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the altar, to bear it withal; he made the altar hollow with boards."
�And he made the laver [of] brass, and the foot of it [of] brass, of the lookingglasses of [the women] assembling, which assembled [at] the door of the tabernacle of the congregation."
|And he made the court: on the south side southward the hangings of the court [were of] fine twined linen, an hundred cubits:"27o;
+;"27;["
�And thou shalt make an altar [of] shittim wood, five cubits long, and five cubits broad; the altar shall be foursquare: and the height thereof [shall be] three cubits."
�And thou shalt make the horns of it upon the four corners thereof: his horns shall be of the same: and thou shalt overlay it with brass."
�And thou shalt make his pans to receive his ashes, and his shovels, and his basons, and his fleshhooks, and his firepans: all the vessels thereof thou shalt make [of] brass."
�And thou shalt make for it a grate of network [of] brass; and upon the net shalt thou make four brasen rings in the four corners thereof."vAnd thou shalt put it under the compass of the altar beneath, that the net may be even to the midst of the altar."eAnd thou shalt make staves for the altar, staves [of] shittim wood, and overlay them with brass."uAnd the staves shall be put into the rings, and the staves shall be upon the two sides of the altar, to bear it."hHollow with boards shalt thou make it: as it was shewed thee in the mount, so shall they make [it]."
�And thou shalt make the court of the tabernacle: for the south side southward [there shall be] hangings for the court [of] fine twined linen of an hundred cubits long for one side:"05o;
+;"05;["
�And afterward Moses and Aaron went in, and told Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast unto me in the wilderness."
�And Pharaoh said, Who [is] the LORD, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I know not the LORD, neither will I let Israel go."
�And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three days' journey into the desert, and sacrifice unto the LORD our God; lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword."
�And the king of Egypt said unto them, Wherefore do ye, Moses and Aaron, let the people from their works? get you unto your burdens."oAnd Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land now [are] many, and ye make them rest from their burdens."bAnd Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,"vYe shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore: let them go and gather straw for themselves."
�And the tale of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish [ought] thereof: for they [be] idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go [and] sacrifice to our God."pLet there more work be laid upon the men, that they may labour therein; and let them not regard vain words."16o;
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�And they took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came unto the wilderness of Sin, which [is] between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departing out of the land of Egypt."mAnd the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness:"
And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, [and] when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger."
�Then said the LORD unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a certain rate every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law, or no."
�And it shall come to pass, that on the sixth day they shall prepare [that] which they bring in; and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily."
�And Moses and Aaron said unto all the children of Israel, At even, then ye shall know that the LORD hath brought you out from the land of Egypt:"
�And in the morning, then ye shall see the glory of the LORD; for that he heareth your murmurings against the LORD: and what [are] we, that ye murmur against us?"
And Moses said, [This shall be], when the LORD shall give you in the evening flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to the full; for that the LORD heareth your murmurings which ye murmur against him: and what [are] we? your murmurings [are] not against us, but against the LORD."
�And Moses spake unto Aaron, Say unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, Come near before the LORD: for he hath heard your murmurings."17o;
+;"17;["
�And all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, after their journeys, according to the commandment of the LORD, and pitched in Rephidim: and [there was] no water for the people to drink."
�Wherefore the people did chide with Moses, and said, Give us water that we may drink. And Moses said unto them, Why chide ye with me? wherefore do ye tempt the LORD?"
�And the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured against Moses, and said, Wherefore [is] this [that] thou hast brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst?"oAnd Moses cried unto the LORD, saying, What shall I do unto this people? they be almost ready to stone me."
�And the LORD said unto Moses, Go on before the people, and take with thee of the elders of Israel; and thy rod, wherewith thou smotest the river, take in thine hand, and go."
�Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel."
�And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the chiding of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the LORD, saying, Is the LORD among us, or not?":Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim."
�And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in mine hand."39o;
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�And of the blue, and purple, and scarlet, they made cloths of service, to do service in the holy [place], and made the holy garments for Aaron; as the LORD commanded Moses."[And he made the ephod [of] gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen."
�And they did beat the gold into thin plates, and cut [it into] wires, to work [it] in the blue, and in the purple, and in the scarlet, and in the fine linen, [with] cunning work."hThey made shoulderpieces for it, to couple [it] together: by the two edges was it coupled together."
�And the curious girdle of his ephod, that [was] upon it, [was] of the same, according to the work thereof; [of] gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen; as the LORD commanded Moses."
�And they wrought onyx stones inclosed in ouches of gold, graven, as signets are graven, with the names of the children of Israel."
�And he put them on the shoulders of the ephod, [that they should be] stones for a memorial to the children of Israel; as the LORD commanded Moses."
�And he made the breastplate [of] cunning work, like the work of the ephod; [of] gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen."
�It was foursquare; they made the breastplate double: a span [was] the length thereof, and a span the breadth thereof, [being] doubled."28o;
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�And take thou unto thee Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office, [even] Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron's sons."VAnd thou shalt make holy garments for Aaron thy brother for glory and for beauty."
�And thou shalt speak unto all [that are] wise hearted, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they may make Aaron's garments to consecrate him, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office."
And these [are] the garments which they shall make; a breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a broidered coat, a mitre, and a girdle: and they shall make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, and his sons, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office."QAnd they shall take gold, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen."
|And they shall make the ephod [of] gold, [of] blue, and [of] purple, [of] scarlet, and fine twined linen, with cunning work."xIt shall have the two shoulderpieces thereof joined at the two edges thereof; and [so] it shall be joined together."
�And the curious girdle of the ephod, which [is] upon it, shall be of the same, according to the work thereof; [even of] gold, [of] blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen."`And thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the children of Israel:"40o;
+;"40;["+And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"jOn the first day of the first month shalt thou set up the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation."ZAnd thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and cover the ark with the vail."
�And thou shalt bring in the table, and set in order the things that are to be set in order upon it; and thou shalt bring in the candlestick, and light the lamps thereof."
�And thou shalt set the altar of gold for the incense before the ark of the testimony, and put the hanging of the door to the tabernacle."zAnd thou shalt set the altar of the burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation."rAnd thou shalt set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and shalt put water therein."\And thou shalt set up the court round about, and hang up the hanging at the court gate."
�And thou shalt take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle, and all that [is] therein, and shalt hallow it, and all the vessels thereof: and it shall be holy."06o;
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�Then the LORD said unto Moses, Now shalt thou see what I will do to Pharaoh: for with a strong hand shall he let them go, and with a strong hand shall he drive them out of his land."BAnd God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I [am] the LORD:"
�And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by [the name of] God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them."
�And I have also established my covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their pilgrimage, wherein they were strangers."
�And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage; and I have remembered my covenant."
�Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I [am] the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments:"
�And I will take you to me for a people, and I will be to you a God: and ye shall know that I [am] the LORD your God, which bringeth you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians."
�And I will bring you in unto the land, concerning the which I did swear to give it to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it you for an heritage: I [am] the LORD."
And Moses spake so unto the children of Israel: but they hearkened not unto Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage."18o;
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�When Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father in law, heard of all that God had done for Moses, and for Israel his people, [and] that the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt;"_Then Jethro, Moses' father in law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her back,"wAnd her two sons; of which the name of the one [was] Gershom; for he said, I have been an alien in a strange land:"
�And the name of the other [was] Eliezer; for the God of my father, [said he, was] mine help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh:"
�And Jethro, Moses' father in law, came with his sons and his wife unto Moses into the wilderness, where he encamped at the mount of God:"sAnd he said unto Moses, I thy father in law Jethro am come unto thee, and thy wife, and her two sons with her."
�And Moses went out to meet his father in law, and did obeisance, and kissed him; and they asked each other of [their] welfare; and they came into the tent."
�And Moses told his father in law all that the LORD had done unto Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel's sake, [and] all the travail that had come upon them by the way, and [how] the LORD delivered them."
�And Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness which the LORD had done to Israel, whom he had delivered out of the hand of the Egyptians."29o;
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�And this [is] the thing that thou shalt do unto them to hallow them, to minister unto me in the priest's office: Take one young bullock, and two rams without blemish,"
�And unleavened bread, and cakes unleavened tempered with oil, and wafers unleavened anointed with oil: [of] wheaten flour shalt thou make them."nAnd thou shalt put them into one basket, and bring them in the basket, with the bullock and the two rams."
|And Aaron and his sons thou shalt bring unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and shalt wash them with water."
�And thou shalt take the garments, and put upon Aaron the coat, and the robe of the ephod, and the ephod, and the breastplate, and gird him with the curious girdle of the ephod:"WAnd thou shalt put the mitre upon his head, and put the holy crown upon the mitre."YThen shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour [it] upon his head, and anoint him."<And thou shalt bring his sons, and put coats upon them."
�And thou shalt gird them with girdles, Aaron and his sons, and put the bonnets on them: and the priest's office shall be theirs for a perpetual statute: and thou shalt consecrate Aaron and his sons."30o;
+;"30;["]And thou shalt make an altar to burn incense upon: [of] shittim wood shalt thou make it."
�A cubit [shall be] the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof; foursquare shall it be: and two cubits [shall be] the height thereof: the horns thereof [shall be] of the same."
�And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, the top thereof, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns thereof; and thou shalt make unto it a crown of gold round about."
�And two golden rings shalt thou make to it under the crown of it, by the two corners thereof, upon the two sides of it shalt thou make [it]; and they shall be for places for the staves to bear it withal."RAnd thou shalt make the staves [of] shittim wood, and overlay them with gold."
�And thou shalt put it before the vail that [is] by the ark of the testimony, before the mercy seat that [is] over the testimony, where I will meet with thee."yAnd Aaron shall burn thereon sweet incense every morning: when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn incense upon it."
�And when Aaron lighteth the lamps at even, he shall burn incense upon it, a perpetual incense before the LORD throughout your generations."
�Ye shall offer no strange incense thereon, nor burnt sacrifice, nor meat offering; neither shall ye pour drink offering thereon."07o;
+;"07;["vAnd the LORD said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet."
�Thou shalt speak all that I command thee: and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he send the children of Israel out of his land."bAnd I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt."
�But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you, that I may lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth mine armies, [and] my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments."
�And the Egyptians shall know that I [am] the LORD, when I stretch forth mine hand upon Egypt, and bring out the children of Israel from among them."EAnd Moses and Aaron did as the LORD commanded them, so did they."pAnd Moses [was] fourscore years old, and Aaron fourscore and three years old, when they spake unto Pharaoh.":And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,"
�When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, Shew a miracle for you: then thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast [it] before Pharaoh, [and] it shall become a serpent."19o;
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�In the third month, when the children of Israel were gone forth out of the land of Egypt, the same day came they [into] the wilderness of Sinai."
�For they were departed from Rephidim, and were come [to] the desert of Sinai, and had pitched in the wilderness; and there Israel camped before the mount."
�And Moses went up unto God, and the LORD called unto him out of the mountain, saying, Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel;"tYe have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and [how] I bare you on eagles' wings, and brought you unto myself."
�Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth [is] mine:"
�And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These [are] the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel."
�And Moses came and called for the elders of the people, and laid before their faces all these words which the LORD commanded him."
�And all the people answered together, and said, All that the LORD hath spoken we will do. And Moses returned the words of the people unto the LORD."
�And the LORD said unto Moses, Lo, I come unto thee in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with thee, and believe thee for ever. And Moses told the words of the people unto the LORD."31o;
+;"31;["+And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"_See, I have called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah:"
�And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,"KTo devise cunning works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,"mAnd in cutting of stones, to set [them], and in carving of timber, to work in all manner of workmanship."
�And I, behold, I have given with him Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan: and in the hearts of all that are wise hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded thee;"
�The tabernacle of the congregation, and the ark of the testimony, and the mercy seat that [is] thereupon, and all the furniture of the tabernacle,"pAnd the table and his furniture, and the pure candlestick with all his furniture, and the altar of incense,"XAnd the altar of burnt offering with all his furniture, and the laver and his foot,"08o;
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�And the LORD spake unto Moses, Go unto Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Let my people go, that they may serve me."ZAnd if thou refuse to let [them] go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs:"
�And the river shall bring forth frogs abundantly, which shall go up and come into thine house, and into thy bedchamber, and upon thy bed, and into the house of thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thine ovens, and into thy kneadingtroughs:"^And the frogs shall come up both on thee, and upon thy people, and upon all thy servants."
�And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch forth thine hand with thy rod over the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds, and cause frogs to come up upon the land of Egypt."uAnd Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt."cAnd the magicians did so with their enchantments, and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt."
�Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, Intreat the LORD, that he may take away the frogs from me, and from my people; and I will let the people go, that they may do sacrifice unto the LORD."
�And Moses said unto Pharaoh, Glory over me: when shall I intreat for thee, and for thy servants, and for thy people, to destroy the frogs from thee and thy houses, [that] they may remain in the river only?"20o;
+;"20;["+And God spake all these words, saying,"lI [am] the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage."-Thou shalt have no other gods before me."
�Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness [of any thing] that [is] in heaven above, or that [is] in the earth beneath, or that [is] in the water under the earth:"
�Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God [am] a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth [generation] of them that hate me;"UAnd shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments."
�Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain."/Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy."5Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:"21o;
+;"21;["DNow these [are] the judgments which thou shalt set before them."rIf thou buy an Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve: and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing."sIf he came in by himself, he shall go out by himself: if he were married, then his wife shall go out with him."
�If his master have given him a wife, and she have born him sons or daughters; the wife and her children shall be her master's, and he shall go out by himself."nAnd if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free:"
�Then his master shall bring him unto the judges; he shall also bring him to the door, or unto the door post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an aul; and he shall serve him for ever."dAnd if a man sell his daughter to be a maidservant, she shall not go out as the menservants do."
�If she please not her master, who hath betrothed her to himself, then shall he let her be redeemed: to sell her unto a strange nation he shall have no power, seeing he hath dealt deceitfully with her."eAnd if he have betrothed her unto his son, he shall deal with her after the manner of daughters."10o;
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�And the LORD said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh: for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, that I might shew these my signs before him:"
�And that thou mayest tell in the ears of thy son, and of thy son's son, what things I have wrought in Egypt, and my signs which I have done among them; that ye may know how that I [am] the LORD."
�And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me."iElse, if thou refuse to let my people go, behold, to morrow will I bring the locusts into thy coast:"
�And they shall cover the face of the earth, that one cannot be able to see the earth: and they shall eat the residue of that which is escaped, which remaineth unto you from the hail, and shall eat every tree which groweth for you out of the field:"
And they shall fill thy houses, and the houses of all thy servants, and the houses of all the Egyptians; which neither thy fathers, nor thy fathers' fathers have seen, since the day that they were upon the earth unto this day. And he turned himself, and went out from Pharaoh."
�And Pharaoh's servants said unto him, How long shall this man be a snare unto us? let the men go, that they may serve the LORD their God: knowest thou not yet that Egypt is destroyed?"
�And Moses and Aaron were brought again unto Pharaoh: and he said unto them, Go, serve the LORD your God: [but] who [are] they that shall go?"
�And Moses said, We will go with our young and with our old, with our sons and with our daughters, with our flocks and with our herds will we go; for we [must hold] a feast unto the LORD."09o;
+;"09;["
�Then the LORD said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh, and tell him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me."CFor if thou refuse to let [them] go, and wilt hold them still,"
�Behold, the hand of the LORD is upon thy cattle which [is] in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the oxen, and upon the sheep: [there shall be] a very grievous murrain."
�And the LORD shall sever between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt: and there shall nothing die of all [that is] the children's of Israel."cAnd the LORD appointed a set time, saying, To morrow the LORD shall do this thing in the land."
�And the LORD did that thing on the morrow, and all the cattle of Egypt died: but of the cattle of the children of Israel died not one."
�And Pharaoh sent, and, behold, there was not one of the cattle of the Israelites dead. And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not let the people go."
�And the LORD said unto Moses and unto Aaron, Take to you handfuls of ashes of the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it toward the heaven in the sight of Pharaoh."
�And it shall become small dust in all the land of Egypt, and shall be a boil breaking forth [with] blains upon man, and upon beast, throughout all the land of Egypt."32o;
+;"32;[",
And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for [as for] this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him."
�And Aaron said unto them, Break off the golden earrings, which [are] in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring [them] unto me."pAnd all the people brake off the golden earrings which [were] in their ears, and brought [them] unto Aaron."
�And he received [them] at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf: and they said, These [be] thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt."
�And when Aaron saw [it], he built an altar before it; and Aaron made proclamation, and said, To morrow [is] a feast to the LORD."
�And they rose up early on the morrow, and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play."
�And the LORD said unto Moses, Go, get thee down; for thy people, which thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted [themselves]:"
�They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them: they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed thereunto, and said, These [be] thy gods, O Israel, which have brought thee up out of the land of Egypt."fAnd the LORD said unto Moses, I have seen this people, and, behold, it [is] a stiffnecked people:;"Exodus;
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�And the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah his youngest son king in his stead: for the band of men that came with the Arabians to the camp had slain all the eldest. So Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah reigned."
�Forty and two years old [was] Ahaziah when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother's name also [was] Athaliah the daughter of Omri."gHe also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab: for his mother was his counsellor to do wickedly."
�Wherefore he did evil in the sight of the LORD like the house of Ahab: for they were his counsellors after the death of his father to his destruction."
�He walked also after their counsel, and went with Jehoram the son of Ahab king of Israel to war against Hazael king of Syria at Ramothgilead: and the Syrians smote Joram."
�And he returned to be healed in Jezreel because of the wounds which were given him at Ramah, when he fought with Hazael king of Syria. And Azariah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Jehoram the son of Ahab at Jezreel, because he was sick."
�And the destruction of Ahaziah was of God by coming to Joram: for when he was come, he went out with Jehoram against Jehu the son of Nimshi, whom the LORD had anointed to cut off the house of Ahab."
�And it came to pass, that, when Jehu was executing judgment upon the house of Ahab, and found the princes of Judah, and the sons of the brethren of Ahaziah, that ministered to Ahaziah, he slew them."+
And he sought Ahaziah: and they caught him, (for he was hid in Samaria,) and brought him to Jehu: and when they had slain him, they buried him: Because, said they, he [is] the son of Jehoshaphat, who sought the LORD with all his heart. So the house of Ahaziah had no power to keep still the kingdom."11o;
+;"11;["
�And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he gathered of the house of Judah and Benjamin an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen [men], which were warriors, to fight against Israel, that he might bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam."FBut the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,"lSpeak unto Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying,"
�Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren: return every man to his house: for this thing is done of me. And they obeyed the words of the LORD, and returned from going against Jeroboam."LAnd Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah."2He built even Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,")And Bethzur, and Shoco, and Adullam,"&And Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph,"*And Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah,"33o;
+;"33;["nManasseh [was] twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem:"
�But did [that which was] evil in the sight of the LORD, like unto the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD had cast out before the children of Israel."
�For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had broken down, and he reared up altars for Baalim, and made groves, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them."vAlso he built altars in the house of the LORD, whereof the LORD had said, In Jerusalem shall my name be for ever."_And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD."
And he caused his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom: also he observed times, and used enchantments, and used witchcraft, and dealt with a familiar spirit, and with wizards: he wrought much evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger."
�And he set a carved image, the idol which he had made, in the house of God, of which God had said to David and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen before all the tribes of Israel, will I put my name for ever:"
Neither will I any more remove the foot of Israel from out of the land which I have appointed for your fathers; so that they will take heed to do all that I have commanded them, according to the whole law and the statutes and the ordinances by the hand of Moses."
�So Manasseh made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to err, [and] to do worse than the heathen, whom the LORD had destroyed before the children of Israel."34o;
+;"34;["kJosiah [was] eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem one and thirty years."
�And he did [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the ways of David his father, and declined [neither] to the right hand, nor to the left."
For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to seek after the God of David his father: and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images.")
And they brake down the altars of Baalim in his presence; and the images, that [were] on high above them, he cut down; and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images, he brake in pieces, and made dust [of them], and strowed [it] upon the graves of them that had sacrificed unto them."_And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem."}And [so did he] in the cities of Manasseh, and Ephraim, and Simeon, even unto Naphtali, with their mattocks round about."
�And when he had broken down the altars and the groves, and had beaten the graven images into powder, and cut down all the idols throughout all the land of Israel, he returned to Jerusalem."
�Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had purged the land, and the house, he sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, and Maaseiah the governor of the city, and Joah the son of Joahaz the recorder, to repair the house of the LORD his God."(
And when they came to Hilkiah the high priest, they delivered the money that was brought into the house of God, which the Levites that kept the doors had gathered of the hand of Manasseh and Ephraim, and of all the remnant of Israel, and of all Judah and Benjamin; and they returned to Jerusalem."23o;
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And in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of hundreds, Azariah the son of Jeroham, and Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, and Azariah the son of Obed, and Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri, into covenant with him."
�And they went about in Judah, and gathered the Levites out of all the cities of Judah, and the chief of the fathers of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem."
�And all the congregation made a covenant with the king in the house of God. And he said unto them, Behold, the king's son shall reign, as the LORD hath said of the sons of David."
�This [is] the thing that ye shall do; A third part of you entering on the sabbath, of the priests and of the Levites, [shall be] porters of the doors;"
�And a third part [shall be] at the king's house; and a third part at the gate of the foundation: and all the people [shall be] in the courts of the house of the LORD."
�But let none come into the house of the LORD, save the priests, and they that minister of the Levites; they shall go in, for they [are] holy: but all the people shall keep the watch of the LORD."
�And the Levites shall compass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand; and whosoever [else] cometh into the house, he shall be put to death: but be ye with the king when he cometh in, and when he goeth out."
So the Levites and all Judah did according to all things that Jehoiada the priest had commanded, and took every man his men that were to come in on the sabbath, with them that were to go [out] on the sabbath: for Jehoiada the priest dismissed not the courses."
�Moreover Jehoiada the priest delivered to the captains of hundreds spears, and bucklers, and shields, that [had been] king David's, which [were] in the house of God."12o;
+;"12;["
�And it came to pass, when Rehoboam had established the kingdom, and had strengthened himself, he forsook the law of the LORD, and all Israel with him."
�And it came to pass, [that] in the fifth year of king Rehoboam Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, because they had transgressed against the LORD,"
�With twelve hundred chariots, and threescore thousand horsemen: and the people [were] without number that came with him out of Egypt; the Lubims, the Sukkiims, and the Ethiopians."UAnd he took the fenced cities which [pertained] to Judah, and came to Jerusalem."
Then came Shemaiah the prophet to Rehoboam, and [to] the princes of Judah, that were gathered together to Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said unto them, Thus saith the LORD, Ye have forsaken me, and therefore have I also left you in the hand of Shishak."mWhereupon the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, The LORD [is] righteous."
And when the LORD saw that they humbled themselves, the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah, saying, They have humbled themselves; [therefore] I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some deliverance; and my wrath shall not be poured out upon Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak."~Nevertheless they shall be his servants; that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries."
�So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took away the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house; he took all: he carried away also the shields of gold which Solomon had made."01o;
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�And Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom, and the LORD his God [was] with him, and magnified him exceedingly."
�Then Solomon spake unto all Israel, to the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and to the judges, and to every governor in all Israel, the chief of the fathers."
�So Solomon, and all the congregation with him, went to the high place that [was] at Gibeon; for there was the tabernacle of the congregation of God, which Moses the servant of the LORD had made in the wilderness."
�But the ark of God had David brought up from Kirjathjearim to [the place which] David had prepared for it: for he had pitched a tent for it at Jerusalem."
�Moreover the brasen altar, that Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made, he put before the tabernacle of the LORD: and Solomon and the congregation sought unto it."
�And Solomon went up thither to the brasen altar before the LORD, which [was] at the tabernacle of the congregation, and offered a thousand burnt offerings upon it."^In that night did God appear unto Solomon, and said unto him, Ask what I shall give thee."zAnd Solomon said unto God, Thou hast shewed great mercy unto David my father, and hast made me to reign in his stead."
�Now, O LORD God, let thy promise unto David my father be established: for thou hast made me king over a people like the dust of the earth in multitude."02o;
+;"02;["eAnd Solomon determined to build an house for the name of the LORD, and an house for his kingdom."
�And Solomon told out threescore and ten thousand men to bear burdens, and fourscore thousand to hew in the mountain, and three thousand and six hundred to oversee them."
�And Solomon sent to Huram the king of Tyre, saying, As thou didst deal with David my father, and didst send him cedars to build him an house to dwell therein, [even so deal with me]."K
Behold, I build an house to the name of the LORD my God, to dedicate [it] to him, [and] to burn before him sweet incense, and for the continual shewbread, and for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts of the LORD our God. This [is an ordinance] for ever to Israel."SAnd the house which I build [is] great: for great [is] our God above all gods."
�But who is able to build him an house, seeing the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain him? who [am] I then, that I should build him an house, save only to burn sacrifice before him?"
Send me now therefore a man cunning to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in purple, and crimson, and blue, and that can skill to grave with the cunning men that [are] with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom David my father did provide."
�Send me also cedar trees, fir trees, and algum trees, out of Lebanon: for I know that thy servants can skill to cut timber in Lebanon; and, behold, my servants [shall be] with thy servants,"pEven to prepare me timber in abundance: for the house which I am about to build [shall be] wonderful great."24o;
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�Joash [was] seven years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also [was] Zibiah of Beersheba."gAnd Joash did [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD all the days of Jehoiada the priest."JAnd Jehoiada took for him two wives; and he begat sons and daughters."]And it came to pass after this, [that] Joash was minded to repair the house of the LORD."
And he gathered together the priests and the Levites, and said to them, Go out unto the cities of Judah, and gather of all Israel money to repair the house of your God from year to year, and see that ye hasten the matter. Howbeit the Levites hastened [it] not.")
And the king called for Jehoiada the chief, and said unto him, Why hast thou not required of the Levites to bring in out of Judah and out of Jerusalem the collection, [according to the commandment] of Moses the servant of the LORD, and of the congregation of Israel, for the tabernacle of witness?"
�For the sons of Athaliah, that wicked woman, had broken up the house of God; and also all the dedicated things of the house of the LORD did they bestow upon Baalim."nAnd at the king's commandment they made a chest, and set it without at the gate of the house of the LORD."
�And they made a proclamation through Judah and Jerusalem, to bring in to the LORD the collection [that] Moses the servant of God [laid] upon Israel in the wilderness."35o;
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�Moreover Josiah kept a passover unto the LORD in Jerusalem: and they killed the passover on the fourteenth [day] of the first month."jAnd he set the priests in their charges, and encouraged them to the service of the house of the LORD,"
And said unto the Levites that taught all Israel, which were holy unto the LORD, Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David king of Israel did build; [it shall] not [be] a burden upon [your] shoulders: serve now the LORD your God, and his people Israel,"
�And prepare [yourselves] by the houses of your fathers, after your courses, according to the writing of David king of Israel, and according to the writing of Solomon his son."
�And stand in the holy [place] according to the divisions of the families of the fathers of your brethren the people, and [after] the division of the families of the Levites."
�So kill the passover, and sanctify yourselves, and prepare your brethren, that [they] may do according to the word of the LORD by the hand of Moses."
�And Josiah gave to the people, of the flock, lambs and kids, all for the passover offerings, for all that were present, to the number of thirty thousand, and three thousand bullocks: these [were] of the king's substance."
And his princes gave willingly unto the people, to the priests, and to the Levites: Hilkiah and Zechariah and Jehiel, rulers of the house of God, gave unto the priests for the passover offerings two thousand and six hundred [small cattle], and three hundred oxen."
�Conaniah also, and Shemaiah and Nethaneel, his brethren, and Hashabiah and Jeiel and Jozabad, chief of the Levites, gave unto the Levites for passover offerings five thousand [small cattle], and five hundred oxen."13o;
+;"13;["RNow in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam began Abijah to reign over Judah."
�He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also [was] Michaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam."
�And Abijah set the battle in array with an army of valiant men of war, [even] four hundred thousand chosen men: Jeroboam also set the battle in array against him with eight hundred thousand chosen men, [being] mighty men of valour."|And Abijah stood up upon mount Zemaraim, which [is] in mount Ephraim, and said, Hear me, thou Jeroboam, and all Israel;"
�Ought ye not to know that the LORD God of Israel gave the kingdom over Israel to David for ever, [even] to him and to his sons by a covenant of salt?"}Yet Jeroboam the son of Nebat, the servant of Solomon the son of David, is risen up, and hath rebelled against his lord."
�And there are gathered unto him vain men, the children of Belial, and have strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tenderhearted, and could not withstand them."
�And now ye think to withstand the kingdom of the LORD in the hand of the sons of David; and ye [be] a great multitude, and [there are] with you golden calves, which Jeroboam made you for gods."(
Have ye not cast out the priests of the LORD, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and have made you priests after the manner of the nations of [other] lands? so that whosoever cometh to consecrate himself with a young bullock and seven rams, [the same] may be a priest of [them that are] no gods."14o;
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�So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead. In his days the land was quiet ten years."QAnd Asa did [that which was] good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God:"
{For he took away the altars of the strange [gods], and the high places, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves:"fAnd commanded Judah to seek the LORD God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment."{Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the images: and the kingdom was quiet before him."
�And he built fenced cities in Judah: for the land had rest, and he had no war in those years; because the LORD had given him rest."
Therefore he said unto Judah, Let us build these cities, and make about [them] walls, and towers, gates, and bars, [while] the land [is] yet before us; because we have sought the LORD our God, we have sought [him], and he hath given us rest on every side. So they built and prospered."
�And Asa had an army [of men] that bare targets and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bare shields and drew bows, two hundred and fourscore thousand: all these [were] mighty men of valour."
�And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an host of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and came unto Mareshah."25o;
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�Amaziah [was] twenty and five years old [when] he began to reign, and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name [was] Jehoaddan of Jerusalem."^And he did [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD, but not with a perfect heart."
|Now it came to pass, when the kingdom was established to him, that he slew his servants that had killed the king his father."
But he slew not their children, but [did] as [it is] written in the law in the book of Moses, where the LORD commanded, saying, The fathers shall not die for the children, neither shall the children die for the fathers, but every man shall die for his own sin."b
Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together, and made them captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, according to the houses of [their] fathers, throughout all Judah and Benjamin: and he numbered them from twenty years old and above, and found them three hundred thousand choice [men, able] to go forth to war, that could handle spear and shield."kHe hired also an hundred thousand mighty men of valour out of Israel for an hundred talents of silver."
�But there came a man of God to him, saying, O king, let not the army of Israel go with thee; for the LORD [is] not with Israel, [to wit, with] all the children of Ephraim."
�But if thou wilt go, do [it], be strong for the battle: God shall make thee fall before the enemy: for God hath power to help, and to cast down."
�And Amaziah said to the man of God, But what shall we do for the hundred talents which I have given to the army of Israel? And the man of God answered, The LORD is able to give thee much more than this."03o;
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�Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD at Jerusalem in mount Moriah, where [the LORD] appeared unto David his father, in the place that David had prepared in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite."dAnd he began to build in the second [day] of the second month, in the fourth year of his reign."
�Now these [are the things wherein] Solomon was instructed for the building of the house of God. The length by cubits after the first measure [was] threescore cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits."
�And the porch that [was] in the front [of the house], the length [of it was] according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the height [was] an hundred and twenty: and he overlaid it within with pure gold."|And the greater house he cieled with fir tree, which he overlaid with fine gold, and set thereon palm trees and chains."dAnd he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty: and the gold [was] gold of Parvaim."
�He overlaid also the house, the beams, the posts, and the walls thereof, and the doors thereof, with gold; and graved cherubims on the walls."
�And he made the most holy house, the length whereof [was] according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits: and he overlaid it with fine gold, [amounting] to six hundred talents."kAnd the weight of the nails [was] fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold."36o;
+;"36;["wThen the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father's stead in Jerusalem."pJehoahaz [was] twenty and three years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem."
}And the king of Egypt put him down at Jerusalem, and condemned the land in an hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold."
�And the king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem, and turned his name to Jehoiakim. And Necho took Jehoahaz his brother, and carried him to Egypt."
�Jehoiakim [was] twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and he did [that which was] evil in the sight of the LORD his God."kAgainst him came up Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and bound him in fetters, to carry him to Babylon."{Nebuchadnezzar also carried of the vessels of the house of the LORD to Babylon, and put them in his temple at Babylon."
�Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and his abominations which he did, and that which was found in him, behold, they [are] written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah: and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead."
�Jehoiachin [was] eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem: and he did [that which was] evil in the sight of the LORD."26o;
+;"26;["
{Then all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who [was] sixteen years old, and made him king in the room of his father Amaziah."ZHe built Eloth, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers."
�Sixteen years old [was] Uzziah when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty and two years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also [was] Jecoliah of Jerusalem."nAnd he did [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah did."
�And he sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions of God: and as long as he sought the LORD, God made him to prosper."
�And he went forth and warred against the Philistines, and brake down the wall of Gath, and the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod, and built cities about Ashdod, and among the Philistines."rAnd God helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians that dwelt in Gurbaal, and the Mehunims."
�And the Ammonites gave gifts to Uzziah: and his name spread abroad [even] to the entering in of Egypt; for he strengthened [himself] exceedingly."
�Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate, and at the valley gate, and at the turning [of the wall], and fortified them."04o;
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�Moreover he made an altar of brass, twenty cubits the length thereof, and twenty cubits the breadth thereof, and ten cubits the height thereof."
�Also he made a molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, round in compass, and five cubits the height thereof; and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about."
�And under it [was] the similitude of oxen, which did compass it round about: ten in a cubit, compassing the sea round about. Two rows of oxen [were] cast, when it was cast."
�It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east: and the sea [was set] above upon them, and all their hinder parts [were] inward."
�And the thickness of it [was] an handbreadth, and the brim of it like the work of the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies; [and] it received and held three thousand baths."
�He made also ten lavers, and put five on the right hand, and five on the left, to wash in them: such things as they offered for the burnt offering they washed in them; but the sea [was] for the priests to wash in."
�And he made ten candlesticks of gold according to their form, and set [them] in the temple, five on the right hand, and five on the left."
�He made also ten tables, and placed [them] in the temple, five on the right side, and five on the left. And he made an hundred basons of gold."
�Furthermore he made the court of the priests, and the great court, and doors for the court, and overlaid the doors of them with brass."15o;
+;"15;["=And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded:"
�And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The LORD [is] with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you."sNow for a long season Israel [hath been] without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law."oBut when they in their trouble did turn unto the LORD God of Israel, and sought him, he was found of them."
�And in those times [there was] no peace to him that went out, nor to him that came in, but great vexations [were] upon all the inhabitants of the countries."cAnd nation was destroyed of nation, and city of city: for God did vex them with all adversity."]Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded.",
And when Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the abominable idols out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had taken from mount Ephraim, and renewed the altar of the LORD, that [was] before the porch of the LORD."
�And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and the strangers with them out of Ephraim and Manasseh, and out of Simeon: for they fell to him out of Israel in abundance, when they saw that the LORD his God [was] with him."27o;
+;"27;["
�Jotham [was] twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also [was] Jerushah, the daughter of Zadok."
�And he did [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Uzziah did: howbeit he entered not into the temple of the LORD. And the people did yet corruptly."]He built the high gate of the house of the LORD, and on the wall of Ophel he built much."hMoreover he built cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.".
He fought also with the king of the Ammonites, and prevailed against them. And the children of Ammon gave him the same year an hundred talents of silver, and ten thousand measures of wheat, and ten thousand of barley. So much did the children of Ammon pay unto him, both the second year, and the third."SSo Jotham became mighty, because he prepared his ways before the LORD his God."
�Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all his wars, and his ways, lo, they [are] written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah."eHe was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem."xAnd Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead."05o;
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�Thus all the work that Solomon made for the house of the LORD was finished: and Solomon brought in [all] the things that David his father had dedicated; and the silver, and the gold, and all the instruments, put he among the treasures of the house of God."
�Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the city of David, which [is] Zion."vWherefore all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto the king in the feast which [was] in the seventh month."HAnd all the elders of Israel came; and the Levites took up the ark."
�And they brought up the ark, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and all the holy vessels that [were] in the tabernacle, these did the priests [and] the Levites bring up."
�Also king Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel that were assembled unto him before the ark, sacrificed sheep and oxen, which could not be told nor numbered for multitude."
�And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto his place, to the oracle of the house, into the most holy [place, even] under the wings of the cherubims:"
�For the cherubims spread forth [their] wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubims covered the ark and the staves thereof above."
�And they drew out the staves [of the ark], that the ends of the staves were seen from the ark before the oracle; but they were not seen without. And there it is unto this day."16o;
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�In the six and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa Baasha king of Israel came up against Judah, and built Ramah, to the intent that he might let none go out or come in to Asa king of Judah."
�Then Asa brought out silver and gold out of the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the king's house, and sent to Benhadad king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying,"
�[There is] a league between me and thee, as [there was] between my father and thy father: behold, I have sent thee silver and gold; go, break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me."
�And Benhadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel; and they smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abelmaim, and all the store cities of Naphtali."mAnd it came to pass, when Baasha heard [it], that he left off building of Ramah, and let his work cease."
�Then Asa the king took all Judah; and they carried away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha was building; and he built therewith Geba and Mizpah."
�And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said unto him, Because thou hast relied on the king of Syria, and not relied on the LORD thy God, therefore is the host of the king of Syria escaped out of thine hand."
�Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubims a huge host, with very many chariots and horsemen? yet, because thou didst rely on the LORD, he delivered them into thine hand."
�For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of [them] whose heart [is] perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars."17o;
+;"17;["[And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel."
�And he placed forces in all the fenced cities of Judah, and set garrisons in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim, which Asa his father had taken."|And the LORD was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto Baalim;"tBut sought to the [LORD] God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel."
�Therefore the LORD stablished the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah brought to Jehoshaphat presents; and he had riches and honour in abundance."xAnd his heart was lifted up in the ways of the LORD: moreover he took away the high places and groves out of Judah."
�Also in the third year of his reign he sent to his princes, [even] to Benhail, and to Obadiah, and to Zechariah, and to Nethaneel, and to Michaiah, to teach in the cities of Judah."
�And with them [he sent] Levites, [even] Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijah, and Tobadonijah, Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, priests."
�And they taught in Judah, and [had] the book of the law of the LORD with them, and went about throughout all the cities of Judah, and taught the people."28o;
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�Ahaz [was] twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: but he did not [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD, like David his father:"^For he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and made also molten images for Baalim."
�Moreover he burnt incense in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and burnt his children in the fire, after the abominations of the heathen whom the LORD had cast out before the children of Israel."kHe sacrificed also and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree."
Wherefore the LORD his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Syria; and they smote him, and carried away a great multitude of them captives, and brought [them] to Damascus. And he was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who smote him with a great slaughter."
�For Pekah the son of Remaliah slew in Judah an hundred and twenty thousand in one day, [which were] all valiant men; because they had forsaken the LORD God of their fathers."
�And Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, slew Maaseiah the king's son, and Azrikam the governor of the house, and Elkanah [that was] next to the king."
�And the children of Israel carried away captive of their brethren two hundred thousand, women, sons, and daughters, and took also away much spoil from them, and brought the spoil to Samaria."0
But a prophet of the LORD was there, whose name [was] Oded: and he went out before the host that came to Samaria, and said unto them, Behold, because the LORD God of your fathers was wroth with Judah, he hath delivered them into your hand, and ye have slain them in a rage [that] reacheth up unto heaven."06o;
+;"06;["UThen said Solomon, The LORD hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness."]But I have built an house of habitation for thee, and a place for thy dwelling for ever."zAnd the king turned his face, and blessed the whole congregation of Israel: and all the congregation of Israel stood."
�And he said, Blessed [be] the LORD God of Israel, who hath with his hands fulfilled [that] which he spake with his mouth to my father David, saying,"
�Since the day that I brought forth my people out of the land of Egypt I chose no city among all the tribes of Israel to build an house in, that my name might be there; neither chose I any man to be a ruler over my people Israel:"qBut I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel."iNow it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel."
�But the LORD said to David my father, Forasmuch as it was in thine heart to build an house for my name, thou didst well in that it was in thine heart:"
�Notwithstanding thou shalt not build the house; but thy son which shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house for my name."18o;
+;"18;["WNow Jehoshaphat had riches and honour in abundance, and joined affinity with Ahab."
�And after [certain] years he went down to Ahab to Samaria. And Ahab killed sheep and oxen for him in abundance, and for the people that [he had] with him, and persuaded him to go up [with him] to Ramothgilead."
�And Ahab king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat king of Judah, Wilt thou go with me to Ramothgilead? And he answered him, I [am] as thou [art], and my people as thy people; and [we will be] with thee in the war."hAnd Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Enquire, I pray thee, at the word of the LORD to day."
�Therefore the king of Israel gathered together of prophets four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall we go to Ramothgilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for God will deliver [it] into the king's hand."kBut Jehoshaphat said, [Is there] not here a prophet of the LORD besides, that we might enquire of him?"
And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, [There is] yet one man, by whom we may enquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he never prophesied good unto me, but always evil: the same [is] Micaiah the son of Imla. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so."nAnd the king of Israel called for one [of his] officers, and said, Fetch quickly Micaiah the son of Imla."
�And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah sat either of them on his throne, clothed in [their] robes, and they sat in a void place at the entering in of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets prophesied before them."29o;
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�Hezekiah began to reign [when he was] five and twenty years old, and he reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name [was] Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah."qAnd he did [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that David his father had done."yHe in the first year of his reign, in the first month, opened the doors of the house of the LORD, and repaired them."dAnd he brought in the priests and the Levites, and gathered them together into the east street,"
�And said unto them, Hear me, ye Levites, sanctify now yourselves, and sanctify the house of the LORD God of your fathers, and carry forth the filthiness out of the holy [place]."
�For our fathers have trespassed, and done [that which was] evil in the eyes of the LORD our God, and have forsaken him, and have turned away their faces from the habitation of the LORD, and turned [their] backs."
�Also they have shut up the doors of the porch, and put out the lamps, and have not burned incense nor offered burnt offerings in the holy [place] unto the God of Israel."
�Wherefore the wrath of the LORD was upon Judah and Jerusalem, and he hath delivered them to trouble, to astonishment, and to hissing, as ye see with your eyes."}For, lo, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives [are] in captivity for this."30o;
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�And Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah, and wrote letters also to Ephraim and Manasseh, that they should come to the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, to keep the passover unto the LORD God of Israel."
�For the king had taken counsel, and his princes, and all the congregation in Jerusalem, to keep the passover in the second month."
�For they could not keep it at that time, because the priests had not sanctified themselves sufficiently, neither had the people gathered themselves together to Jerusalem."=And the thing pleased the king and all the congregation."
So they established a decree to make proclamation throughout all Israel, from Beersheba even to Dan, that they should come to keep the passover unto the LORD God of Israel at Jerusalem: for they had not done [it] of a long [time in such sort] as it was written."N
So the posts went with the letters from the king and his princes throughout all Israel and Judah, and according to the commandment of the king, saying, Ye children of Israel, turn again unto the LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, and he will return to the remnant of you, that are escaped out of the hand of the kings of Assyria."
�And be not ye like your fathers, and like your brethren, which trespassed against the LORD God of their fathers, [who] therefore gave them up to desolation, as ye see."
�Now be ye not stiffnecked, as your fathers [were, but] yield yourselves unto the LORD, and enter into his sanctuary, which he hath sanctified for ever: and serve the LORD your God, that the fierceness of his wrath may turn away from you.""
For if ye turn again unto the LORD, your brethren and your children [shall find] compassion before them that lead them captive, so that they shall come again into this land: for the LORD your God [is] gracious and merciful, and will not turn away [his] face from you, if ye return unto him."07o;
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�Now when Solomon had made an end of praying, the fire came down from heaven, and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and the glory of the LORD filled the house."{And the priests could not enter into the house of the LORD, because the glory of the LORD had filled the LORD'S house."
And when all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down, and the glory of the LORD upon the house, they bowed themselves with their faces to the ground upon the pavement, and worshipped, and praised the LORD, [saying], For [he is] good; for his mercy [endureth] for ever."IThen the king and all the people offered sacrifices before the LORD."
�And king Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty and two thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep: so the king and all the people dedicated the house of God."$
And the priests waited on their offices: the Levites also with instruments of musick of the LORD, which David the king had made to praise the LORD, because his mercy [endureth] for ever, when David praised by their ministry; and the priests sounded trumpets before them, and all Israel stood."&
Moreover Solomon hallowed the middle of the court that [was] before the house of the LORD: for there he offered burnt offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings, because the brasen altar which Solomon had made was not able to receive the burnt offerings, and the meat offerings, and the fat."
�Also at the same time Solomon kept the feast seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of Egypt."
�And in the eighth day they made a solemn assembly: for they kept the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days."19o;
+;"19;["SAnd Jehoshaphat the king of Judah returned to his house in peace to Jerusalem."
�And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the LORD? therefore [is] wrath upon thee from before the LORD."
�Nevertheless there are good things found in thee, in that thou hast taken away the groves out of the land, and hast prepared thine heart to seek God."
�And Jehoshaphat dwelt at Jerusalem: and he went out again through the people from Beersheba to mount Ephraim, and brought them back unto the LORD God of their fathers."[And he set judges in the land throughout all the fenced cities of Judah, city by city,"
|And said to the judges, Take heed what ye do: for ye judge not for man, but for the LORD, who [is] with you in the judgment."
�Wherefore now let the fear of the LORD be upon you; take heed and do [it]: for [there is] no iniquity with the LORD our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts."
�Moreover in Jerusalem did Jehoshaphat set of the Levites, and [of] the priests, and of the chief of the fathers of Israel, for the judgment of the LORD, and for controversies, when they returned to Jerusalem."qAnd he charged them, saying, Thus shall ye do in the fear of the LORD, faithfully, and with a perfect heart."31o;
+;"31;["�
Now when all this was finished, all Israel that were present went out to the cities of Judah, and brake the images in pieces, and cut down the groves, and threw down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned, every man to his possession, into their own cities."
And Hezekiah appointed the courses of the priests and the Levites after their courses, every man according to his service, the priests and Levites for burnt offerings and for peace offerings, to minister, and to give thanks, and to praise in the gates of the tents of the LORD."
[He appointed] also the king's portion of his substance for the burnt offerings, [to wit], for the morning and evening burnt offerings, and the burnt offerings for the sabbaths, and for the new moons, and for the set feasts, as [it is] written in the law of the LORD."
�Moreover he commanded the people that dwelt in Jerusalem to give the portion of the priests and the Levites, that they might be encouraged in the law of the LORD."
�And as soon as the commandment came abroad, the children of Israel brought in abundance the firstfruits of corn, wine, and oil, and honey, and of all the increase of the field; and the tithe of all [things] brought they in abundantly."
�And [concerning] the children of Israel and Judah, that dwelt in the cities of Judah, they also brought in the tithe of oxen and sheep, and the tithe of holy things which were consecrated unto the LORD their God, and laid [them] by heaps."pIn the third month they began to lay the foundation of the heaps, and finished [them] in the seventh month."lAnd when Hezekiah and the princes came and saw the heaps, they blessed the LORD, and his people Israel."TThen Hezekiah questioned with the priests and the Levites concerning the heaps."08o;
+;"08;["xAnd it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon had built the house of the LORD, and his own house,"That the cities which Huram had restored to Solomon, Solomon built them, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there."?And Solomon went to Hamathzobah, and prevailed against it."_And he built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store cities, which he built in Hamath."mAlso he built Bethhoron the upper, and Bethhoron the nether, fenced cities, with walls, gates, and bars;"
�And Baalath, and all the store cities that Solomon had, and all the chariot cities, and the cities of the horsemen, and all that Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and throughout all the land of his dominion."
�[As for] all the people [that were] left of the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which [were] not of Israel,"
�[But] of their children, who were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel consumed not, them did Solomon make to pay tribute until this day."
�But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no servants for his work; but they [were] men of war, and chief of his captains, and captains of his chariots and horsemen."20o;
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�It came to pass after this also, [that] the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them [other] beside the Ammonites, came against Jehoshaphat to battle."
�Then there came some that told Jehoshaphat, saying, There cometh a great multitude against thee from beyond the sea on this side Syria; and, behold, they [be] in Hazazontamar, which [is] Engedi."jAnd Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the LORD, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah."
�And Judah gathered themselves together, to ask [help] of the LORD: even out of all the cities of Judah they came to seek the LORD."vAnd Jehoshaphat stood in the congregation of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the LORD, before the new court,"
�And said, O LORD God of our fathers, [art] not thou God in heaven? and rulest [not] thou over all the kingdoms of the heathen? and in thine hand [is there not] power and might, so that none is able to withstand thee?"
�[Art] not thou our God, [who] didst drive out the inhabitants of this land before thy people Israel, and gavest it to the seed of Abraham thy friend for ever?"ZAnd they dwelt therein, and have built thee a sanctuary therein for thy name, saying,"
�If, [when] evil cometh upon us, [as] the sword, judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we stand before this house, and in thy presence, (for thy name [is] in this house,) and cry unto thee in our affliction, then thou wilt hear and help."21o;
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�Now Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. And Jehoram his son reigned in his stead."
�And he had brethren the sons of Jehoshaphat, Azariah, and Jehiel, and Zechariah, and Azariah, and Michael, and Shephatiah: all these [were] the sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel."
�And their father gave them great gifts of silver, and of gold, and of precious things, with fenced cities in Judah: but the kingdom gave he to Jehoram; because he [was] the firstborn."
�Now when Jehoram was risen up to the kingdom of his father, he strengthened himself, and slew all his brethren with the sword, and [divers] also of the princes of Israel."lJehoram [was] thirty and two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem."
�And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, like as did the house of Ahab: for he had the daughter of Ahab to wife: and he wrought [that which was] evil in the eyes of the LORD."
�Howbeit the LORD would not destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that he had made with David, and as he promised to give a light to him and to his sons for ever."dIn his days the Edomites revolted from under the dominion of Judah, and made themselves a king."
�Then Jehoram went forth with his princes, and all his chariots with him: and he rose up by night, and smote the Edomites which compassed him in, and the captains of the chariots."10o;
+;"10;["XAnd Rehoboam went to Shechem: for to Shechem were all Israel come to make him king."
�And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who [was] in Egypt, whither he had fled from the presence of Solomon the king, heard [it], that Jeroboam returned out of Egypt."aAnd they sent and called him. So Jeroboam and all Israel came and spake to Rehoboam, saying,"
�Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore ease thou somewhat the grievous servitude of thy father, and his heavy yoke that he put upon us, and we will serve thee."YAnd he said unto them, Come again unto me after three days. And the people departed."
�And king Rehoboam took counsel with the old men that had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, What counsel give ye [me] to return answer to this people?"
�And they spake unto him, saying, If thou be kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, they will be thy servants for ever."
�But he forsook the counsel which the old men gave him, and took counsel with the young men that were brought up with him, that stood before him."
�And he said unto them, What advice give ye that we may return answer to this people, which have spoken to me, saying, Ease somewhat the yoke that thy father did put upon us?"09o;
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And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to prove Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem, with a very great company, and camels that bare spices, and gold in abundance, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart."jAnd Solomon told her all her questions: and there was nothing hid from Solomon which he told her not."aAnd when the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built,"
�And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel; his cupbearers also, and their apparel; and his ascent by which he went up into the house of the LORD; there was no more spirit in her."vAnd she said to the king, [It was] a true report which I heard in mine own land of thine acts, and of thy wisdom:"
�Howbeit I believed not their words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen [it]: and, behold, the one half of the greatness of thy wisdom was not told me: [for] thou exceedest the fame that I heard."wHappy [are] thy men, and happy [are] these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and hear thy wisdom."
�Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee to set thee on his throne, [to be] king for the LORD thy God: because thy God loved Israel, to establish them for ever, therefore made he thee king over them, to do judgment and justice."
�And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices great abundance, and precious stones: neither was there any such spice as the queen of Sheba gave king Solomon."32o;
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�After these things, and the establishment thereof, Sennacherib king of Assyria came, and entered into Judah, and encamped against the fenced cities, and thought to win them for himself."jAnd when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib was come, and that he was purposed to fight against Jerusalem,"
�He took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop the waters of the fountains which [were] without the city: and they did help him."
�So there was gathered much people together, who stopped all the fountains, and the brook that ran through the midst of the land, saying, Why should the kings of Assyria come, and find much water?"
�Also he strengthened himself, and built up all the wall that was broken, and raised [it] up to the towers, and another wall without, and repaired Millo [in] the city of David, and made darts and shields in abundance."
�And he set captains of war over the people, and gathered them together to him in the street of the gate of the city, and spake comfortably to them, saying,"
�Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that [is] with him: for [there be] more with us than with him:"
�With him [is] an arm of flesh; but with us [is] the LORD our God to help us, and to fight our battles. And the people rested themselves upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah."
�After this did Sennacherib king of Assyria send his servants to Jerusalem, (but he [himself laid siege] against Lachish, and all his power with him,) unto Hezekiah king of Judah, and unto all Judah that [were] at Jerusalem, saying,;"2Chronicles;
+;"11;["LCast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days."hGive a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth."
�If the clouds be full of rain, they empty [themselves] upon the earth: and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be."_He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap."
�As thou knowest not what [is] the way of the spirit, [nor] how the bones [do grow] in the womb of her that is with child: even so thou knowest not the works of God who maketh all."
�In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both [shall be] alike good."]Truly the light [is] sweet, and a pleasant [thing it is] for the eyes to behold the sun:"
�But if a man live many years, [and] rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many. All that cometh [is] vanity."
�Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these [things] God will bring thee into judgment."12o;
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�Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;"sWhile the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:"
�In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows be darkened,"
�And the doors shall be shut in the streets, when the sound of the grinding is low, and he shall rise up at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters of musick shall be brought low;"
Also [when] they shall be afraid of [that which is] high, and fears [shall be] in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets:"
�Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern."iThen shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it."=Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all [is] vanity."
�And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, [and] set in order many proverbs."01o;
+;"01;["DThe words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem."QVanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all [is] vanity."LWhat profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?"d[One] generation passeth away, and [another] generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever."[The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose."
�The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it whirleth about continually, and the wind returneth again according to his circuits."
�All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea [is] not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again."
~All things [are] full of labour; man cannot utter [it]: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing."
�The thing that hath been, it [is that] which shall be; and that which is done [is] that which shall be done: and [there is] no new [thing] under the sun."02o;
+;"02;["
|I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also [is] vanity."BI said of laughter, [It is] mad: and of mirth, What doeth it?"
�I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what [was] that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life."HI made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards:"YI made me gardens and orchards, and I planted trees in them of all [kind of] fruits:"UI made me pools of water, to water therewith the wood that bringeth forth trees:"
�I got [me] servants and maidens, and had servants born in my house; also I had great possessions of great and small cattle above all that were in Jerusalem before me:"
�I gathered me also silver and gold, and the peculiar treasure of kings and of the provinces: I gat me men singers and women singers, and the delights of the sons of men, [as] musical instruments, and that of all sorts."sSo I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me."03o;
+;"03;["VTo every [thing there is] a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:"kA time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up [that which is] planted;"VA time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;"OA time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;"A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;"PA time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;"TA time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;"LA time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace."CWhat profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth?"04o;
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�So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of [such as were] oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors [there was] power; but they had no comforter."bWherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive."}Yea, better [is he] than both they, which hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun."
�Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This [is] also vanity and vexation of spirit."CThe fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh."mBetter [is] an handful [with] quietness, than both the hands full [with] travail and vexation of spirit."5Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun."(
There is one [alone], and [there is] not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet [is there] no end of all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither [saith he], For whom do I labour, and bereave my soul of good? This [is] also vanity, yea, it [is] a sore travail."QTwo [are] better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour."05o;
+;"05;["
�Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil."
�Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter [any] thing before God: for God [is] in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few."oFor a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool's voice [is known] by multitude of words."~When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for [he hath] no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed."ZBetter [is it] that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay."
�Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that it [was] an error: wherefore should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thine hands?"iFor in the multitude of dreams and many words [there are] also [divers] vanities: but fear thou God."
�If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for [he that is] higher than the highest regardeth; and [there be] higher than they."\Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king [himself] is served by the field."06o;
+;"06;["TThere is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it [is] common among men:"
�A man to whom God hath given riches, wealth, and honour, so that he wanteth nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but a stranger eateth it: this [is] vanity, and it [is] an evil disease."
�If a man beget an hundred [children], and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, and his soul be not filled with good, and also [that] he have no burial; I say, [that] an untimely birth [is] better than he."jFor he cometh in with vanity, and departeth in darkness, and his name shall be covered with darkness."bMoreover he hath not seen the sun, nor known [any thing]: this hath more rest than the other."mYea, though he live a thousand years twice [told], yet hath he seen no good: do not all go to one place?"RAll the labour of man [is] for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled."kFor what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?"vBetter [is] the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this [is] also vanity and vexation of spirit."07o;
+;"07;["fA good name [is] better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth."
�[It is] better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that [is] the end of all men; and the living will lay [it] to his heart."fSorrow [is] better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better."lThe heart of the wise [is] in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools [is] in the house of mirth."][It is] better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools."iFor as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so [is] the laughter of the fool: this also [is] vanity."NSurely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart."
|Better [is] the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: [and] the patient in spirit [is] better than the proud in spirit."UBe not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools."08o;
+;"08;["
�Who [is] as the wise [man]? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? a man's wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall be changed."^I [counsel thee] to keep the king's commandment, and [that] in regard of the oath of God."kBe not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him."^Where the word of a king [is, there is] power: and who may say unto him, What doest thou?"vWhoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man's heart discerneth both time and judgment."jBecause to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the misery of man [is] great upon him."SFor he knoweth not that which shall be: for who can tell him when it shall be?"
�[There is] no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither [hath he] power in the day of death: and [there is] no discharge in [that] war; neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it."
�All this have I seen, and applied my heart unto every work that is done under the sun: [there is] a time wherein one man ruleth over another to his own hurt."10o;
+;"10;["
�Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: [so doth] a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom [and] honour."OA wise man's heart [is] at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left."
Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom faileth [him], and he saith to every one [that] he [is] a fool."qIf the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences."gThere is an evil [which] I have seen under the sun, as an error [which] proceedeth from the ruler:"BFolly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place."VI have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth."eHe that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him."lWhoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; [and] he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby."09o;
+;"09;["
�For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, [are] in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love or hatred [by] all [that is] before them."!
All [things come] alike to all: [there is] one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as [is] the good, so [is] the sinner; [and] he that sweareth, as [he] that feareth an oath."
�This [is] an evil among all [things] that are done under the sun, that [there is] one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness [is] in their heart while they live, and after that [they go] to the dead."lFor to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion."
�For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten."
�Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any [thing] that is done under the sun."pGo thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works."ILet thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment."
�Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity: for that [is] thy portion in [this] life, and in thy labour which thou takest under the sun.;"Ecclesiastes;
+Nahumo;	;"34;	{"1o;
+;"1;["JThe burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite."
�God [is] jealous, and the LORD revengeth; the LORD revengeth, and [is] furious; the LORD will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth [wrath] for his enemies."
�The LORD [is] slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit [the wicked]: the LORD hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds [are] the dust of his feet."
�He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers: Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languisheth."
�The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein."
�Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him."dThe LORD [is] good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him."yBut with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue his enemies."rWhat do ye imagine against the LORD? he will make an utter end: affliction shall not rise up the second time."2o;
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�He that dasheth in pieces is come up before thy face: keep the munition, watch the way, make [thy] loins strong, fortify [thy] power mightily."
�For the LORD hath turned away the excellency of Jacob, as the excellency of Israel: for the emptiers have emptied them out, and marred their vine branches."
�The shield of his mighty men is made red, the valiant men [are] in scarlet: the chariots [shall be] with flaming torches in the day of his preparation, and the fir trees shall be terribly shaken."
�The chariots shall rage in the streets, they shall justle one against another in the broad ways: they shall seem like torches, they shall run like the lightnings."
�He shall recount his worthies: they shall stumble in their walk; they shall make haste to the wall thereof, and the defence shall be prepared."PThe gates of the rivers shall be opened, and the palace shall be dissolved."
�And Huzzab shall be led away captive, she shall be brought up, and her maids shall lead [her] as with the voice of doves, tabering upon their breasts."
�But Nineveh [is] of old like a pool of water: yet they shall flee away. Stand, stand, [shall they cry]; but none shall look back."
�Take ye the spoil of silver, take the spoil of gold: for [there is] none end of the store [and] glory out of all the pleasant furniture."3o;
+;"3;["\Woe to the bloody city! it [is] all full of lies [and] robbery; the prey departeth not;"The noise of a whip, and the noise of the rattling of the wheels, and of the pransing horses, and of the jumping chariots."
�The horseman lifteth up both the bright sword and the glittering spear: and [there is] a multitude of slain, and a great number of carcases; and [there is] none end of [their] corpses; they stumble upon their corpses:"
�Because of the multitude of the whoredoms of the wellfavoured harlot, the mistress of witchcrafts, that selleth nations through her whoredoms, and families through her witchcrafts."
�Behold, I [am] against thee, saith the LORD of hosts; and I will discover thy skirts upon thy face, and I will shew the nations thy nakedness, and the kingdoms thy shame."hAnd I will cast abominable filth upon thee, and make thee vile, and will set thee as a gazingstock."
�And it shall come to pass, [that] all they that look upon thee shall flee from thee, and say, Nineveh is laid waste: who will bemoan her? whence shall I seek comforters for thee?"
�Art thou better than populous No, that was situate among the rivers, [that had] the waters round about it, whose rampart [was] the sea, [and] her wall [was] from the sea?"cEthiopia and Egypt [were] her strength, and [it was] infinite; Put and Lubim were thy helpers.;"
+Nahum;
+;"22;["mThe burden of the valley of vision. What aileth thee now, that thou art wholly gone up to the housetops?"
�Thou that art full of stirs, a tumultuous city, a joyous city: thy slain [men are] not slain with the sword, nor dead in battle."
�All thy rulers are fled together, they are bound by the archers: all that are found in thee are bound together, [which] have fled from far."
�Therefore said I, Look away from me; I will weep bitterly, labour not to comfort me, because of the spoiling of the daughter of my people."
�For [it is] a day of trouble, and of treading down, and of perplexity by the Lord GOD of hosts in the valley of vision, breaking down the walls, and of crying to the mountains."`And Elam bare the quiver with chariots of men [and] horsemen, and Kir uncovered the shield."
�And it shall come to pass, [that] thy choicest valleys shall be full of chariots, and the horsemen shall set themselves in array at the gate."wAnd he discovered the covering of Judah, and thou didst look in that day to the armour of the house of the forest."
Ye have seen also the breaches of the city of David, that they are many: and ye gathered together the waters of the lower pool."11o;
+;"11;["iAnd there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:"
�And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;"
�And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears:"
�But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked."bAnd righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins."
�The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them."}And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox."}And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice' den."
�They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea."66o;
+;"66;["
�Thus saith the LORD, The heaven [is] my throne, and the earth [is] my footstool: where [is] the house that ye build unto me? and where [is] the place of my rest?"
�For all those [things] hath mine hand made, and all those [things] have been, saith the LORD: but to this [man] will I look, [even] to [him that is] poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word."8
He that killeth an ox [is as if] he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, [as if] he cut off a dog's neck; he that offereth an oblation, [as if he offered] swine's blood; he that burneth incense, [as if] he blessed an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations."
�I also will choose their delusions, and will bring their fears upon them; because when I called, none did answer; when I spake, they did not hear: but they did evil before mine eyes, and chose [that] in which I delighted not."
�Hear the word of the LORD, ye that tremble at his word; Your brethren that hated you, that cast you out for my name's sake, said, Let the LORD be glorified: but he shall appear to your joy, and they shall be ashamed."{A voice of noise from the city, a voice from the temple, a voice of the LORD that rendereth recompence to his enemies."eBefore she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man child."
�Who hath heard such a thing? who hath seen such things? Shall the earth be made to bring forth in one day? [or] shall a nation be born at once? for as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children."
�Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? saith the LORD: shall I cause to bring forth, and shut [the womb]? saith thy God."55o;
+;"55;["
�Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price."
�Wherefore do ye spend money for [that which is] not bread? and your labour for [that which] satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye [that which is] good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness."
�Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, [even] the sure mercies of David."bBehold, I have given him [for] a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people."
�Behold, thou shalt call a nation [that] thou knowest not, and nations [that] knew not thee shall run unto thee because of the LORD thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he hath glorified thee."OSeek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:"
�Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon."^For my thoughts [are] not your thoughts, neither [are] your ways my ways, saith the LORD."~For [as] the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts."44o;
+;"44;["FYet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen:"
�Thus saith the LORD that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, [which] will help thee; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and thou, Jesurun, whom I have chosen."
�For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring:"TAnd they shall spring up [as] among the grass, as willows by the water courses."
�One shall say, I [am] the LORD'S; and another shall call [himself] by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe [with] his hand unto the LORD, and surname [himself] by the name of Israel."
�Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I [am] the first, and I [am] the last; and beside me [there is] no God."
�And who, as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order for me, since I appointed the ancient people? and the things that are coming, and shall come, let them shew unto them."
�Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have not I told thee from that time, and have declared [it]? ye [are] even my witnesses. Is there a God beside me? yea, [there is] no God; I know not [any]."
�They that make a graven image [are] all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit; and they [are] their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed."33o;
+;"33;["
Woe to thee that spoilest, and thou [wast] not spoiled; and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! when thou shalt cease to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; [and] when thou shalt make an end to deal treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee."
�O LORD, be gracious unto us; we have waited for thee: be thou their arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble."iAt the noise of the tumult the people fled; at the lifting up of thyself the nations were scattered."
�And your spoil shall be gathered [like] the gathering of the caterpiller: as the running to and fro of locusts shall he run upon them."gThe LORD is exalted; for he dwelleth on high: he hath filled Zion with judgment and righteousness."
�And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, [and] strength of salvation: the fear of the LORD [is] his treasure."`Behold, their valiant ones shall cry without: the ambassadors of peace shall weep bitterly."
�The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceaseth: he hath broken the covenant, he hath despised the cities, he regardeth no man."
�The earth mourneth [and] languisheth: Lebanon is ashamed [and] hewn down: Sharon is like a wilderness; and Bashan and Carmel shake off [their fruits]."34o;
+;"34;["
�Come near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye people: let the earth hear, and all that is therein; the world, and all things that come forth of it."
�For the indignation of the LORD [is] upon all nations, and [his] fury upon all their armies: he hath utterly destroyed them, he hath delivered them to the slaughter."
�Their slain also shall be cast out, and their stink shall come up out of their carcases, and the mountains shall be melted with their blood."
�And all the host of heaven shall be dissolved, and the heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll: and all their host shall fall down, as the leaf falleth off from the vine, and as a falling [fig] from the fig tree."
}For my sword shall be bathed in heaven: behold, it shall come down upon Idumea, and upon the people of my curse, to judgment."
�The sword of the LORD is filled with blood, it is made fat with fatness, [and] with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams: for the LORD hath a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Idumea."
�And the unicorns shall come down with them, and the bullocks with the bulls; and their land shall be soaked with blood, and their dust made fat with fatness."lFor [it is] the day of the LORD'S vengeance, [and] the year of recompences for the controversy of Zion."
�And the streams thereof shall be turned into pitch, and the dust thereof into brimstone, and the land thereof shall become burning pitch."23o;
+;"23;["
�The burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in: from the land of Chittim it is revealed to them."vBe still, ye inhabitants of the isle; thou whom the merchants of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished."uAnd by great waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river, [is] her revenue; and she is a mart of nations."
�Be thou ashamed, O Zidon: for the sea hath spoken, [even] the strength of the sea, saying, I travail not, nor bring forth children, neither do I nourish up young men, [nor] bring up virgins."_As at the report concerning Egypt, [so] shall they be sorely pained at the report of Tyre."@Pass ye over to Tarshish; howl, ye inhabitants of the isle."z[Is] this your joyous [city], whose antiquity [is] of ancient days? her own feet shall carry her afar off to sojourn."
�Who hath taken this counsel against Tyre, the crowning [city], whose merchants [are] princes, whose traffickers [are] the honourable of the earth?"
�The LORD of hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory, [and] to bring into contempt all the honourable of the earth."12o;
+;"12;["
�And in that day thou shalt say, O LORD, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me."
�Behold, God [is] my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH [is] my strength and [my] song; he also is become my salvation."JTherefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation."
�And in that day shall ye say, Praise the LORD, call upon his name, declare his doings among the people, make mention that his name is exalted."]Sing unto the LORD; for he hath done excellent things: this [is] known in all the earth."lCry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great [is] the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee."01o;
+;"01;["
�The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, [and] Hezekiah, kings of Judah."
�Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the LORD hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me."vThe ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib: [but] Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider."
�Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, children that are corrupters: they have forsaken the LORD, they have provoked the Holy One of Israel unto anger, they are gone away backward."yWhy should ye be stricken any more? ye will revolt more and more: the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint."
�From the sole of the foot even unto the head [there is] no soundness in it; [but] wounds, and bruises, and putrifying sores: they have not been closed, neither bound up, neither mollified with ointment."
�Your country [is] desolate, your cities [are] burned with fire: your land, strangers devour it in your presence, and [it is] desolate, as overthrown by strangers."zAnd the daughter of Zion is left as a cottage in a vineyard, as a lodge in a garden of cucumbers, as a besieged city."
�Except the LORD of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, [and] we should have been like unto Gomorrah."45o;
+;"45;["
�Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut;"
�I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron:"
�And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the LORD, which call [thee] by thy name, [am] the God of Israel."
�For Jacob my servant's sake, and Israel mine elect, I have even called thee by thy name: I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me."zI [am] the LORD, and [there is] none else, [there is] no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me:"
�That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that [there is] none beside me. I [am] the LORD, and [there is] none else."lI form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these [things]."
�Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation, and let righteousness spring up together; I the LORD have created it."
�Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! [Let] the potsherd [strive] with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands?"56o;
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Thus saith the LORD, Keep ye judgment, and do justice: for my salvation [is] near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed."
�Blessed [is] the man [that] doeth this, and the son of man [that] layeth hold on it; that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and keepeth his hand from doing any evil."
�Neither let the son of the stranger, that hath joined himself to the LORD, speak, saying, The LORD hath utterly separated me from his people: neither let the eunuch say, Behold, I [am] a dry tree."
�For thus saith the LORD unto the eunuchs that keep my sabbaths, and choose [the things] that please me, and take hold of my covenant;"
�Even unto them will I give in mine house and within my walls a place and a name better than of sons and of daughters: I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off."
�Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the LORD, to serve him, and to love the name of the LORD, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant;"
�Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices [shall be] accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people."
�The Lord GOD which gathereth the outcasts of Israel saith, Yet will I gather [others] to him, beside those that are gathered unto him."TAll ye beasts of the field, come to devour, [yea], all ye beasts in the forest."02o;
+;"02;["MThe word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem."
�And it shall come to pass in the last days, [that] the mountain of the LORD'S house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it."
And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem."
�And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more."IO house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of the LORD."
�Therefore thou hast forsaken thy people the house of Jacob, because they be replenished from the east, and [are] soothsayers like the Philistines, and they please themselves in the children of strangers."
�Their land also is full of silver and gold, neither [is there any] end of their treasures; their land is also full of horses, neither [is there any] end of their chariots:"xTheir land also is full of idols; they worship the work of their own hands, that which their own fingers have made:"bAnd the mean man boweth down, and the great man humbleth himself: therefore forgive them not."24o;
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�Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof."
And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the taker of usury, so with the giver of usury to him."`The land shall be utterly emptied, and utterly spoiled: for the LORD hath spoken this word."
{The earth mourneth [and] fadeth away, the world languisheth [and] fadeth away, the haughty people of the earth do languish."
�The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant."
�Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are desolate: therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left."OThe new wine mourneth, the vine languisheth, all the merryhearted do sigh."fThe mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth."_They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it."35o;
+;"35;["yThe wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose."
�It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of the LORD, [and] the excellency of our God."@Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees."
�Say to them [that are] of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come [with] vengeance, [even] God [with] a recompence; he will come and save you."]Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped."
�Then shall the lame [man] leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert."
�And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water: in the habitation of dragons, where each lay, [shall be] grass with reeds and rushes."
�And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it [shall be] for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err [therein]."
�No lion shall be there, nor [any] ravenous beast shall go up thereon, it shall not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk [there]:"57o;
+;"57;["
�The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth [it] to heart: and merciful men [are] taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil [to come]."gHe shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, [each one] walking [in] his uprightness."]But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the whore."
�Against whom do ye sport yourselves? against whom make ye a wide mouth, [and] draw out the tongue? [are] ye not children of transgression, a seed of falsehood,"Enflaming yourselves with idols under every green tree, slaying the children in the valleys under the clifts of the rocks?"
�Among the smooth [stones] of the stream [is] thy portion; they, they [are] thy lot: even to them hast thou poured a drink offering, thou hast offered a meat offering. Should I receive comfort in these?"kUpon a lofty and high mountain hast thou set thy bed: even thither wentest thou up to offer sacrifice."
�Behind the doors also and the posts hast thou set up thy remembrance: for thou hast discovered [thyself to another] than me, and art gone up; thou hast enlarged thy bed, and made thee [a covenant] with them; thou lovedst their bed where thou sawest [it]."
�And thou wentest to the king with ointment, and didst increase thy perfumes, and didst send thy messengers far off, and didst debase [thyself even] unto hell."46o;
+;"46;["
�Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your carriages [were] heavy loaden; [they are] a burden to the weary [beast]."sThey stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves are gone into captivity."
�Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne [by me] from the belly, which are carried from the womb:"
�And [even] to [your] old age I [am] he; and [even] to hoar hairs will I carry [you]: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver [you]."XTo whom will ye liken me, and make [me] equal, and compare me, that we may be like?"
�They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, [and] hire a goldsmith; and he maketh it a god: they fall down, yea, they worship."
�They bear him upon the shoulder, they carry him, and set him in his place, and he standeth; from his place shall he not remove: yea, [one] shall cry unto him, yet can he not answer, nor save him out of his trouble."ZRemember this, and shew yourselves men: bring [it] again to mind, O ye transgressors."zRemember the former things of old: for I [am] God, and [there is] none else; [I am] God, and [there is] none like me,"13o;
+;"13;["AThe burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see."
�Lift ye up a banner upon the high mountain, exalt the voice unto them, shake the hand, that they may go into the gates of the nobles."
I have commanded my sanctified ones, I have also called my mighty ones for mine anger, [even] them that rejoice in my highness."
�The noise of a multitude in the mountains, like as of a great people; a tumultuous noise of the kingdoms of nations gathered together: the LORD of hosts mustereth the host of the battle."
�They come from a far country, from the end of heaven, [even] the LORD, and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land."eHowl ye; for the day of the LORD [is] at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty."JTherefore shall all hands be faint, and every man's heart shall melt:"
�And they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth: they shall be amazed one at another; their faces [shall be as] flames."
�Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it."47o;
+;"47;["
�Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, sit on the ground: [there is] no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called tender and delicate."xTake the millstones, and grind meal: uncover thy locks, make bare the leg, uncover the thigh, pass over the rivers."
{Thy nakedness shall be uncovered, yea, thy shame shall be seen: I will take vengeance, and I will not meet [thee as] a man."T[As for] our redeemer, the LORD of hosts [is] his name, the Holy One of Israel."
�Sit thou silent, and get thee into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called, The lady of kingdoms."
�I was wroth with my people, I have polluted mine inheritance, and given them into thine hand: thou didst shew them no mercy; upon the ancient hast thou very heavily laid thy yoke."
�And thou saidst, I shall be a lady for ever: [so] that thou didst not lay these [things] to thy heart, neither didst remember the latter end of it."
�Therefore hear now this, [thou that art] given to pleasures, that dwellest carelessly, that sayest in thine heart, I [am], and none else beside me; I shall not sit [as] a widow, neither shall I know the loss of children:"
�But these two [things] shall come to thee in a moment in one day, the loss of children, and widowhood: they shall come upon thee in their perfection for the multitude of thy sorceries, [and] for the great abundance of thine enchantments."14o;
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�For the LORD will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land: and the strangers shall be joined with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob."
And the people shall take them, and bring them to their place: and the house of Israel shall possess them in the land of the LORD for servants and handmaids: and they shall take them captives, whose captives they were; and they shall rule over their oppressors."
�And it shall come to pass in the day that the LORD shall give thee rest from thy sorrow, and from thy fear, and from the hard bondage wherein thou wast made to serve,"
�That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased!"SThe LORD hath broken the staff of the wicked, [and] the sceptre of the rulers."
�He who smote the people in wrath with a continual stroke, he that ruled the nations in anger, is persecuted, [and] none hindereth."OThe whole earth is at rest, [and] is quiet: they break forth into singing."
�Yea, the fir trees rejoice at thee, [and] the cedars of Lebanon, [saying], Since thou art laid down, no feller is come up against us."
�Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet [thee] at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee, [even] all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations."25o;
+;"25;["
�O LORD, thou [art] my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful [things; thy] counsels of old [are] faithfulness [and] truth."
�For thou hast made of a city an heap; [of] a defenced city a ruin: a palace of strangers to be no city; it shall never be built."fTherefore shall the strong people glorify thee, the city of the terrible nations shall fear thee."
�For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones [is] as a storm [against] the wall."
�Thou shalt bring down the noise of strangers, as the heat in a dry place; [even] the heat with the shadow of a cloud: the branch of the terrible ones shall be brought low."
�And in this mountain shall the LORD of hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined."
�And he will destroy in this mountain the face of the covering cast over all people, and the vail that is spread over all nations."
�He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the LORD hath spoken [it]."
�And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this [is] our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this [is] the LORD; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation."03o;
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�For, behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah the stay and the staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water,"fThe mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient,"zThe captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counsellor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator."TAnd I will give children [to be] their princes, and babes shall rule over them."
�And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbour: the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honourable."
�When a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father, [saying], Thou hast clothing, be thou our ruler, and [let] this ruin [be] under thy hand:"
�In that day shall he swear, saying, I will not be an healer; for in my house [is] neither bread nor clothing: make me not a ruler of the people."
�For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen: because their tongue and their doings [are] against the LORD, to provoke the eyes of his glory."
�The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide [it] not. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves."36o;
+;"36;["
�Now it came to pass in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah, [that] Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the defenced cities of Judah, and took them."
�And the king of Assyria sent Rabshakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem unto king Hezekiah with a great army. And he stood by the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller's field."
�Then came forth unto him Eliakim, Hilkiah's son, which was over the house, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, Asaph's son, the recorder."
�And Rabshakeh said unto them, Say ye now to Hezekiah, Thus saith the great king, the king of Assyria, What confidence [is] this wherein thou trustest?"
�I say, [sayest thou], (but [they are but] vain words) [I have] counsel and strength for war: now on whom dost thou trust, that thou rebellest against me?"
�Lo, thou trustest in the staff of this broken reed, on Egypt; whereon if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so [is] Pharaoh king of Egypt to all that trust in him."
�But if thou say to me, We trust in the LORD our God: [is it] not he, whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah hath taken away, and said to Judah and to Jerusalem, Ye shall worship before this altar?"
�Now therefore give pledges, I pray thee, to my master the king of Assyria, and I will give thee two thousand horses, if thou be able on thy part to set riders upon them."
�How then wilt thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master's servants, and put thy trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?"58o;
+;"58;["
�Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins."
�Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God."
�Wherefore have we fasted, [say they], and thou seest not? [wherefore] have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours."
�Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as [ye do this] day, to make your voice to be heard on high."
�Is it such a fast that I have chosen? a day for a man to afflict his soul? [is it] to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes [under him]? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the LORD?"
�[Is] not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?"
�[Is it] not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?"
�Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the LORD shall be thy rereward."
�Then shalt thou call, and the LORD shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I [am]. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity;"26o;
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�In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah; We have a strong city; salvation will [God] appoint [for] walls and bulwarks."WOpen ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth the truth may enter in."lThou wilt keep [him] in perfect peace, [whose] mind [is] stayed [on thee]: because he trusteth in thee."VTrust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH [is] everlasting strength:"
�For he bringeth down them that dwell on high; the lofty city, he layeth it low; he layeth it low, [even] to the ground; he bringeth it [even] to the dust."]The foot shall tread it down, [even] the feet of the poor, [and] the steps of the needy."_The way of the just [is] uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just."
�Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O LORD, have we waited for thee; the desire of [our] soul [is] to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee."
�With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments [are] in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness."37o;
+;"37;["
�And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard [it], that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD."
�And he sent Eliakim, who [was] over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests covered with sackcloth, unto Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz."
�And they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekiah, This day [is] a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and of blasphemy: for the children are come to the birth, and [there is] not strength to bring forth."

It may be the LORD thy God will hear the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God, and will reprove the words which the LORD thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up [thy] prayer for the remnant that is left."5So the servants of king Hezekiah came to Isaiah."
�And Isaiah said unto them, Thus shall ye say unto your master, Thus saith the LORD, Be not afraid of the words that thou hast heard, wherewith the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me."
�Behold, I will send a blast upon him, and he shall hear a rumour, and return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land."
�So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish."
�And he heard say concerning Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, He is come forth to make war with thee. And when he heard [it], he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,"04o;
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�And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only let us be called by thy name, to take away our reproach."
�In that day shall the branch of the LORD be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth [shall be] excellent and comely for them that are escaped of Israel."
�And it shall come to pass, [that he that is] left in Zion, and [he that] remaineth in Jerusalem, shall be called holy, [even] every one that is written among the living in Jerusalem:"
�When the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst thereof by the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning."
�And the LORD will create upon every dwelling place of mount Zion, and upon her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night: for upon all the glory [shall be] a defence."
�And there shall be a tabernacle for a shadow in the daytime from the heat, and for a place of refuge, and for a covert from storm and from rain."60o;
+;"60;["WArise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee."
�For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee."YAnd the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising."
�Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: all they gather themselves together, they come to thee: thy sons shall come from far, and thy daughters shall be nursed at [thy] side."
�Then thou shalt see, and flow together, and thine heart shall fear, and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee, the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee."
�The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come: they shall bring gold and incense; and they shall shew forth the praises of the LORD."
�All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together unto thee, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister unto thee: they shall come up with acceptance on mine altar, and I will glorify the house of my glory."NWho [are] these [that] fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows?"
�Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of the LORD thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee."15o;
+;"15;["
�The burden of Moab. Because in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste, [and] brought to silence; because in the night Kir of Moab is laid waste, [and] brought to silence;"
�He is gone up to Bajith, and to Dibon, the high places, to weep: Moab shall howl over Nebo, and over Medeba: on all their heads [shall be] baldness, [and] every beard cut off."
�In their streets they shall gird themselves with sackcloth: on the tops of their houses, and in their streets, every one shall howl, weeping abundantly."
�And Heshbon shall cry, and Elealeh: their voice shall be heard [even] unto Jahaz: therefore the armed soldiers of Moab shall cry out; his life shall be grievous unto him."
�My heart shall cry out for Moab; his fugitives [shall flee] unto Zoar, an heifer of three years old: for by the mounting up of Luhith with weeping shall they go it up; for in the way of Horonaim they shall raise up a cry of destruction."zFor the waters of Nimrim shall be desolate: for the hay is withered away, the grass faileth, there is no green thing."
~Therefore the abundance they have gotten, and that which they have laid up, shall they carry away to the brook of the willows."
|For the cry is gone round about the borders of Moab; the howling thereof unto Eglaim, and the howling thereof unto Beerelim."
�For the waters of Dimon shall be full of blood: for I will bring more upon Dimon, lions upon him that escapeth of Moab, and upon the remnant of the land."59o;
+;"59;["oBehold, the LORD'S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear:"
But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid [his] face from you, that he will not hear."
�For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered perverseness."
�None calleth for justice, nor [any] pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity."
�They hatch cockatrice' eggs, and weave the spider's web: he that eateth of their eggs dieth, and that which is crushed breaketh out into a viper."
�Their webs shall not become garments, neither shall they cover themselves with their works: their works [are] works of iniquity, and the act of violence [is] in their hands."
�Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts [are] thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction [are] in their paths."
�The way of peace they know not; and [there is] no judgment in their goings: they have made them crooked paths: whosoever goeth therein shall not know peace."
�Therefore is judgment far from us, neither doth justice overtake us: we wait for light, but behold obscurity; for brightness, [but] we walk in darkness."48o;
+;"48;["
�Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, which swear by the name of the LORD, and make mention of the God of Israel, [but] not in truth, nor in righteousness."|For they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel; The LORD of hosts [is] his name."
�I have declared the former things from the beginning; and they went forth out of my mouth, and I shewed them; I did [them] suddenly, and they came to pass."cBecause I knew that thou [art] obstinate, and thy neck [is] an iron sinew, and thy brow brass;"
�I have even from the beginning declared [it] to thee; before it came to pass I shewed [it] thee: lest thou shouldest say, Mine idol hath done them, and my graven image, and my molten image, hath commanded them."
�Thou hast heard, see all this; and will not ye declare [it]? I have shewed thee new things from this time, even hidden things, and thou didst not know them."
�They are created now, and not from the beginning; even before the day when thou heardest them not; lest thou shouldest say, Behold, I knew them."
�Yea, thou heardest not; yea, thou knewest not; yea, from that time [that] thine ear was not opened: for I knew that thou wouldest deal very treacherously, and wast called a transgressor from the womb."tFor my name's sake will I defer mine anger, and for my praise will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off."50o;
+;"50;["
Thus saith the LORD, Where [is] the bill of your mother's divorcement, whom I have put away? or which of my creditors [is it] to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities have ye sold yourselves, and for your transgressions is your mother put away."8
Wherefore, when I came, [was there] no man? when I called, [was there] none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to deliver? behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stinketh, because [there is] no water, and dieth for thirst."NI clothe the heavens with blackness, and I make sackcloth their covering."
�The Lord GOD hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to [him that is] weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned."[The Lord GOD hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away back."I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting."
�For the Lord GOD will help me; therefore shall I not be confounded: therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed."
�[He is] near that justifieth me; who will contend with me? let us stand together: who [is] mine adversary? let him come near to me."
�Behold, the Lord GOD will help me; who [is] he [that] shall condemn me? lo, they all shall wax old as a garment; the moth shall eat them up."38o;
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�In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came unto him, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Set thine house in order: for thou shalt die, and not live."MThen Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed unto the LORD,"
�And said, Remember now, O LORD, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done [that which is] good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore."6Then came the word of the LORD to Isaiah, saying,"
�Go, and say to Hezekiah, Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will add unto thy days fifteen years."oAnd I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria: and I will defend this city."nAnd this [shall be] a sign unto thee from the LORD, that the LORD will do this thing that he hath spoken;"
�Behold, I will bring again the shadow of the degrees, which is gone down in the sun dial of Ahaz, ten degrees backward. So the sun returned ten degrees, by which degrees it was gone down."eThe writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick, and was recovered of his sickness:"49o;
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�Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name."
�And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me;"TAnd said unto me, Thou [art] my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified."
�Then I said, I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for nought, and in vain: [yet] surely my judgment [is] with the LORD, and my work with my God."
�And now, saith the LORD that formed me from the womb [to be] his servant, to bring Jacob again to him, Though Israel be not gathered, yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the LORD, and my God shall be my strength."
�And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth."*
Thus saith the LORD, the Redeemer of Israel, [and] his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the LORD that is faithful, [and] the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee."
�Thus saith the LORD, In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages;"
�That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that [are] in darkness, Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures [shall be] in all high places."61o;
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�The Spirit of the Lord GOD [is] upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to [them that are] bound;"qTo proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;"
To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified."
�And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations."}And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the alien [shall be] your plowmen and your vinedressers."
�But ye shall be named the Priests of the LORD: [men] shall call you the Ministers of our God: ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and in their glory shall ye boast yourselves."
�For your shame [ye shall have] double; and [for] confusion they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess the double: everlasting joy shall be unto them."
�For I the LORD love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them."
�And their seed shall be known among the Gentiles, and their offspring among the people: all that see them shall acknowledge them, that they [are] the seed [which] the LORD hath blessed."27o;
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�In that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that [is] in the sea.":In that day sing ye unto her, A vineyard of red wine."kI the LORD do keep it; I will water it every moment: lest [any] hurt it, I will keep it night and day."
�Fury [is] not in me: who would set the briers [and] thorns against me in battle? I would go through them, I would burn them together."nOr let him take hold of my strength, [that] he may make peace with me; [and] he shall make peace with me."
}He shall cause them that come of Jacob to take root: Israel shall blossom and bud, and fill the face of the world with fruit."
�Hath he smitten him, as he smote those that smote him? [or] is he slain according to the slaughter of them that are slain by him?"yIn measure, when it shooteth forth, thou wilt debate with it: he stayeth his rough wind in the day of the east wind."
�By this therefore shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged; and this [is] all the fruit to take away his sin; when he maketh all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are beaten in sunder, the groves and images shall not stand up."05o;
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�Now will I sing to my wellbeloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard. My wellbeloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill:"
�And he fenced it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and also made a winepress therein: and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes."jAnd now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem, and men of Judah, judge, I pray you, betwixt me and my vineyard."
�What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not done in it? wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, brought it forth wild grapes?"
�And now go to; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up; [and] break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down:"
�And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it."
�For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts [is] the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for judgment, but behold oppression; for righteousness, but behold a cry."
�Woe unto them that join house to house, [that] lay field to field, till [there be] no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth!"
{In mine ears [said] the LORD of hosts, Of a truth many houses shall be desolate, [even] great and fair, without inhabitant."16o;
+;"16;["sSend ye the lamb to the ruler of the land from Sela to the wilderness, unto the mount of the daughter of Zion."
}For it shall be, [that], as a wandering bird cast out of the nest, [so] the daughters of Moab shall be at the fords of Arnon."
�Take counsel, execute judgment; make thy shadow as the night in the midst of the noonday; hide the outcasts; bewray not him that wandereth."
�Let mine outcasts dwell with thee, Moab; be thou a covert to them from the face of the spoiler: for the extortioner is at an end, the spoiler ceaseth, the oppressors are consumed out of the land."
�And in mercy shall the throne be established: and he shall sit upon it in truth in the tabernacle of David, judging, and seeking judgment, and hasting righteousness."
�We have heard of the pride of Moab; [he is] very proud: [even] of his haughtiness, and his pride, and his wrath: [but] his lies [shall] not [be] so."
�Therefore shall Moab howl for Moab, every one shall howl: for the foundations of Kirhareseth shall ye mourn; surely [they are] stricken."
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For the fields of Heshbon languish, [and] the vine of Sibmah: the lords of the heathen have broken down the principal plants thereof, they are come [even] unto Jazer, they wandered [through] the wilderness: her branches are stretched out, they are gone over the sea."
�Therefore I will bewail with the weeping of Jazer the vine of Sibmah: I will water thee with my tears, O Heshbon, and Elealeh: for the shouting for thy summer fruits and for thy harvest is fallen."51o;
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�Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the LORD: look unto the rock [whence] ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit [whence] ye are digged."Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah [that] bare you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him."
�For the LORD shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody."
�Hearken unto me, my people; and give ear unto me, O my nation: for a law shall proceed from me, and I will make my judgment to rest for a light of the people."
�My righteousness [is] near; my salvation is gone forth, and mine arms shall judge the people; the isles shall wait upon me, and on mine arm shall they trust."#
Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished."
�Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart [is] my law; fear ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye afraid of their revilings."
�For the moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool: but my righteousness shall be for ever, and my salvation from generation to generation."
�Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. [Art] thou not it that hath cut Rahab, [and] wounded the dragon?"17o;
+;"17;["pThe burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from [being] a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap."{The cities of Aroer [are] forsaken: they shall be for flocks, which shall lie down, and none shall make [them] afraid."
�The fortress also shall cease from Ephraim, and the kingdom from Damascus, and the remnant of Syria: they shall be as the glory of the children of Israel, saith the LORD of hosts."
�And in that day it shall come to pass, [that] the glory of Jacob shall be made thin, and the fatness of his flesh shall wax lean."
�And it shall be as when the harvestman gathereth the corn, and reapeth the ears with his arm; and it shall be as he that gathereth ears in the valley of Rephaim."
�Yet gleaning grapes shall be left in it, as the shaking of an olive tree, two [or] three berries in the top of the uppermost bough, four [or] five in the outmost fruitful branches thereof, saith the LORD God of Israel."jAt that day shall a man look to his Maker, and his eyes shall have respect to the Holy One of Israel."
�And he shall not look to the altars, the work of his hands, neither shall respect [that] which his fingers have made, either the groves, or the images."
�In that day shall his strong cities be as a forsaken bough, and an uppermost branch, which they left because of the children of Israel: and there shall be desolation."62o;
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�For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp [that] burneth."
�And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory: and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the LORD shall name."lThou shalt also be a crown of glory in the hand of the LORD, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God."
�Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzibah, and thy land Beulah: for the LORD delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married."
�For [as] a young man marrieth a virgin, [so] shall thy sons marry thee: and [as] the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, [so] shall thy God rejoice over thee."
�I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, [which] shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence,"_And give him no rest, till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth."
�The LORD hath sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, Surely I will no more give thy corn [to be] meat for thine enemies; and the sons of the stranger shall not drink thy wine, for the which thou hast laboured:"
�But they that have gathered it shall eat it, and praise the LORD; and they that have brought it together shall drink it in the courts of my holiness."39o;
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�Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious beauty [is] a fading flower, which [are] on the head of the fat valleys of them that are overcome with wine!"
�Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one, [which] as a tempest of hail [and] a destroying storm, as a flood of mighty waters overflowing, shall cast down to the earth with the hand."OThe crown of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim, shall be trodden under feet:"
�And the glorious beauty, which [is] on the head of the fat valley, shall be a fading flower, [and] as the hasty fruit before the summer; which [when] he that looketh upon it seeth, while it is yet in his hand he eateth it up."}In that day shall the LORD of hosts be for a crown of glory, and for a diadem of beauty, unto the residue of his people,"}And for a spirit of judgment to him that sitteth in judgment, and for strength to them that turn the battle to the gate."
But they also have erred through wine, and through strong drink are out of the way; the priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they are out of the way through strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble [in] judgment."\For all tables are full of vomit [and] filthiness, [so that there is] no place [clean]."
�Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? [them that are] weaned from the milk, [and] drawn from the breasts."40o;
+;"40;["6Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God."
�Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the LORD'S hand double for all her sins."
�The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God."
�Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain:"
And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see [it] together: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken [it]."
�The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh [is] grass, and all the goodliness thereof [is] as the flower of the field:"zThe grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people [is] grass."ZThe grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever."
�O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift [it] up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God!"06o;
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�In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple."
�Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly."|And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, [is] the LORD of hosts: the whole earth [is] full of his glory."iAnd the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke."
�Then said I, Woe [is] me! for I am undone; because I [am] a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts."
Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, [which] he had taken with the tongs from off the altar:"
And he laid [it] upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged."~Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here [am] I; send me."tAnd he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not."18o;
+;"18;["TWoe to the land shadowing with wings, which [is] beyond the rivers of Ethiopia:"
That sendeth ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of bulrushes upon the waters, [saying], Go, ye swift messengers, to a nation scattered and peeled, to a people terrible from their beginning hitherto; a nation meted out and trodden down, whose land the rivers have spoiled!"
�All ye inhabitants of the world, and dwellers on the earth, see ye, when he lifteth up an ensign on the mountains; and when he bloweth a trumpet, hear ye."
�For so the LORD said unto me, I will take my rest, and I will consider in my dwelling place like a clear heat upon herbs, [and] like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest."
�For afore the harvest, when the bud is perfect, and the sour grape is ripening in the flower, he shall both cut off the sprigs with pruning hooks, and take away [and] cut down the branches."
�They shall be left together unto the fowls of the mountains, and to the beasts of the earth: and the fowls shall summer upon them, and all the beasts of the earth shall winter upon them."*
In that time shall the present be brought unto the LORD of hosts of a people scattered and peeled, and from a people terrible from their beginning hitherto; a nation meted out and trodden under foot, whose land the rivers have spoiled, to the place of the name of the LORD of hosts, the mount Zion."41o;
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�Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the people renew [their] strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near together to judgment."
�Who raised up the righteous [man] from the east, called him to his foot, gave the nations before him, and made [him] rule over kings? he gave [them] as the dust to his sword, [and] as driven stubble to his bow."bHe pursued them, [and] passed safely; [even] by the way [that] he had not gone with his feet."
�Who hath wrought and done [it], calling the generations from the beginning? I the LORD, the first, and with the last; I [am] he."\The isles saw [it], and feared; the ends of the earth were afraid, drew near, and came."bThey helped every one his neighbour; and [every one] said to his brother, Be of good courage."
�So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith, [and] he that smootheth [with] the hammer him that smote the anvil, saying, It [is] ready for the sodering: and he fastened it with nails, [that] it should not be moved."aBut thou, Israel, [art] my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend."
�[Thou] whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called thee from the chief men thereof, and said unto thee, Thou [art] my servant; I have chosen thee, and not cast thee away."29o;
+;"29;["iWoe to Ariel, to Ariel, the city [where] David dwelt! add ye year to year; let them kill sacrifices."jYet I will distress Ariel, and there shall be heaviness and sorrow: and it shall be unto me as Ariel."
|And I will camp against thee round about, and will lay siege against thee with a mount, and I will raise forts against thee."
�And thou shalt be brought down, [and] shalt speak out of the ground, and thy speech shall be low out of the dust, and thy voice shall be, as of one that hath a familiar spirit, out of the ground, and thy speech shall whisper out of the dust."
�Moreover the multitude of thy strangers shall be like small dust, and the multitude of the terrible ones [shall be] as chaff that passeth away: yea, it shall be at an instant suddenly."
�Thou shalt be visited of the LORD of hosts with thunder, and with earthquake, and great noise, with storm and tempest, and the flame of devouring fire."
�And the multitude of all the nations that fight against Ariel, even all that fight against her and her munition, and that distress her, shall be as a dream of a night vision."C
It shall even be as when an hungry [man] dreameth, and, behold, he eateth; but he awaketh, and his soul is empty: or as when a thirsty man dreameth, and, behold, he drinketh; but he awaketh, and, behold, [he is] faint, and his soul hath appetite: so shall the multitude of all the nations be, that fight against mount Zion."
Stay yourselves, and wonder; cry ye out, and cry: they are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink."63o;
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�Who [is] this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this [that is] glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save."gWherefore [art thou] red in thine apparel, and thy garments like him that treadeth in the winefat?"
�I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the people [there was] none with me: for I will tread them in mine anger, and trample them in my fury; and their blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments, and I will stain all my raiment."VFor the day of vengeance [is] in mine heart, and the year of my redeemed is come."
�And I looked, and [there was] none to help; and I wondered that [there was] none to uphold: therefore mine own arm brought salvation unto me; and my fury, it upheld me."
�And I will tread down the people in mine anger, and make them drunk in my fury, and I will bring down their strength to the earth."'
I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the LORD, [and] the praises of the LORD, according to all that the LORD hath bestowed on us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which he hath bestowed on them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses."eFor he said, Surely they [are] my people, children [that] will not lie: so he was their Saviour."
�In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old."52o;
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�Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean."
�Shake thyself from the dust; arise, [and] sit down, O Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion."iFor thus saith the LORD, Ye have sold yourselves for nought; and ye shall be redeemed without money."
�For thus saith the Lord GOD, My people went down aforetime into Egypt to sojourn there; and the Assyrian oppressed them without cause."
�Now therefore, what have I here, saith the LORD, that my people is taken away for nought? they that rule over them make them to howl, saith the LORD; and my name continually every day [is] blasphemed."
�Therefore my people shall know my name: therefore [they shall know] in that day that I [am] he that doth speak: behold, [it is] I."
�How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!"
�Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice together shall they sing: for they shall see eye to eye, when the LORD shall bring again Zion."
�Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem: for the LORD hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem."30o;
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�Woe to the rebellious children, saith the LORD, that take counsel, but not of me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin to sin:"
�That walk to go down into Egypt, and have not asked at my mouth; to strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, and to trust in the shadow of Egypt!"rTherefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the trust in the shadow of Egypt [your] confusion."EFor his princes were at Zoan, and his ambassadors came to Hanes."
|They were all ashamed of a people [that] could not profit them, nor be an help nor profit, but a shame, and also a reproach."7
The burden of the beasts of the south: into the land of trouble and anguish, from whence [come] the young and old lion, the viper and fiery flying serpent, they will carry their riches upon the shoulders of young asses, and their treasures upon the bunches of camels, to a people [that] shall not profit [them]."
�For the Egyptians shall help in vain, and to no purpose: therefore have I cried concerning this, Their strength [is] to sit still."{Now go, write it before them in a table, and note it in a book, that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever:"kThat this [is] a rebellious people, lying children, children [that] will not hear the law of the LORD:"07o;
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�And it came to pass in the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, [that] Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up toward Jerusalem to war against it, but could not prevail against it."
�And it was told the house of David, saying, Syria is confederate with Ephraim. And his heart was moved, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the wood are moved with the wind."
�Then said the LORD unto Isaiah, Go forth now to meet Ahaz, thou, and Shearjashub thy son, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller's field;"
�And say unto him, Take heed, and be quiet; fear not, neither be fainthearted for the two tails of these smoking firebrands, for the fierce anger of Rezin with Syria, and of the son of Remaliah."cBecause Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have taken evil counsel against thee, saying,"
�Let us go up against Judah, and vex it, and let us make a breach therein for us, and set a king in the midst of it, [even] the son of Tabeal:"PThus saith the Lord GOD, It shall not stand, neither shall it come to pass."
�For the head of Syria [is] Damascus, and the head of Damascus [is] Rezin; and within threescore and five years shall Ephraim be broken, that it be not a people."
�And the head of Ephraim [is] Samaria, and the head of Samaria [is] Remaliah's son. If ye will not believe, surely ye shall not be established."42o;
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�Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, [in whom] my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles."RHe shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street."{A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth."xHe shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law."
�Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein:"
�I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;"
|To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, [and] them that sit in darkness out of the prison house."uI [am] the LORD: that [is] my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images."zBehold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them."19o;
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�The burden of Egypt. Behold, the LORD rideth upon a swift cloud, and shall come into Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it."
�And I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians: and they shall fight every one against his brother, and every one against his neighbour; city against city, [and] kingdom against kingdom."
�And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst thereof; and I will destroy the counsel thereof: and they shall seek to the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards."
�And the Egyptians will I give over into the hand of a cruel lord; and a fierce king shall rule over them, saith the Lord, the LORD of hosts."XAnd the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and dried up."
�And they shall turn the rivers far away; [and] the brooks of defence shall be emptied and dried up: the reeds and flags shall wither."
�The paper reeds by the brooks, by the mouth of the brooks, and every thing sown by the brooks, shall wither, be driven away, and be no [more]."
�The fishers also shall mourn, and all they that cast angle into the brooks shall lament, and they that spread nets upon the waters shall languish."]Moreover they that work in fine flax, and they that weave networks, shall be confounded."31o;
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�Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because [they are] many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the LORD!"
�Yet he also [is] wise, and will bring evil, and will not call back his words: but will arise against the house of the evildoers, and against the help of them that work iniquity."
�Now the Egyptians [are] men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit. When the LORD shall stretch out his hand, both he that helpeth shall fall, and he that is holpen shall fall down, and they all shall fail together."C
For thus hath the LORD spoken unto me, Like as the lion and the young lion roaring on his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him, [he] will not be afraid of their voice, nor abase himself for the noise of them: so shall the LORD of hosts come down to fight for mount Zion, and for the hill thereof."
�As birds flying, so will the LORD of hosts defend Jerusalem; defending also he will deliver [it; and] passing over he will preserve it."NTurn ye unto [him from] whom the children of Israel have deeply revolted."
�For in that day every man shall cast away his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which your own hands have made unto you [for] a sin."
�Then shall the Assyrian fall with the sword, not of a mighty man; and the sword, not of a mean man, shall devour him: but he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall be discomfited."
�And he shall pass over to his strong hold for fear, and his princes shall be afraid of the ensign, saith the LORD, whose fire [is] in Zion, and his furnace in Jerusalem."64o;
+;"64;["~Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence,"
�As [when] the melting fire burneth, the fire causeth the waters to boil, to make thy name known to thine adversaries, [that] the nations may tremble at thy presence!"|When thou didst terrible things [which] we looked not for, thou camest down, the mountains flowed down at thy presence."
�For since the beginning of the world [men] have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, [what] he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him."
�Thou meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness, [those that] remember thee in thy ways: behold, thou art wroth; for we have sinned: in those is continuance, and we shall be saved."
�But we are all as an unclean [thing], and all our righteousnesses [are] as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away."
�And [there is] none that calleth upon thy name, that stirreth up himself to take hold of thee: for thou hast hid thy face from us, and hast consumed us, because of our iniquities."{But now, O LORD, thou [art] our father; we [are] the clay, and thou our potter; and we all [are] the work of thy hand."Be not wroth very sore, O LORD, neither remember iniquity for ever: behold, see, we beseech thee, we [are] all thy people."53o;
+;"53;["OWho hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed?"
�For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, [there is] no beauty that we should desire him."
�He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were [our] faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not."}Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted."
�But he [was] wounded for our transgressions, [he was] bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace [was] upon him; and with his stripes we are healed."
�All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all."
�He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth."
�He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken."
�And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither [was any] deceit in his mouth."08o;
+;"08;["|Moreover the LORD said unto me, Take thee a great roll, and write in it with a man's pen concerning Mahershalalhashbaz."mAnd I took unto me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah."
~And I went unto the prophetess; and she conceived, and bare a son. Then said the LORD to me, Call his name Mahershalalhashbaz."
�For before the child shall have knowledge to cry, My father, and my mother, the riches of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria shall be taken away before the king of Assyria."/The LORD spake also unto me again, saying,"uForasmuch as this people refuseth the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah's son;"
�Now therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth up upon them the waters of the river, strong and many, [even] the king of Assyria, and all his glory: and he shall come up over all his channels, and go over all his banks:"
�And he shall pass through Judah; he shall overflow and go over, he shall reach [even] to the neck; and the stretching out of his wings shall fill the breadth of thy land, O Immanuel."
�Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces."20o;
+;"20;["
}In the year that Tartan came unto Ashdod, (when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him,) and fought against Ashdod, and took it;"
�At the same time spake the LORD by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, Go and loose the sackcloth from off thy loins, and put off thy shoe from thy foot. And he did so, walking naked and barefoot."
�And the LORD said, Like as my servant Isaiah hath walked naked and barefoot three years [for] a sign and wonder upon Egypt and upon Ethiopia;"
�So shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians prisoners, and the Ethiopians captives, young and old, naked and barefoot, even with [their] buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt."bAnd they shall be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory."
�And the inhabitant of this isle shall say in that day, Behold, such [is] our expectation, whither we flee for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria: and how shall we escape?"21o;
+;"21;["
�The burden of the desert of the sea. As whirlwinds in the south pass through; [so] it cometh from the desert, from a terrible land."
�A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, O Elam: besiege, O Media; all the sighing thereof have I made to cease."
�Therefore are my loins filled with pain: pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman that travaileth: I was bowed down at the hearing [of it]; I was dismayed at the seeing [of it]."kMy heart panted, fearfulness affrighted me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into fear unto me."hPrepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink: arise, ye princes, [and] anoint the shield."\For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth."
�And he saw a chariot [with] a couple of horsemen, a chariot of asses, [and] a chariot of camels; and he hearkened diligently with much heed:"
|And he cried, A lion: My lord, I stand continually upon the watchtower in the daytime, and I am set in my ward whole nights:"
�And, behold, here cometh a chariot of men, [with] a couple of horsemen. And he answered and said, Babylon is fallen, is fallen; and all the graven images of her gods he hath broken unto the ground."10o;
+;"10;["mWoe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness [which] they have prescribed;"
�To turn aside the needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and [that] they may rob the fatherless!"
�And what will ye do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation [which] shall come from far? to whom will ye flee for help? and where will ye leave your glory?"
�Without me they shall bow down under the prisoners, and they shall fall under the slain. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand [is] stretched out still."XO Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the staff in their hand is mine indignation."
�I will send him against an hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets."
~Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; but [it is] in his heart to destroy and cut off nations not a few."9For he saith, [Are] not my princes altogether kings?"Z[Is] not Calno as Carchemish? [is] not Hamath as Arpad? [is] not Samaria as Damascus?"54o;
+;"54;["
�Sing, O barren, thou [that] didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou [that] didst not travail with child: for more [are] the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith the LORD."
�Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes;"
�For thou shalt break forth on the right hand and on the left; and thy seed shall inherit the Gentiles, and make the desolate cities to be inhabited."
�Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded; for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhood any more."
�For thy Maker [is] thine husband; the LORD of hosts [is] his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called."
�For the LORD hath called thee as a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, and a wife of youth, when thou wast refused, saith thy God."XFor a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee."
�In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the LORD thy Redeemer."
�For this [is as] the waters of Noah unto me: for [as] I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth; so have I sworn that I would not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee."43o;
+;"43;["
�But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called [thee] by thy name; thou [art] mine."
�When thou passest through the waters, I [will be] with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee."
|For I [am] the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt [for] thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee."
�Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life."hFear not: for I [am] with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west;"
�I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth;"~[Even] every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him."NBring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears."
�Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the people be assembled: who among them can declare this, and shew us former things? let them bring forth their witnesses, that they may be justified: or let them hear, and say, [It is] truth."09o;
+;"09;["
Nevertheless the dimness [shall] not [be] such as [was] in her vexation, when at the first he lightly afflicted the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, and afterward did more grievously afflict [her by] the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, in Galilee of the nations."
�The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined."
�Thou hast multiplied the nation, [and] not increased the joy: they joy before thee according to the joy in harvest, [and] as [men] rejoice when they divide the spoil."
~For thou hast broken the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, as in the day of Midian."
�For every battle of the warrior [is] with confused noise, and garments rolled in blood; but [this] shall be with burning [and] fuel of fire."
�For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace."
Of the increase of [his] government and peace [there shall be] no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this."FThe Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it hath lighted upon Israel."And all the people shall know, [even] Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria, that say in the pride and stoutness of heart,"32o;
+;"32;["UBehold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment."
�And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land."bAnd the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken."}The heart also of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly."[The vile person shall be no more called liberal, nor the churl said [to be] bountiful."
�For the vile person will speak villany, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise hypocrisy, and to utter error against the LORD, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail."
�The instruments also of the churl [are] evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right."SBut the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand."gRise up, ye women that are at ease; hear my voice, ye careless daughters; give ear unto my speech."65o;
+;"65;["
�I am sought of [them that] asked not [for me]; I am found of [them that] sought me not: I said, Behold me, behold me, unto a nation [that] was not called by my name."
�I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people, which walketh in a way [that was] not good, after their own thoughts;"
�A people that provoketh me to anger continually to my face; that sacrificeth in gardens, and burneth incense upon altars of brick;"
�Which remain among the graves, and lodge in the monuments, which eat swine's flesh, and broth of abominable [things is in] their vessels;"
�Which say, Stand by thyself, come not near to me; for I am holier than thou. These [are] a smoke in my nose, a fire that burneth all the day."wBehold, [it is] written before me: I will not keep silence, but will recompense, even recompense into their bosom,"
�Your iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together, saith the LORD, which have burned incense upon the mountains, and blasphemed me upon the hills: therefore will I measure their former work into their bosom."
�Thus saith the LORD, As the new wine is found in the cluster, and [one] saith, Destroy it not; for a blessing [is] in it: so will I do for my servants' sakes, that I may not destroy them all."
�And I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob, and out of Judah an inheritor of my mountains: and mine elect shall inherit it, and my servants shall dwell there.;"Isaiah;
+;"22;["
�David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father's house heard [it], they went down thither to him."
�And every one [that was] in distress, and every one that [was] in debt, and every one [that was] discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men."
�And David went thence to Mizpeh of Moab: and he said unto the king of Moab, Let my father and my mother, I pray thee, come forth, [and be] with you, till I know what God will do for me."sAnd he brought them before the king of Moab: and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the hold."
�And the prophet Gad said unto David, Abide not in the hold; depart, and get thee into the land of Judah. Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hareth."
�When Saul heard that David was discovered, and the men that [were] with him, (now Saul abode in Gibeah under a tree in Ramah, having his spear in his hand, and all his servants [were] standing about him;)"
�Then Saul said unto his servants that stood about him, Hear now, ye Benjamites; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards, [and] make you all captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds;"
That all of you have conspired against me, and [there is] none that sheweth me that my son hath made a league with the son of Jesse, and [there is] none of you that is sorry for me, or sheweth unto me that my son hath stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?"
�Then answered Doeg the Edomite, which was set over the servants of Saul, and said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub."11o;
+;"11;["
�Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabeshgilead: and all the men of Jabesh said unto Nahash, Make a covenant with us, and we will serve thee."
�And Nahash the Ammonite answered them, On this [condition] will I make [a covenant] with you, that I may thrust out all your right eyes, and lay it [for] a reproach upon all Israel."
�And the elders of Jabesh said unto him, Give us seven days' respite, that we may send messengers unto all the coasts of Israel: and then, if [there be] no man to save us, we will come out to thee."
�Then came the messengers to Gibeah of Saul, and told the tidings in the ears of the people: and all the people lifted up their voices, and wept."
�And, behold, Saul came after the herd out of the field; and Saul said, What [aileth] the people that they weep? And they told him the tidings of the men of Jabesh."iAnd the Spirit of God came upon Saul when he heard those tidings, and his anger was kindled greatly."9
And he took a yoke of oxen, and hewed them in pieces, and sent [them] throughout all the coasts of Israel by the hands of messengers, saying, Whosoever cometh not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done unto his oxen. And the fear of the LORD fell on the people, and they came out with one consent."
}And when he numbered them in Bezek, the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand."
�And they said unto the messengers that came, Thus shall ye say unto the men of Jabeshgilead, To morrow, by [that time] the sun be hot, ye shall have help. And the messengers came and shewed [it] to the men of Jabesh; and they were glad."23o;
+;"23;["rThen they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they rob the threshingfloors."
�Therefore David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the LORD said unto David, Go, and smite the Philistines, and save Keilah."
�And David's men said unto him, Behold, we be afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we come to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?"
�Then David enquired of the LORD yet again. And the LORD answered him and said, Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will deliver the Philistines into thine hand."
�So David and his men went to Keilah, and fought with the Philistines, and brought away their cattle, and smote them with a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah."
�And it came to pass, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, [that] he came down [with] an ephod in his hand."
�And it was told Saul that David was come to Keilah. And Saul said, God hath delivered him into mine hand; for he is shut in, by entering into a town that hath gates and bars."hAnd Saul called all the people together to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men."
}And David knew that Saul secretly practised mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring hither the ephod."12o;
+;"12;["
�And Samuel said unto all Israel, Behold, I have hearkened unto your voice in all that ye said unto me, and have made a king over you."
�And now, behold, the king walketh before you: and I am old and grayheaded; and, behold, my sons [are] with you: and I have walked before you from my childhood unto this day."
Behold, here I [am]: witness against me before the LORD, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I received [any] bribe to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you."rAnd they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken ought of any man's hand."
�And he said unto them, The LORD [is] witness against you, and his anointed [is] witness this day, that ye have not found ought in my hand. And they answered, [He is] witness."
�And Samuel said unto the people, [It is] the LORD that advanced Moses and Aaron, and that brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt."
�Now therefore stand still, that I may reason with you before the LORD of all the righteous acts of the LORD, which he did to you and to your fathers."
�When Jacob was come into Egypt, and your fathers cried unto the LORD, then the LORD sent Moses and Aaron, which brought forth your fathers out of Egypt, and made them dwell in this place."
�And when they forgat the LORD their God, he sold them into the hand of Sisera, captain of the host of Hazor, and into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab, and they fought against them."01o;
+;"01;["
�Now there was a certain man of Ramathaimzophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name [was] Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite:"
�And he had two wives; the name of the one [was] Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children."
�And this man went up out of his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice unto the LORD of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the LORD, [were] there."And when the time was that Elkanah offered, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions:"fBut unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah: but the LORD had shut up her womb."kAnd her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the LORD had shut up her womb."
�And [as] he did so year by year, when she went up to the house of the LORD, so she provoked her; therefore she wept, and did not eat."
�Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? [am] not I better to thee than ten sons?"
�So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest sat upon a seat by a post of the temple of the LORD."02o;
+;"02;["
�And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the LORD, mine horn is exalted in the LORD: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation."q[There is] none holy as the LORD: for [there is] none beside thee: neither [is there] any rock like our God."
�Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let [not] arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the LORD [is] a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed."^The bows of the mighty men [are] broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength."
�[They that were] full have hired out themselves for bread; and [they that were] hungry ceased: so that the barren hath born seven; and she that hath many children is waxed feeble."XThe LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up."LThe LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up."
�He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, [and] lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set [them] among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth [are] the LORD'S, and he hath set the world upon them."{He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail."24o;
+;"24;["
�And it came to pass, when Saul was returned from following the Philistines, that it was told him, saying, Behold, David [is] in the wilderness of Engedi."
�Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men upon the rocks of the wild goats."
�And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where [was] a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet: and David and his men remained in the sides of the cave."
And the men of David said unto him, Behold the day of which the LORD said unto thee, Behold, I will deliver thine enemy into thine hand, that thou mayest do to him as it shall seem good unto thee. Then David arose, and cut off the skirt of Saul's robe privily."fAnd it came to pass afterward, that David's heart smote him, because he had cut off Saul's skirt."
�And he said unto his men, The LORD forbid that I should do this thing unto my master, the LORD'S anointed, to stretch forth mine hand against him, seeing he [is] the anointed of the LORD."
�So David stayed his servants with these words, and suffered them not to rise against Saul. But Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on [his] way."
�David also arose afterward, and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul, saying, My lord the king. And when Saul looked behind him, David stooped with his face to the earth, and bowed himself."hAnd David said to Saul, Wherefore hearest thou men's words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?"13o;
+;"13;["JSaul reigned one year; and when he had reigned two years over Israel,"
�Saul chose him three thousand [men] of Israel; [whereof] two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in mount Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin: and the rest of the people he sent every man to his tent."
�And Jonathan smote the garrison of the Philistines that [was] in Geba, and the Philistines heard [of it]. And Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, Let the Hebrews hear."
�And all Israel heard say [that] Saul had smitten a garrison of the Philistines, and [that] Israel also was had in abomination with the Philistines. And the people were called together after Saul to Gilgal."
�And the Philistines gathered themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which [is] on the sea shore in multitude: and they came up, and pitched in Michmash, eastward from Bethaven."
�When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait, (for the people were distressed,) then the people did hide themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in high places, and in pits."
�And [some of] the Hebrews went over Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead. As for Saul, he [was] yet in Gilgal, and all the people followed him trembling."
�And he tarried seven days, according to the set time that Samuel [had appointed]: but Samuel came not to Gilgal; and the people were scattered from him."pAnd Saul said, Bring hither a burnt offering to me, and peace offerings. And he offered the burnt offering."14o;
+;"14;["
�Now it came to pass upon a day, that Jonathan the son of Saul said unto the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over to the Philistines' garrison, that [is] on the other side. But he told not his father."
�And Saul tarried in the uttermost part of Gibeah under a pomegranate tree which [is] in Migron: and the people that [were] with him [were] about six hundred men;"
�And Ahiah, the son of Ahitub, Ichabod's brother, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli, the LORD'S priest in Shiloh, wearing an ephod. And the people knew not that Jonathan was gone."
�And between the passages, by which Jonathan sought to go over unto the Philistines' garrison, [there was] a sharp rock on the one side, and a sharp rock on the other side: and the name of the one [was] Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh."yThe forefront of the one [was] situate northward over against Michmash, and the other southward over against Gibeah."
�And Jonathan said to the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised: it may be that the LORD will work for us: for [there is] no restraint to the LORD to save by many or by few."
�And his armourbearer said unto him, Do all that [is] in thine heart: turn thee; behold, I [am] with thee according to thy heart."nThen said Jonathan, Behold, we will pass over unto [these] men, and we will discover ourselves unto them."If they say thus unto us, Tarry until we come to you; then we will stand still in our place, and will not go up unto them."25o;
+;"25;["
�And Samuel died; and all the Israelites were gathered together, and lamented him, and buried him in his house at Ramah. And David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Paran."
�And [there was] a man in Maon, whose possessions [were] in Carmel; and the man [was] very great, and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats: and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel."
�Now the name of the man [was] Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail: and [she was] a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance: but the man [was] churlish and evil in his doings; and he [was] of the house of Caleb."FAnd David heard in the wilderness that Nabal did shear his sheep."
�And David sent out ten young men, and David said unto the young men, Get you up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name:"
�And thus shall ye say to him that liveth [in prosperity], Peace [be] both to thee, and peace [be] to thine house, and peace [be] unto all that thou hast."
�And now I have heard that thou hast shearers: now thy shepherds which were with us, we hurt them not, neither was there ought missing unto them, all the while they were in Carmel."
�Ask thy young men, and they will shew thee. Wherefore let the young men find favour in thine eyes: for we come in a good day: give, I pray thee, whatsoever cometh to thine hand unto thy servants, and to thy son David."xAnd when David's young men came, they spake to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, and ceased."03o;
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�And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; [there was] no open vision."
�And it came to pass at that time, when Eli [was] laid down in his place, and his eyes began to wax dim, [that] he could not see;"
|And ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God [was], and Samuel was laid down [to sleep];"?That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here [am] I."
�And he ran unto Eli, and said, Here [am] I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I called not; lie down again. And he went and lay down."
�And the LORD called yet again, Samuel. And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, Here [am] I; for thou didst call me. And he answered, I called not, my son; lie down again."bNow Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither was the word of the LORD yet revealed unto him."
�And the LORD called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here [am] I; for thou didst call me. And Eli perceived that the LORD had called the child."
�Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, LORD; for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place."26o;
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�And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, [which is] before Jeshimon?"
�Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph."
�And Saul pitched in the hill of Hachilah, which [is] before Jeshimon, by the way. But David abode in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness."TDavid therefore sent out spies, and understood that Saul was come in very deed."
�And David arose, and came to the place where Saul had pitched: and David beheld the place where Saul lay, and Abner the son of Ner, the captain of his host: and Saul lay in the trench, and the people pitched round about him."
�Then answered David and said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, brother to Joab, saying, Who will go down with me to Saul to the camp? And Abishai said, I will go down with thee."
�So David and Abishai came to the people by night: and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the trench, and his spear stuck in the ground at his bolster: but Abner and the people lay round about him."
�Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered thine enemy into thine hand this day: now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear even to the earth at once, and I will not [smite] him the second time."
}And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the LORD'S anointed, and be guiltless?"04o;
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�And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and pitched beside Ebenezer: and the Philistines pitched in Aphek."
�And the Philistines put themselves in array against Israel: and when they joined battle, Israel was smitten before the Philistines: and they slew of the army in the field about four thousand men."
And when the people were come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, Wherefore hath the LORD smitten us to day before the Philistines? Let us fetch the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of Shiloh unto us, that, when it cometh among us, it may save us out of the hand of our enemies."
�So the people sent to Shiloh, that they might bring from thence the ark of the covenant of the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth [between] the cherubims: and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, [were] there with the ark of the covenant of God."
�And when the ark of the covenant of the LORD came into the camp, all Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the earth rang again."
�And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said, What [meaneth] the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews? And they understood that the ark of the LORD was come into the camp."
�And the Philistines were afraid, for they said, God is come into the camp. And they said, Woe unto us! for there hath not been such a thing heretofore."
�Woe unto us! who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty Gods? these [are] the Gods that smote the Egyptians with all the plagues in the wilderness."
�Be strong, and quit yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye be not servants unto the Hebrews, as they have been to you: quit yourselves like men, and fight."15o;
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�Samuel also said unto Saul, The LORD sent me to anoint thee [to be] king over his people, over Israel: now therefore hearken thou unto the voice of the words of the LORD."
�Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I remember [that] which Amalek did to Israel, how he laid [wait] for him in the way, when he came up from Egypt."
�Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass."
�And Saul gathered the people together, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah."DAnd Saul came to a city of Amalek, and laid wait in the valley."
�And Saul said unto the Kenites, Go, depart, get you down from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them: for ye shewed kindness to all the children of Israel, when they came up out of Egypt. So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites."jAnd Saul smote the Amalekites from Havilah [until] thou comest to Shur, that [is] over against Egypt."xAnd he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword."
�But Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best of the sheep, and of the oxen, and of the fatlings, and the lambs, and all [that was] good, and would not utterly destroy them: but every thing [that was] vile and refuse, that they destroyed utterly."27o;
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And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: [there is] nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me any more in any coast of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand."
~And David arose, and he passed over with the six hundred men that [were] with him unto Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath."
�And David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, [even] David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal's wife."[And it was told Saul that David was fled to Gath: and he sought no more again for him."
�And David said unto Achish, If I have now found grace in thine eyes, let them give me a place in some town in the country, that I may dwell there: for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee?"mThen Achish gave him Ziklag that day: wherefore Ziklag pertaineth unto the kings of Judah unto this day."eAnd the time that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines was a full year and four months."
�And David and his men went up, and invaded the Geshurites, and the Gezrites, and the Amalekites: for those [nations were] of old the inhabitants of the land, as thou goest to Shur, even unto the land of Egypt."
�And David smote the land, and left neither man nor woman alive, and took away the sheep, and the oxen, and the asses, and the camels, and the apparel, and returned, and came to Achish."05o;
+;"05;["WAnd the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Ebenezer unto Ashdod."lWhen the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon."
�And when they of Ashdod arose early on the morrow, behold, Dagon [was] fallen upon his face to the earth before the ark of the LORD. And they took Dagon, and set him in his place again."
And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon [was] fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the LORD; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands [were] cut off upon the threshold; only [the stump of] Dagon was left to him."
�Therefore neither the priests of Dagon, nor any that come into Dagon's house, tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod unto this day."
�But the hand of the LORD was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and smote them with emerods, [even] Ashdod and the coasts thereof."
�And when the men of Ashdod saw that [it was] so, they said, The ark of the God of Israel shall not abide with us: for his hand is sore upon us, and upon Dagon our god."
They sent therefore and gathered all the lords of the Philistines unto them, and said, What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel? And they answered, Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried about unto Gath. And they carried the ark of the God of Israel about [thither]."
�And it was [so], that, after they had carried it about, the hand of the LORD was against the city with a very great destruction: and he smote the men of the city, both small and great, and they had emerods in their secret parts."16o;
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�And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons."
�And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul hear [it], he will kill me. And the LORD said, Take an heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to the LORD."
�And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will shew thee what thou shalt do: and thou shalt anoint unto me [him] whom I name unto thee."
�And Samuel did that which the LORD spake, and came to Bethlehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, Comest thou peaceably?"
�And he said, Peaceably: I am come to sacrifice unto the LORD: sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice."}And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the LORD'S anointed [is] before him."
�But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for [the LORD seeth] not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart."qThen Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this."XThen Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this."17o;
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�Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle, and were gathered together at Shochoh, which [belongeth] to Judah, and pitched between Shochoh and Azekah, in Ephesdammim."
�And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and pitched by the valley of Elah, and set the battle in array against the Philistines."
�And the Philistines stood on a mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on a mountain on the other side: and [there was] a valley between them."
�And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height [was] six cubits and a span."
�And [he had] an helmet of brass upon his head, and he [was] armed with a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat [was] five thousand shekels of brass."^And [he had] greaves of brass upon his legs, and a target of brass between his shoulders."
�And the staff of his spear [was] like a weaver's beam; and his spear's head [weighed] six hundred shekels of iron: and one bearing a shield went before him."
�And he stood and cried unto the armies of Israel, and said unto them, Why are ye come out to set [your] battle in array? [am] not I a Philistine, and ye servants to Saul? choose you a man for you, and let him come down to me."
�If he be able to fight with me, and to kill me, then will we be your servants: but if I prevail against him, and kill him, then shall ye be our servants, and serve us."28o;
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�And it came to pass in those days, that the Philistines gathered their armies together for warfare, to fight with Israel. And Achish said unto David, Know thou assuredly, that thou shalt go out with me to battle, thou and thy men."
�And David said to Achish, Surely thou shalt know what thy servant can do. And Achish said to David, Therefore will I make thee keeper of mine head for ever."
�Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel had lamented him, and buried him in Ramah, even in his own city. And Saul had put away those that had familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land."
�And the Philistines gathered themselves together, and came and pitched in Shunem: and Saul gathered all Israel together, and they pitched in Gilboa."bAnd when Saul saw the host of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart greatly trembled."tAnd when Saul enquired of the LORD, the LORD answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets."
�Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her, and enquire of her. And his servants said to him, Behold, [there is] a woman that hath a familiar spirit at Endor."
�And Saul disguised himself, and put on other raiment, and he went, and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night: and he said, I pray thee, divine unto me by the familiar spirit, and bring me [him] up, whom I shall name unto thee."
�And the woman said unto him, Behold, thou knowest what Saul hath done, how he hath cut off those that have familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land: wherefore then layest thou a snare for my life, to cause me to die?"06o;
+;"06;["PAnd the ark of the LORD was in the country of the Philistines seven months."
�And the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners, saying, What shall we do to the ark of the LORD? tell us wherewith we shall send it to his place."
�And they said, If ye send away the ark of the God of Israel, send it not empty; but in any wise return him a trespass offering: then ye shall be healed, and it shall be known to you why his hand is not removed from you."
�Then said they, What [shall be] the trespass offering which we shall return to him? They answered, Five golden emerods, and five golden mice, [according to] the number of the lords of the Philistines: for one plague [was] on you all, and on your lords."
�Wherefore ye shall make images of your emerods, and images of your mice that mar the land; and ye shall give glory unto the God of Israel: peradventure he will lighten his hand from off you, and from off your gods, and from off your land."
�Wherefore then do ye harden your hearts, as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their hearts? when he had wrought wonderfully among them, did they not let the people go, and they departed?"
�Now therefore make a new cart, and take two milch kine, on which there hath come no yoke, and tie the kine to the cart, and bring their calves home from them:"
�And take the ark of the LORD, and lay it upon the cart; and put the jewels of gold, which ye return him [for] a trespass offering, in a coffer by the side thereof; and send it away, that it may go."
�And see, if it goeth up by the way of his own coast to Bethshemesh, [then] he hath done us this great evil: but if not, then we shall know that [it is] not his hand [that] smote us: it [was] a chance [that] happened to us."18o;
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�And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul."YAnd Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father's house."SThen Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul."
�And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that [was] upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle."
�And David went out whithersoever Saul sent him, [and] behaved himself wisely: and Saul set him over the men of war, and he was accepted in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul's servants."
�And it came to pass as they came, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of musick."And the women answered [one another] as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands."
�And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed [but] thousands: and [what] can he have more but the kingdom?"3And Saul eyed David from that day and forward."29o;
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�Now the Philistines gathered together all their armies to Aphek: and the Israelites pitched by a fountain which [is] in Jezreel."
�And the lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds, and by thousands: but David and his men passed on in the rereward with Achish."7
Then said the princes of the Philistines, What [do] these Hebrews [here]? And Achish said unto the princes of the Philistines, [Is] not this David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, which hath been with me these days, or these years, and I have found no fault in him since he fell [unto me] unto this day?"�
And the princes of the Philistines were wroth with him; and the princes of the Philistines said unto him, Make this fellow return, that he may go again to his place which thou hast appointed him, and let him not go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he be an adversary to us: for wherewith should he reconcile himself unto his master? [should it] not [be] with the heads of these men?"
~[Is] not this David, of whom they sang one to another in dances, saying, Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands?".
Then Achish called David, and said unto him, Surely, [as] the LORD liveth, thou hast been upright, and thy going out and thy coming in with me in the host [is] good in my sight: for I have not found evil in thee since the day of thy coming unto me unto this day: nevertheless the lords favour thee not."aWherefore now return, and go in peace, that thou displease not the lords of the Philistines."
�And David said unto Achish, But what have I done? and what hast thou found in thy servant so long as I have been with thee unto this day, that I may not go fight against the enemies of my lord the king?"
�And Achish answered and said to David, I know that thou [art] good in my sight, as an angel of God: notwithstanding the princes of the Philistines have said, He shall not go up with us to the battle."30o;
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�And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire;"
�And had taken the women captives, that [were] therein: they slew not any, either great or small, but carried [them] away, and went on their way."
�So David and his men came to the city, and, behold, [it was] burned with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captives."yThen David and the people that [were] with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep."vAnd David's two wives were taken captives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite."
�And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God."
�And David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech's son, I pray thee, bring me hither the ephod. And Abiathar brought thither the ephod to David."
�And David enquired at the LORD, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake [them], and without fail recover [all]."
�So David went, he and the six hundred men that [were] with him, and came to the brook Besor, where those that were left behind stayed."07o;
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�And the men of Kirjathjearim came, and fetched up the ark of the LORD, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the LORD."
�And it came to pass, while the ark abode in Kirjathjearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of Israel lamented after the LORD." 
And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto the LORD with all your hearts, [then] put away the strange gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the LORD, and serve him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines."]Then the children of Israel did put away Baalim and Ashtaroth, and served the LORD only."YAnd Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I will pray for you unto the LORD."
�And they gathered together to Mizpeh, and drew water, and poured [it] out before the LORD, and fasted on that day, and said there, We have sinned against the LORD. And Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpeh."
�And when the Philistines heard that the children of Israel were gathered together to Mizpeh, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. And when the children of Israel heard [it], they were afraid of the Philistines."
�And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Cease not to cry unto the LORD our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines."
�And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered [it for] a burnt offering wholly unto the LORD: and Samuel cried unto the LORD for Israel; and the LORD heard him."19o;
+;"19;["^And Saul spake to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should kill David."
�But Jonathan Saul's son delighted much in David: and Jonathan told David, saying, Saul my father seeketh to kill thee: now therefore, I pray thee, take heed to thyself until the morning, and abide in a secret [place], and hide thyself:"
�And I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where thou [art], and I will commune with my father of thee; and what I see, that I will tell thee."
�And Jonathan spake good of David unto Saul his father, and said unto him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David; because he hath not sinned against thee, and because his works [have been] to thee-ward very good:"
�For he did put his life in his hand, and slew the Philistine, and the LORD wrought a great salvation for all Israel: thou sawest [it], and didst rejoice: wherefore then wilt thou sin against innocent blood, to slay David without a cause?"pAnd Saul hearkened unto the voice of Jonathan: and Saul sware, [As] the LORD liveth, he shall not be slain."
�And Jonathan called David, and Jonathan shewed him all those things. And Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence, as in times past."
�And there was war again: and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter; and they fled from him."
�And the evil spirit from the LORD was upon Saul, as he sat in his house with his javelin in his hand: and David played with [his] hand."31o;
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�Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa."
�And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, Saul's sons."lAnd the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers."
Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it."jAnd when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon his sword, and died with him."eSo Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer, and all his men, that same day together."
And when the men of Israel that [were] on the other side of the valley, and [they] that [were] on the other side Jordan, saw that the men of Israel fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook the cities, and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them."
�And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen in mount Gilboa."
�And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to publish [it in] the house of their idols, and among the people."08o;
+;"08;["XAnd it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel."pNow the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: [they were] judges in Beersheba."pAnd his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment."_Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah,"
�And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations."rBut the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the LORD."
�And the LORD said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them."
�According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even unto this day, wherewith they have forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they also unto thee."
�Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit yet protest solemnly unto them, and shew them the manner of the king that shall reign over them."20o;
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�And David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, What have I done? what [is] mine iniquity? and what [is] my sin before thy father, that he seeketh my life?"
�And he said unto him, God forbid; thou shalt not die: behold, my father will do nothing either great or small, but that he will shew it me: and why should my father hide this thing from me? it [is] not [so]."
And David sware moreover, and said, Thy father certainly knoweth that I have found grace in thine eyes; and he saith, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved: but truly [as] the LORD liveth, and [as] thy soul liveth, [there is] but a step between me and death."_Then said Jonathan unto David, Whatsoever thy soul desireth, I will even do [it] for thee."
�And David said unto Jonathan, Behold, to morrow [is] the new moon, and I should not fail to sit with the king at meat: but let me go, that I may hide myself in the field unto the third [day] at even."
�If thy father at all miss me, then say, David earnestly asked [leave] of me that he might run to Bethlehem his city: for [there is] a yearly sacrifice there for all the family."
�If he say thus, [It is] well; thy servant shall have peace: but if he be very wroth, [then] be sure that evil is determined by him."
�Therefore thou shalt deal kindly with thy servant; for thou hast brought thy servant into a covenant of the LORD with thee: notwithstanding, if there be in me iniquity, slay me thyself; for why shouldest thou bring me to thy father?"
�And Jonathan said, Far be it from thee: for if I knew certainly that evil were determined by my father to come upon thee, then would not I tell it thee?"21o;
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�Then came David to Nob to Ahimelech the priest: and Ahimelech was afraid at the meeting of David, and said unto him, Why [art] thou alone, and no man with thee?"
And David said unto Ahimelech the priest, The king hath commanded me a business, and hath said unto me, Let no man know any thing of the business whereabout I send thee, and what I have commanded thee: and I have appointed [my] servants to such and such a place."uNow therefore what is under thine hand? give [me] five [loaves of] bread in mine hand, or what there is present."
�And the priest answered David, and said, [There is] no common bread under mine hand, but there is hallowed bread; if the young men have kept themselves at least from women."
And David answered the priest, and said unto him, Of a truth women [have been] kept from us about these three days, since I came out, and the vessels of the young men are holy, and [the bread is] in a manner common, yea, though it were sanctified this day in the vessel."
�So the priest gave him hallowed [bread]: for there was no bread there but the shewbread, that was taken from before the LORD, to put hot bread in the day when it was taken away."
�Now a certain man of the servants of Saul [was] there that day, detained before the LORD; and his name [was] Doeg, an Edomite, the chiefest of the herdmen that [belonged] to Saul."
�And David said unto Ahimelech, And is there not here under thine hand spear or sword? for I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king's business required haste."
And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it [is here] wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if thou wilt take that, take [it]: for [there is] no other save that here. And David said, [There is] none like that; give it me."10o;
+;"10;["
�Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured [it] upon his head, and kissed him, and said, [Is it] not because the LORD hath anointed thee [to be] captain over his inheritance?";
When thou art departed from me to day, then thou shalt find two men by Rachel's sepulchre in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will say unto thee, The asses which thou wentest to seek are found: and, lo, thy father hath left the care of the asses, and sorroweth for you, saying, What shall I do for my son?"
Then shalt thou go on forward from thence, and thou shalt come to the plain of Tabor, and there shall meet thee three men going up to God to Bethel, one carrying three kids, and another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a bottle of wine:"mAnd they will salute thee, and give thee two [loaves] of bread; which thou shalt receive of their hands."E
After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where [is] the garrison of the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a tabret, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they shall prophesy:"}And the Spirit of the LORD will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man."wAnd let it be, when these signs are come unto thee, [that] thou do as occasion serve thee; for God [is] with thee."
�And thou shalt go down before me to Gilgal; and, behold, I will come down unto thee, to offer burnt offerings, [and] to sacrifice sacrifices of peace offerings: seven days shalt thou tarry, till I come to thee, and shew thee what thou shalt do."
�And it was [so], that when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, God gave him another heart: and all those signs came to pass that day."09o;
+;"09;["
�Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name [was] Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphiah, a Benjamite, a mighty man of power."
�And he had a son, whose name [was] Saul, a choice young man, and a goodly: and [there was] not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward [he was] higher than any of the people."
�And the asses of Kish Saul's father were lost. And Kish said to Saul his son, Take now one of the servants with thee, and arise, go seek the asses."
�And he passed through mount Ephraim, and passed through the land of Shalisha, but they found [them] not: then they passed through the land of Shalim, and [there they were] not: and he passed through the land of the Benjamites, but they found [them] not."
�[And] when they were come to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant that [was] with him, Come, and let us return; lest my father leave [caring] for the asses, and take thought for us."
�And he said unto him, Behold now, [there is] in this city a man of God, and [he is] an honourable man; all that he saith cometh surely to pass: now let us go thither; peradventure he can shew us our way that we should go."
�Then said Saul to his servant, But, behold, [if] we go, what shall we bring the man? for the bread is spent in our vessels, and [there is] not a present to bring to the man of God: what have we?"
�And the servant answered Saul again, and said, Behold, I have here at hand the fourth part of a shekel of silver: [that] will I give to the man of God, to tell us our way."
�(Beforetime in Israel, when a man went to enquire of God, thus he spake, Come, and let us go to the seer: for [he that is] now [called] a Prophet was beforetime called a Seer.);"1Samuel;
+Micaho;	;"33;	{"6o;
+;"6;["qHear ye now what the LORD saith; Arise, contend thou before the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice."
�Hear ye, O mountains, the LORD'S controversy, and ye strong foundations of the earth: for the LORD hath a controversy with his people, and he will plead with Israel."bO my people, what have I done unto thee? and wherein have I wearied thee? testify against me."
�For I brought thee up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed thee out of the house of servants; and I sent before thee Moses, Aaron, and Miriam."
�O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab consulted, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him from Shittim unto Gilgal; that ye may know the righteousness of the LORD."
�Wherewith shall I come before the LORD, [and] bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old?"
�Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, [or] with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give my firstborn [for] my transgression, the fruit of my body [for] the sin of my soul?"
�He hath shewed thee, O man, what [is] good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?"
~The LORD'S voice crieth unto the city, and [the man of] wisdom shall see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it."7o;
+;"7;["
�Woe is me! for I am as when they have gathered the summer fruits, as the grapegleanings of the vintage: [there is] no cluster to eat: my soul desired the firstripe fruit."
�The good [man] is perished out of the earth: and [there is] none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net."
�That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge [asketh] for a reward; and the great [man], he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up."
�The best of them [is] as a brier: the most upright [is sharper] than a thorn hedge: the day of thy watchmen [and] thy visitation cometh; now shall be their perplexity."~Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom."
�For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother in law; a man's enemies [are] the men of his own house."gTherefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me."
~Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD [shall be] a light unto me."
�I will bear the indignation of the LORD, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, [and] I shall behold his righteousness."1o;
+;"1;["
�The word of the LORD that came to Micah the Morasthite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, [and] Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem."
�Hear, all ye people; hearken, O earth, and all that therein is: and let the Lord GOD be witness against you, the Lord from his holy temple."zFor, behold, the LORD cometh forth out of his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth."
�And the mountains shall be molten under him, and the valleys shall be cleft, as wax before the fire, [and] as the waters [that are] poured down a steep place."
�For the transgression of Jacob [is] all this, and for the sins of the house of Israel. What [is] the transgression of Jacob? [is it] not Samaria? and what [are] the high places of Judah? [are they] not Jerusalem?"
�Therefore I will make Samaria as an heap of the field, [and] as plantings of a vineyard: and I will pour down the stones thereof into the valley, and I will discover the foundations thereof."
And all the graven images thereof shall be beaten to pieces, and all the hires thereof shall be burned with the fire, and all the idols thereof will I lay desolate: for she gathered [it] of the hire of an harlot, and they shall return to the hire of an harlot."
Therefore I will wail and howl, I will go stripped and naked: I will make a wailing like the dragons, and mourning as the owls."yFor her wound [is] incurable; for it is come unto Judah; he is come unto the gate of my people, [even] to Jerusalem."2o;
+;"2;["
�Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand."
�And they covet fields, and take [them] by violence; and houses, and take [them] away: so they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage."
�Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, against this family do I devise an evil, from which ye shall not remove your necks; neither shall ye go haughtily: for this time [is] evil."
�In that day shall [one] take up a parable against you, and lament with a doleful lamentation, [and] say, We be utterly spoiled: he hath changed the portion of my people: how hath he removed [it] from me! turning away he hath divided our fields."bTherefore thou shalt have none that shall cast a cord by lot in the congregation of the LORD."zProphesy ye not, [say they to them that] prophesy: they shall not prophesy to them, [that] they shall not take shame."
�O [thou that art] named the house of Jacob, is the spirit of the LORD straitened? [are] these his doings? do not my words do good to him that walketh uprightly?"
�Even of late my people is risen up as an enemy: ye pull off the robe with the garment from them that pass by securely as men averse from war."
}The women of my people have ye cast out from their pleasant houses; from their children have ye taken away my glory for ever."3o;
+;"3;["
|And I said, Hear, I pray you, O heads of Jacob, and ye princes of the house of Israel; [Is it] not for you to know judgment?"xWho hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones;"
�Who also eat the flesh of my people, and flay their skin from off them; and they break their bones, and chop them in pieces, as for the pot, and as flesh within the caldron."
�Then shall they cry unto the LORD, but he will not hear them: he will even hide his face from them at that time, as they have behaved themselves ill in their doings."
�Thus saith the LORD concerning the prophets that make my people err, that bite with their teeth, and cry, Peace; and he that putteth not into their mouths, they even prepare war against him."
�Therefore night [shall be] unto you, that ye shall not have a vision; and it shall be dark unto you, that ye shall not divine; and the sun shall go down over the prophets, and the day shall be dark over them."
�Then shall the seers be ashamed, and the diviners confounded: yea, they shall all cover their lips; for [there is] no answer of God."
�But truly I am full of power by the spirit of the LORD, and of judgment, and of might, to declare unto Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin."
�Hear this, I pray you, ye heads of the house of Jacob, and princes of the house of Israel, that abhor judgment, and pervert all equity."4o;
+;"4;["
�But in the last days it shall come to pass, [that] the mountain of the house of the LORD shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto it."
+;"5;["
�Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us: they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek."
�But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, [though] thou be little among the thousands of Judah, [yet] out of thee shall he come forth unto me [that is] to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth [have been] from of old, from everlasting."
�Therefore will he give them up, until the time [that] she which travaileth hath brought forth: then the remnant of his brethren shall return unto the children of Israel."
�And he shall stand and feed in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God; and they shall abide: for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth."
�And this [man] shall be the peace, when the Assyrian shall come into our land: and when he shall tread in our palaces, then shall we raise against him seven shepherds, and eight principal men."
�And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof: thus shall he deliver [us] from the Assyrian, when he cometh into our land, and when he treadeth within our borders."
�And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people as a dew from the LORD, as the showers upon the grass, that tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth for the sons of men."
�And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many people as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep: who, if he go through, both treadeth down, and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver."bThine hand shall be lifted up upon thine adversaries, and all thine enemies shall be cut off.;"
+Micah;
+;"22;["1Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,"YCan a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself?"
{[Is it] any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or [is it] gain [to him], that thou makest thy ways perfect?"RWill he reprove thee for fear of thee? will he enter with thee into judgment?"B[Is] not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite?"hFor thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing."eThou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry."WBut [as for] the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it."WThou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken."11o;
+;"11;["3Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,"_Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified?"fShould thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?"MFor thou hast said, My doctrine [is] pure, and I am clean in thine eyes."ABut oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee;"
�And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, that [they are] double to that which is! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee [less] than thine iniquity [deserveth]."\Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?"[[It is] as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know?"NThe measure thereof [is] longer than the earth, and broader than the sea."33o;
+;"33;["PWherefore, Job, I pray thee, hear my speeches, and hearken to all my words."KBehold, now I have opened my mouth, my tongue hath spoken in my mouth."cMy words [shall be of] the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly."WThe Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life."KIf thou canst answer me, set [thy words] in order before me, stand up."[Behold, I [am] according to thy wish in God's stead: I also am formed out of the clay."\Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, neither shall my hand be heavy upon thee."bSurely thou hast spoken in mine hearing, and I have heard the voice of [thy] words, [saying],"ZI am clean without transgression, I [am] innocent; neither [is there] iniquity in me."34o;
+;"34;[")Furthermore Elihu answered and said,"RHear my words, O ye wise [men]; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge."9For the ear trieth words, as the mouth tasteth meat."NLet us choose to us judgment: let us know among ourselves what [is] good."LFor Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment."RShould I lie against my right? my wound [is] incurable without transgression."CWhat man [is] like Job, [who] drinketh up scorning like water?"VWhich goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men."ZFor he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God."23o;
+;"23;[" Then Job answered and said,"QEven to day [is] my complaint bitter: my stroke is heavier than my groaning."SOh that I knew where I might find him! [that] I might come [even] to his seat!"KI would order [my] cause before him, and fill my mouth with arguments."aI would know the words [which] he would answer me, and understand what he would say unto me."\Will he plead against me with [his] great power? No; but he would put [strength] in me."aThere the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge."\Behold, I go forward, but he [is] not [there]; and backward, but I cannot perceive him:"
~On the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold [him]: he hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see [him]:"12o;
+;"12;["And Job answered and said,"ENo doubt but ye [are] the people, and wisdom shall die with you."tBut I have understanding as well as you; I [am] not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these?"
~I am [as] one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright [man is] laughed to scorn."lHe that is ready to slip with [his] feet [is as] a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease."yThe tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth [abundantly]."kBut ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:"gOr speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee."NWho knoweth not in all these that the hand of the LORD hath wrought this?"01o;
+;"01;["
�There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name [was] Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil."AAnd there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters."
�His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east."
�And his sons went and feasted [in their] houses, every one his day; and sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them."5
And it was so, when the days of [their] feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings [according] to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually."yNow there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them."
�And the LORD said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it."
�And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that [there is] none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil?"JThen Satan answered the LORD, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought?"02o;
+;"02;["
�Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the LORD."
�And the LORD said unto Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it."#
And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that [there is] none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause."nAnd Satan answered the LORD, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life."hBut put forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face."TAnd the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, he [is] in thine hand; but save his life."So went Satan forth from the presence of the LORD, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown."ZAnd he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and he sat down among the ashes."]Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die."24o;
+;"24;["`Why, seeing times are not hidden from the Almighty, do they that know him not see his days?"V[Some] remove the landmarks; they violently take away flocks, and feed [thereof]."VThey drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow's ox for a pledge."XThey turn the needy out of the way: the poor of the earth hide themselves together."
�Behold, [as] wild asses in the desert, go they forth to their work; rising betimes for a prey: the wilderness [yieldeth] food for them [and] for [their] children."\They reap [every one] his corn in the field: and they gather the vintage of the wicked."^They cause the naked to lodge without clothing, that [they have] no covering in the cold."`They are wet with the showers of the mountains, and embrace the rock for want of a shelter."NThey pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor."35o;
+;"35;["$Elihu spake moreover, and said,"_Thinkest thou this to be right, [that] thou saidst, My righteousness [is] more than God's?"{For thou saidst, What advantage will it be unto thee? [and], What profit shall I have, [if I be cleansed] from my sin?"6I will answer thee, and thy companions with thee."XLook unto the heavens, and see; and behold the clouds [which] are higher than thou."vIf thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? or [if] thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him?"TIf thou be righteous, what givest thou him? or what receiveth he of thine hand?"fThy wickedness [may hurt] a man as thou [art]; and thy righteousness [may profit] the son of man."
|By reason of the multitude of oppressions they make [the oppressed] to cry: they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty."13o;
+;"13;["NLo, mine eye hath seen all [this], mine ear hath heard and understood it."KWhat ye know, [the same] do I know also: I [am] not inferior unto you."KSurely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God."GBut ye [are] forgers of lies, ye [are] all physicians of no value."NO that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom."DHear now my reasoning, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips."BWill ye speak wickedly for God? and talk deceitfully for him?"8Will ye accept his person? will ye contend for God?"bIs it good that he should search you out? or as one man mocketh another, do ye [so] mock him?"14o;
+;"14;["IMan [that is] born of a woman [is] of few days, and full of trouble."dHe cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not."]And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into judgment with thee?">Who can bring a clean [thing] out of an unclean? not one."
Seeing his days [are] determined, the number of his months [are] with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;"XTurn from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as an hireling, his day."
}For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease."[Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground;"W[Yet] through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant."25o;
+;"25;["0Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,"JDominion and fear [are] with him, he maketh peace in his high places."OIs there any number of his armies? and upon whom doth not his light arise?"^How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean [that is] born of a woman?"[Behold even to the moon, and it shineth not; yea, the stars are not pure in his sight."PHow much less man, [that is] a worm? and the son of man, [which is] a worm?"03o;
+;"03;["9After this opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day."And Job spake, and said,"qLet the day perish wherein I was born, and the night [in which] it was said, There is a man child conceived."eLet that day be darkness; let not God regard it from above, neither let the light shine upon it."wLet darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it."
�As [for] that night, let darkness seize upon it; let it not be joined unto the days of the year, let it not come into the number of the months."FLo, let that night be solitary, let no joyful voice come therein."TLet them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to raise up their mourning."
�Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark; let it look for light, but [have] none; neither let it see the dawning of the day:"36o;
+;"36;["$Elihu also proceeded, and said,"YSuffer me a little, and I will shew thee that [I have] yet to speak on God's behalf."UI will fetch my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker."_For truly my words [shall] not [be] false: he that is perfect in knowledge [is] with thee."]Behold, God [is] mighty, and despiseth not [any: he is] mighty in strength [and] wisdom."LHe preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor."
�He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: but with kings [are they] on the throne; yea, he doth establish them for ever, and they are exalted."OAnd if [they be] bound in fetters, [and] be holden in cords of affliction;"WThen he sheweth them their work, and their transgressions that they have exceeded."26o;
+;"26;["But Job answered and said,"iHow hast thou helped [him that is] without power? [how] savest thou the arm [that hath] no strength?"uHow hast thou counselled [him that hath] no wisdom? and [how] hast thou plentifully declared the thing as it is?"FTo whom hast thou uttered words? and whose spirit came from thee?"QDead [things] are formed from under the waters, and the inhabitants thereof."BHell [is] naked before him, and destruction hath no covering."\He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, [and] hangeth the earth upon nothing."XHe bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them."OHe holdeth back the face of his throne, [and] spreadeth his cloud upon it."37o;
+;"37;["DAt this also my heart trembleth, and is moved out of his place."ZHear attentively the noise of his voice, and the sound [that] goeth out of his mouth."ZHe directeth it under the whole heaven, and his lightning unto the ends of the earth."
|After it a voice roareth: he thundereth with the voice of his excellency; and he will not stay them when his voice is heard."cGod thundereth marvellously with his voice; great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend."yFor he saith to the snow, Be thou [on] the earth; likewise to the small rain, and to the great rain of his strength."IHe sealeth up the hand of every man; that all men may know his work.">Then the beasts go into dens, and remain in their places."FOut of the south cometh the whirlwind: and cold out of the north."04o;
+;"04;["1Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,"j[If] we assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? but who can withhold himself from speaking?"RBehold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands."_Thy words have upholden him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees."^But now it is come upon thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled."Y[Is] not [this] thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways?"eRemember, I pray thee, who [ever] perished, being innocent? or where were the righteous cut off?"UEven as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same."ZBy the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed."15o;
+;"15;["2Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said,"SShould a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?"[Should he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?"CYea, thou castest off fear, and restrainest prayer before God."WFor thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty."ZThine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I: yea, thine own lips testify against thee."R[Art] thou the first man [that] was born? or wast thou made before the hills?"QHast thou heard the secret of God? and dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself?"ZWhat knowest thou, that we know not? [what] understandest thou, which [is] not in us?"38o;
+;"38;["?Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,"EWho [is] this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?"UGird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me."cWhere wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding."aWho hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?"ZWhereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof;"SWhen the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?"eOr [who] shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, [as if] it had issued out of the womb?"ZWhen I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it,"27o;
+;"27;["2Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,"d[As] God liveth, [who] hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, [who] hath vexed my soul;"SAll the while my breath [is] in me, and the spirit of God [is] in my nostrils;"DMy lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit."_God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me."nMy righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach [me] so long as I live."ZLet mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous."cFor what [is] the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?"8Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?"05o;
+;"05;["`Call now, if there be any that will answer thee; and to which of the saints wilt thou turn?"GFor wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one."OI have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation."rHis children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither [is there] any to deliver [them]."|Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance."eAlthough affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;"<Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward."AI would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause:"QWhich doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number:"16o;
+;"16;[" Then Job answered and said,"FI have heard many such things: miserable comforters [are] ye all."PShall vain words have an end? or what emboldeneth thee that thou answerest?"
�I also could speak as ye [do]: if your soul were in my soul's stead, I could heap up words against you, and shake mine head at you."g[But] I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the moving of my lips should asswage [your grief]."WThough I speak, my grief is not asswaged: and [though] I forbear, what am I eased?"KBut now he hath made me weary: thou hast made desolate all my company."
�And thou hast filled me with wrinkles, [which] is a witness [against me]: and my leanness rising up in me beareth witness to my face."}He teareth [me] in his wrath, who hateth me: he gnasheth upon me with his teeth; mine enemy sharpeneth his eyes upon me."17o;
+;"17;["NMy breath is corrupt, my days are extinct, the graves [are ready] for me."Z[Are there] not mockers with me? and doth not mine eye continue in their provocation?"^Lay down now, put me in a surety with thee; who [is] he [that] will strike hands with me?"]For thou hast hid their heart from understanding: therefore shalt thou not exalt [them]."ZHe that speaketh flattery to [his] friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail."RHe hath made me also a byword of the people; and aforetime I was as a tabret."TMine eye also is dim by reason of sorrow, and all my members [are] as a shadow."kUpright [men] shall be astonied at this, and the innocent shall stir up himself against the hypocrite."kThe righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger."39o;
+;"39;["uKnowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? [or] canst thou mark when the hinds do calve?"eCanst thou number the months [that] they fulfil? or knowest thou the time when they bring forth?"YThey bow themselves, they bring forth their young ones, they cast out their sorrows."jTheir young ones are in good liking, they grow up with corn; they go forth, and return not unto them."WWho hath sent out the wild ass free? or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass?"OWhose house I have made the wilderness, and the barren land his dwellings."ZHe scorneth the multitude of the city, neither regardeth he the crying of the driver."[The range of the mountains [is] his pasture, and he searcheth after every green thing."EWill the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy crib?"28o;
+;"28;["XSurely there is a vein for the silver, and a place for gold [where] they fine [it]."NIron is taken out of the earth, and brass [is] molten [out of] the stone."vHe setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death."
�The flood breaketh out from the inhabitant; [even the waters] forgotten of the foot: they are dried up, they are gone away from men."[[As for] the earth, out of it cometh bread: and under it is turned up as it were fire."MThe stones of it [are] the place of sapphires: and it hath dust of gold."X[There is] a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the vulture's eye hath not seen:"MThe lion's whelps have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed by it."XHe putteth forth his hand upon the rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots."40o;
+;"40;[".Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said,"iShall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct [him]? he that reproveth God, let him answer it."*Then Job answered the LORD, and said,"UBehold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth."ZOnce have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further."DThen answered the LORD unto Job out of the whirlwind, and said,"WGird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me."^Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?"LHast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?"06o;
+;"06;["But Job answered and said,"\Oh that my grief were throughly weighed, and my calamity laid in the balances together!"_For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea: therefore my words are swallowed up."
�For the arrows of the Almighty [are] within me, the poison whereof drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of God do set themselves in array against me."QDoth the wild ass bray when he hath grass? or loweth the ox over his fodder?"gCan that which is unsavoury be eaten without salt? or is there [any] taste in the white of an egg?"KThe things [that] my soul refused to touch [are] as my sorrowful meat."^Oh that I might have my request; and that God would grant [me] the thing that I long for!"cEven that it would please God to destroy me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!"18o;
+;"18;["0Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,"[How long [will it be ere] ye make an end of words? mark, and afterwards we will speak."JWherefore are we counted as beasts, [and] reputed vile in your sight?"{He teareth himself in his anger: shall the earth be forsaken for thee? and shall the rock be removed out of his place?"^Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine."YThe light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and his candle shall be put out with him."\The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down."LFor he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walketh upon a snare."VThe gin shall take [him] by the heel, [and] the robber shall prevail against him."41o;
+;"41;["eCanst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord [which] thou lettest down?"PCanst thou put an hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn?"UWill he make many supplications unto thee? will he speak soft [words] unto thee?"RWill he make a covenant with thee? wilt thou take him for a servant for ever?"UWilt thou play with him as [with] a bird? or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens?"YShall the companions make a banquet of him? shall they part him among the merchants?"NCanst thou fill his skin with barbed irons? or his head with fish spears?">Lay thine hand upon him, remember the battle, do no more."_Behold, the hope of him is in vain: shall not [one] be cast down even at the sight of him?"29o;
+;"29;["2Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,"ROh that I were as [in] months past, as [in] the days [when] God preserved me;"^When his candle shined upon my head, [and when] by his light I walked [through] darkness;"WAs I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God [was] upon my tabernacle;"MWhen the Almighty [was] yet with me, [when] my children [were] about me;"RWhen I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil;"[When I went out to the gate through the city, [when] I prepared my seat in the street!"RThe young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, [and] stood up."IThe princes refrained talking, and laid [their] hand on their mouth."30o;
+;"30;["
�But now [they that are] younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers I would have disdained to have set with the dogs of my flock."`Yea, whereto [might] the strength of their hands [profit] me, in whom old age was perished?"mFor want and famine [they were] solitary; fleeing into the wilderness in former time desolate and waste."JWho cut up mallows by the bushes, and juniper roots [for] their meat."YThey were driven forth from among [men], (they cried after them as [after] a thief;)"XTo dwell in the clifts of the valleys, [in] caves of the earth, and [in] the rocks."QAmong the bushes they brayed; under the nettles they were gathered together."^[They were] children of fools, yea, children of base men: they were viler than the earth."5And now am I their song, yea, I am their byword."07o;
+;"07;["n[Is there] not an appointed time to man upon earth? [are not] his days also like the days of an hireling?"iAs a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for [the reward of] his work:"XSo am I made to possess months of vanity, and wearisome nights are appointed to me."
�When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and the night be gone? and I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day."_My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; my skin is broken, and become loathsome."MMy days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent without hope."HO remember that my life [is] wind: mine eye shall no more see good."gThe eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no [more]: thine eyes [are] upon me, and I [am] not."o[As] the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no [more]."42o;
+;"42;["*Then Job answered the LORD, and said,"`I know that thou canst do every [thing], and [that] no thought can be withholden from thee."
�Who [is] he that hideth counsel without knowledge? therefore have I uttered that I understood not; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not."]Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me."QI have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee.">Wherefore I abhor [myself], and repent in dust and ashes."
�And it was [so], that after the LORD had spoken these words unto Job, the LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends: for ye have not spoken of me [the thing that is] right, as my servant Job [hath].";
Therefore take unto you now seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you: for him will I accept: lest I deal with you [after your] folly, in that ye have not spoken of me [the thing which is] right, like my servant Job."
�So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite [and] Zophar the Naamathite went, and did according as the LORD commanded them: the LORD also accepted Job."19o;
+;"19;[" Then Job answered and said,"EHow long will ye vex my soul, and break me in pieces with words?"gThese ten times have ye reproached me: ye are not ashamed [that] ye make yourselves strange to me."LAnd be it indeed [that] I have erred, mine error remaineth with myself."YIf indeed ye will magnify [yourselves] against me, and plead against me my reproach:"NKnow now that God hath overthrown me, and hath compassed me with his net."]Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard: I cry aloud, but [there is] no judgment."WHe hath fenced up my way that I cannot pass, and he hath set darkness in my paths."IHe hath stripped me of my glory, and taken the crown [from] my head."31o;
+;"31;["KI made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?"hFor what portion of God [is there] from above? and [what] inheritance of the Almighty from on high?"_[Is] not destruction to the wicked? and a strange [punishment] to the workers of iniquity?"5Doth not he see my ways, and count all my steps?"GIf I have walked with vanity, or if my foot hath hasted to deceit;"LLet me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know mine integrity."~If my step hath turned out of the way, and mine heart walked after mine eyes, and if any blot hath cleaved to mine hands;"Q[Then] let me sow, and let another eat; yea, let my offspring be rooted out."bIf mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or [if] I have laid wait at my neighbour's door;"08o;
+;"08;["0Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,"rHow long wilt thou speak these [things]? and [how long shall] the words of thy mouth [be like] a strong wind?"EDoth God pervert judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert justice?"aIf thy children have sinned against him, and he have cast them away for their transgression;"WIf thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty;"
}If thou [wert] pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous."PThough thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase."eFor enquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers:"c(For we [are but of] yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth [are] a shadow:)"20o;
+;"20;["3Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,"NTherefore do my thoughts cause me to answer, and for [this] I make haste."dI have heard the check of my reproach, and the spirit of my understanding causeth me to answer."EKnowest thou [not] this of old, since man was placed upon earth,"cThat the triumphing of the wicked [is] short, and the joy of the hypocrite [but] for a moment?"WThough his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds;"i[Yet] he shall perish for ever like his own dung: they which have seen him shall say, Where [is] he?"qHe shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found: yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night."gThe eye also [which] saw him shall [see him] no more; neither shall his place any more behold him."21o;
+;"21;["But Job answered and said,"BHear diligently my speech, and let this be your consolations."GSuffer me that I may speak; and after that I have spoken, mock on."dAs for me, [is] my complaint to man? and if [it were so], why should not my spirit be troubled?"GMark me, and be astonished, and lay [your] hand upon [your] mouth."MEven when I remember I am afraid, and trembling taketh hold on my flesh."HWherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?"_Their seed is established in their sight with them, and their offspring before their eyes."NTheir houses [are] safe from fear, neither [is] the rod of God upon them."10o;
+;"10;["sMy soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul."WI will say unto God, Do not condemn me; shew me wherefore thou contendest with me."
�[Is it] good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked?"9Hast thou eyes of flesh? or seest thou as man seeth?"F[Are] thy days as the days of man? [are] thy years as man's days,"IThat thou enquirest after mine iniquity, and searchest after my sin?"_Thou knowest that I am not wicked; and [there is] none that can deliver out of thine hand."^Thine hands have made me and fashioned me together round about; yet thou dost destroy me."jRemember, I beseech thee, that thou hast made me as the clay; and wilt thou bring me into dust again?"09o;
+;"09;[" Then Job answered and said,"GI know [it is] so of a truth: but how should man be just with God?"IIf he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand."p[He is] wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened [himself] against him, and hath prospered?"ZWhich removeth the mountains, and they know not: which overturneth them in his anger."OWhich shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof tremble."KWhich commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars."SWhich alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea."OWhich maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south."32o;
+;"32;["YSo these three men ceased to answer Job, because he [was] righteous in his own eyes."
�Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the kindred of Ram: against Job was his wrath kindled, because he justified himself rather than God."yAlso against his three friends was his wrath kindled, because they had found no answer, and [yet] had condemned Job."QNow Elihu had waited till Job had spoken, because they [were] elder than he."mWhen Elihu saw that [there was] no answer in the mouth of [these] three men, then his wrath was kindled."
�And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I [am] young, and ye [are] very old; wherefore I was afraid, and durst not shew you mine opinion."KI said, Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom."cBut [there is] a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding."NGreat men are not [always] wise: neither do the aged understand judgment.;"Job;
+;"1;["3The burden which Habakkuk the prophet did see."zO LORD, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! [even] cry out unto thee [of] violence, and thou wilt not save!"
�Why dost thou shew me iniquity, and cause [me] to behold grievance? for spoiling and violence [are] before me: and there are [that] raise up strife and contention."
�Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth."
�Behold ye among the heathen, and regard, and wonder marvellously: for [I] will work a work in your days, [which] ye will not believe, though it be told [you]."
�For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, [that] bitter and hasty nation, which shall march through the breadth of the land, to possess the dwellingplaces [that are] not theirs."dThey [are] terrible and dreadful: their judgment and their dignity shall proceed of themselves."
�Their horses also are swifter than the leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves: and their horsemen shall spread themselves, and their horsemen shall come from far; they shall fly as the eagle [that] hasteth to eat."
They shall come all for violence: their faces shall sup up [as] the east wind, and they shall gather the captivity as the sand."2o;
+;"2;["
�I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved."|And the LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make [it] plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it."
�For the vision [is] yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry."gBehold, his soul [which] is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith."
�Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine, [he is] a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire as hell, and [is] as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all people:"
�Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth [that which is] not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay!"
}Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee, and awake that shall vex thee, and thou shalt be for booties unto them?"
�Because thou hast spoiled many nations, all the remnant of the people shall spoil thee; because of men's blood, and [for] the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein."
�Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!"3o;
+;"3;["6A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet upon Shigionoth."
�O LORD, I have heard thy speech, [and] was afraid: O LORD, revive thy work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make known; in wrath remember mercy."
�God came from Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise."{And [his] brightness was as the light; he had horns [coming] out of his hand: and there [was] the hiding of his power."NBefore him went the pestilence, and burning coals went forth at his feet."
�He stood, and measured the earth: he beheld, and drove asunder the nations; and the everlasting mountains were scattered, the perpetual hills did bow: his ways [are] everlasting."cI saw the tents of Cushan in affliction: [and] the curtains of the land of Midian did tremble."
�Was the LORD displeased against the rivers? [was] thine anger against the rivers? [was] thy wrath against the sea, that thou didst ride upon thine horses [and] thy chariots of salvation?"
�Thy bow was made quite naked, [according] to the oaths of the tribes, [even thy] word. Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers.;"
+3Johno;	;"64;	{"1o;
+;"1;["DThe elder unto the wellbeloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth."mBeloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth."
}For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth."GI have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth."\Beloved, thou doest faithfully whatsoever thou doest to the brethren, and to strangers;"
�Which have borne witness of thy charity before the church: whom if thou bring forward on their journey after a godly sort, thou shalt do well:"VBecause that for his name's sake they went forth, taking nothing of the Gentiles."UWe therefore ought to receive such, that we might be fellowhelpers to the truth."nI wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not.;"
+3John;
+;"6;["
Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the rolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon."
�And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that [is] in the province of the Medes, a roll, and therein [was] a record thus written:"?
In the first year of Cyrus the king [the same] Cyrus the king made a decree [concerning] the house of God at Jerusalem, Let the house be builded, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid; the height thereof threescore cubits, [and] the breadth thereof threescore cubits;"w[With] three rows of great stones, and a row of new timber: and let the expenses be given out of the king's house:",
And also let the golden and silver vessels of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took forth out of the temple which [is] at Jerusalem, and brought unto Babylon, be restored, and brought again unto the temple which [is] at Jerusalem, [every one] to his place, and place [them] in the house of God."
�Now [therefore], Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shetharboznai, and your companions the Apharsachites, which [are] beyond the river, be ye far from thence:"
�Let the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in his place."
�Moreover I make a decree what ye shall do to the elders of these Jews for the building of this house of God: that of the king's goods, [even] of the tribute beyond the river, forthwith expenses be given unto these men, that they be not hindered."	
And that which they have need of, both young bullocks, and rams, and lambs, for the burnt offerings of the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the appointment of the priests which [are] at Jerusalem, let it be given them day by day without fail:"7o;
+;"7;["
�Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,"=The son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub,"AThe son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth,"<The son of Zerahiah, the son of Uzzi, the son of Bukki,"dThe son of Abishua, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the chief priest:"
�This Ezra went up from Babylon; and he [was] a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the LORD God of Israel had given: and the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the LORD his God upon him."
�And there went up [some] of the children of Israel, and of the priests, and the Levites, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims, unto Jerusalem, in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king."^And he came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, which [was] in the seventh year of the king."
�For upon the first [day] of the first month began he to go up from Babylon, and on the first [day] of the fifth month came he to Jerusalem, according to the good hand of his God upon him."8o;
+;"8;["
�These [are] now the chief of their fathers, and [this is] the genealogy of them that went up with me from Babylon, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king."eOf the sons of Phinehas; Gershom: of the sons of Ithamar; Daniel: of the sons of David; Hattush."
�Of the sons of Shechaniah, of the sons of Pharosh; Zechariah: and with him were reckoned by genealogy of the males an hundred and fifty."^Of the sons of Pahathmoab; Elihoenai the son of Zerahiah, and with him two hundred males."VOf the sons of Shechaniah; the son of Jahaziel, and with him three hundred males."ROf the sons also of Adin; Ebed the son of Jonathan, and with him fifty males."WAnd of the sons of Elam; Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah, and with him seventy males."^And of the sons of Shephatiah; Zebadiah the son of Michael, and with him fourscore males."aOf the sons of Joab; Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen males."9o;
+;"9;["b
Now when these things were done, the princes came to me, saying, The people of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites, have not separated themselves from the people of the lands, [doing] according to their abominations, [even] of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites."
�For they have taken of their daughters for themselves, and for their sons: so that the holy seed have mingled themselves with the people of [those] lands: yea, the hand of the princes and rulers hath been chief in this trespass."
�And when I heard this thing, I rent my garment and my mantle, and plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down astonied."
�Then were assembled unto me every one that trembled at the words of the God of Israel, because of the transgression of those that had been carried away; and I sat astonied until the evening sacrifice."
�And at the evening sacrifice I arose up from my heaviness; and having rent my garment and my mantle, I fell upon my knees, and spread out my hands unto the LORD my God,"
�And said, O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee, my God: for our iniquities are increased over [our] head, and our trespass is grown up unto the heavens.""
Since the days of our fathers [have] we [been] in a great trespass unto this day; and for our iniquities have we, our kings, [and] our priests, been delivered into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity, and to a spoil, and to confusion of face, as [it is] this day."
�And now for a little space grace hath been [shewed] from the LORD our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage."
For we [were] bondmen; yet our God hath not forsaken us in our bondage, but hath extended mercy unto us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to give us a reviving, to set up the house of our God, and to repair the desolations thereof, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem."1o;
+;"1;["
Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and [put it] also in writing, saying,"
�Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The LORD God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charged me to build him an house at Jerusalem, which [is] in Judah."
�Who [is there] among you of all his people? his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which [is] in Judah, and build the house of the LORD God of Israel, (he [is] the God,) which [is] in Jerusalem."
�And whosoever remaineth in any place where he sojourneth, let the men of his place help him with silver, and with gold, and with goods, and with beasts, beside the freewill offering for the house of God that [is] in Jerusalem."
�Then rose up the chief of the fathers of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests, and the Levites, with all [them] whose spirit God had raised, to go up to build the house of the LORD which [is] in Jerusalem."
�And all they that [were] about them strengthened their hands with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, and with beasts, and with precious things, beside all [that] was willingly offered."
�Also Cyrus the king brought forth the vessels of the house of the LORD, which Nebuchadnezzar had brought forth out of Jerusalem, and had put them in the house of his gods;"
�Even those did Cyrus king of Persia bring forth by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and numbered them unto Sheshbazzar, the prince of Judah."vAnd this [is] the number of them: thirty chargers of gold, a thousand chargers of silver, nine and twenty knives,"2o;
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�Now these [are] the children of the province that went up out of the captivity, of those which had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away unto Babylon, and came again unto Jerusalem and Judah, every one unto his city;"
�Which came with Zerubbabel: Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:"EThe children of Parosh, two thousand an hundred seventy and two."?The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two.":The children of Arah, seven hundred seventy and five."mThe children of Pahathmoab, of the children of Jeshua [and] Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve."AThe children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four."8The children of Zattu, nine hundred forty and five.":The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore."3o;
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�And when the seventh month was come, and the children of Israel [were] in the cities, the people gathered themselves together as one man to Jerusalem."
Then stood up Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and his brethren, and builded the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt offerings thereon, as [it is] written in the law of Moses the man of God."
�And they set the altar upon his bases; for fear [was] upon them because of the people of those countries: and they offered burnt offerings thereon unto the LORD, [even] burnt offerings morning and evening."
�They kept also the feast of tabernacles, as [it is] written, and [offered] the daily burnt offerings by number, according to the custom, as the duty of every day required;"
�And afterward [offered] the continual burnt offering, both of the new moons, and of all the set feasts of the LORD that were consecrated, and of every one that willingly offered a freewill offering unto the LORD."
�From the first day of the seventh month began they to offer burnt offerings unto the LORD. But the foundation of the temple of the LORD was not [yet] laid."
�They gave money also unto the masons, and to the carpenters; and meat, and drink, and oil, unto them of Zidon, and to them of Tyre, to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea of Joppa, according to the grant that they had of Cyrus king of Persia."�
Now in the second year of their coming unto the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, began Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the remnant of their brethren the priests and the Levites, and all they that were come out of the captivity unto Jerusalem; and appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to set forward the work of the house of the LORD."
�Then stood Jeshua [with] his sons and his brethren, Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of Judah, together, to set forward the workmen in the house of God: the sons of Henadad, [with] their sons and their brethren the Levites."10o;
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�Now when Ezra had prayed, and when he had confessed, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there assembled unto him out of Israel a very great congregation of men and women and children: for the people wept very sore."
�And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, [one] of the sons of Elam, answered and said unto Ezra, We have trespassed against our God, and have taken strange wives of the people of the land: yet now there is hope in Israel concerning this thing."
�Now therefore let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives, and such as are born of them, according to the counsel of my lord, and of those that tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the law."rArise; for [this] matter [belongeth] unto thee: we also [will be] with thee: be of good courage, and do [it]."
�Then arose Ezra, and made the chief priests, the Levites, and all Israel, to swear that they should do according to this word. And they sware."
�Then Ezra rose up from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Johanan the son of Eliashib: and [when] he came thither, he did eat no bread, nor drink water: for he mourned because of the transgression of them that had been carried away."
�And they made proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem unto all the children of the captivity, that they should gather themselves together unto Jerusalem;"
�And that whosoever would not come within three days, according to the counsel of the princes and the elders, all his substance should be forfeited, and himself separated from the congregation of those that had been carried away."
Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered themselves together unto Jerusalem within three days. It [was] the ninth month, on the twentieth [day] of the month; and all the people sat in the street of the house of God, trembling because of [this] matter, and for the great rain."4o;
+;"4;["
�Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity builded the temple unto the LORD God of Israel;"
�Then they came to Zerubbabel, and to the chief of the fathers, and said unto them, Let us build with you: for we seek your God, as ye [do]; and we do sacrifice unto him since the days of Esarhaddon king of Assur, which brought us up hither."
But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the chief of the fathers of Israel, said unto them, Ye have nothing to do with us to build an house unto our God; but we ourselves together will build unto the LORD God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia hath commanded us."jThen the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building,"
�And hired counsellors against them, to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia."
�And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, wrote they [unto him] an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem."
�And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their companions, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter [was] written in the Syrian tongue, and interpreted in the Syrian tongue."wRehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort:"
�Then [wrote] Rehum the chancellor, and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their companions; the Dinaites, the Apharsathchites, the Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the Archevites, the Babylonians, the Susanchites, the Dehavites, [and] the Elamites,"5o;
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�Then the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied unto the Jews that [were] in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, [even] unto them."
�Then rose up Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and began to build the house of God which [is] at Jerusalem: and with them [were] the prophets of God helping them."
�At the same time came to them Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shetharboznai, and their companions, and said thus unto them, Who hath commanded you to build this house, and to make up this wall?"eThen said we unto them after this manner, What are the names of the men that make this building?"
�But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, that they could not cause them to cease, till the matter came to Darius: and then they returned answer by letter concerning this [matter]."
�The copy of the letter that Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shetharboznai, and his companions the Apharsachites, which [were] on this side the river, sent unto Darius the king:"\They sent a letter unto him, wherein was written thus; Unto Darius the king, all peace."
�Be it known unto the king, that we went into the province of Judea, to the house of the great God, which is builded with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls, and this work goeth fast on, and prospereth in their hands."~Then asked we those elders, [and] said unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls?;"	Ezra;
+;"1;["
�The vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord GOD concerning Edom; We have heard a rumour from the LORD, and an ambassador is sent among the heathen, Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle."QBehold, I have made thee small among the heathen: thou art greatly despised."
�The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation [is] high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?"
�Though thou exalt [thyself] as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith the LORD."
�If thieves came to thee, if robbers by night, (how art thou cut off!) would they not have stolen till they had enough? if the grapegatherers came to thee, would they not leave [some] grapes?"VHow are [the things] of Esau searched out! [how] are his hidden things sought up!"
�All the men of thy confederacy have brought thee [even] to the border: the men that were at peace with thee have deceived thee, [and] prevailed against thee; [they that eat] thy bread have laid a wound under thee: [there is] none understanding in him."
}Shall I not in that day, saith the LORD, even destroy the wise [men] out of Edom, and understanding out of the mount of Esau?"
}And thy mighty [men], O Teman, shall be dismayed, to the end that every one of the mount of Esau may be cut off by slaughter.;"Obadiah;
+;"6;["
�On that night could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king."
�And it was found written, that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's chamberlains, the keepers of the door, who sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus."
�And the king said, What honour and dignity hath been done to Mordecai for this? Then said the king's servants that ministered unto him, There is nothing done for him."
�And the king said, Who [is] in the court? Now Haman was come into the outward court of the king's house, to speak unto the king to hang Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared for him."tAnd the king's servants said unto him, Behold, Haman standeth in the court. And the king said, Let him come in."
�So Haman came in. And the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour? Now Haman thought in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honour more than to myself?"QAnd Haman answered the king, For the man whom the king delighteth to honour,"
�Let the royal apparel be brought which the king [useth] to wear, and the horse that the king rideth upon, and the crown royal which is set upon his head:"B
And let this apparel and horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king's most noble princes, that they may array the man [withal] whom the king delighteth to honour, and bring him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaim before him, Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delighteth to honour."7o;
+;"7;["ASo the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen."
�And the king said again unto Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, What [is] thy petition, queen Esther? and it shall be granted thee: and what [is] thy request? and it shall be performed, [even] to the half of the kingdom."
�Then Esther the queen answered and said, If I have found favour in thy sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request:"
�For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my tongue, although the enemy could not countervail the king's damage."
�Then the king Ahasuerus answered and said unto Esther the queen, Who is he, and where is he, that durst presume in his heart to do so?"zAnd Esther said, The adversary and enemy [is] this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen."
�And the king arising from the banquet of wine in his wrath [went] into the palace garden: and Haman stood up to make request for his life to Esther the queen; for he saw that there was evil determined against him by the king."
Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine; and Haman was fallen upon the bed whereon Esther [was]. Then said the king, Will he force the queen also before me in the house? As the word went out of the king's mouth, they covered Haman's face."
�And Harbonah, one of the chamberlains, said before the king, Behold also, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman had made for Mordecai, who had spoken good for the king, standeth in the house of Haman. Then the king said, Hang him thereon."8o;
+;"8;["
�On that day did the king Ahasuerus give the house of Haman the Jews' enemy unto Esther the queen. And Mordecai came before the king; for Esther had told what he [was] unto her."
�And the king took off his ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it unto Mordecai. And Esther set Mordecai over the house of Haman."
�And Esther spake yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and besought him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his device that he had devised against the Jews."iThen the king held out the golden sceptre toward Esther. So Esther arose, and stood before the king,"?
And said, If it please the king, and if I have found favour in his sight, and the thing [seem] right before the king, and I [be] pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews which [are] in all the king's provinces:"
~For how can I endure to see the evil that shall come unto my people? or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?"
�Then the king Ahasuerus said unto Esther the queen and to Mordecai the Jew, Behold, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and him they have hanged upon the gallows, because he laid his hand upon the Jews."
�Write ye also for the Jews, as it liketh you, in the king's name, and seal [it] with the king's ring: for the writing which is written in the king's name, and sealed with the king's ring, may no man reverse."Then were the king's scribes called at that time in the third month, that [is], the month Sivan, on the three and twentieth [day] thereof; and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded unto the Jews, and to the lieutenants, and the deputies and rulers of the provinces which [are] from India unto Ethiopia, an hundred twenty and seven provinces, unto every province according to the writing thereof, and unto every people after their language, and to the Jews according to their writing, and according to their language."9o;
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Now in the twelfth month, that [is], the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king's commandment and his decree drew near to be put in execution, in the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to have power over them, (though it was turned to the contrary, that the Jews had rule over them that hated them;)"
�The Jews gathered themselves together in their cities throughout all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, to lay hand on such as sought their hurt: and no man could withstand them; for the fear of them fell upon all people."
�And all the rulers of the provinces, and the lieutenants, and the deputies, and officers of the king, helped the Jews; because the fear of Mordecai fell upon them."
�For Mordecai [was] great in the king's house, and his fame went out throughout all the provinces: for this man Mordecai waxed greater and greater."
�Thus the Jews smote all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, and slaughter, and destruction, and did what they would unto those that hated them."LAnd in Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men."0And Parshandatha, and Dalphon, and Aspatha,"+And Poratha, and Adalia, and Aridatha,":And Parmashta, and Arisai, and Aridai, and Vajezatha,"1o;
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�Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this [is] Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, [over] an hundred and seven and twenty provinces:)"w[That] in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which [was] in Shushan the palace,"
�In the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, [being] before him:"
�When he shewed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honour of his excellent majesty many days, [even] an hundred and fourscore days."
�And when these days were expired, the king made a feast unto all the people that were present in Shushan the palace, both unto great and small, seven days, in the court of the garden of the king's palace;"
�[Where were] white, green, and blue, [hangings], fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the beds [were of] gold and silver, upon a pavement of red, and blue, and white, and black, marble."
�And they gave [them] drink in vessels of gold, (the vessels being diverse one from another,) and royal wine in abundance, according to the state of the king."
�And the drinking [was] according to the law; none did compel: for so the king had appointed to all the officers of his house, that they should do according to every man's pleasure."nAlso Vashti the queen made a feast for the women [in] the royal house which [belonged] to king Ahasuerus."2o;
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�After these things, when the wrath of king Ahasuerus was appeased, he remembered Vashti, and what she had done, and what was decreed against her."qThen said the king's servants that ministered unto him, Let there be fair young virgins sought for the king:"0
And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young virgins unto Shushan the palace, to the house of the women, unto the custody of Hege the king's chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given [them]:"zAnd let the maiden which pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so."
�[Now] in Shushan the palace there was a certain Jew, whose name [was] Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite;"
�Who had been carried away from Jerusalem with the captivity which had been carried away with Jeconiah king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away."
�And he brought up Hadassah, that [is], Esther, his uncle's daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maid [was] fair and beautiful; whom Mordecai, when her father and mother were dead, took for his own daughter."
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So it came to pass, when the king's commandment and his decree was heard, and when many maidens were gathered together unto Shushan the palace, to the custody of Hegai, that Esther was brought also unto the king's house, to the custody of Hegai, keeper of the women.";
And the maiden pleased him, and she obtained kindness of him; and he speedily gave her her things for purification, with such things as belonged to her, and seven maidens, [which were] meet to be given her, out of the king's house: and he preferred her and her maids unto the best [place] of the house of the women."3o;
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�After these things did king Ahasuerus promote Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all the princes that [were] with him."
�And all the king's servants, that [were] in the king's gate, bowed, and reverenced Haman: for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai bowed not, nor did [him] reverence."
}Then the king's servants, which [were] in the king's gate, said unto Mordecai, Why transgressest thou the king's commandment?"
�Now it came to pass, when they spake daily unto him, and he hearkened not unto them, that they told Haman, to see whether Mordecai's matters would stand: for he had told them that he [was] a Jew."eAnd when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath."
�And he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had shewed him the people of Mordecai: wherefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that [were] throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, [even] the people of Mordecai."
�In the first month, that [is], the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that [is], the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, [to] the twelfth [month], that [is], the month Adar."
And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the people in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws [are] diverse from all people; neither keep they the king's laws: therefore it [is] not for the king's profit to suffer them."
�If it please the king, let it be written that they may be destroyed: and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver to the hands of those that have the charge of the business, to bring [it] into the king's treasuries."10o;
+;"10;["ZAnd the king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, and [upon] the isles of the sea."
�And all the acts of his power and of his might, and the declaration of the greatness of Mordecai, whereunto the king advanced him, [are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia?"
�For Mordecai the Jew [was] next unto king Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and accepted of the multitude of his brethren, seeking the wealth of his people, and speaking peace to all his seed."4o;
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�When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry;"nAnd came even before the king's gate: for none [might] enter into the king's gate clothed with sackcloth."
�And in every province, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, [there was] great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes."
�So Esther's maids and her chamberlains came and told [it] her. Then was the queen exceedingly grieved; and she sent raiment to clothe Mordecai, and to take away his sackcloth from him: but he received [it] not."
�Then called Esther for Hatach, [one] of the king's chamberlains, whom he had appointed to attend upon her, and gave him a commandment to Mordecai, to know what it [was], and why it [was]."fSo Hatach went forth to Mordecai unto the street of the city, which [was] before the king's gate."
�And Mordecai told him of all that had happened unto him, and of the sum of the money that Haman had promised to pay to the king's treasuries for the Jews, to destroy them."
Also he gave him the copy of the writing of the decree that was given at Shushan to destroy them, to shew [it] unto Esther, and to declare [it] unto her, and to charge her that she should go in unto the king, to make supplication unto him, and to make request before him for her people.";And Hatach came and told Esther the words of Mordecai."5o;
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�Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on [her] royal [apparel], and stood in the inner court of the king's house, over against the king's house: and the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the gate of the house."
�And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, [that] she obtained favour in his sight: and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that [was] in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre."
�Then said the king unto her, What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what [is] thy request? it shall be even given thee to the half of the kingdom."
�And Esther answered, If [it seem] good unto the king, let the king and Haman come this day unto the banquet that I have prepared for him."
�Then the king said, Cause Haman to make haste, that he may do as Esther hath said. So the king and Haman came to the banquet that Esther had prepared."
�And the king said unto Esther at the banquet of wine, What [is] thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: and what [is] thy request? even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed."EThen answered Esther, and said, My petition and my request [is];"
�If I have found favour in the sight of the king, and if it please the king to grant my petition, and to perform my request, let the king and Haman come to the banquet that I shall prepare for them, and I will do to morrow as the king hath said."
�Then went Haman forth that day joyful and with a glad heart: but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king's gate, that he stood not up, nor moved for him, he was full of indignation against Mordecai.;"Esther;
+Hoseao;	;"28;	{"11o;
+;"11;["QWhen Israel [was] a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt."u[As] they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed unto Baalim, and burned incense to graven images."bI taught Ephraim also to go, taking them by their arms; but they knew not that I healed them."
�I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love: and I was to them as they that take off the yoke on their jaws, and I laid meat unto them."tHe shall not return into the land of Egypt, but the Assyrian shall be his king, because they refused to return."And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his branches, and devour [them], because of their own counsels."|And my people are bent to backsliding from me: though they called them to the most High, none at all would exalt [him]."
�How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? [how] shall I deliver thee, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? [how] shall I set thee as Zeboim? mine heart is turned within me, my repentings are kindled together."
�I will not execute the fierceness of mine anger, I will not return to destroy Ephraim: for I [am] God, and not man; the Holy One in the midst of thee: and I will not enter into the city."12o;
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�Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he daily increaseth lies and desolation; and they do make a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil is carried into Egypt."
�The LORD hath also a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his doings will he recompense him."\He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had power with God:"
�Yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him [in] Bethel, and there he spake with us;"<Even the LORD God of hosts; the LORD [is] his memorial."^Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy God continually."X[He is] a merchant, the balances of deceit [are] in his hand: he loveth to oppress."
�And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich, I have found me out substance: [in] all my labours they shall find none iniquity in me that [were] sin."
�And I [that am] the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt will yet make thee to dwell in tabernacles, as in the days of the solemn feast."01o;
+;"01;["
�The word of the LORD that came unto Hosea, the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, [and] Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel."
�The beginning of the word of the LORD by Hosea. And the LORD said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land hath committed great whoredom, [departing] from the LORD."\So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; which conceived, and bare him a son."
�And the LORD said unto him, Call his name Jezreel; for yet a little [while], and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and will cause to cease the kingdom of the house of Israel."iAnd it shall come to pass at that day, that I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel."
�And she conceived again, and bare a daughter. And [God] said unto him, Call her name Loruhamah: for I will no more have mercy upon the house of Israel; but I will utterly take them away."
�But I will have mercy upon the house of Judah, and will save them by the LORD their God, and will not save them by bow, nor by sword, nor by battle, by horses, nor by horsemen."FNow when she had weaned Loruhamah, she conceived, and bare a son."eThen said [God], Call his name Loammi: for ye [are] not my people, and I will not be your [God]."02o;
+;"02;["CSay ye unto your brethren, Ammi; and to your sisters, Ruhamah."
�Plead with your mother, plead: for she [is] not my wife, neither [am] I her husband: let her therefore put away her whoredoms out of her sight, and her adulteries from between her breasts;"
�Lest I strip her naked, and set her as in the day that she was born, and make her as a wilderness, and set her like a dry land, and slay her with thirst."ZAnd I will not have mercy upon her children; for they [be] the children of whoredoms."
�For their mother hath played the harlot: she that conceived them hath done shamefully: for she said, I will go after my lovers, that give [me] my bread and my water, my wool and my flax, mine oil and my drink."pTherefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and make a wall, that she shall not find her paths."
�And she shall follow after her lovers, but she shall not overtake them; and she shall seek them, but shall not find [them]: then shall she say, I will go and return to my first husband; for then [was it] better with me than now."
�For she did not know that I gave her corn, and wine, and oil, and multiplied her silver and gold, [which] they prepared for Baal."
�Therefore will I return, and take away my corn in the time thereof, and my wine in the season thereof, and will recover my wool and my flax [given] to cover her nakedness."13o;
+;"13;["gWhen Ephraim spake trembling, he exalted himself in Israel; but when he offended in Baal, he died."
�And now they sin more and more, and have made them molten images of their silver, [and] idols according to their own understanding, all of it the work of the craftsmen: they say of them, Let the men that sacrifice kiss the calves."
�Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the early dew that passeth away, as the chaff [that] is driven with the whirlwind out of the floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney."
{Yet I [am] the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt, and thou shalt know no god but me: for [there is] no saviour beside me."EI did know thee in the wilderness, in the land of great drought."
�According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted; therefore have they forgotten me."\Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe [them]:"
�I will meet them as a bear [that is] bereaved [of her whelps], and will rend the caul of their heart, and there will I devour them like a lion: the wild beast shall tear them."FO Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in me [is] thine help."14o;
+;"14;["TO Israel, return unto the LORD thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity."
�Take with you words, and turn to the LORD: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive [us] graciously: so will we render the calves of our lips."
�Asshur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses: neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, [Ye are] our gods: for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy."dI will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him."fI will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon."dHis branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon."
�They that dwell under his shadow shall return; they shall revive [as] the corn, and grow as the vine: the scent thereof [shall be] as the wine of Lebanon."
�Ephraim [shall say], What have I to do any more with idols? I have heard [him], and observed him: I [am] like a green fir tree. From me is thy fruit found."
�Who [is] wise, and he shall understand these [things]? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD [are] right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein."03o;
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�Then said the LORD unto me, Go yet, love a woman beloved of [her] friend, yet an adulteress, according to the love of the LORD toward the children of Israel, who look to other gods, and love flagons of wine."uSo I bought her to me for fifteen [pieces] of silver, and [for] an homer of barley, and an half homer of barley:"
�And I said unto her, Thou shalt abide for me many days; thou shalt not play the harlot, and thou shalt not be for [another] man: so [will] I also [be] for thee."
�For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and without an ephod, and [without] teraphim:"
�Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the LORD their God, and David their king; and shall fear the LORD and his goodness in the latter days."04o;
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�Hear the word of the LORD, ye children of Israel: for the LORD hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because [there is] no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land."zBy swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood."
�Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away."jYet let no man strive, nor reprove another: for thy people [are] as they that strive with the priest."
|Therefore shalt thou fall in the day, and the prophet also shall fall with thee in the night, and I will destroy thy mother."
�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."iAs they were increased, so they sinned against me: [therefore] will I change their glory into shame."RThey eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity."wAnd there shall be, like people, like priest: and I will punish them for their ways, and reward them their doings."05o;
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�Hear ye this, O priests; and hearken, ye house of Israel; and give ye ear, O house of the king; for judgment [is] toward you, because ye have been a snare on Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor."bAnd the revolters are profound to make slaughter, though I [have been] a rebuker of them all."zI know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me: for now, O Ephraim, thou committest whoredom, [and] Israel is defiled."
�They will not frame their doings to turn unto their God: for the spirit of whoredoms [is] in the midst of them, and they have not known the LORD."
�And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face: therefore shall Israel and Ephraim fall in their iniquity; Judah also shall fall with them."
�They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the LORD; but they shall not find [him]; he hath withdrawn himself from them."
�They have dealt treacherously against the LORD: for they have begotten strange children: now shall a month devour them with their portions."oBlow ye the cornet in Gibeah, [and] the trumpet in Ramah: cry aloud [at] Bethaven, after thee, O Benjamin."}Ephraim shall be desolate in the day of rebuke: among the tribes of Israel have I made known that which shall surely be."06o;
+;"06;["{Come, and let us return unto the LORD: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up."lAfter two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight."
�Then shall we know, [if] we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter [and] former rain unto the earth."
�O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness [is] as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away."
�Therefore have I hewed [them] by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth: and thy judgments [are as] the light [that] goeth forth."`For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings."fBut they like men have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me."QGilead [is] a city of them that work iniquity, [and is] polluted with blood."
|And as troops of robbers wait for a man, [so] the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness."07o;
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�When I would have healed Israel, then the iniquity of Ephraim was discovered, and the wickedness of Samaria: for they commit falsehood; and the thief cometh in, [and] the troop of robbers spoileth without."
�And they consider not in their hearts [that] I remember all their wickedness: now their own doings have beset them about; they are before my face."TThey make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies."
�They [are] all adulterers, as an oven heated by the baker, [who] ceaseth from raising after he hath kneaded the dough, until it be leavened."{In the day of our king the princes have made [him] sick with bottles of wine; he stretched out his hand with scorners."
�For they have made ready their heart like an oven, whiles they lie in wait: their baker sleepeth all the night; in the morning it burneth as a flaming fire."
�They are all hot as an oven, and have devoured their judges; all their kings are fallen: [there is] none among them that calleth unto me."SEphraim, he hath mixed himself among the people; Ephraim is a cake not turned."
Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth [it] not: yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, yet he knoweth not."08o;
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�[Set] the trumpet to thy mouth. [He shall come] as an eagle against the house of the LORD, because they have transgressed my covenant, and trespassed against my law."4Israel shall cry unto me, My God, we know thee."OIsrael hath cast off [the thing that is] good: the enemy shall pursue him."
�They have set up kings, but not by me: they have made princes, and I knew [it] not: of their silver and their gold have they made them idols, that they may be cut off."
�Thy calf, O Samaria, hath cast [thee] off; mine anger is kindled against them: how long [will it be] ere they attain to innocency?"
�For from Israel [was] it also: the workman made it; therefore it [is] not God: but the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces."
�For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it hath no stalk: the bud shall yield no meal: if so be it yield, the strangers shall swallow it up."gIsrael is swallowed up: now shall they be among the Gentiles as a vessel wherein [is] no pleasure."]For they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers."10o;
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�Israel [is] an empty vine, he bringeth forth fruit unto himself: according to the multitude of his fruit he hath increased the altars; according to the goodness of his land they have made goodly images."{Their heart is divided; now shall they be found faulty: he shall break down their altars, he shall spoil their images."oFor now they shall say, We have no king, because we feared not the LORD; what then should a king do to us?"
�They have spoken words, swearing falsely in making a covenant: thus judgment springeth up as hemlock in the furrows of the field."
�The inhabitants of Samaria shall fear because of the calves of Bethaven: for the people thereof shall mourn over it, and the priests thereof [that] rejoiced on it, for the glory thereof, because it is departed from it."
�It shall be also carried unto Assyria [for] a present to king Jareb: Ephraim shall receive shame, and Israel shall be ashamed of his own counsel."F[As for] Samaria, her king is cut off as the foam upon the water."
�The high places also of Aven, the sin of Israel, shall be destroyed: the thorn and the thistle shall come up on their altars; and they shall say to the mountains, Cover us; and to the hills, Fall on us."
�O Israel, thou hast sinned from the days of Gibeah: there they stood: the battle in Gibeah against the children of iniquity did not overtake them."09o;
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�Rejoice not, O Israel, for joy, as [other] people: for thou hast gone a whoring from thy God, thou hast loved a reward upon every cornfloor."YThe floor and the winepress shall not feed them, and the new wine shall fail in her."
{They shall not dwell in the LORD'S land; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean [things] in Assyria."
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�And David spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day [that] the LORD had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul:"KAnd he said, The LORD [is] my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;"
�The God of my rock; in him will I trust: [he is] my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence."cI will call on the LORD, [who is] worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies."TWhen the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid;"NThe sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me;"
�In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried to my God: and he did hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry [did enter] into his ears."hThen the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth."mThere went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it."11o;
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And it came to pass, after the year was expired, at the time when kings go forth [to battle], that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried still at Jerusalem."
�And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king's house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman [was] very beautiful to look upon."
�And David sent and enquired after the woman. And [one] said, [Is] not this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?"
�And David sent messengers, and took her; and she came in unto him, and he lay with her; for she was purified from her uncleanness: and she returned unto her house."SAnd the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I [am] with child."_And David sent to Joab, [saying], Send me Uriah the Hittite. And Joab sent Uriah to David."And when Uriah was come unto him, David demanded [of him] how Joab did, and how the people did, and how the war prospered."
�And David said to Uriah, Go down to thy house, and wash thy feet. And Uriah departed out of the king's house, and there followed him a mess [of meat] from the king."wBut Uriah slept at the door of the king's house with all the servants of his lord, and went not down to his house."23o;
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�Now these [be] the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said, and the man [who was] raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said,"IThe Spirit of the LORD spake by me, and his word [was] in my tongue."The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men [must be] just, ruling in the fear of God."
�And [he shall be] as the light of the morning, [when] the sun riseth, [even] a morning without clouds; [as] the tender grass [springing] out of the earth by clear shining after rain."
�Although my house [be] not so with God; yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all [things], and sure: for [this is] all my salvation, and all [my] desire, although he make [it] not to grow."tBut [the sons] of Belial [shall be] all of them as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands:"
�But the man [that] shall touch them must be fenced with iron and the staff of a spear; and they shall be utterly burned with fire in the [same] place."
�These [be] the names of the mighty men whom David had: The Tachmonite that sat in the seat, chief among the captains; the same [was] Adino the Eznite: [he lift up his spear] against eight hundred, whom he slew at one time."
�And after him [was] Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite, [one] of the three mighty men with David, when they defied the Philistines [that] were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel were gone away:"12o;
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�And the LORD sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor."8The rich [man] had exceeding many flocks and herds:"
But the poor [man] had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter."
�And there came a traveller unto the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man that was come unto him; but took the poor man's lamb, and dressed it for the man that was come to him."
�And David's anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, [As] the LORD liveth, the man that hath done this [thing] shall surely die:"cAnd he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity."
�And Nathan said to David, Thou [art] the man. Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;"
�And I gave thee thy master's house, and thy master's wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if [that had been] too little, I would moreover have given unto thee such and such things."
�Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife [to be] thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon."01o;
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�Now it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had abode two days in Ziklag;"
�It came even to pass on the third day, that, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul with his clothes rent, and earth upon his head: and [so] it was, when he came to David, that he fell to the earth, and did obeisance."tAnd David said unto him, From whence comest thou? And he said unto him, Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped."
�And David said unto him, How went the matter? I pray thee, tell me. And he answered, That the people are fled from the battle, and many of the people also are fallen and dead; and Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also."nAnd David said unto the young man that told him, How knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his son be dead?"
�And the young man that told him said, As I happened by chance upon mount Gilboa, behold, Saul leaned upon his spear; and, lo, the chariots and horsemen followed hard after him."_And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called unto me. And I answered, Here [am] I."RAnd he said unto me, Who [art] thou? And I answered him, I [am] an Amalekite."
�He said unto me again, Stand, I pray thee, upon me, and slay me: for anguish is come upon me, because my life [is] yet whole in me."02o;
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�And it came to pass after this, that David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? And the LORD said unto him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall I go up? And he said, Unto Hebron."xSo David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail Nabal's wife the Carmelite."And his men that [were] with him did David bring up, every man with his household: and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron."
�And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, [That] the men of Jabeshgilead [were they] that buried Saul."
�And David sent messengers unto the men of Jabeshgilead, and said unto them, Blessed [be] ye of the LORD, that ye have shewed this kindness unto your lord, [even] unto Saul, and have buried him."
~And now the LORD shew kindness and truth unto you: and I also will requite you this kindness, because ye have done this thing."
�Therefore now let your hands be strengthened, and be ye valiant: for your master Saul is dead, and also the house of Judah have anointed me king over them."yBut Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul's host, took Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim;"
�And made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel."24o;
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�And again the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them to say, Go, number Israel and Judah."
�For the king said to Joab the captain of the host, which [was] with him, Go now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beersheba, and number ye the people, that I may know the number of the people."
�And Joab said unto the king, Now the LORD thy God add unto the people, how many soever they be, an hundredfold, and that the eyes of my lord the king may see [it]: but why doth my lord the king delight in this thing?"
�Notwithstanding the king's word prevailed against Joab, and against the captains of the host. And Joab and the captains of the host went out from the presence of the king, to number the people of Israel."
�And they passed over Jordan, and pitched in Aroer, on the right side of the city that [lieth] in the midst of the river of Gad, and toward Jazer:"mThen they came to Gilead, and to the land of Tahtimhodshi; and they came to Danjaan, and about to Zidon,"
�And came to the strong hold of Tyre, and to all the cities of the Hivites, and of the Canaanites: and they went out to the south of Judah, [even] to Beersheba."rSo when they had gone through all the land, they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days."
�And Joab gave up the sum of the number of the people unto the king: and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men that drew the sword; and the men of Judah [were] five hundred thousand men."13o;
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�And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David had a fair sister, whose name [was] Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her."
�And Amnon was so vexed, that he fell sick for his sister Tamar; for she [was] a virgin; and Amnon thought it hard for him to do any thing to her."But Amnon had a friend, whose name [was] Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother: and Jonadab [was] a very subtil man."
�And he said unto him, Why [art] thou, [being] the king's son, lean from day to day? wilt thou not tell me? And Amnon said unto him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister."	
And Jonadab said unto him, Lay thee down on thy bed, and make thyself sick: and when thy father cometh to see thee, say unto him, I pray thee, let my sister Tamar come, and give me meat, and dress the meat in my sight, that I may see [it], and eat [it] at her hand."
�So Amnon lay down, and made himself sick: and when the king was come to see him, Amnon said unto the king, I pray thee, let Tamar my sister come, and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat at her hand."dThen David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go now to thy brother Amnon's house, and dress him meat."
�So Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house; and he was laid down. And she took flour, and kneaded [it], and made cakes in his sight, and did bake the cakes."
�And she took a pan, and poured [them] out before him; but he refused to eat. And Amnon said, Have out all men from me. And they went out every man from him."14o;
+;"14;["VNow Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart [was] toward Absalom."
�And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead:"aAnd come to the king, and speak on this manner unto him. So Joab put the words in her mouth."
~And when the woman of Tekoah spake to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, and did obeisance, and said, Help, O king."{And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, I [am] indeed a widow woman, and mine husband is dead."
�And thy handmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in the field, and [there was] none to part them, but the one smote the other, and slew him."S
And, behold, the whole family is risen against thine handmaid, and they said, Deliver him that smote his brother, that we may kill him, for the life of his brother whom he slew; and we will destroy the heir also: and so they shall quench my coal which is left, and shall not leave to my husband [neither] name nor remainder upon the earth."aAnd the king said unto the woman, Go to thine house, and I will give charge concerning thee."
�And the woman of Tekoah said unto the king, My lord, O king, the iniquity [be] on me, and on my father's house: and the king and his throne [be] guiltless."03o;
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�Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: but David waxed stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker."gAnd unto David were sons born in Hebron: and his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;"
�And his second, Chileab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;"^And the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;"WAnd the sixth, Ithream, by Eglah David's wife. These were born to David in Hebron."
�And it came to pass, while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, that Abner made himself strong for the house of Saul."
�And Saul had a concubine, whose name [was] Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah: and [Ishbosheth] said to Abner, Wherefore hast thou gone in unto my father's concubine?"@
Then was Abner very wroth for the words of Ishbosheth, and said, [Am] I a dog's head, which against Judah do shew kindness this day unto the house of Saul thy father, to his brethren, and to his friends, and have not delivered thee into the hand of David, that thou chargest me to day with a fault concerning this woman?"eSo do God to Abner, and more also, except, as the LORD hath sworn to David, even so I do to him;"04o;
+;"04;["zAnd when Saul's son heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands were feeble, and all the Israelites were troubled."
�And Saul's son had two men [that were] captains of bands: the name of the one [was] Baanah, and the name of the other Rechab, the sons of Rimmon a Beerothite, of the children of Benjamin: (for Beeroth also was reckoned to Benjamin:"TAnd the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and were sojourners there until this day.)"(
And Jonathan, Saul's son, had a son [that was] lame of [his] feet. He was five years old when the tidings came of Saul and Jonathan out of Jezreel, and his nurse took him up, and fled: and it came to pass, as she made haste to flee, that he fell, and became lame. And his name [was] Mephibosheth."
�And the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, went, and came about the heat of the day to the house of Ishbosheth, who lay on a bed at noon."
�And they came thither into the midst of the house, [as though] they would have fetched wheat; and they smote him under the fifth [rib]: and Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped."
�For when they came into the house, he lay on his bed in his bedchamber, and they smote him, and slew him, and beheaded him, and took his head, and gat them away through the plain all night."
�And they brought the head of Ishbosheth unto David to Hebron, and said to the king, Behold the head of Ishbosheth the son of Saul thine enemy, which sought thy life; and the LORD hath avenged my lord the king this day of Saul, and of his seed."
�And David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said unto them, [As] the LORD liveth, who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity,"15o;
+;"15;["tAnd it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him."
And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was [so], that when any man that had a controversy came to the king for judgment, then Absalom called unto him, and said, Of what city [art] thou? And he said, Thy servant [is] of one of the tribes of Israel."
{And Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters [are] good and right; but [there is] no man [deputed] of the king to hear thee."
�Absalom said moreover, Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man which hath any suit or cause might come unto me, and I would do him justice!"
And it was [so], that when any man came nigh [to him] to do him obeisance, he put forth his hand, and took him, and kissed him."
�And on this manner did Absalom to all Israel that came to the king for judgment: so Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel."
�And it came to pass after forty years, that Absalom said unto the king, I pray thee, let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed unto the LORD, in Hebron."
�For thy servant vowed a vow while I abode at Geshur in Syria, saying, If the LORD shall bring me again indeed to Jerusalem, then I will serve the LORD."NAnd the king said unto him, Go in peace. So he arose, and went to Hebron."05o;
+;"05;["yThen came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake, saying, Behold, we [are] thy bone and thy flesh."
�Also in time past, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the LORD said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be a captain over Israel."
�So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a league with them in Hebron before the LORD: and they anointed David king over Israel."WDavid [was] thirty years old when he began to reign, [and] he reigned forty years."
�In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and Judah."
�And the king and his men went to Jerusalem unto the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land: which spake unto David, saying, Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither: thinking, David cannot come in hither."VNevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same [is] the city of David."
And David said on that day, Whosoever getteth up to the gutter, and smiteth the Jebusites, and the lame and the blind, [that are] hated of David's soul, [he shall be chief and captain]. Wherefore they said, The blind and the lame shall not come into the house."tSo David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward."16o;
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And when David was a little past the top [of the hill], behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred [loaves] of bread, and an hundred bunches of raisins, and an hundred of summer fruits, and a bottle of wine."
�And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, The asses [be] for the king's household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as be faint in the wilderness may drink."
�And the king said, And where [is] thy master's son? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he abideth at Jerusalem: for he said, To day shall the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father."
�Then said the king to Ziba, Behold, thine [are] all that [pertained] unto Mephibosheth. And Ziba said, I humbly beseech thee [that] I may find grace in thy sight, my lord, O king."
�And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name [was] Shimei, the son of Gera: he came forth, and cursed still as he came."
�And he cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king David: and all the people and all the mighty men [were] on his right hand and on his left."fAnd thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial:"
The LORD hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the LORD hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son: and, behold, thou [art taken] in thy mischief, because thou [art] a bloody man."
�Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I pray thee, and take off his head."17o;
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�Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night:"
�And I will come upon him while he [is] weary and weak handed, and will make him afraid: and all the people that [are] with him shall flee; and I will smite the king only:"
�And I will bring back all the people unto thee: the man whom thou seekest [is] as if all returned: [so] all the people shall be in peace."GAnd the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel."aThen said Absalom, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear likewise what he saith."
�And when Hushai was come to Absalom, Absalom spake unto him, saying, Ahithophel hath spoken after this manner: shall we do [after] his saying? if not; speak thou."eAnd Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given [is] not good at this time."
�For, said Hushai, thou knowest thy father and his men, that they [be] mighty men, and they [be] chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field: and thy father [is] a man of war, and will not lodge with the people."
�Behold, he is hid now in some pit, or in some [other] place: and it will come to pass, when some of them be overthrown at the first, that whosoever heareth it will say, There is a slaughter among the people that follow Absalom."06o;
+;"06;["VAgain, David gathered together all [the] chosen [men] of Israel, thirty thousand."
�And David arose, and went with all the people that [were] with him from Baale of Judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God, whose name is called by the name of the LORD of hosts that dwelleth [between] the cherubims."
�And they set the ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab that [was] in Gibeah: and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drave the new cart."
�And they brought it out of the house of Abinadab which [was] at Gibeah, accompanying the ark of God: and Ahio went before the ark."
�And David and all the house of Israel played before the LORD on all manner of [instruments made of] fir wood, even on harps, and on psalteries, and on timbrels, and on cornets, and on cymbals."
�And when they came to Nachon's threshingfloor, Uzzah put forth [his hand] to the ark of God, and took hold of it; for the oxen shook [it]."
�And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote him there for [his] error; and there he died by the ark of God."
�And David was displeased, because the LORD had made a breach upon Uzzah: and he called the name of the place Perezuzzah to this day."cAnd David was afraid of the LORD that day, and said, How shall the ark of the LORD come to me?"18o;
+;"18;["zAnd David numbered the people that [were] with him, and set captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them."
And David sent forth a third part of the people under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said unto the people, I will surely go forth with you myself also."
But the people answered, Thou shalt not go forth: for if we flee away, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us: but now [thou art] worth ten thousand of us: therefore now [it is] better that thou succour us out of the city."
�And the king said unto them, What seemeth you best I will do. And the king stood by the gate side, and all the people came out by hundreds and by thousands."
�And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, [Deal] gently for my sake with the young man, [even] with Absalom. And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge concerning Absalom."eSo the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle was in the wood of Ephraim;"
�Where the people of Israel were slain before the servants of David, and there was there a great slaughter that day of twenty thousand [men]."
�For the battle was there scattered over the face of all the country: and the wood devoured more people that day than the sword devoured."
And Absalom met the servants of David. And Absalom rode upon a mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak, and his head caught hold of the oak, and he was taken up between the heaven and the earth; and the mule that [was] under him went away."07o;
+;"07;["{And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the LORD had given him rest round about from all his enemies;"
That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains."cAnd Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that [is] in thine heart; for the LORD [is] with thee."XAnd it came to pass that night, that the word of the LORD came unto Nathan, saying,"hGo and tell my servant David, Thus saith the LORD, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in?"
�Whereas I have not dwelt in [any] house since the time that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle."
�In all [the places] wherein I have walked with all the children of Israel spake I a word with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people Israel, saying, Why build ye not me an house of cedar?"
�Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel:"
�And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies out of thy sight, and have made thee a great name, like unto the name of the great [men] that [are] in the earth."19o;
+;"19;["MAnd it was told Joab, Behold, the king weepeth and mourneth for Absalom."
�And the victory that day was [turned] into mourning unto all the people: for the people heard say that day how the king was grieved for his son."|And the people gat them by stealth that day into the city, as people being ashamed steal away when they flee in battle."vBut the king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!"
�And Joab came into the house to the king, and said, Thou hast shamed this day the faces of all thy servants, which this day have saved thy life, and the lives of thy sons and of thy daughters, and the lives of thy wives, and the lives of thy concubines;"
�In that thou lovest thine enemies, and hatest thy friends. For thou hast declared this day, that thou regardest neither princes nor servants: for this day I perceive, that if Absalom had lived, and all we had died this day, then it had pleased thee well."
Now therefore arise, go forth, and speak comfortably unto thy servants: for I swear by the LORD, if thou go not forth, there will not tarry one with thee this night: and that will be worse unto thee than all the evil that befell thee from thy youth until now."
�Then the king arose, and sat in the gate. And they told unto all the people, saying, Behold, the king doth sit in the gate. And all the people came before the king: for Israel had fled every man to his tent."
�And all the people were at strife throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, The king saved us out of the hand of our enemies, and he delivered us out of the hand of the Philistines; and now he is fled out of the land for Absalom."08o;
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�And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took Methegammah out of the hand of the Philistines."
�And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And [so] the Moabites became David's servants, [and] brought gifts."zDavid smote also Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his border at the river Euphrates."
�And David took from him a thousand [chariots], and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David houghed all the chariot [horses], but reserved of them [for] an hundred chariots."
�And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succour Hadadezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men."
�Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus: and the Syrians became servants to David, [and] brought gifts. And the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went."nAnd David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem."bAnd from Betah, and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took exceeding much brass."TWhen Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer,"20o;
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�And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name [was] Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have no part in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel."
�So every man of Israel went up from after David, [and] followed Sheba the son of Bichri: but the men of Judah clave unto their king, from Jordan even to Jerusalem."
And David came to his house at Jerusalem; and the king took the ten women [his] concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them in ward, and fed them, but went not in unto them. So they were shut up unto the day of their death, living in widowhood."kThen said the king to Amasa, Assemble me the men of Judah within three days, and be thou here present."vSo Amasa went to assemble [the men of] Judah: but he tarried longer than the set time which he had appointed him."
�And David said to Abishai, Now shall Sheba the son of Bichri do us more harm than [did] Absalom: take thou thy lord's servants, and pursue after him, lest he get him fenced cities, and escape us."
�And there went out after him Joab's men, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and all the mighty men: and they went out of Jerusalem, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri."

When they [were] at the great stone which [is] in Gibeon, Amasa went before them. And Joab's garment that he had put on was girded unto him, and upon it a girdle [with] a sword fastened upon his loins in the sheath thereof; and as he went forth it fell out."
{And Joab said to Amasa, [Art] thou in health, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him."21o;
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�Then there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David enquired of the LORD. And the LORD answered, [It is] for Saul, and for [his] bloody house, because he slew the Gibeonites."
And the king called the Gibeonites, and said unto them; (now the Gibeonites [were] not of the children of Israel, but of the remnant of the Amorites; and the children of Israel had sworn unto them: and Saul sought to slay them in his zeal to the children of Israel and Judah.)"
�Wherefore David said unto the Gibeonites, What shall I do for you? and wherewith shall I make the atonement, that ye may bless the inheritance of the LORD?"
�And the Gibeonites said unto him, We will have no silver nor gold of Saul, nor of his house; neither for us shalt thou kill any man in Israel. And he said, What ye shall say, [that] will I do for you."
�And they answered the king, The man that consumed us, and that devised against us [that] we should be destroyed from remaining in any of the coasts of Israel,"
�Let seven men of his sons be delivered unto us, and we will hang them up unto the LORD in Gibeah of Saul, [whom] the LORD did choose. And the king said, I will give [them]."
�But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of the LORD'S oath that [was] between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul."
�But the king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she bare unto Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth; and the five sons of Michal the daughter of Saul, whom she brought up for Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite:"
�And he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them in the hill before the LORD: and they fell [all] seven together, and were put to death in the days of harvest, in the first [days], in the beginning of barley harvest."10o;
+;"10;["yAnd it came to pass after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead."
�Then said David, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father shewed kindness unto me. And David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants for his father. And David's servants came into the land of the children of Ammon."
And the princes of the children of Ammon said unto Hanun their lord, Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? hath not David [rather] sent his servants unto thee, to search the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it?"
�Wherefore Hanun took David's servants, and shaved off the one half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, [even] to their buttocks, and sent them away."
�When they told [it] unto David, he sent to meet them, because the men were greatly ashamed: and the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and [then] return."
�And when the children of Ammon saw that they stank before David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Bethrehob, and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and of king Maacah a thousand men, and of Ishtob twelve thousand men."TAnd when David heard of [it], he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men."
�And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entering in of the gate: and the Syrians of Zoba, and of Rehob, and Ishtob, and Maacah, [were] by themselves in the field."
�When Joab saw that the front of the battle was against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice [men] of Israel, and put [them] in array against the Syrians:"09o;
+;"09;["zAnd David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may shew him kindness for Jonathan's sake?"
�And [there was] of the house of Saul a servant whose name [was] Ziba. And when they had called him unto David, the king said unto him, [Art] thou Ziba? And he said, Thy servant [is he]."
�And the king said, [Is] there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may shew the kindness of God unto him? And Ziba said unto the king, Jonathan hath yet a son, [which is] lame on [his] feet."
�And the king said unto him, Where [is] he? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he [is] in the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, in Lodebar."gThen king David sent, and fetched him out of the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, from Lodebar."
�Now when Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, was come unto David, he fell on his face, and did reverence. And David said, Mephibosheth. And he answered, Behold thy servant!"
�And David said unto him, Fear not: for I will surely shew thee kindness for Jonathan thy father's sake, and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually."tAnd he bowed himself, and said, What [is] thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I [am]?"
�Then the king called to Ziba, Saul's servant, and said unto him, I have given unto thy master's son all that pertained to Saul and to all his house.;"2Samuel;
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�Thou shalt not see thy brother's ox or his sheep go astray, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt in any case bring them again unto thy brother."
�And if thy brother [be] not nigh unto thee, or if thou know him not, then thou shalt bring it unto thine own house, and it shall be with thee until thy brother seek after it, and thou shalt restore it to him again."
�In like manner shalt thou do with his ass; and so shalt thou do with his raiment; and with all lost thing of thy brother's, which he hath lost, and thou hast found, shalt thou do likewise: thou mayest not hide thyself."
�Thou shalt not see thy brother's ass or his ox fall down by the way, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt surely help him to lift [them] up again."
�The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman's garment: for all that do so [are] abomination unto the LORD thy God."
�If a bird's nest chance to be before thee in the way in any tree, or on the ground, [whether they be] young ones, or eggs, and the dam sitting upon the young, or upon the eggs, thou shalt not take the dam with the young:"
�[But] thou shalt in any wise let the dam go, and take the young to thee; that it may be well with thee, and [that] thou mayest prolong [thy] days."
�When thou buildest a new house, then thou shalt make a battlement for thy roof, that thou bring not blood upon thine house, if any man fall from thence."
�Thou shalt not sow thy vineyard with divers seeds: lest the fruit of thy seed which thou hast sown, and the fruit of thy vineyard, be defiled."11o;
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�Therefore thou shalt love the LORD thy God, and keep his charge, and his statutes, and his judgments, and his commandments, alway."
�And know ye this day: for [I speak] not with your children which have not known, and which have not seen the chastisement of the LORD your God, his greatness, his mighty hand, and his stretched out arm,"~And his miracles, and his acts, which he did in the midst of Egypt unto Pharaoh the king of Egypt, and unto all his land;"
�And what he did unto the army of Egypt, unto their horses, and to their chariots; how he made the water of the Red sea to overflow them as they pursued after you, and [how] the LORD hath destroyed them unto this day;"OAnd what he did unto you in the wilderness, until ye came into this place;"
�And what he did unto Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, the son of Reuben: how the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their households, and their tents, and all the substance that [was] in their possession, in the midst of all Israel:"IBut your eyes have seen all the great acts of the LORD which he did."
�Therefore shall ye keep all the commandments which I command you this day, that ye may be strong, and go in and possess the land, whither ye go to possess it;"
�And that ye may prolong [your] days in the land, which the LORD sware unto your fathers to give unto them and to their seed, a land that floweth with milk and honey."33o;
+;"33;["pAnd this [is] the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death."
�And he said, The LORD came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto them; he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands of saints: from his right hand [went] a fiery law for them."
�Yea, he loved the people; all his saints [are] in thy hand: and they sat down at thy feet; [every one] shall receive of thy words."SMoses commanded us a law, [even] the inheritance of the congregation of Jacob."qAnd he was king in Jeshurun, when the heads of the people [and] the tribes of Israel were gathered together."@Let Reuben live, and not die; and let [not] his men be few."
�And this [is the blessing] of Judah: and he said, Hear, LORD, the voice of Judah, and bring him unto his people: let his hands be sufficient for him; and be thou an help [to him] from his enemies."
�And of Levi he said, [Let] thy Thummim and thy Urim [be] with thy holy one, whom thou didst prove at Massah, [and with] whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah;"
�Who said unto his father and to his mother, I have not seen him; neither did he acknowledge his brethren, nor knew his own children: for they have observed thy word, and kept thy covenant."34o;
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�And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto the mountain of Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that [is] over against Jericho. And the LORD shewed him all the land of Gilead, unto Dan,"mAnd all Naphtali, and the land of Ephraim, and Manasseh, and all the land of Judah, unto the utmost sea,"^And the south, and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, unto Zoar."
�And the LORD said unto him, This [is] the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, saying, I will give it unto thy seed: I have caused thee to see [it] with thine eyes, but thou shalt not go over thither."hSo Moses the servant of the LORD died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the LORD."
|And he buried him in a valley in the land of Moab, over against Bethpeor: but no man knoweth of his sepulchre unto this day."uAnd Moses [was] an hundred and twenty years old when he died: his eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated."
�And the children of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days: so the days of weeping [and] mourning for Moses were ended."
�And Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom; for Moses had laid his hands upon him: and the children of Israel hearkened unto him, and did as the LORD commanded Moses."23o;
+;"23;["{He that is wounded in the stones, or hath his privy member cut off, shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD."
�A bastard shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to his tenth generation shall he not enter into the congregation of the LORD."
�An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to their tenth generation shall they not enter into the congregation of the LORD for ever:"
�Because they met you not with bread and with water in the way, when ye came forth out of Egypt; and because they hired against thee Balaam the son of Beor of Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse thee."
�Nevertheless the LORD thy God would not hearken unto Balaam; but the LORD thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because the LORD thy God loved thee."PThou shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity all thy days for ever."
�Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite; for he [is] thy brother: thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian; because thou wast a stranger in his land."tThe children that are begotten of them shall enter into the congregation of the LORD in their third generation."]When the host goeth forth against thine enemies, then keep thee from every wicked thing."12o;
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�These [are] the statutes and judgments, which ye shall observe to do in the land, which the LORD God of thy fathers giveth thee to possess it, all the days that ye live upon the earth."
�Ye shall utterly destroy all the places, wherein the nations which ye shall possess served their gods, upon the high mountains, and upon the hills, and under every green tree:"
�And ye shall overthrow their altars, and break their pillars, and burn their groves with fire; and ye shall hew down the graven images of their gods, and destroy the names of them out of that place."/Ye shall not do so unto the LORD your God."
�But unto the place which the LORD your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, [even] unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come:"
�And thither ye shall bring your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, and your tithes, and heave offerings of your hand, and your vows, and your freewill offerings, and the firstlings of your herds and of your flocks:"
�And there ye shall eat before the LORD your God, and ye shall rejoice in all that ye put your hand unto, ye and your households, wherein the LORD thy God hath blessed thee."vYe shall not do after all [the things] that we do here this day, every man whatsoever [is] right in his own eyes."gFor ye are not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance, which the LORD your God giveth you."01o;
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�These [be] the words which Moses spake unto all Israel on this side Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain over against the Red [sea], between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Dizahab."`([There are] eleven days' [journey] from Horeb by the way of mount Seir unto Kadeshbarnea.)"
�And it came to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first [day] of the month, [that] Moses spake unto the children of Israel, according unto all that the LORD had given him in commandment unto them;"
�After he had slain Sihon the king of the Amorites, which dwelt in Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, which dwelt at Astaroth in Edrei:"WOn this side Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to declare this law, saying,"^The LORD our God spake unto us in Horeb, saying, Ye have dwelt long enough in this mount:"
Turn you, and take your journey, and go to the mount of the Amorites, and unto all [the places] nigh thereunto, in the plain, in the hills, and in the vale, and in the south, and by the sea side, to the land of the Canaanites, and unto Lebanon, unto the great river, the river Euphrates."
�Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give unto them and to their seed after them."WAnd I spake unto you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone:"02o;
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�Then we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea, as the LORD spake unto me: and we compassed mount Seir many days."(And the LORD spake unto me, saying,"EYe have compassed this mountain long enough: turn you northward."
�And command thou the people, saying, Ye [are] to pass through the coast of your brethren the children of Esau, which dwell in Seir; and they shall be afraid of you: take ye good heed unto yourselves therefore:"
�Meddle not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as a foot breadth; because I have given mount Seir unto Esau [for] a possession."|Ye shall buy meat of them for money, that ye may eat; and ye shall also buy water of them for money, that ye may drink."
�For the LORD thy God hath blessed thee in all the works of thy hand: he knoweth thy walking through this great wilderness: these forty years the LORD thy God [hath been] with thee; thou hast lacked nothing."
�And when we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, through the way of the plain from Elath, and from Eziongaber, we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab."
�And the LORD said unto me, Distress not the Moabites, neither contend with them in battle: for I will not give thee of their land [for] a possession; because I have given Ar unto the children of Lot [for] a possession."24o;
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�When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give [it] in her hand, and send her out of his house."WAnd when she is departed out of his house, she may go and be another man's [wife]."
�And [if] the latter husband hate her, and write her a bill of divorcement, and giveth [it] in her hand, and sendeth her out of his house; or if the latter husband die, which took her [to be] his wife;"
�Her former husband, which sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife, after that she is defiled; for that [is] abomination before the LORD: and thou shalt not cause the land to sin, which the LORD thy God giveth thee [for] an inheritance."
�When a man hath taken a new wife, he shall not go out to war, neither shall he be charged with any business: [but] he shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer up his wife which he hath taken."kNo man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to pledge: for he taketh [a man's] life to pledge."
�If a man be found stealing any of his brethren of the children of Israel, and maketh merchandise of him, or selleth him; then that thief shall die; and thou shalt put evil away from among you."
�Take heed in the plague of leprosy, that thou observe diligently, and do according to all that the priests the Levites shall teach you: as I commanded them, [so] ye shall observe to do."kRemember what the LORD thy God did unto Miriam by the way, after that ye were come forth out of Egypt."13o;
+;"13;["dIf there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder,"
�And the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them;"
�Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the LORD your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul."
�Ye shall walk after the LORD your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him."g
And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because he hath spoken to turn [you] away from the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to thrust thee out of the way which the LORD thy God commanded thee to walk in. So shalt thou put the evil away from the midst of thee."
�If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which [is] as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers;"
�[Namely], of the gods of the people which [are] round about you, nigh unto thee, or far off from thee, from the [one] end of the earth even unto the [other] end of the earth;"
�Thou shalt not consent unto him, nor hearken unto him; neither shall thine eye pity him, neither shalt thou spare, neither shalt thou conceal him:"
�But thou shalt surely kill him; thine hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people."14o;
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~Ye [are] the children of the LORD your God: ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead."
�For thou [art] an holy people unto the LORD thy God, and the LORD hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himself, above all the nations that [are] upon the earth."-Thou shalt not eat any abominable thing."PThese [are] the beasts which ye shall eat: the ox, the sheep, and the goat,"yThe hart, and the roebuck, and the fallow deer, and the wild goat, and the pygarg, and the wild ox, and the chamois."
�And every beast that parteth the hoof, and cleaveth the cleft into two claws, [and] cheweth the cud among the beasts, that ye shall eat."
�Nevertheless these ye shall not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the cloven hoof; [as] the camel, and the hare, and the coney: for they chew the cud, but divide not the hoof; [therefore] they [are] unclean unto you."
�And the swine, because it divideth the hoof, yet cheweth not the cud, it [is] unclean unto you: ye shall not eat of their flesh, nor touch their dead carcase."dThese ye shall eat of all that [are] in the waters: all that have fins and scales shall ye eat:"25o;
+;"25;["
�If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, that [the judges] may judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked."
�And it shall be, if the wicked man [be] worthy to be beaten, that the judge shall cause him to lie down, and to be beaten before his face, according to his fault, by a certain number."
�Forty stripes he may give him, [and] not exceed: lest, [if] he should exceed, and beat him above these with many stripes, then thy brother should seem vile unto thee."BThou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out [the corn]."

If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no child, the wife of the dead shall not marry without unto a stranger: her husband's brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the duty of an husband's brother unto her."
�And it shall be, [that] the firstborn which she beareth shall succeed in the name of his brother [which is] dead, that his name be not put out of Israel."
�And if the man like not to take his brother's wife, then let his brother's wife go up to the gate unto the elders, and say, My husband's brother refuseth to raise up unto his brother a name in Israel, he will not perform the duty of my husband's brother."
{Then the elders of his city shall call him, and speak unto him: and [if] he stand [to it], and say, I like not to take her;"
�Then shall his brother's wife come unto him in the presence of the elders, and loose his shoe from off his foot, and spit in his face, and shall answer and say, So shall it be done unto that man that will not build up his brother's house."03o;
+;"03;["
�Then we turned, and went up the way to Bashan: and Og the king of Bashan came out against us, he and all his people, to battle at Edrei."
�And the LORD said unto me, Fear him not: for I will deliver him, and all his people, and his land, into thy hand; and thou shalt do unto him as thou didst unto Sihon king of the Amorites, which dwelt at Heshbon."
�So the LORD our God delivered into our hands Og also, the king of Bashan, and all his people: and we smote him until none was left to him remaining."
�And we took all his cities at that time, there was not a city which we took not from them, threescore cities, all the region of Argob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan."iAll these cities [were] fenced with high walls, gates, and bars; beside unwalled towns a great many."
�And we utterly destroyed them, as we did unto Sihon king of Heshbon, utterly destroying the men, women, and children, of every city."VBut all the cattle, and the spoil of the cities, we took for a prey to ourselves."
�And we took at that time out of the hand of the two kings of the Amorites the land that [was] on this side Jordan, from the river of Arnon unto mount Hermon;"Q([Which] Hermon the Sidonians call Sirion; and the Amorites call it Shenir;)"26o;
+;"26;["
�And it shall be, when thou [art] come in unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee [for] an inheritance, and possessest it, and dwellest therein;"
�That thou shalt take of the first of all the fruit of the earth, which thou shalt bring of thy land that the LORD thy God giveth thee, and shalt put [it] in a basket, and shalt go unto the place which the LORD thy God shall choose to place his name there."
�And thou shalt go unto the priest that shall be in those days, and say unto him, I profess this day unto the LORD thy God, that I am come unto the country which the LORD sware unto our fathers for to give us."rAnd the priest shall take the basket out of thine hand, and set it down before the altar of the LORD thy God."
�And thou shalt speak and say before the LORD thy God, A Syrian ready to perish [was] my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous:"ZAnd the Egyptians evil entreated us, and afflicted us, and laid upon us hard bondage:"
�And when we cried unto the LORD God of our fathers, the LORD heard our voice, and looked on our affliction, and our labour, and our oppression:"
�And the LORD brought us forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with great terribleness, and with signs, and with wonders:"yAnd he hath brought us into this place, and hath given us this land, [even] a land that floweth with milk and honey."04o;
+;"04;["
�Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do [them], that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which the LORD God of your fathers giveth you."
�Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish [ought] from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you."
�Your eyes have seen what the LORD did because of Baalpeor: for all the men that followed Baalpeor, the LORD thy God hath destroyed them from among you."YBut ye that did cleave unto the LORD your God [are] alive every one of you this day."
�Behold, I have taught you statutes and judgments, even as the LORD my God commanded me, that ye should do so in the land whither ye go to possess it."
�Keep therefore and do [them]; for this [is] your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation [is] a wise and understanding people."
�For what nation [is there so] great, who [hath] God [so] nigh unto them, as the LORD our God [is] in all [things that] we call upon him [for]?"
�And what nation [is there so] great, that hath statutes and judgments [so] righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day?"
�Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons' sons;"15o;
+;"15;["AAt the end of [every] seven years thou shalt make a release."
�And this [is] the manner of the release: Every creditor that lendeth [ought] unto his neighbour shall release [it]; he shall not exact [it] of his neighbour, or of his brother; because it is called the LORD'S release."vOf a foreigner thou mayest exact [it again]: but [that] which is thine with thy brother thine hand shall release;"
�Save when there shall be no poor among you; for the LORD shall greatly bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee [for] an inheritance to possess it:"
�Only if thou carefully hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all these commandments which I command thee this day."
�For the LORD thy God blesseth thee, as he promised thee: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, but thou shalt not borrow; and thou shalt reign over many nations, but they shall not reign over thee."
�If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother:"
|But thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need, [in that] which he wanteth."
�Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry unto the LORD against thee, and it be sin unto thee."27o;
+;"27;["~And Moses with the elders of Israel commanded the people, saying, Keep all the commandments which I command you this day."
�And it shall be on the day when ye shall pass over Jordan unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, that thou shalt set thee up great stones, and plaister them with plaister:"
�And thou shalt write upon them all the words of this law, when thou art passed over, that thou mayest go in unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, a land that floweth with milk and honey; as the LORD God of thy fathers hath promised thee."
�Therefore it shall be when ye be gone over Jordan, [that] ye shall set up these stones, which I command you this day, in mount Ebal, and thou shalt plaister them with plaister."
�And there shalt thou build an altar unto the LORD thy God, an altar of stones: thou shalt not lift up [any] iron [tool] upon them."
�Thou shalt build the altar of the LORD thy God of whole stones: and thou shalt offer burnt offerings thereon unto the LORD thy God:"dAnd thou shalt offer peace offerings, and shalt eat there, and rejoice before the LORD thy God."QAnd thou shalt write upon the stones all the words of this law very plainly."
�And Moses and the priests the Levites spake unto all Israel, saying, Take heed, and hearken, O Israel; this day thou art become the people of the LORD thy God."05o;
+;"05;["
�And Moses called all Israel, and said unto them, Hear, O Israel, the statutes and judgments which I speak in your ears this day, that ye may learn them, and keep, and do them."7The LORD our God made a covenant with us in Horeb."wThe LORD made not this covenant with our fathers, but with us, [even] us, who [are] all of us here alive this day."UThe LORD talked with you face to face in the mount out of the midst of the fire,"
�(I stood between the LORD and you at that time, to shew you the word of the LORD: for ye were afraid by reason of the fire, and went not up into the mount;) saying,"eI [am] the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage."/Thou shalt have none other gods before me."
�Thou shalt not make thee [any] graven image, [or] any likeness [of any thing] that [is] in heaven above, or that [is] in the earth beneath, or that [is] in the waters beneath the earth:"
�Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God [am] a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth [generation] of them that hate me,"16o;
+;"16;["
�Observe the month of Abib, and keep the passover unto the LORD thy God: for in the month of Abib the LORD thy God brought thee forth out of Egypt by night."
�Thou shalt therefore sacrifice the passover unto the LORD thy God, of the flock and the herd, in the place which the LORD shall choose to place his name there."$
Thou shalt eat no leavened bread with it; seven days shalt thou eat unleavened bread therewith, [even] the bread of affliction; for thou camest forth out of the land of Egypt in haste: that thou mayest remember the day when thou camest forth out of the land of Egypt all the days of thy life."
�And there shall be no leavened bread seen with thee in all thy coast seven days; neither shall there [any thing] of the flesh, which thou sacrificedst the first day at even, remain all night until the morning."hThou mayest not sacrifice the passover within any of thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee:"
�But at the place which the LORD thy God shall choose to place his name in, there thou shalt sacrifice the passover at even, at the going down of the sun, at the season that thou camest forth out of Egypt."
�And thou shalt roast and eat [it] in the place which the LORD thy God shall choose: and thou shalt turn in the morning, and go unto thy tents."
�Six days thou shalt eat unleavened bread: and on the seventh day [shall be] a solemn assembly to the LORD thy God: thou shalt do no work [therein]."
�Seven weeks shalt thou number unto thee: begin to number the seven weeks from [such time as] thou beginnest [to put] the sickle to the corn."17o;
+;"17;["
�Thou shalt not sacrifice unto the LORD thy God [any] bullock, or sheep, wherein is blemish, [or] any evilfavouredness: for that [is] an abomination unto the LORD thy God."
�If there be found among you, within any of thy gates which the LORD thy God giveth thee, man or woman, that hath wrought wickedness in the sight of the LORD thy God, in transgressing his covenant,"
�And hath gone and served other gods, and worshipped them, either the sun, or moon, or any of the host of heaven, which I have not commanded;"
�And it be told thee, and thou hast heard [of it], and enquired diligently, and, behold, [it be] true, [and] the thing certain, [that] such abomination is wrought in Israel:"
�Then shalt thou bring forth that man or that woman, which have committed that wicked thing, unto thy gates, [even] that man or that woman, and shalt stone them with stones, till they die."
�At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is worthy of death be put to death; [but] at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death."
�The hands of the witnesses shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterward the hands of all the people. So thou shalt put the evil away from among you."
If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, [being] matters of controversy within thy gates: then shalt thou arise, and get thee up into the place which the LORD thy God shall choose;"
�And thou shalt come unto the priests the Levites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days, and enquire; and they shall shew thee the sentence of judgment:"28o;
+;"28;["
�And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe [and] to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:"}And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God."WBlessed [shalt] thou [be] in the city, and blessed [shalt] thou [be] in the field."
�Blessed [shall be] the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep."1Blessed [shall be] thy basket and thy store."fBlessed [shalt] thou [be] when thou comest in, and blessed [shalt] thou [be] when thou goest out."
�The LORD shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thy face: they shall come out against thee one way, and flee before thee seven ways."
�The LORD shall command the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest thine hand unto; and he shall bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee."
�The LORD shall establish thee an holy people unto himself, as he hath sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, and walk in his ways."06o;
+;"06;["
�Now these [are] the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do [them] in the land whither ye go to possess it:"
�That thou mightest fear the LORD thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son's son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged."
�Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe to do [it]; that it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, as the LORD God of thy fathers hath promised thee, in the land that floweth with milk and honey."4Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God [is] one LORD:"nAnd thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might."MAnd these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:"
�And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up."lAnd thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes."MAnd thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates."18o;
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�The priests the Levites, [and] all the tribe of Levi, shall have no part nor inheritance with Israel: they shall eat the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and his inheritance."Therefore shall they have no inheritance among their brethren: the LORD [is] their inheritance, as he hath said unto them."
�And this shall be the priest's due from the people, from them that offer a sacrifice, whether [it be] ox or sheep; and they shall give unto the priest the shoulder, and the two cheeks, and the maw."
�The firstfruit [also] of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the first of the fleece of thy sheep, shalt thou give him."
�For the LORD thy God hath chosen him out of all thy tribes, to stand to minister in the name of the LORD, him and his sons for ever."
�And if a Levite come from any of thy gates out of all Israel, where he sojourned, and come with all the desire of his mind unto the place which the LORD shall choose;"
�Then he shall minister in the name of the LORD his God, as all his brethren the Levites [do], which stand there before the LORD."aThey shall have like portions to eat, beside that which cometh of the sale of his patrimony."
�When thou art come into the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations."29o;
+;"29;["
�These [are] the words of the covenant, which the LORD commanded Moses to make with the children of Israel in the land of Moab, beside the covenant which he made with them in Horeb."
�And Moses called unto all Israel, and said unto them, Ye have seen all that the LORD did before your eyes in the land of Egypt unto Pharaoh, and unto all his servants, and unto all his land;"[The great temptations which thine eyes have seen, the signs, and those great miracles:"lYet the LORD hath not given you an heart to perceive, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day."
�And I have led you forty years in the wilderness: your clothes are not waxen old upon you, and thy shoe is not waxen old upon thy foot."{Ye have not eaten bread, neither have ye drunk wine or strong drink: that ye might know that I [am] the LORD your God."
�And when ye came unto this place, Sihon the king of Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, came out against us unto battle, and we smote them:"
�And we took their land, and gave it for an inheritance unto the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to the half tribe of Manasseh."cKeep therefore the words of this covenant, and do them, that ye may prosper in all that ye do."30o;
+;"30;["
�And it shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon thee, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before thee, and thou shalt call [them] to mind among all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath driven thee,"
�And shalt return unto the LORD thy God, and shalt obey his voice according to all that I command thee this day, thou and thy children, with all thine heart, and with all thy soul;"
�That then the LORD thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath scattered thee."
�If [any] of thine be driven out unto the outmost [parts] of heaven, from thence will the LORD thy God gather thee, and from thence will he fetch thee:"
�And the LORD thy God will bring thee into the land which thy fathers possessed, and thou shalt possess it; and he will do thee good, and multiply thee above thy fathers."
�And the LORD thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live."zAnd the LORD thy God will put all these curses upon thine enemies, and on them that hate thee, which persecuted thee."uAnd thou shalt return and obey the voice of the LORD, and do all his commandments which I command thee this day."

And the LORD thy God will make thee plenteous in every work of thine hand, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy land, for good: for the LORD will again rejoice over thee for good, as he rejoiced over thy fathers:"07o;
+;"07;["1
When the LORD thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and hath cast out many nations before thee, the Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than thou;"
�And when the LORD thy God shall deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite them, [and] utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor shew mercy unto them:"
�Neither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son."
�For they will turn away thy son from following me, that they may serve other gods: so will the anger of the LORD be kindled against you, and destroy thee suddenly."
�But thus shall ye deal with them; ye shall destroy their altars, and break down their images, and cut down their groves, and burn their graven images with fire."
�For thou [art] an holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that [are] upon the face of the earth."
�The LORD did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye [were] the fewest of all people:"
�But because the LORD loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers, hath the LORD brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondmen, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt."
�Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he [is] God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;"19o;
+;"19;["
�When the LORD thy God hath cut off the nations, whose land the LORD thy God giveth thee, and thou succeedest them, and dwellest in their cities, and in their houses;"zThou shalt separate three cities for thee in the midst of thy land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it."
�Thou shalt prepare thee a way, and divide the coasts of thy land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee to inherit, into three parts, that every slayer may flee thither."
�And this [is] the case of the slayer, which shall flee thither, that he may live: Whoso killeth his neighbour ignorantly, whom he hated not in time past;"	
As when a man goeth into the wood with his neighbour to hew wood, and his hand fetcheth a stroke with the axe to cut down the tree, and the head slippeth from the helve, and lighteth upon his neighbour, that he die; he shall flee unto one of those cities, and live:"
�Lest the avenger of the blood pursue the slayer, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and slay him; whereas he [was] not worthy of death, inasmuch as he hated him not in time past."QWherefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt separate three cities for thee."
�And if the LORD thy God enlarge thy coast, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers, and give thee all the land which he promised to give unto thy fathers;"
�If thou shalt keep all these commandments to do them, which I command thee this day, to love the LORD thy God, and to walk ever in his ways; then shalt thou add three cities more for thee, beside these three:"31o;
+;"31;[":And Moses went and spake these words unto all Israel."
�And he said unto them, I [am] an hundred and twenty years old this day; I can no more go out and come in: also the LORD hath said unto me, Thou shalt not go over this Jordan."
�The LORD thy God, he will go over before thee, [and] he will destroy these nations from before thee, and thou shalt possess them: [and] Joshua, he shall go over before thee, as the LORD hath said."
�And the LORD shall do unto them as he did to Sihon and to Og, kings of the Amorites, and unto the land of them, whom he destroyed."
�And the LORD shall give them up before your face, that ye may do unto them according unto all the commandments which I have commanded you."
�Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he [it is] that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee."
And Moses called unto Joshua, and said unto him in the sight of all Israel, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou must go with this people unto the land which the LORD hath sworn unto their fathers to give them; and thou shalt cause them to inherit it."
�And the LORD, he [it is] that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed."
�And Moses wrote this law, and delivered it unto the priests the sons of Levi, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and unto all the elders of Israel."08o;
+;"08;["
�All the commandments which I command thee this day shall ye observe to do, that ye may live, and multiply, and go in and possess the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers."
�And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, [and] to prove thee, to know what [was] in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no."
And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every [word] that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live."XThy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these forty years."wThou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, [so] the LORD thy God chasteneth thee."jTherefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him."
�For the LORD thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills;"mA land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of oil olive, and honey;"
�A land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack any [thing] in it; a land whose stones [are] iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass."20o;
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�When thou goest out to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, [and] a people more than thou, be not afraid of them: for the LORD thy God [is] with thee, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt."vAnd it shall be, when ye are come nigh unto the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak unto the people,"
�And shall say unto them, Hear, O Israel, ye approach this day unto battle against your enemies: let not your hearts faint, fear not, and do not tremble, neither be ye terrified because of them;"kFor the LORD your God [is] he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you."
�And the officers shall speak unto the people, saying, What man [is there] that hath built a new house, and hath not dedicated it? let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man dedicate it."
�And what man [is he] that hath planted a vineyard, and hath not [yet] eaten of it? let him [also] go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man eat of it."
�And what man [is there] that hath betrothed a wife, and hath not taken her? let him go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man take her."
�And the officers shall speak further unto the people, and they shall say, What man [is there that is] fearful and fainthearted? let him go and return unto his house, lest his brethren's heart faint as well as his heart."
�And it shall be, when the officers have made an end of speaking unto the people, that they shall make captains of the armies to lead the people."21o;
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�If [one] be found slain in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it, lying in the field, [and] it be not known who hath slain him:"
�Then thy elders and thy judges shall come forth, and they shall measure unto the cities which [are] round about him that is slain:"
�And it shall be, [that] the city [which is] next unto the slain man, even the elders of that city shall take an heifer, which hath not been wrought with, [and] which hath not drawn in the yoke;"
�And the elders of that city shall bring down the heifer unto a rough valley, which is neither eared nor sown, and shall strike off the heifer's neck there in the valley:"
�And the priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them the LORD thy God hath chosen to minister unto him, and to bless in the name of the LORD; and by their word shall every controversy and every stroke be [tried]:"
�And all the elders of that city, [that are] next unto the slain [man], shall wash their hands over the heifer that is beheaded in the valley:"hAnd they shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen [it]."
�Be merciful, O LORD, unto thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, and lay not innocent blood unto thy people of Israel's charge. And the blood shall be forgiven them."
�So shalt thou put away the [guilt of] innocent blood from among you, when thou shalt do [that which is] right in the sight of the LORD."10o;
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�At that time the LORD said unto me, Hew thee two tables of stone like unto the first, and come up unto me into the mount, and make thee an ark of wood."
~And I will write on the tables the words that were in the first tables which thou brakest, and thou shalt put them in the ark."
�And I made an ark [of] shittim wood, and hewed two tables of stone like unto the first, and went up into the mount, having the two tables in mine hand."
�And he wrote on the tables, according to the first writing, the ten commandments, which the LORD spake unto you in the mount out of the midst of the fire in the day of the assembly: and the LORD gave them unto me."
�And I turned myself and came down from the mount, and put the tables in the ark which I had made; and there they be, as the LORD commanded me."
�And the children of Israel took their journey from Beeroth of the children of Jaakan to Mosera: there Aaron died, and there he was buried; and Eleazar his son ministered in the priest's office in his stead."hFrom thence they journeyed unto Gudgodah; and from Gudgodah to Jotbath, a land of rivers of waters."
�At that time the LORD separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to minister unto him, and to bless in his name, unto this day."
�Wherefore Levi hath no part nor inheritance with his brethren; the LORD [is] his inheritance, according as the LORD thy God promised him."09o;
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�Hear, O Israel: Thou [art] to pass over Jordan this day, to go in to possess nations greater and mightier than thyself, cities great and fenced up to heaven,"
�A people great and tall, the children of the Anakims, whom thou knowest, and [of whom] thou hast heard [say], Who can stand before the children of Anak!"
Understand therefore this day, that the LORD thy God [is] he which goeth over before thee; [as] a consuming fire he shall destroy them, and he shall bring them down before thy face: so shalt thou drive them out, and destroy them quickly, as the LORD hath said unto thee."
Speak not thou in thine heart, after that the LORD thy God hath cast them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness the LORD hath brought me in to possess this land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD doth drive them out from before thee."'
Not for thy righteousness, or for the uprightness of thine heart, dost thou go to possess their land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee, and that he may perform the word which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob."
�Understand therefore, that the LORD thy God giveth thee not this good land to possess it for thy righteousness; for thou [art] a stiffnecked people."
�Remember, [and] forget not, how thou provokedst the LORD thy God to wrath in the wilderness: from the day that thou didst depart out of the land of Egypt, until ye came unto this place, ye have been rebellious against the LORD."lAlso in Horeb ye provoked the LORD to wrath, so that the LORD was angry with you to have destroyed you."
�When I was gone up into the mount to receive the tables of stone, [even] the tables of the covenant which the LORD made with you, then I abode in the mount forty days and forty nights, I neither did eat bread nor drink water:"32o;
+;"32;["XGive ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth."
�My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass:"TBecause I will publish the name of the LORD: ascribe ye greatness unto our God."
�[He is] the Rock, his work [is] perfect: for all his ways [are] judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right [is] he."
}They have corrupted themselves, their spot [is] not [the spot] of his children: [they are] a perverse and crooked generation."
�Do ye thus requite the LORD, O foolish people and unwise? [is] not he thy father [that] hath bought thee? hath he not made thee, and established thee?"
�Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations: ask thy father, and he will shew thee; thy elders, and they will tell thee."
�When the most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel."SFor the LORD'S portion [is] his people; Jacob [is] the lot of his inheritance.;"Deuteronomy;
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�<To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maschil, [A Psalm] of David, when the Ziphims came and said to Saul, Doth not David hide himself with us?> Save me, O God, by thy name, and judge me by thy strength.">Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth."xFor strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul: they have not set God before them. Selah."OBehold, God [is] mine helper: the Lord [is] with them that uphold my soul."GHe shall reward evil unto mine enemies: cut them off in thy truth."YI will freely sacrifice unto thee: I will praise thy name, O LORD; for [it is] good."hFor he hath delivered me out of all trouble: and mine eye hath seen [his desire] upon mine enemies."026o;
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�<[A Psalm] of David.> Judge me, O LORD; for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in the LORD; [therefore] I shall not slide."AExamine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart."RFor thy lovingkindness [is] before mine eyes: and I have walked in thy truth."MI have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers."SI have hated the congregation of evil doers; and will not sit with the wicked."PI will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O LORD:"[That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works."_LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth."BGather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men:"110o;
+;"110;["y<A Psalm of David.> The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool."fThe LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies."
�Thy people [shall be] willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth."kThe LORD hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou [art] a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek."SThe Lord at thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath."
�He shall judge among the heathen, he shall fill [the places] with the dead bodies; he shall wound the heads over many countries."QHe shall drink of the brook in the way: therefore shall he lift up the head."083o;
+;"083;["m<A Song [or] Psalm of Asaph.> Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God."[For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head."^They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones."
{They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from [being] a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance."ZFor they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee:"NThe tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites; of Moab, and the Hagarenes;"PGebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre;"QAssur also is joined with them: they have holpen the children of Lot. Selah."aDo unto them as [unto] the Midianites; as [to] Sisera, as [to] Jabin, at the brook of Kison:"055o;
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�<To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maschil, [A Psalm] of David.> Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication."LAttend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise;"
�Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me."TMy heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me."PFearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me."^And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! [for then] would I fly away, and be at rest."NLo, [then] would I wander far off, [and] remain in the wilderness. Selah."AI would hasten my escape from the windy storm [and] tempest."bDestroy, O Lord, [and] divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city."027o;
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�<[A Psalm] of David.> The LORD [is] my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD [is] the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?"oWhen the wicked, [even] mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell."
�Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this [will] I [be] confident."
�One [thing] have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple."
�For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock."
�And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD."VHear, O LORD, [when] I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and answer me."_[When thou saidst], Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek."
�Hide not thy face [far] from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation."056o;
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�<To the chief Musician upon Jonathelemrechokim, Michtam of David, when the Philistines took him in Gath.> Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me."jMine enemies would daily swallow [me] up: for [they be] many that fight against me, O thou most High."1What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee."jIn God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me."QEvery day they wrest my words: all their thoughts [are] against me for evil."kThey gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul."QShall they escape by iniquity? in [thine] anger cast down the people, O God."_Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: [are they] not in thy book?"aWhen I cry [unto thee], then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God [is] for me."084o;
+;"084;["}<To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm for the sons of Korah.> How amiable [are] thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts!"yMy soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God."
�Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, [even] thine altars, O LORD of hosts, my King, and my God."YBlessed [are] they that dwell in thy house: they will be still praising thee. Selah."_Blessed [is] the man whose strength [is] in thee; in whose heart [are] the ways [of them]."^[Who] passing through the valley of Baca make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools."YThey go from strength to strength, [every one of them] in Zion appeareth before God."JO LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer: give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah."HBehold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed."111o;
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|Praise ye the LORD. I will praise the LORD with [my] whole heart, in the assembly of the upright, and [in] the congregation."ZThe works of the LORD [are] great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein."THis work [is] honourable and glorious: and his righteousness endureth for ever."fHe hath made his wonderful works to be remembered: the LORD [is] gracious and full of compassion."YHe hath given meat unto them that fear him: he will ever be mindful of his covenant."iHe hath shewed his people the power of his works, that he may give them the heritage of the heathen."WThe works of his hands [are] verity and judgment; all his commandments [are] sure."PThey stand fast for ever and ever, [and are] done in truth and uprightness."rHe sent redemption unto his people: he hath commanded his covenant for ever: holy and reverend [is] his name."028o;
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�<[A Psalm] of David.> Unto thee will I cry, O LORD my rock; be not silent to me: lest, [if] thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit."nHear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle."
�Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief [is] in their hearts."
�Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavours: give them after the work of their hands; render to them their desert."
|Because they regard not the works of the LORD, nor the operation of his hands, he shall destroy them, and not build them up."PBlessed [be] the LORD, because he hath heard the voice of my supplications."
�The LORD [is] my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him."SThe LORD [is] their strength, and he [is] the saving strength of his anointed."]Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up for ever."112o;
+;"112;["uPraise ye the LORD. Blessed [is] the man [that] feareth the LORD, [that] delighteth greatly in his commandments."YHis seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed."XWealth and riches [shall be] in his house: and his righteousness endureth for ever."sUnto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: [he is] gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous."WA good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion."^Surely he shall not be moved for ever: the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance."VHe shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the LORD."dHis heart [is] established, he shall not be afraid, until he see [his desire] upon his enemies."~He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour."085o;
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�<To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah.> LORD, thou hast been favourable unto thy land: thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob."[Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people, thou hast covered all their sin. Selah."gThou hast taken away all thy wrath: thou hast turned [thyself] from the fierceness of thine anger."OTurn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease."\Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations?"HWilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?";Shew us thy mercy, O LORD, and grant us thy salvation."
�I will hear what God the LORD will speak: for he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints: but let them not turn again to folly."YSurely his salvation [is] nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land."140o;
+;"140;["x<To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.> Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;"`Which imagine mischiefs in [their] heart; continually are they gathered together [for] war."cThey have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison [is] under their lips. Selah."Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings."{The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. Selah."YI said unto the LORD, Thou [art] my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O LORD."bO GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle."vGrant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; [lest] they exalt themselves. Selah."e[As for] the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them."057o;
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<To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam of David, when he fled from Saul in the cave.> Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until [these] calamities be overpast."QI will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth [all things] for me."
�He shall send from heaven, and save me [from] the reproach of him that would swallow me up. Selah. God shall send forth his mercy and his truth."
�My soul [is] among lions: [and] I lie [even among] them that are set on fire, [even] the sons of men, whose teeth [are] spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword."YBe thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; [let] thy glory [be] above all the earth."
�They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down: they have digged a pit before me, into the midst whereof they are fallen [themselves]. Selah."NMy heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise."OAwake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I [myself] will awake early."[I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: I will sing unto thee among the nations."029o;
+;"029;["`<A Psalm of David.> Give unto the LORD, O ye mighty, give unto the LORD glory and strength."`Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness."mThe voice of the LORD [is] upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the LORD [is] upon many waters."UThe voice of the LORD [is] powerful; the voice of the LORD [is] full of majesty."]The voice of the LORD breaketh the cedars; yea, the LORD breaketh the cedars of Lebanon."VHe maketh them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young unicorn."7The voice of the LORD divideth the flames of fire."]The voice of the LORD shaketh the wilderness; the LORD shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh."
�The voice of the LORD maketh the hinds to calve, and discovereth the forests: and in his temple doth every one speak of [his] glory."086o;
+;"086;["Y<A Prayer of David.> Bow down thine ear, O LORD, hear me: for I [am] poor and needy."^Preserve my soul; for I [am] holy: O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee."<Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto thee daily."RRejoice the soul of thy servant: for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul."pFor thou, Lord, [art] good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee."SGive ear, O LORD, unto my prayer; and attend to the voice of my supplications."MIn the day of my trouble I will call upon thee: for thou wilt answer me."nAmong the gods [there is] none like unto thee, O Lord; neither [are there any works] like unto thy works."lAll nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; and shall glorify thy name."141o;
+;"141;["q<A Psalm of David.> LORD, I cry unto thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee."vLet my prayer be set forth before thee [as] incense; [and] the lifting up of my hands [as] the evening sacrifice."DSet a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips."
�Incline not my heart to [any] evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties."
�Let the righteous smite me; [it shall be] a kindness: and let him reprove me; [it shall be] an excellent oil, [which] shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also [shall be] in their calamities."dWhen their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet."jOur bones are scattered at the grave's mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth [wood] upon the earth."eBut mine eyes [are] unto thee, O GOD the Lord: in thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute."dKeep me from the snares [which] they have laid for me, and the gins of the workers of iniquity."058o;
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�<To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam of David.> Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?"XYea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth."cThe wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies."lTheir poison [is] like the poison of a serpent: [they are] like the deaf adder [that] stoppeth her ear;"OWhich will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely."dBreak their teeth, O God, in their mouth: break out the great teeth of the young lions, O LORD."
�Let them melt away as waters [which] run continually: [when] he bendeth [his bow to shoot] his arrows, let them be as cut in pieces."
�As a snail [which] melteth, let [every one of them] pass away: [like] the untimely birth of a woman, [that] they may not see the sun."xBefore your pots can feel the thorns, he shall take them away as with a whirlwind, both living, and in [his] wrath."113o;
+;"113;["XPraise ye the LORD. Praise, O ye servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD."KBlessed be the name of the LORD from this time forth and for evermore."cFrom the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the LORD'S name [is] to be praised."MThe LORD [is] high above all nations, [and] his glory above the heavens."?Who [is] like unto the LORD our God, who dwelleth on high,"XWho humbleth [himself] to behold [the things that are] in heaven, and in the earth!"YHe raiseth up the poor out of the dust, [and] lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;"OThat he may set [him] with princes, [even] with the princes of his people."kHe maketh the barren woman to keep house, [and to be] a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the LORD."114o;
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�<To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam of David; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him.> Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God: defend me from them that rise up against me."JDeliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from bloody men."
�For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not [for] my transgression, nor [for] my sin, O LORD."VThey run and prepare themselves without [my] fault: awake to help me, and behold."
�Thou therefore, O LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel, awake to visit all the heathen: be not merciful to any wicked transgressors. Selah."WThey return at evening: they make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city."iBehold, they belch out with their mouth: swords [are] in their lips: for who, [say they], doth hear?"XBut thou, O LORD, shalt laugh at them; thou shalt have all the heathen in derision."N[Because of] his strength will I wait upon thee: for God [is] my defence."142o;
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�<Maschil of David; A Prayer when he was in the cave.> I cried unto the LORD with my voice; with my voice unto the LORD did I make my supplication."JI poured out my complaint before him; I shewed before him my trouble."
�When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walked have they privily laid a snare for me."
I looked on [my] right hand, and beheld, but [there was] no man that would know me: refuge failed me; no man cared for my soul."hI cried unto thee, O LORD: I said, Thou [art] my refuge [and] my portion in the land of the living."qAttend unto my cry; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I."
�Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name: the righteous shall compass me about; for thou shalt deal bountifully with me."087o;
+;"087;["Z<A Psalm [or] Song for the sons of Korah.> His foundation [is] in the holy mountains."LThe LORD loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.">Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God. Selah."
�I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon to them that know me: behold Philistia, and Tyre, with Ethiopia; this [man] was born there."rAnd of Zion it shall be said, This and that man was born in her: and the highest himself shall establish her."bThe LORD shall count, when he writeth up the people, [that] this [man] was born there. Selah."fAs well the singers as the players on instruments [shall be there]: all my springs [are] in thee."143o;
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�<A Psalm of David.> Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, [and] in thy righteousness."eAnd enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified."
�For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead."RTherefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate."^I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands."bI stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul [thirsteth] after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah."
{Hear me speedily, O LORD: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit."
�Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee."HDeliver me, O LORD, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me."001o;
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�Blessed [is] the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful."`But his delight [is] in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night."
�And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper."TThe ungodly [are] not so: but [are] like the chaff which the wind driveth away."mTherefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous."\For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish."115o;
+;"115;["oNot unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, [and] for thy truth's sake."@Wherefore should the heathen say, Where [is] now their God?"NBut our God [is] in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased."@Their idols [are] silver and gold, the work of men's hands."LThey have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not:"LThey have ears, but they hear not: noses have they, but they smell not:"vThey have hands, but they handle not: feet have they, but they walk not: neither speak they through their throat."UThey that make them are like unto them; [so is] every one that trusteth in them."KO Israel, trust thou in the LORD: he [is] their help and their shield."088o;
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�<A Song [or] Psalm for the sons of Korah, to the chief Musician upon Mahalath Leannoth, Maschil of Heman the Ezrahite.> O LORD God of my salvation, I have cried day [and] night before thee:"CLet my prayer come before thee: incline thine ear unto my cry;"NFor my soul is full of troubles: and my life draweth nigh unto the grave."]I am counted with them that go down into the pit: I am as a man [that hath] no strength:"
}Free among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, whom thou rememberest no more: and they are cut off from thy hand."DThou hast laid me in the lowest pit, in darkness, in the deeps."ZThy wrath lieth hard upon me, and thou hast afflicted [me] with all thy waves. Selah."
�Thou hast put away mine acquaintance far from me; thou hast made me an abomination unto them: [I am] shut up, and I cannot come forth."}Mine eye mourneth by reason of affliction: LORD, I have called daily upon thee, I have stretched out my hands unto thee."144o;
+;"144;["x<[A Psalm] of David.> Blessed [be] the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, [and] my fingers to fight:"
�My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and [he] in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me."rLORD, what [is] man, that thou takest knowledge of him! [or] the son of man, that thou makest account of him!"IMan is like to vanity: his days [are] as a shadow that passeth away."WBow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke."VCast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot out thine arrows, and destroy them."oSend thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children;"VWhose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand [is] a right hand of falsehood."I will sing a new song unto thee, O God: upon a psaltery [and] an instrument of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee."002o;
+;"002;["BWhy do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?"
�The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, [saying],"ILet us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us."VHe that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision."VThen shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure."6Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion."mI will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou [art] my Son; this day have I begotten thee."
�Ask of me, and I shall give [thee] the heathen [for] thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth [for] thy possession."eThou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel."116o;
+;"116;["LI love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice [and] my supplications."bBecause he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon [him] as long as I live."kThe sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow."VThen called I upon the name of the LORD; O LORD, I beseech thee, deliver my soul."GGracious [is] the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God [is] merciful."IThe LORD preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me."TReturn unto thy rest, O my soul; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee."bFor thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, [and] my feet from falling.";I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living."030o;
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�<A Psalm [and] Song [at] the dedication of the house of David.> I will extol thee, O LORD; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me."?O LORD my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me."xO LORD, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit."`Sing unto the LORD, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness."
�For his anger [endureth but] a moment; in his favour [is] life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy [cometh] in the morning."9And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved."tLORD, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, [and] I was troubled."DI cried to thee, O LORD; and unto the LORD I made supplication."{What profit [is there] in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?"089o;
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�<Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite.> I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations."rFor I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens."OI have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant,"[Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. Selah."oAnd the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O LORD: thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints."zFor who in the heaven can be compared unto the LORD? [who] among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the LORD?"|God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all [them that are] about him."iO LORD God of hosts, who [is] a strong LORD like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee?"YThou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them."117o;
+;"117;["BO praise the LORD, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people."uFor his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the LORD [endureth] for ever. Praise ye the LORD."031o;
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�<To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.> In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness."oBow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me."aFor thou [art] my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name's sake lead me, and guide me."[Pull me out of the net that they have laid privily for me: for thou [art] my strength."TInto thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O LORD God of truth."KI have hated them that regard lying vanities: but I trust in the LORD."zI will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou hast considered my trouble; thou hast known my soul in adversities;"_And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large room."sHave mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, [yea], my soul and my belly."145o;
+;"145;["q<David's [Psalm] of praise.> I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever."OEvery day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever."YGreat [is] the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness [is] unsearchable."YOne generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts."SI will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works."_And [men] shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and I will declare thy greatness."gThey shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness."WThe LORD [is] gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy."PThe LORD [is] good to all: and his tender mercies [are] over all his works."003o;
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<To the chief Musician upon Shushaneduth, Michtam of David, to teach; when he strove with Aramnaharaim and with Aramzobah, when Joab returned, and smote of Edom in the valley of salt twelve thousand.> O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again."iThou hast made the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it: heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh."bThou hast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment."kThou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah."PThat thy beloved may be delivered; save [with] thy right hand, and hear me."pGod hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth."sGilead [is] mine, and Manasseh [is] mine; Ephraim also [is] the strength of mine head; Judah [is] my lawgiver;"dMoab [is] my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe: Philistia, triumph thou because of me."JWho will bring me [into] the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?"118o;
+;"118;["ZO give thanks unto the LORD; for [he is] good: because his mercy [endureth] for ever."<Let Israel now say, that his mercy [endureth] for ever."HLet the house of Aaron now say, that his mercy [endureth] for ever."MLet them now that fear the LORD say, that his mercy [endureth] for ever."]I called upon the LORD in distress: the LORD answered me, [and set me] in a large place."HThe LORD [is] on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me?"nThe LORD taketh my part with them that help me: therefore shall I see [my desire] upon them that hate me."G[It is] better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man."K[It is] better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes."032o;
+;"032;["p<[A Psalm] of David, Maschil.> Blessed [is he whose] transgression [is] forgiven, [whose] sin [is] covered."lBlessed [is] the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit [there is] no guile."QWhen I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long."kFor day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah."
�I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah."
�For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him."
~Thou [art] my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah."iI will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye."
�Be ye not as the horse, [or] as the mule, [which] have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee."146o;
+;"146;["4Praise ye the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul."aWhile I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being."XPut not your trust in princes, [nor] in the son of man, in whom [there is] no help."]His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish."bHappy [is he] that [hath] the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope [is] in the LORD his God:"dWhich made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein [is]: which keepeth truth for ever:"qWhich executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners:"xThe LORD openeth [the eyes of] the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous:"
{The LORD preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down."004o;
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+;"119;["TALEPH. Blessed [are] the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD."\Blessed [are] they that keep his testimonies, [and that] seek him with the whole heart."5They also do no iniquity: they walk in his ways.">Thou hast commanded [us] to keep thy precepts diligently."7O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!"PThen shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments."eI will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments."8I will keep thy statutes: O forsake me not utterly."iBETH. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed [thereto] according to thy word."033o;
+;"033;["QRejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous: [for] praise is comely for the upright."cPraise the LORD with harp: sing unto him with the psaltery [and] an instrument of ten strings."@Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a loud noise."PFor the word of the LORD [is] right; and all his works [are done] in truth."YHe loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness of the LORD."hBy the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth."cHe gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: he layeth up the depth in storehouses."_Let all the earth fear the LORD: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him."FFor he spake, and it was [done]; he commanded, and it stood fast."147o;
+;"147;["uPraise ye the LORD: for [it is] good to sing praises unto our God; for [it is] pleasant; [and] praise is comely."TThe LORD doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel."AHe healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds."NHe telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by [their] names."NGreat [is] our Lord, and of great power: his understanding [is] infinite."LThe LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground."RSing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God:"xWho covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains."JHe giveth to the beast his food, [and] to the young ravens which cry."005o;
+;"005;["s<To the chief Musician upon Nehiloth, A Psalm of David.> Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation."VHearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray."{My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct [my prayer] unto thee, and will look up."cFor thou [art] not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee."SThe foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity."bThou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man."
�But as for me, I will come [into] thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: [and] in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple."iLead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face."
�For [there is] no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part [is] very wickedness; their throat [is] an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue."062o;
+;"062;["|<To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David.> Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him [cometh] my salvation."]He only [is] my rock and my salvation; [he is] my defence; I shall not be greatly moved."
�How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall [shall ye be, and as] a tottering fence."
�They only consult to cast [him] down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah."HMy soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation [is] from him."UHe only [is] my rock and my salvation: [he is] my defence; I shall not be moved."bIn God [is] my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, [and] my refuge, [is] in God."mTrust in him at all times; [ye] people, pour out your heart before him: God [is] a refuge for us. Selah."
�Surely men of low degree [are] vanity, [and] men of high degree [are] a lie: to be laid in the balance, they [are] altogether [lighter] than vanity."034o;
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�<[A Psalm] of David, when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech; who drove him away, and he departed.> I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise [shall] continually [be] in my mouth."\My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear [thereof], and be glad."DO magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together."LI sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears."PThey looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed."ZThis poor man cried, and the LORD heard [him], and saved him out of all his troubles."YThe angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them."ZO taste and see that the LORD [is] good: blessed [is] the man [that] trusteth in him."RO fear the LORD, ye his saints: for [there is] no want to them that fear him."148o;
+;"148;["XPraise ye the LORD. Praise ye the LORD from the heavens: praise him in the heights."APraise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts."DPraise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light."RPraise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that [be] above the heavens."SLet them praise the name of the LORD: for he commanded, and they were created."`He hath also stablished them for ever and ever: he hath made a decree which shall not pass."?Praise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps:"GFire, and hail; snow, and vapour; stormy wind fulfilling his word:">Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars:"006o;
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�<To the chief Musician on Neginoth upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David.> O LORD, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure."ZHave mercy upon me, O LORD; for I [am] weak: O LORD, heal me; for my bones are vexed."<My soul is also sore vexed: but thou, O LORD, how long?"GReturn, O LORD, deliver my soul: oh save me for thy mercies' sake."]For in death [there is] no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks?"fI am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears."VMine eye is consumed because of grief; it waxeth old because of all mine enemies."aDepart from me, all ye workers of iniquity; for the LORD hath heard the voice of my weeping."JThe LORD hath heard my supplication; the LORD will receive my prayer."090o;
+;"090;["d<A Prayer of Moses the man of God.> Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations."
�Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou [art] God."MThou turnest man to destruction; and sayest, Return, ye children of men."mFor a thousand years in thy sight [are but] as yesterday when it is past, and [as] a watch in the night."}Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are [as] a sleep: in the morning [they are] like grass [which] groweth up."aIn the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up; in the evening it is cut down, and withereth."JFor we are consumed by thine anger, and by thy wrath are we troubled."aThou hast set our iniquities before thee, our secret [sins] in the light of thy countenance."`For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: we spend our years as a tale [that is told]."091o;
+;"091;["hHe that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty."\I will say of the LORD, [He is] my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust."bSurely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, [and] from the noisome pestilence."~He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth [shall be thy] shield and buckler."`Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; [nor] for the arrow [that] flieth by day;"n[Nor] for the pestilence [that] walketh in darkness; [nor] for the destruction [that] wasteth at noonday."nA thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; [but] it shall not come nigh thee."MOnly with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked."aBecause thou hast made the LORD, [which is] my refuge, [even] the most High, thy habitation;"007o;
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�<Shiggaion of David, which he sang unto the LORD, concerning the words of Cush the Benjamite.> O LORD my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me:"`Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending [it] in pieces, while [there is] none to deliver."JO LORD my God, if I have done this; if there be iniquity in my hands;"~If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (yea, I have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy:)"
�Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take [it]; yea, let him tread down my life upon the earth, and lay mine honour in the dust. Selah."
�Arise, O LORD, in thine anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of mine enemies: and awake for me [to] the judgment [that] thou hast commanded."oSo shall the congregation of the people compass thee about: for their sakes therefore return thou on high."
�The LORD shall judge the people: judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity [that is] in me."
~Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins."063o;
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�<A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.> O God, thou [art] my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;"OTo see thy power and thy glory, so [as] I have seen thee in the sanctuary."QBecause thy lovingkindness [is] better than life, my lips shall praise thee."NThus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name."pMy soul shall be satisfied as [with] marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise [thee] with joyful lips:"UWhen I remember thee upon my bed, [and] meditate on thee in the [night] watches."YBecause thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice."DMy soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me."`But those [that] seek my soul, to destroy [it], shall go into the lower parts of the earth."035o;
+;"035;["}<[A Psalm] of David.> Plead [my cause], O LORD, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me."ATake hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for mine help."xDraw out also the spear, and stop [the way] against them that persecute me: say unto my soul, I [am] thy salvation."
�Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt."VLet them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the LORD chase [them]."VLet their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the LORD persecute them."uFor without cause have they hid for me their net [in] a pit, [which] without cause they have digged for my soul."
�Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall."PAnd my soul shall be joyful in the LORD: it shall rejoice in his salvation."149o;
+;"149;["gPraise ye the LORD. Sing unto the LORD a new song, [and] his praise in the congregation of saints."_Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: let the children of Zion be joyful in their King."eLet them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp."ZFor the LORD taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation."LLet the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds."][Let] the high [praises] of God [be] in their mouth, and a twoedged sword in their hand;"NTo execute vengeance upon the heathen, [and] punishments upon the people;"LTo bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron;"dTo execute upon them the judgment written: this honour have all his saints. Praise ye the LORD."092o;
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�<A Psalm [or] Song for the sabbath day.> [It is a] good [thing] to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High:"WTo shew forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night,"aUpon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the psaltery; upon the harp with a solemn sound."bFor thou, LORD, hast made me glad through thy work: I will triumph in the works of thy hands."GO LORD, how great are thy works! [and] thy thoughts are very deep."DA brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this."
�When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; [it is] that they shall be destroyed for ever:"2But thou, LORD, [art most] high for evermore."yFor, lo, thine enemies, O LORD, for, lo, thine enemies shall perish; all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered."064o;
+;"064;["|<To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.> Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy."eHide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:"lWho whet their tongue like a sword, [and] bend [their bows to shoot] their arrows, [even] bitter words:"_That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not."xThey encourage themselves [in] an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them?"
�They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward [thought] of every one [of them], and the heart, [is] deep."QBut God shall shoot at them [with] an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded."dSo they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away."lAnd all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God; for they shall wisely consider of his doing."036o;
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�<To the chief Musician, [A Psalm] of David the servant of the LORD.> The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, [that there is] no fear of God before his eyes."ZFor he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful."eThe words of his mouth [are] iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, [and] to do good."nHe deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way [that is] not good; he abhorreth not evil."_Thy mercy, O LORD, [is] in the heavens; [and] thy faithfulness [reacheth] unto the clouds."~Thy righteousness [is] like the great mountains; thy judgments [are] a great deep: O LORD, thou preservest man and beast."How excellent [is] thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings."
They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures."NFor with thee [is] the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light."008o;
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�<To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of David.> O LORD our Lord, how excellent [is] thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens."
�Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger."lWhen I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;"[What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?"gFor thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour."mThou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all [things] under his feet:":All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field;"jThe fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, [and whatsoever] passeth through the paths of the seas."CO LORD our Lord, how excellent [is] thy name in all the earth!"120o;
+;"120;["P<A Song of degrees.> In my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he heard me."MDeliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, [and] from a deceitful tongue."WWhat shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue?"7Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper."OWoe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, [that] I dwell in the tents of Kedar!"8My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace."<I [am for] peace: but when I speak, they [are] for war."065o;
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�<To the chief Musician, A Psalm [and] Song of David.> Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Sion: and unto thee shall the vow be performed."@O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come."\Iniquities prevail against me: [as for] our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away."
�Blessed [is the man whom] thou choosest, and causest to approach [unto thee, that] he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, [even] of thy holy temple."
�[By] terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation; [who art] the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off [upon] the sea:"QWhich by his strength setteth fast the mountains; [being] girded with power:"bWhich stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people."
�They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at thy tokens: thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice."
�Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, [which] is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it."037o;
+;"037;["z<[A Psalm] of David.> Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity."RFor they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb."eTrust in the LORD, and do good; [so] shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed."YDelight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart."VCommit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring [it] to pass."^And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday."
�Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass."RCease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil."eFor evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth."009o;
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�<To the chief Musician upon Muthlabben, A Psalm of David.> I will praise [thee], O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works."ZI will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High."SWhen mine enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at thy presence."]For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou satest in the throne judging right."sThou hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou hast put out their name for ever and ever."
}O thou enemy, destructions are come to a perpetual end: and thou hast destroyed cities; their memorial is perished with them."RBut the LORD shall endure for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment."lAnd he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness."TThe LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble."093o;
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�The LORD reigneth, he is clothed with majesty; the LORD is clothed with strength, [wherewith] he hath girded himself: the world also is stablished, that it cannot be moved."EThy throne [is] established of old: thou [art] from everlasting."nThe floods have lifted up, O LORD, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their waves."kThe LORD on high [is] mightier than the noise of many waters, [yea, than] the mighty waves of the sea."TThy testimonies are very sure: holiness becometh thine house, O LORD, for ever."121o;
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{<A Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance.> O LORD, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure."FFor thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore."{[There is] no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger; neither [is there any] rest in my bones because of my sin."_For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me."AMy wounds stink [and] are corrupt because of my foolishness."LI am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long."aFor my loins are filled with a loathsome [disease]: and [there is] no soundness in my flesh."ZI am feeble and sore broken: I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart."PLord, all my desire [is] before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee."094o;
+;"094;["_O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself."LLift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: render a reward to the proud."HLORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph?"m[How long] shall they utter [and] speak hard things? [and] all the workers of iniquity boast themselves?"IThey break in pieces thy people, O LORD, and afflict thine heritage."EThey slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless."VYet they say, The LORD shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard [it]."SUnderstand, ye brutish among the people: and [ye] fools, when will ye be wise?"ZHe that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see?"066o;
+;"066;["\<To the chief Musician, A Song [or] Psalm.> Make a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands:"ASing forth the honour of his name: make his praise glorious."
�Say unto God, How terrible [art thou in] thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee."fAll the earth shall worship thee, and shall sing unto thee; they shall sing [to] thy name. Selah."_Come and see the works of God: [he is] terrible [in his] doing toward the children of men."iHe turned the sea into dry [land]: they went through the flood on foot: there did we rejoice in him."rHe ruleth by his power for ever; his eyes behold the nations: let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah."NO bless our God, ye people, and make the voice of his praise to be heard:"LWhich holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved."150o;
+;"150;["_Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power."UPraise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness."UPraise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp."\Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs."QPraise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals."JLet every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD."095o;
+;"095;["`O come, let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation."eLet us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms."DFor the LORD [is] a great God, and a great King above all gods."]In his hand [are] the deep places of the earth: the strength of the hills [is] his also."KThe sea [is] his, and he made it: and his hands formed the dry [land]."QO come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker."~For he [is] our God; and we [are] the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. To day if ye will hear his voice,"iHarden not your heart, as in the provocation, [and] as [in] the day of temptation in the wilderness:">When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my work."122o;
+;"122;["k<A Song of degrees of David.> I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD."8Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem."=Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together:"~Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, unto the testimony of Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the LORD."NFor there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David."HPray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee."DPeace be within thy walls, [and] prosperity within thy palaces."SFor my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace [be] within thee."CBecause of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good."039o;
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�<To the chief Musician, [even] to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David.> I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me."[I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, [even] from good; and my sorrow was stirred."cMy heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: [then] spake I with my tongue,"pLORD, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it [is; that] I may know how frail I [am]."
�Behold, thou hast made my days [as] an handbreadth; and mine age [is] as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state [is] altogether vanity. Selah."
�Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up [riches], and knoweth not who shall gather them.":And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope [is] in thee."TDeliver me from all my transgressions: make me not the reproach of the foolish."@I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst [it]."067o;
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�<To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm [or] Song.> God be merciful unto us, and bless us; [and] cause his face to shine upon us; Selah."OThat thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations."GLet the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee."
�O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Selah."GLet the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee."^[Then] shall the earth yield her increase; [and] God, [even] our own God, shall bless us."FGod shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear him."096o;
+;"096;["HO sing unto the LORD a new song: sing unto the LORD, all the earth."RSing unto the LORD, bless his name; shew forth his salvation from day to day."GDeclare his glory among the heathen, his wonders among all people."]For the LORD [is] great, and greatly to be praised: he [is] to be feared above all gods."PFor all the gods of the nations [are] idols: but the LORD made the heavens."UHonour and majesty [are] before him: strength and beauty [are] in his sanctuary."\Give unto the LORD, O ye kindreds of the people, give unto the LORD glory and strength."cGive unto the LORD the glory [due unto] his name: bring an offering, and come into his courts."RO worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness: fear before him, all the earth."068o;
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�<To the chief Musician, A Psalm [or] Song of David.> Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him."
�As smoke is driven away, [so] drive [them] away: as wax melteth before the fire, [so] let the wicked perish at the presence of God."cBut let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yea, let them exceedingly rejoice."}Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice before him."\A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, [is] God in his holy habitation."
�God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry [land]."kO God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, when thou didst march through the wilderness; Selah:"
�The earth shook, the heavens also dropped at the presence of God: [even] Sinai itself [was moved] at the presence of God, the God of Israel."oThou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, whereby thou didst confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary."123o;
+;"123;[	"]<A Song of degrees.> Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens."
�Behold, as the eyes of servants [look] unto the hand of their masters, [and] as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes [wait] upon the LORD our God, until that he have mercy upon us."aHave mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt."vOur soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, [and] with the contempt of the proud."069o;
+;"069;["|<To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, [A Psalm] of David.> Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto [my] soul."qI sink in deep mire, where [there is] no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me."YI am weary of my crying: my throat is dried: mine eyes fail while I wait for my God."
�They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: they that would destroy me, [being] mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored [that] which I took not away."KO God, thou knowest my foolishness; and my sins are not hid from thee."
�Let not them that wait on thee, O Lord GOD of hosts, be ashamed for my sake: let not those that seek thee be confounded for my sake, O God of Israel."LBecause for thy sake I have borne reproach; shame hath covered my face."UI am become a stranger unto my brethren, and an alien unto my mother's children."vFor the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me."097o;
+;"097;["\The LORD reigneth; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of isles be glad [thereof]."nClouds and darkness [are] round about him: righteousness and judgment [are] the habitation of his throne."EA fire goeth before him, and burneth up his enemies round about."GHis lightnings enlightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled."kThe hills melted like wax at the presence of the LORD, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth."MThe heavens declare his righteousness, and all the people see his glory."qConfounded be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols: worship him, all [ye] gods."dZion heard, and was glad; and the daughters of Judah rejoiced because of thy judgments, O LORD."YFor thou, LORD, [art] high above all the earth: thou art exalted far above all gods."010o;
+;"010;["YWhy standest thou afar off, O LORD? [why] hidest thou [thyself] in times of trouble?"qThe wicked in [his] pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined."iFor the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, [whom] the LORD abhorreth."sThe wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek [after God]: God [is] not in all his thoughts."
{His ways are always grievous; thy judgments [are] far above out of his sight: [as for] all his enemies, he puffeth at them."\He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved: for [I shall] never [be] in adversity."bHis mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue [is] mischief and vanity."
�He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places doth he murder the innocent: his eyes are privily set against the poor."
�He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net."124o;
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}<A Song of degrees.> They that trust in the LORD [shall be] as mount Zion, [which] cannot be removed, [but] abideth for ever."yAs the mountains [are] round about Jerusalem, so the LORD [is] round about his people from henceforth even for ever."
For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity."`Do good, O LORD, unto [those that be] good, and [to them that are] upright in their hearts."
�As for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, the LORD shall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity: [but] peace [shall be] upon Israel."098o;
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�<A Psalm.> O sing unto the LORD a new song; for he hath done marvellous things: his right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory."qThe LORD hath made known his salvation: his righteousness hath he openly shewed in the sight of the heathen."
�He hath remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house of Israel: all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God."gMake a joyful noise unto the LORD, all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise."OSing unto the LORD with the harp; with the harp, and the voice of a psalm."UWith trumpets and sound of cornet make a joyful noise before the LORD, the King."WLet the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein."HLet the floods clap [their] hands: let the hills be joyful together"
{Before the LORD; for he cometh to judge the earth: with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity."011o;
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�<To the chief Musician, [A Psalm] of David.> In the LORD put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee [as] a bird to your mountain?"
�For, lo, the wicked bend [their] bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart."@If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?"The LORD [is] in his holy temple, the LORD'S throne [is] in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men."`The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth."
|Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: [this shall be] the portion of their cup."ZFor the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright."099o;
+;"099;["kThe LORD reigneth; let the people tremble: he sitteth [between] the cherubims; let the earth be moved."HThe LORD [is] great in Zion; and he [is] high above all the people."ELet them praise thy great and terrible name; [for] it [is] holy."~The king's strength also loveth judgment; thou dost establish equity, thou executest judgment and righteousness in Jacob."QExalt ye the LORD our God, and worship at his footstool; [for] he [is] holy."
�Moses and Aaron among his priests, and Samuel among them that call upon his name; they called upon the LORD, and he answered them."oHe spake unto them in the cloudy pillar: they kept his testimonies, and the ordinance [that] he gave them."
}Thou answeredst them, O LORD our God: thou wast a God that forgavest them, though thou tookest vengeance of their inventions."ZExalt the LORD our God, and worship at his holy hill; for the LORD our God [is] holy."040o;
+;"040;["{<To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.> I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry."
}He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, [and] established my goings."
And he hath put a new song in my mouth, [even] praise unto our God: many shall see [it], and fear, and shall trust in the LORD."xBlessed [is] that man that maketh the LORD his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies."
�Many, O LORD my God, [are] thy wonderful works [which] thou hast done, and thy thoughts [which are] to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: [if] I would declare and speak [of them], they are more than can be numbered."
�Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required."NThen said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book [it is] written of me,"KI delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law [is] within my heart."uI have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest."012o;
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+;"126;["i<A Song of degrees.> When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream."
�Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The LORD hath done great things for them."CThe LORD hath done great things for us; [whereof] we are glad."CTurn again our captivity, O LORD, as the streams in the south.".They that sow in tears shall reap in joy."
�He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves [with him]."041o;
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�<To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.> Blessed [is] he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble."
�The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive; [and] he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies."jThe LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness."UI said, LORD, be merciful unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee."KMine enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish?"
�And if he come to see [me], he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; [when] he goeth abroad, he telleth [it]."UAll that hate me whisper together against me: against me do they devise my hurt."kAn evil disease, [say they], cleaveth fast unto him: and [now] that he lieth he shall rise up no more."wYea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up [his] heel against me."013o;
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�<To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.> How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?"How long shall I take counsel in my soul, [having] sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?"aConsider [and] hear me, O LORD my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the [sleep of] death;"lLest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him; [and] those that trouble me rejoice when I am moved."NBut I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation."JI will sing unto the LORD, because he hath dealt bountifully with me."127o;
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�<A Song of degrees for Solomon.> Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh [but] in vain."~[It is] vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: [for] so he giveth his beloved sleep."]Lo, children [are] an heritage of the LORD: [and] the fruit of the womb [is his] reward."QAs arrows [are] in the hand of a mighty man; so [are] children of the youth."
�Happy [is] the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate."014o;
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�<To the chief Musician, [A Psalm] of David.> The fool hath said in his heart, [There is] no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, [there is] none that doeth good."}The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, [and] seek God."rThey are all gone aside, they are [all] together become filthy: [there is] none that doeth good, no, not one."yHave all the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people [as] they eat bread, and call not upon the LORD."TThere were they in great fear: for God [is] in the generation of the righteous."NYe have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the LORD [is] his refuge."
�Oh that the salvation of Israel [were come] out of Zion! when the LORD bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, [and] Israel shall be glad."128o;
+;"128;["a<A Song of degrees.> Blessed [is] every one that feareth the LORD; that walketh in his ways."mFor thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy [shalt] thou [be], and [it shall be] well with thee."~Thy wife [shall be] as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table."FBehold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the LORD."nThe LORD shall bless thee out of Zion: and thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life."JYea, thou shalt see thy children's children, [and] peace upon Israel."042o;
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�<To the chief Musician, Maschil, for the sons of Korah.> As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God."\My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?"fMy tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where [is] thy God?"
�When I remember these [things], I pour out my soul in me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday."
�Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and [why] art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him [for] the help of his countenance."
�O my God, my soul is cast down within me: therefore will I remember thee from the land of Jordan, and of the Hermonites, from the hill Mizar."lDeep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts: all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me."
�[Yet] the LORD will command his lovingkindness in the daytime, and in the night his song [shall be] with me, [and] my prayer unto the God of my life."wI will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?"070o;
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�<To the chief Musician, [A Psalm] of David, to bring to remembrance.> [Make haste], O God, to deliver me; make haste to help me, O LORD."
�Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul: let them be turned backward, and put to confusion, that desire my hurt."LLet them be turned back for a reward of their shame that say, Aha, aha."
�Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: and let such as love thy salvation say continually, Let God be magnified."yBut I [am] poor and needy: make haste unto me, O God: thou [art] my help and my deliverer; O LORD, make no tarrying."043o;
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+"sJudge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man."
{For thou [art] the God of my strength: why dost thou cast me off? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?"xO send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles."zThen will I go unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy: yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God my God."
�Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God: for I shall yet praise him, [who is] the health of my countenance, and my God."015o;
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+"c<A Psalm of David.> LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill?"_He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart."[He that] backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour."
�In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth them that fear the LORD. [He that] sweareth to [his own] hurt, and changeth not."
�[He that] putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these [things] shall never be moved."129o;
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+;"071;["JIn thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion."eDeliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thine ear unto me, and save me."
�Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou [art] my rock and my fortress."kDeliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man."KFor thou [art] my hope, O Lord GOD: [thou art] my trust from my youth."
�By thee have I been holden up from the womb: thou art he that took me out of my mother's bowels: my praise [shall be] continually of thee."AI am as a wonder unto many; but thou [art] my strong refuge."PLet my mouth be filled [with] thy praise [and with] thy honour all the day."UCast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth."044o;
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�<To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, Maschil.> We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, [what] work thou didst in their days, in the times of old."
�[How] thou didst drive out the heathen with thy hand, and plantedst them; [how] thou didst afflict the people, and cast them out."
�For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them."=Thou art my King, O God: command deliverances for Jacob."sThrough thee will we push down our enemies: through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us."DFor I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me."WBut thou hast saved us from our enemies, and hast put them to shame that hated us."KIn God we boast all the day long, and praise thy name for ever. Selah."VBut thou hast cast off, and put us to shame; and goest not forth with our armies."016o;
+;"016;["K<Michtam of David.> Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust."h[O my soul], thou hast said unto the LORD, Thou [art] my Lord: my goodness [extendeth] not to thee;"f[But] to the saints that [are] in the earth, and [to] the excellent, in whom [is] all my delight."
�Their sorrows shall be multiplied [that] hasten [after] another [god]: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their names into my lips."ZThe LORD [is] the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot."VThe lines are fallen unto me in pleasant [places]; yea, I have a goodly heritage."fI will bless the LORD, who hath given me counsel: my reins also instruct me in the night seasons."bI have set the LORD always before me: because [he is] at my right hand, I shall not be moved."ZTherefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope."072o;
+;"072;["l<[A Psalm] for Solomon.> Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king's son."NHe shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment."[The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness."}He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor."YThey shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations."YHe shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers [that] water the earth."cIn his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth."`He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth."aThey that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust."100o;
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+"J<A Psalm of praise.> Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands."IServe the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing."
�Know ye that the LORD he [is] God: [it is] he [that] hath made us, and not we ourselves; [we are] his people, and the sheep of his pasture."{Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, [and] into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, [and] bless his name."eFor the LORD [is] good; his mercy [is] everlasting; and his truth [endureth] to all generations."017o;
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<A Prayer of David.> Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, [that goeth] not out of feigned lips."cLet my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal."
�Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited [me] in the night; thou hast tried me, [and] shalt find nothing; I am purposed [that] my mouth shall not transgress."kConcerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept [me from] the paths of the destroyer."BHold up my goings in thy paths, [that] my footsteps slip not."lI have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, [and hear] my speech."
�Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust [in thee] from those that rise up [against them]."LKeep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,"WFrom the wicked that oppress me, [from] my deadly enemies, [who] compass me about."073o;
+;"073;["_<A Psalm of Asaph.> Truly God [is] good to Israel, [even] to such as are of a clean heart."MBut as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped."QFor I was envious at the foolish, [when] I saw the prosperity of the wicked."KFor [there are] no bands in their death: but their strength [is] firm."YThey [are] not in trouble [as other] men; neither are they plagued like [other] men."]Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them [as] a garment."MTheir eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish."VThey are corrupt, and speak wickedly [concerning] oppression: they speak loftily."ZThey set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth."045o;
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�<To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, for the sons of Korah, Maschil, A Song of loves.> My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue [is] the pen of a ready writer."wThou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever."VGird thy sword upon [thy] thigh, O [most] mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty."
�And in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness [and] righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things."gThine arrows [are] sharp in the heart of the king's enemies; [whereby] the people fall under thee."`Thy throne, O God, [is] for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom [is] a right sceptre."
�Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows."|All thy garments [smell] of myrrh, and aloes, [and] cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad."rKings' daughters [were] among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir."046o;
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�<To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth.> God [is] our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble."|Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;"w[Though] the waters thereof roar [and] be troubled, [though] the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah."
~[There is] a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy [place] of the tabernacles of the most High."fGod [is] in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, [and that] right early."XThe heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted."MThe LORD of hosts [is] with us; the God of Jacob [is] our refuge. Selah."TCome, behold the works of the LORD, what desolations he hath made in the earth."
�He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire."101o;
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<To the chief Musician, [A Psalm] of David, the servant of the LORD, who spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day [that] the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: And he said,> I will love thee, O LORD, my strength."
�The LORD [is] my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, [and] my high tower."eI will call upon the LORD, [who is worthy] to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies."UThe sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid."NThe sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me."
�In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, [even] into his ears."vThen the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth."mThere went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it."QHe bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness [was] under his feet."074o;
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<Maschil of Asaph.> O God, why hast thou cast [us] off for ever? [why] doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?"
�Remember thy congregation, [which] thou hast purchased of old; the rod of thine inheritance, [which] thou hast redeemed; this mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt."vLift up thy feet unto the perpetual desolations; [even] all [that] the enemy hath done wickedly in the sanctuary."aThine enemies roar in the midst of thy congregations; they set up their ensigns [for] signs."P[A man] was famous according as he had lifted up axes upon the thick trees."SBut now they break down the carved work thereof at once with axes and hammers."~They have cast fire into thy sanctuary, they have defiled [by casting down] the dwelling place of thy name to the ground."xThey said in their hearts, Let us destroy them together: they have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land."qWe see not our signs: [there is] no more any prophet: neither [is there] among us any that knoweth how long."075o;
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�<To the chief Musician, Altaschith, A Psalm [or] Song of Asaph.> Unto thee, O God, do we give thanks, [unto thee] do we give thanks: for [that] thy name is near thy wondrous works declare."BWhen I shall receive the congregation I will judge uprightly."aThe earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: I bear up the pillars of it. Selah."XI said unto the fools, Deal not foolishly: and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn:"BLift not up your horn on high: speak [not with] a stiff neck."YFor promotion [cometh] neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south."IBut God [is] the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another."
�For in the hand of the LORD [there is] a cup, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture; and he poureth out of the same: but the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall wring [them] out, [and] drink [them]."JBut I will declare for ever; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob."130o;
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+;"019;["~<To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.> The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork."JDay unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge."I[There is] no speech nor language, [where] their voice is not heard."
�Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun,"iWhich [is] as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, [and] rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race."
�His going forth [is] from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it: and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof."xThe law of the LORD [is] perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD [is] sure, making wise the simple."}The statutes of the LORD [are] right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD [is] pure, enlightening the eyes."yThe fear of the LORD [is] clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD [are] true [and] righteous altogether."047o;
+;"047;["
�<To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah.> O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph."SFor the LORD most high [is] terrible; [he is] a great King over all the earth."IHe shall subdue the people under us, and the nations under our feet."ZHe shall choose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah."GGod is gone up with a shout, the LORD with the sound of a trumpet."QSing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises unto our King, sing praises."PFor God [is] the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding."PGod reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness."
�The princes of the people are gathered together, [even] the people of the God of Abraham: for the shields of the earth [belong] unto God: he is greatly exalted."102o;
+;"102;["
�<A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed, and poureth out his complaint before the LORD.> Hear my prayer, O LORD, and let my cry come unto thee."
�Hide not thy face from me in the day [when] I am in trouble; incline thine ear unto me: in the day [when] I call answer me speedily."OFor my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth."TMy heart is smitten, and withered like grass; so that I forget to eat my bread."FBy reason of the voice of my groaning my bones cleave to my skin."KI am like a pelican of the wilderness: I am like an owl of the desert.";I watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the house top."cMine enemies reproach me all the day; [and] they that are mad against me are sworn against me."JFor I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping,"103o;
+;"103;["g<[A Psalm] of David.> Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, [bless] his holy name."@Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:"FWho forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;"gWho redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;"`Who satisfieth thy mouth with good [things; so that] thy youth is renewed like the eagle's."NThe LORD executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed."MHe made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel."PThe LORD [is] merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy."IHe will not always chide: neither will he keep [his anger] for ever."131o;
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�<A Song of degrees of David.> LORD, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me."|Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother: my soul [is] even as a weaned child.">Let Israel hope in the LORD from henceforth and for ever."076o;
+;"076;["}<To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm [or] Song of Asaph.> In Judah [is] God known: his name [is] great in Israel."EIn Salem also is his tabernacle, and his dwelling place in Zion."\There brake he the arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the battle. Selah."IThou [art] more glorious [and] excellent than the mountains of prey."tThe stouthearted are spoiled, they have slept their sleep: and none of the men of might have found their hands."ZAt thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, both the chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleep."dThou, [even] thou, [art] to be feared: and who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry?"XThou didst cause judgment to be heard from heaven; the earth feared, and was still,"JWhen God arose to judgment, to save all the meek of the earth. Selah."048o;
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�<A Song [and] Psalm for the sons of Korah.> Great [is] the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, [in] the mountain of his holiness."
~Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, [is] mount Zion, [on] the sides of the north, the city of the great King.".God is known in her palaces for a refuge."@For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together."QThey saw [it, and] so they marvelled; they were troubled, [and] hasted away."JFear took hold upon them there, [and] pain, as of a woman in travail.";Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind."
�As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish it for ever. Selah."NWe have thought of thy lovingkindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple."132o;
+;"132;["HA Song of degrees. LORD, remember David, [and] all his afflictions:"LHow he sware unto the LORD, [and] vowed unto the mighty [God] of Jacob;"SSurely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, nor go up into my bed;"FI will not give sleep to mine eyes, [or] slumber to mine eyelids,"XUntil I find out a place for the LORD, an habitation for the mighty [God] of Jacob."KLo, we heard of it at Ephratah: we found it in the fields of the wood."GWe will go into his tabernacles: we will worship at his footstool."EArise, O LORD, into thy rest; thou, and the ark of thy strength."ULet thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy saints shout for joy."077o;
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�<To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A Psalm of Asaph.> I cried unto God with my voice, [even] unto God with my voice; and he gave ear unto me."{In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: my sore ran in the night, and ceased not: my soul refused to be comforted."\I remembered God, and was troubled: I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah."IThou holdest mine eyes waking: I am so troubled that I cannot speak."CI have considered the days of old, the years of ancient times."sI call to remembrance my song in the night: I commune with mine own heart: and my spirit made diligent search."HWill the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favourable no more?"LIs his mercy clean gone for ever? doth [his] promise fail for evermore?"[Hath God forgotten to be gracious? hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies? Selah."049o;
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�<To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah.> Hear this, all [ye] people; give ear, all [ye] inhabitants of the world:"0Both low and high, rich and poor, together."`My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart [shall be] of understanding."TI will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp."iWherefore should I fear in the days of evil, [when] the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about?"\They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;"ZNone [of them] can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:"O(For the redemption of their soul [is] precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)"BThat he should still live for ever, [and] not see corruption."104o;
+;"104;["mBless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour and majesty."jWho coverest [thyself] with light as [with] a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:"
~Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:"AWho maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire:"W[Who] laid the foundations of the earth, [that] it should not be removed for ever."_Thou coveredst it with the deep as [with] a garment: the waters stood above the mountains."KAt thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away."nThey go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys unto the place which thou hast founded for them."dThou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to cover the earth."078o;
+;"078;["h<Maschil of Asaph.> Give ear, O my people, [to] my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth."II will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:"AWhich we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us."
�We will not hide [them] from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done."
�For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children:"
�That the generation to come might know [them, even] the children [which] should be born; [who] should arise and declare [them] to their children:"gThat they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments:"
�And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation [that] set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not stedfast with God."cThe children of Ephraim, [being] armed, [and] carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle."133o;
+;"133;["u<A Song of degrees of David.> Behold, how good and how pleasant [it is] for brethren to dwell together in unity!"
�[It is] like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, [even] Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments;"
�As the dew of Hermon, [and as the dew] that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the LORD commanded the blessing, [even] life for evermore."105o;
+;"105;["\O give thanks unto the LORD; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people."LSing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk ye of all his wondrous works."QGlory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD."=Seek the LORD, and his strength: seek his face evermore."bRemember his marvellous works that he hath done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;"GO ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye children of Jacob his chosen."DHe [is] the LORD our God: his judgments [are] in all the earth."gHe hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word [which] he commanded to a thousand generations."DWhich [covenant] he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac;"020o;
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~<To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.> The LORD hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee;"HSend thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion;"GRemember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt sacrifice; Selah."IGrant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel."
}We will rejoice in thy salvation, and in the name of our God we will set up [our] banners: the LORD fulfil all thy petitions."
Now know I that the LORD saveth his anointed; he will hear him from his holy heaven with the saving strength of his right hand."eSome [trust] in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God."KThey are brought down and fallen: but we are risen, and stand upright."3Save, LORD: let the king hear us when we call."079o;
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�<A Psalm of Asaph.> O God, the heathen are come into thine inheritance; thy holy temple have they defiled; they have laid Jerusalem on heaps."
�The dead bodies of thy servants have they given [to be] meat unto the fowls of the heaven, the flesh of thy saints unto the beasts of the earth."fTheir blood have they shed like water round about Jerusalem; and [there was] none to bury [them]."fWe are become a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and derision to them that are round about us."THow long, LORD? wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy jealousy burn like fire?"|Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen that have not known thee, and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy name."EFor they have devoured Jacob, and laid waste his dwelling place."zO remember not against us former iniquities: let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us: for we are brought very low."~Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name: and deliver us, and purge away our sins, for thy name's sake."134o;
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}<A Song of degrees.> Behold, bless ye the LORD, all [ye] servants of the LORD, which by night stand in the house of the LORD."?Lift up your hands [in] the sanctuary, and bless the LORD."@The LORD that made heaven and earth bless thee out of Zion."106o;
+;"106;["jPraise ye the LORD. O give thanks unto the LORD; for [he is] good: for his mercy [endureth] for ever."TWho can utter the mighty acts of the LORD? [who] can shew forth all his praise?"[Blessed [are] they that keep judgment, [and] he that doeth righteousness at all times."mRemember me, O LORD, with the favour [that thou bearest unto] thy people: O visit me with thy salvation;"
�That I may see the good of thy chosen, that I may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation, that I may glory with thine inheritance."XWe have sinned with our fathers, we have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly."
�Our fathers understood not thy wonders in Egypt; they remembered not the multitude of thy mercies; but provoked [him] at the sea, [even] at the Red sea."eNevertheless he saved them for his name's sake, that he might make his mighty power to be known."tHe rebuked the Red sea also, and it was dried up: so he led them through the depths, as through the wilderness."021o;
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�<To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.> The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!"dThou hast given him his heart's desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah."kFor thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head."`He asked life of thee, [and] thou gavest [it] him, [even] length of days for ever and ever."WHis glory [is] great in thy salvation: honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him."jFor thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance."eFor the king trusteth in the LORD, and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved."eThine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee."
�Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: the LORD shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them."135o;
+;"135;["aPraise ye the LORD. Praise ye the name of the LORD; praise [him], O ye servants of the LORD."SYe that stand in the house of the LORD, in the courts of the house of our God,"_Praise the LORD; for the LORD [is] good: sing praises unto his name; for [it is] pleasant."YFor the LORD hath chosen Jacob unto himself, [and] Israel for his peculiar treasure."RFor I know that the LORD [is] great, and [that] our Lord [is] above all gods."jWhatsoever the LORD pleased, [that] did he in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep places."
�He causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain; he bringeth the wind out of his treasuries."=Who smote the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and beast."l[Who] sent tokens and wonders into the midst of thee, O Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his servants."107o;
+;"107;["VO give thanks unto the LORD, for [he is] good: for his mercy [endureth] for ever."]Let the redeemed of the LORD say [so], whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy;"nAnd gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south."WThey wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in."4Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them."eThen they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, [and] he delivered them out of their distresses."XAnd he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation."rOh that [men] would praise the LORD [for] his goodness, and [for] his wonderful works to the children of men!"SFor he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness."022o;
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�<To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David.> My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? [why art thou so] far from helping me, [and from] the words of my roaring?"fO my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent."IBut thou [art] holy, [O thou] that inhabitest the praises of Israel."LOur fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them."]They cried unto thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded."RBut I [am] a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people."cAll they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, [saying],"iHe trusted on the LORD [that] he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him."sBut thou [art] he that took me out of the womb: thou didst make me hope [when I was] upon my mother's breasts."136o;
+;"136;["VO give thanks unto the LORD; for [he is] good: for his mercy [endureth] for ever."KO give thanks unto the God of gods: for his mercy [endureth] for ever."KO give thanks to the Lord of lords: for his mercy [endureth] for ever."MTo him who alone doeth great wonders: for his mercy [endureth] for ever."OTo him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy [endureth] for ever."]To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy [endureth] for ever."FTo him that made great lights: for his mercy [endureth] for ever:"?The sun to rule by day: for his mercy [endureth] for ever:"LThe moon and stars to rule by night: for his mercy [endureth] for ever."108o;
+;"108;["m<A Song [or] Psalm of David.> O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory.";Awake, psaltery and harp: I [myself] will awake early."gI will praise thee, O LORD, among the people: and I will sing praises unto thee among the nations."ZFor thy mercy [is] great above the heavens: and thy truth [reacheth] unto the clouds."RBe thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: and thy glory above all the earth;"RThat thy beloved may be delivered: save [with] thy right hand, and answer me."pGod hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth."oGilead [is] mine; Manasseh [is] mine; Ephraim also [is] the strength of mine head; Judah [is] my lawgiver;"\Moab [is] my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe; over Philistia will I triumph."050o;
+;"050;["
�<A Psalm of Asaph.> The mighty God, [even] the LORD, hath spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof."<Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined."
�Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him."]He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people."]Gather my saints together unto me; those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice."XAnd the heavens shall declare his righteousness: for God [is] judge himself. Selah."pHear, O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify against thee: I [am] God, [even] thy God."mI will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices or thy burnt offerings, [to have been] continually before me."NI will take no bullock out of thy house, [nor] he goats out of thy folds."051o;
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�<To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.> Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions."FWash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin."IFor I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin [is] ever before me."
�Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done [this] evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, [and] be clear when thou judgest."LBehold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me."qBehold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden [part] thou shalt make me to know wisdom."ZPurge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow."]Make me to hear joy and gladness; [that] the bones [which] thou hast broken may rejoice."BHide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities."137o;
+;"137;["XBy the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion."?We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof."
�For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us [required of us] mirth, [saying], Sing us [one] of the songs of Zion."9How shall we sing the LORD'S song in a strange land?"KIf I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget [her cunning]."{If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy."
Remember, O LORD, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase [it], rase [it, even] to the foundation thereof."uO daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy [shall he be], that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us."UHappy [shall he be], that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones."023o;
+;"023;["E<A Psalm of David.> The LORD [is] my shepherd; I shall not want."WHe maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters."[He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake."
�Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou [art] with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me."|Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over."{Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever."109o;
+;"109;["W<To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.> Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise;"
�For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me: they have spoken against me with a lying tongue."^They compassed me about also with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause."JFor my love they are my adversaries: but I [give myself unto] prayer."EAnd they have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love."KSet thou a wicked man over him: and let Satan stand at his right hand."RWhen he shall be judged, let him be condemned: and let his prayer become sin."<Let his days be few; [and] let another take his office.":Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow."138o;
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�<To the chief Musician upon Shoshannimeduth, A Psalm of Asaph.> Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest [between] the cherubims, shine forth."[Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up thy strength, and come [and] save us."NTurn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved."WO LORD God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people?"`Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure."YThou makest us a strife unto our neighbours: and our enemies laugh among themselves."WTurn us again, O God of hosts, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved."[Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it."dThou preparedst [room] before it, and didst cause it to take deep root, and it filled the land."052o;
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�<To the chief Musician, Maschil, [A Psalm] of David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him, David is come to the house of Ahimelech.> Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God [endureth] continually."LThy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully."\Thou lovest evil more than good; [and] lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah."@Thou lovest all devouring words, O [thou] deceitful tongue."
�God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of [thy] dwelling place, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah."DThe righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him:"
�Lo, [this is] the man [that] made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, [and] strengthened himself in his wickedness."kBut I [am] like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever."I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done [it]: and I will wait on thy name; for [it is] good before thy saints."024o;
+;"024;["t<A Psalm of David.> The earth [is] the LORD'S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein."NFor he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods."VWho shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place?"tHe that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully."bHe shall receive the blessing from the LORD, and righteousness from the God of his salvation."XThis [is] the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah."rLift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in."XWho [is] this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle."tLift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift [them] up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in."025o;
+;"025;["C<[A Psalm] of David.> Unto thee, O LORD, do I lift up my soul."\O my God, I trust in thee: let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me."dYea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause."2Shew me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths."oLead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou [art] the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day."eRemember, O LORD, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindnesses; for they [have been] ever of old."
�Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness' sake, O LORD."PGood and upright [is] the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way."LThe meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way."139o;
+;"139;["^<To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.> O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known [me]."[Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off."VThou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted [with] all my ways."[For [there is] not a word in my tongue, [but], lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether."GThou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me."W[Such] knowledge [is] too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot [attain] unto it."SWhither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?"fIf I ascend up into heaven, thou [art] there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou [art there]."Y[If] I take the wings of the morning, [and] dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;"081o;
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�<To the chief Musician upon Gittith, [A Psalm] of Asaph.> Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob."UTake a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery."YBlow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day."JFor this [was] a statute for Israel, [and] a law of the God of Jacob."
�This he ordained in Joseph [for] a testimony, when he went out through the land of Egypt: [where] I heard a language [that] I understood not."TI removed his shoulder from the burden: his hands were delivered from the pots."
�Thou calledst in trouble, and I delivered thee; I answered thee in the secret place of thunder: I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah."]Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee: O Israel, if thou wilt hearken unto me;"WThere shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any strange god."053o;
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�<To the chief Musician upon Mahalath, Maschil, [A Psalm] of David.> The fool hath said in his heart, [There is] no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: [there is] none that doeth good."}God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were [any] that did understand, that did seek God."uEvery one of them is gone back: they are altogether become filthy; [there is] none that doeth good, no, not one."xHave the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people [as] they eat bread: they have not called upon God."
�There were they in great fear, [where] no fear was: for God hath scattered the bones of him that encampeth [against] thee: thou hast put [them] to shame, because God hath despised them."
�Oh that the salvation of Israel [were come] out of Zion! When God bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, [and] Israel shall be glad.;"Psalms;
+;"22;["tThen David said, This [is] the house of the LORD God, and this [is] the altar of the burnt offering for Israel."
�And David commanded to gather together the strangers that [were] in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God."
�And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the joinings; and brass in abundance without weight;"hAlso cedar trees in abundance: for the Zidonians and they of Tyre brought much cedar wood to David."
And David said, Solomon my son [is] young and tender, and the house [that is] to be builded for the LORD [must be] exceeding magnifical, of fame and of glory throughout all countries: I will [therefore] now make preparation for it. So David prepared abundantly before his death."fThen he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build an house for the LORD God of Israel."xAnd David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God:"
�But the word of the LORD came to me, saying, Thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast made great wars: thou shalt not build an house unto my name, because thou hast shed much blood upon the earth in my sight."
�Behold, a son shall be born to thee, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies round about: for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quietness unto Israel in his days."11o;
+;"11;["oThen all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron, saying, Behold, we [are] thy bone and thy flesh."
�And moreover in time past, even when Saul was king, thou [wast] he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the LORD thy God said unto thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be ruler over my people Israel."
�Therefore came all the elders of Israel to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the LORD; and they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of the LORD by Samuel."{And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which [is] Jebus; where the Jebusites [were], the inhabitants of the land."
�And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come hither. Nevertheless David took the castle of Zion, which [is] the city of David."
�And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. So Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was chief."OAnd David dwelt in the castle; therefore they called it the city of David."lAnd he built the city round about, even from Millo round about: and Joab repaired the rest of the city."NSo David waxed greater and greater: for the LORD of hosts [was] with him."23o;
+;"23;["VSo when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel."ZAnd he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites."
�Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and upward: and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty and eight thousand."
�Of which, twenty and four thousand [were] to set forward the work of the house of the LORD; and six thousand [were] officers and judges:"
�Moreover four thousand [were] porters; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, [said David], to praise [therewith]."gAnd David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, [namely], Gershon, Kohath, and Merari."3Of the Gershonites [were], Laadan, and Shimei."MThe sons of Laadan; the chief [was] Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three."rThe sons of Shimei; Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These [were] the chief of the fathers of Laadan."12o;
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�Now these [are] they that came to David to Ziklag, while he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kish: and they [were] among the mighty men, helpers of the war."
�[They were] armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in [hurling] stones and [shooting] arrows out of a bow, [even] of Saul's brethren of Benjamin."
�The chief [was] Ahiezer, then Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; and Jeziel, and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; and Berachah, and Jehu the Antothite,"
�And Ismaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thirty; and Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, and Johanan, and Josabad the Gederathite,"TEluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite,"OElkanah, and Jesiah, and Azareel, and Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korhites,"<And Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor."
And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David into the hold to the wilderness men of might, [and] men of war [fit] for the battle, that could handle shield and buckler, whose faces [were like] the faces of lions, and [were] as swift as the roes upon the mountains;"9Ezer the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,"01o;
+;"01;["Adam, Sheth, Enosh,"Kenan, Mahalaleel, Jered," Henoch, Methuselah, Lamech,""Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth."dThe sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras."AAnd the sons of Gomer; Ashchenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah."GAnd the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim."9The sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, Put, and Canaan."|And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raamah, and Sabtecha. And the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan."02o;
+;"02;["\These [are] the sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,"9Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher."
�The sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: [which] three were born unto him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the LORD; and he slew him."`And Tamar his daughter in law bare him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah [were] five."+The sons of Pharez; Hezron, and Hamul."cAnd the sons of Zerah; Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara: five of them in all."bAnd the sons of Carmi; Achar, the troubler of Israel, who transgressed in the thing accursed."$And the sons of Ethan; Azariah."XThe sons also of Hezron, that were born unto him; Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai."24o;
+;"24;["sNow [these are] the divisions of the sons of Aaron. The sons of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar."
~But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest's office."
�And David distributed them, both Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their offices in their service."
And there were more chief men found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar; and [thus] were they divided. Among the sons of Eleazar [there were] sixteen chief men of the house of [their] fathers, and eight among the sons of Ithamar according to the house of their fathers."
�Thus were they divided by lot, one sort with another; for the governors of the sanctuary, and governors [of the house] of God, were of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar."9
And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe, [one] of the Levites, wrote them before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and [before] the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites: one principal household being taken for Eleazar, and [one] taken for Ithamar."FNow the first lot came forth to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,".The third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,"2The fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin,"13o;
+;"13;["^And David consulted with the captains of thousands and hundreds, [and] with every leader."V
And David said unto all the congregation of Israel, If [it seem] good unto you, and [that it be] of the LORD our God, let us send abroad unto our brethren every where, [that are] left in all the land of Israel, and with them [also] to the priests and Levites [which are] in their cities [and] suburbs, that they may gather themselves unto us:"dAnd let us bring again the ark of our God to us: for we enquired not at it in the days of Saul."pAnd all the congregation said that they would do so: for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people."
�So David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor of Egypt even unto the entering of Hemath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjathjearim."
�And David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, [that is], to Kirjathjearim, which [belonged] to Judah, to bring up thence the ark of God the LORD, that dwelleth [between] the cherubims, whose name is called [on it]."rAnd they carried the ark of God in a new cart out of the house of Abinadab: and Uzza and Ahio drave the cart."
�And David and all Israel played before God with all [their] might, and with singing, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets."zAnd when they came unto the threshingfloor of Chidon, Uzza put forth his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen stumbled."14o;
+;"14;["~Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and timber of cedars, with masons and carpenters, to build him an house."
�And David perceived that the LORD had confirmed him king over Israel, for his kingdom was lifted up on high, because of his people Israel."UAnd David took more wives at Jerusalem: and David begat more sons and daughters."uNow these [are] the names of [his] children which he had in Jerusalem; Shammua, and Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon,")And Ibhar, and Elishua, and Elpalet,"'And Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia,"/And Elishama, and Beeliada, and Eliphalet."
�And when the Philistines heard that David was anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David. And David heard [of it], and went out against them."MAnd the Philistines came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim."25o;
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�Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of the workmen according to their service was:"
�Of the sons of Asaph; Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asarelah, the sons of Asaph under the hands of Asaph, which prophesied according to the order of the king."
�Of Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun; Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp, to give thanks and to praise the LORD."
�Of Heman: the sons of Heman; Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamtiezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, [and] Mahazioth:"
�All these [were] the sons of Heman the king's seer in the words of God, to lift up the horn. And God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters."
�All these [were] under the hands of their father for song [in] the house of the LORD, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God, according to the king's order to Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman."
�So the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in the songs of the LORD, [even] all that were cunning, was two hundred fourscore and eight."iAnd they cast lots, ward against [ward], as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar."|Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph: the second to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and sons [were] twelve:"03o;
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�Now these were the sons of David, which were born unto him in Hebron; the firstborn Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second Daniel, of Abigail the Carmelitess:"zThe third, Absalom the son of Maachah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur: the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith:"KThe fifth, Shephatiah of Abital: the sixth, Ithream by Eglah his wife."
�[These] six were born unto him in Hebron; and there he reigned seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years."
�And these were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shimea, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, four, of Bathshua the daughter of Ammiel:"-Ibhar also, and Elishama, and Eliphelet,"'And Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia,"3And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine."c[These were] all the sons of David, beside the sons of the concubines, and Tamar their sister."26o;
+;"26;["vConcerning the divisions of the porters: Of the Korhites [was] Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph."~And the sons of Meshelemiah [were], Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,"?Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Elioenai the seventh."
�Moreover the sons of Obededom [were], Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethaneel the fifth,"VAmmiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peulthai the eighth: for God blessed him."
�Also unto Shemaiah his son were sons born, that ruled throughout the house of their father: for they [were] mighty men of valour."yThe sons of Shemaiah; Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad, whose brethren [were] strong men, Elihu, and Semachiah."
�All these of the sons of Obededom: they and their sons and their brethren, able men for strength for the service, [were] threescore and two of Obededom."AAnd Meshelemiah had sons and brethren, strong men, eighteen."04o;
+;"04;["GThe sons of Judah; Pharez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal."And Reaiah the son of Shobal begat Jahath; and Jahath begat Ahumai, and Lahad. These [are] the families of the Zorathites."|And these [were of] the father of Etam; Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash: and the name of their sister [was] Hazelelponi:"
�And Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These [are] the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah, the father of Bethlehem."CAnd Ashur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah."jAnd Naarah bare him Ahuzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and Haahashtari. These [were] the sons of Naarah."BAnd the sons of Helah [were], Zereth, and Jezoar, and Ethnan."SAnd Coz begat Anub, and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum."
~And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow."15o;
+;"15;["zAnd [David] made him houses in the city of David, and prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent."
�Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites: for them hath the LORD chosen to carry the ark of God, and to minister unto him for ever."
�And David gathered all Israel together to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the LORD unto his place, which he had prepared for it."@And David assembled the children of Aaron, and the Levites:"TOf the sons of Kohath; Uriel the chief, and his brethren an hundred and twenty:"VOf the sons of Merari; Asaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty:"TOf the sons of Gershom; Joel the chief, and his brethren an hundred and thirty:"POf the sons of Elizaphan; Shemaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred:"HOf the sons of Hebron; Eliel the chief, and his brethren fourscore:"27o;
+;"27;[":
Now the children of Israel after their number, [to wit], the chief fathers and captains of thousands and hundreds, and their officers that served the king in any matter of the courses, which came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year, of every course [were] twenty and four thousand."
�Over the first course for the first month [was] Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel: and in his course [were] twenty and four thousand."bOf the children of Perez [was] the chief of all the captains of the host for the first month."
�And over the course of the second month [was] Dodai an Ahohite, and of his course [was] Mikloth also the ruler: in his course likewise [were] twenty and four thousand."
�The third captain of the host for the third month [was] Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, a chief priest: and in his course [were] twenty and four thousand."
}This [is that] Benaiah, [who was] mighty [among] the thirty, and above the thirty: and in his course [was] Ammizabad his son."
�The fourth [captain] for the fourth month [was] Asahel the brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him: and in his course [were] twenty and four thousand."zThe fifth captain for the fifth month [was] Shamhuth the Izrahite: and in his course [were] twenty and four thousand."
�The sixth [captain] for the sixth month [was] Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite: and in his course [were] twenty and four thousand."05o;
+;"05;["
�Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, (for he [was] the firstborn; but, forasmuch as he defiled his father's bed, his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel: and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright."sFor Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him [came] the chief ruler; but the birthright [was] Joseph's:)"gThe sons, [I say], of Reuben the firstborn of Israel [were], Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi."EThe sons of Joel; Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,"0Micah his son, Reaia his son, Baal his son,"tBeerah his son, whom Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria carried away [captive]: he [was] prince of the Reubenites."
�And his brethren by their families, when the genealogy of their generations was reckoned, [were] the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah,"rAnd Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baalmeon:"
�And eastward he inhabited unto the entering in of the wilderness from the river Euphrates: because their cattle were multiplied in the land of Gilead."16o;
+;"16;["
�So they brought the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it: and they offered burnt sacrifices and peace offerings before God."
�And when David had made an end of offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD."
�And he dealt to every one of Israel, both man and woman, to every one a loaf of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon [of wine]."
�And he appointed [certain] of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, and to record, and to thank and praise the LORD God of Israel:"
�Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obededom: and Jeiel with psalteries and with harps; but Asaph made a sound with cymbals;"kBenaiah also and Jahaziel the priests with trumpets continually before the ark of the covenant of God."sThen on that day David delivered first [this psalm] to thank the LORD into the hand of Asaph and his brethren."ZGive thanks unto the LORD, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the people."LSing unto him, sing psalms unto him, talk ye of all his wondrous works."17o;
+;"17;["
�Now it came to pass, as David sat in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in an house of cedars, but the ark of the covenant of the LORD [remaineth] under curtains."ZThen Nathan said unto David, Do all that [is] in thine heart; for God [is] with thee."UAnd it came to pass the same night, that the word of God came to Nathan, saying,"eGo and tell David my servant, Thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell in:"
�For I have not dwelt in an house since the day that I brought up Israel unto this day; but have gone from tent to tent, and from [one] tabernacle [to another]."
�Wheresoever I have walked with all Israel, spake I a word to any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people, saying, Why have ye not built me an house of cedars?"
�Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, [even] from following the sheep, that thou shouldest be ruler over my people Israel:"
�And I have been with thee whithersoever thou hast walked, and have cut off all thine enemies from before thee, and have made thee a name like the name of the great men that [are] in the earth."
�Also I will ordain a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, and they shall dwell in their place, and shall be moved no more; neither shall the children of wickedness waste them any more, as at the beginning,"28o;
+;"28;["�
And David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the companies that ministered to the king by course, and the captains over the thousands, and captains over the hundreds, and the stewards over all the substance and possession of the king, and of his sons, with the officers, and with the mighty men, and with all the valiant men, unto Jerusalem."
Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: [As for me], I [had] in mine heart to build an house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and for the footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building:"
|But God said unto me, Thou shalt not build an house for my name, because thou [hast been] a man of war, and hast shed blood."
Howbeit the LORD God of Israel chose me before all the house of my father to be king over Israel for ever: for he hath chosen Judah [to be] the ruler; and of the house of Judah, the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he liked me to make [me] king over all Israel:"
�And of all my sons, (for the LORD hath given me many sons,) he hath chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel."
�And he said unto me, Solomon thy son, he shall build my house and my courts: for I have chosen him [to be] my son, and I will be his father."~Moreover I will establish his kingdom for ever, if he be constant to do my commandments and my judgments, as at this day."
Now therefore in the sight of all Israel the congregation of the LORD, and in the audience of our God, keep and seek for all the commandments of the LORD your God: that ye may possess this good land, and leave [it] for an inheritance for your children after you for ever."6
And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever."06o;
+;"06;["3The sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari."BAnd the sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel."}And the children of Amram; Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam. The sons also of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar."4Eleazar begat Phinehas, Phinehas begat Abishua,"3And Abishua begat Bukki, and Bukki begat Uzzi,":And Uzzi begat Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begat Meraioth,"6Meraioth begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,"5And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Ahimaaz,":And Ahimaaz begat Azariah, and Azariah begat Johanan,"18o;
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�Now after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and her towns out of the hand of the Philistines."VAnd he smote Moab; and the Moabites became David's servants, [and] brought gifts."uAnd David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to stablish his dominion by the river Euphrates."
�And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: David also houghed all the chariot [horses], but reserved of them an hundred chariots."
}And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadarezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men."
�Then David put [garrisons] in Syriadamascus; and the Syrians became David's servants, [and] brought gifts. Thus the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went."nAnd David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem."
�Likewise from Tibhath, and from Chun, cities of Hadarezer, brought David very much brass, wherewith Solomon made the brasen sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of brass."eNow when Tou king of Hamath heard how David had smitten all the host of Hadarezer king of Zobah;"29o;
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�Furthermore David the king said unto all the congregation, Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, [is yet] young and tender, and the work [is] great: for the palace [is] not for man, but for the LORD God."�
Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for [things to be made] of gold, and the silver for [things] of silver, and the brass for [things] of brass, the iron for [things] of iron, and wood for [things] of wood; onyx stones, and [stones] to be set, glistering stones, and of divers colours, and all manner of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance."
�Moreover, because I have set my affection to the house of my God, I have of mine own proper good, of gold and silver, [which] I have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house,"
�[Even] three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses [withal]:"
�The gold for [things] of gold, and the silver for [things] of silver, and for all manner of work [to be made] by the hands of artificers. And who [then] is willing to consecrate his service this day unto the LORD?"
�Then the chief of the fathers and princes of the tribes of Israel, and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with the rulers of the king's work, offered willingly,"
�And gave for the service of the house of God of gold five thousand talents and ten thousand drams, and of silver ten thousand talents, and of brass eighteen thousand talents, and one hundred thousand talents of iron."
�And they with whom [precious] stones were found gave [them] to the treasure of the house of the LORD, by the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite."
�Then the people rejoiced, for that they offered willingly, because with perfect heart they offered willingly to the LORD: and David the king also rejoiced with great joy."07o;
+;"07;["PNow the sons of Issachar [were], Tola, and Puah, Jashub, and Shimron, four."
And the sons of Tola; Uzzi, and Rephaiah, and Jeriel, and Jahmai, and Jibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their father's house, [to wit], of Tola: [they were] valiant men of might in their generations; whose number [was] in the days of David two and twenty thousand and six hundred."
~And the sons of Uzzi; Izrahiah: and the sons of Izrahiah; Michael, and Obadiah, and Joel, Ishiah, five: all of them chief men."
�And with them, by their generations, after the house of their fathers, [were] bands of soldiers for war, six and thirty thousand [men]: for they had many wives and sons."
�And their brethren among all the families of Issachar [were] valiant men of might, reckoned in all by their genealogies fourscore and seven thousand."B[The sons] of Benjamin; Bela, and Becher, and Jediael, three."
�And the sons of Bela; Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth, and Iri, five; heads of the house of [their] fathers, mighty men of valour; and were reckoned by their genealogies twenty and two thousand and thirty and four."
�And the sons of Becher; Zemira, and Joash, and Eliezer, and Elioenai, and Omri, and Jerimoth, and Abiah, and Anathoth, and Alameth. All these [are] the sons of Becher."
�And the number of them, after their genealogy by their generations, heads of the house of their fathers, mighty men of valour, [was] twenty thousand and two hundred."19o;
+;"19;["zNow it came to pass after this, that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his stead."
And David said, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father shewed kindness to me. And David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. So the servants of David came into the land of the children of Ammon to Hanun, to comfort him."
�But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? are not his servants come unto thee for to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out the land?"
�Wherefore Hanun took David's servants, and shaved them, and cut off their garments in the midst hard by their buttocks, and sent them away."
�Then there went [certain], and told David how the men were served. And he sent to meet them: for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and [then] return."
�And when the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the children of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire them chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and out of Syriamaachah, and out of Zobah."
�So they hired thirty and two thousand chariots, and the king of Maachah and his people; who came and pitched before Medeba. And the children of Ammon gathered themselves together from their cities, and came to battle."TAnd when David heard [of it], he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men."
�And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array before the gate of the city: and the kings that were come [were] by themselves in the field."08o;
+;"08;["TNow Benjamin begat Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,"+Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth."<And the sons of Bela were, Addar, and Gera, and Abihud,"(And Abishua, and Naaman, and Ahoah,")And Gera, and Shephuphan, and Huram."
�And these [are] the sons of Ehud: these are the heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Geba, and they removed them to Manahath:"RAnd Naaman, and Ahiah, and Gera, he removed them, and begat Uzza, and Ahihud."{And Shaharaim begat [children] in the country of Moab, after he had sent them away; Hushim and Baara [were] his wives."OAnd he begat of Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and Malcham,"20o;
+;"20;[
+;"21;["LAnd Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel."
�And David said to Joab and to the rulers of the people, Go, number Israel from Beersheba even to Dan; and bring the number of them to me, that I may know [it]."
�And Joab answered, The LORD make his people an hundred times so many more as they [be]: but, my lord the king, [are] they not all my lord's servants? why then doth my lord require this thing? why will he be a cause of trespass to Israel?"
�Nevertheless the king's word prevailed against Joab. Wherefore Joab departed, and went throughout all Israel, and came to Jerusalem."
�And Joab gave the sum of the number of the people unto David. And all [they of] Israel were a thousand thousand and an hundred thousand men that drew sword: and Judah [was] four hundred threescore and ten thousand men that drew sword."aBut Levi and Benjamin counted he not among them: for the king's word was abominable to Joab."GAnd God was displeased with this thing; therefore he smote Israel."
�And David said unto God, I have sinned greatly, because I have done this thing: but now, I beseech thee, do away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly."7And the LORD spake unto Gad, David's seer, saying,"10o;
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�Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa."
�And the Philistines followed hard after Saul, and after his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul."gAnd the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the archers."
�Then said Saul to his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. So Saul took a sword, and fell upon it."_And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on the sword, and died."GSo Saul died, and his three sons, and all his house died together."
�And when all the men of Israel that [were] in the valley saw that they fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, then they forsook their cities, and fled: and the Philistines came and dwelt in them."
�And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his sons fallen in mount Gilboa."
�And when they had stripped him, they took his head, and his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to carry tidings unto their idols, and to the people."09o;
+;"09;["
�So all Israel were reckoned by genealogies; and, behold, they [were] written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah, [who] were carried away to Babylon for their transgression."
�Now the first inhabitants that [dwelt] in their possessions in their cities [were], the Israelites, the priests, Levites, and the Nethinims."
And in Jerusalem dwelt of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin, and of the children of Ephraim, and Manasseh;"}Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, of the children of Pharez the son of Judah."?And of the Shilonites; Asaiah the firstborn, and his sons."QAnd of the sons of Zerah; Jeuel, and their brethren, six hundred and ninety."gAnd of the sons of Benjamin; Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hasenuah,"
�And Ibneiah the son of Jeroham, and Elah the son of Uzzi, the son of Michri, and Meshullam the son of Shephathiah, the son of Reuel, the son of Ibnijah;"
�And their brethren, according to their generations, nine hundred and fifty and six. All these men [were] chief of the fathers in the house of their fathers.;"1Chronicles;
+;"1;["yPaul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:"NGrace unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ."
�We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;"
�So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure:"
�[Which is] a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer:"bSeeing [it is] a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;"xAnd to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,"wIn flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:"wWho shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;"2o;
+;"2;["tNow we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and [by] our gathering together unto him,"
�That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand."
�Let no man deceive you by any means: for [that day shall not come], except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;"
�Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God."MRemember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?"LAnd now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time."yFor the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth [will let], until he be taken out of the way."
�And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:"g[Even him], whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,"3o;
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}Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have [free] course, and be glorified, even as [it is] with you:"aAnd that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men: for all [men] have not faith."PBut the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep [you] from evil."rAnd we have confidence in the Lord touching you, that ye both do and will do the things which we command you."cAnd the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ."
�Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us."fFor yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you;"
�Neither did we eat any man's bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you:"\Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us.;"2Thessalonians;
+;"11;["XWould to God ye could bear with me a little in [my] folly: and indeed bear with me."
�For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present [you as] a chaste virgin to Christ."
�But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ."
�For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or [if] ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with [him]."FFor I suppose I was not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles."~But though [I be] rude in speech, yet not in knowledge; but we have been throughly made manifest among you in all things."
�Have I committed an offence in abasing myself that ye might be exalted, because I have preached to you the gospel of God freely?"HI robbed other churches, taking wages [of them], to do you service."
And when I was present with you, and wanted, I was chargeable to no man: for that which was lacking to me the brethren which came from Macedonia supplied: and in all [things] I have kept myself from being burdensome unto you, and [so] will I keep [myself]."12o;
+;"12;["gIt is not expedient for me doubtless to glory. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord."
�I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) such an one caught up to the third heaven."bAnd I knew such a man, (whether in the body, or out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;)"uHow that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter."ZOf such an one will I glory: yet of myself I will not glory, but in mine infirmities."
�For though I would desire to glory, I shall not be a fool; for I will say the truth: but [now] I forbear, lest any man should think of me above that which he seeth me [to be], or [that] he heareth of me."
�And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure."MFor this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me."
�And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me."01o;
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�Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy [our] brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints which are in all Achaia:"WGrace [be] to you and peace from God our Father, and [from] the Lord Jesus Christ."sBlessed [be] God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;"
�Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God."_For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ."
�And whether we be afflicted, [it is] for your consolation and salvation, which is effectual in the enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer: or whether we be comforted, [it is] for your consolation and salvation."
�And our hope of you [is] stedfast, knowing, that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so [shall ye be] also of the consolation."
�For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life:"}But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead:"02o;
+;"02;["XBut I determined this with myself, that I would not come again to you in heaviness."iFor if I make you sorry, who is he then that maketh me glad, but the same which is made sorry by me?"
�And I wrote this same unto you, lest, when I came, I should have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all, that my joy is [the joy] of you all."
�For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be grieved, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you."jBut if any have caused grief, he hath not grieved me, but in part: that I may not overcharge you all."RSufficient to such a man [is] this punishment, which [was inflicted] of many."
�So that contrariwise ye [ought] rather to forgive [him], and comfort [him], lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow."JWherefore I beseech you that ye would confirm [your] love toward him."pFor to this end also did I write, that I might know the proof of you, whether ye be obedient in all things."13o;
+;"13;["{This [is] the third [time] I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established."
�I told you before, and foretell you, as if I were present, the second time; and being absent now I write to them which heretofore have sinned, and to all other, that, if I come again, I will not spare:"iSince ye seek a proof of Christ speaking in me, which to you-ward is not weak, but is mighty in you."
�For though he was crucified through weakness, yet he liveth by the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but we shall live with him by the power of God toward you."
�Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?"?But I trust that ye shall know that we are not reprobates."
�Now I pray to God that ye do no evil; not that we should appear approved, but that ye should do that which is honest, though we be as reprobates."@For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth."iFor we are glad, when we are weak, and ye are strong: and this also we wish, [even] your perfection."03o;
+;"03;["
�Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some [others], epistles of commendation to you, or [letters] of commendation from you?"IYe are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men:"
�[Forasmuch as ye are] manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart."7And such trust have we through Christ to God-ward:"qNot that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency [is] of God;"
�Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life."
�But if the ministration of death, written [and] engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which [glory] was to be done away:"EHow shall not the ministration of the spirit be rather glorious?"zFor if the ministration of condemnation [be] glory, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory."04o;
+;"04;["UTherefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not;"
�But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God."?But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:"
�In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them."iFor we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake."
�For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to [give] the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ."qBut we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us."a[We are] troubled on every side, yet not distressed; [we are] perplexed, but not in despair;"@Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;"05o;
+;"05;["
�For we know that if our earthly house of [this] tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens."eFor in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven:"=If so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked."
�For we that are in [this] tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life."xNow he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing [is] God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit."wTherefore [we are] always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord:"*(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)"oWe are confident, [I say], and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord."UWherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him."06o;
+;"06;["pWe then, [as] workers together [with him], beseech [you] also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain."
�(For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now [is] the accepted time; behold, now [is] the day of salvation.)"EGiving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed:"
�But in all [things] approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,"UIn stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings;"dBy pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned,"qBy the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,"[By honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report: as deceivers, and [yet] true;"dAs unknown, and [yet] well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed;"07o;
+;"07;["
�Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God."\Receive us; we have wronged no man, we have corrupted no man, we have defrauded no man."wI speak not [this] to condemn [you]: for I have said before, that ye are in our hearts to die and live with [you]."
�Great [is] my boldness of speech toward you, great [is] my glorying of you: I am filled with comfort, I am exceeding joyful in all our tribulation."
�For, when we were come into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side; without [were] fightings, within [were] fears."eNevertheless God, that comforteth those that are cast down, comforted us by the coming of Titus;"
�And not by his coming only, but by the consolation wherewith he was comforted in you, when he told us your earnest desire, your mourning, your fervent mind toward me; so that I rejoiced the more."
�For though I made you sorry with a letter, I do not repent, though I did repent: for I perceive that the same epistle hath made you sorry, though [it were] but for a season."
�Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing."08o;
+;"08;["dMoreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia;"
�How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality."jFor to [their] power, I bear record, yea, and beyond [their] power [they were] willing of themselves;"
�Praying us with much intreaty that we would receive the gift, and [take upon us] the fellowship of the ministering to the saints."wAnd [this they did], not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God."nInsomuch that we desired Titus, that as he had begun, so he would also finish in you the same grace also."
�Therefore, as ye abound in every [thing, in] faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and [in] all diligence, and [in] your love to us, [see] that ye abound in this grace also."wI speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love."
�For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich."10o;
+;"10;["
�Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence [am] base among you, but being absent am bold toward you:"
�But I beseech [you], that I may not be bold when I am present with that confidence, wherewith I think to be bold against some, which think of us as if we walked according to the flesh."DFor though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:"s(For the weapons of our warfare [are] not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)"
�Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;"]And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled."
�Do ye look on things after the outward appearance? If any man trust to himself that he is Christ's, let him of himself think this again, that, as he [is] Christ's, even so [are] we Christ's."
�For though I should boast somewhat more of our authority, which the Lord hath given us for edification, and not for your destruction, I should not be ashamed:">That I may not seem as if I would terrify you by letters."09o;
+;"09;["]For as touching the ministering to the saints, it is superfluous for me to write to you:"
�For I know the forwardness of your mind, for which I boast of you to them of Macedonia, that Achaia was ready a year ago; and your zeal hath provoked very many."Yet have I sent the brethren, lest our boasting of you should be in vain in this behalf; that, as I said, ye may be ready:"
�Lest haply if they of Macedonia come with me, and find you unprepared, we (that we say not, ye) should be ashamed in this same confident boasting."
�Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren, that they would go before unto you, and make up beforehand your bounty, whereof ye had notice before, that the same might be ready, as [a matter of] bounty, and not as [of] covetousness."
�But this [I say], He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully."
�Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, [so let him give]; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver."
�And God [is] able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all [things], may abound to every good work:"r(As it is written, He hath dispersed abroad; he hath given to the poor: his righteousness remaineth for ever.;"2Corinthians;
+;"22;["HAnd Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said,"ZThe kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son,"gAnd sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come."
�Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and [my] fatlings [are] killed, and all things [are] ready: come unto the marriage."cBut they made light of [it], and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise:"YAnd the remnant took his servants, and entreated [them] spitefully, and slew [them]."
�But when the king heard [thereof], he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city."eThen saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy."ZGo ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage."11o;
+;"11;["
�And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities."]Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples,"PAnd said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another?"eJesus answered and said unto them, Go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see:"
�The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them."@And blessed is [he], whosoever shall not be offended in me."
�And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?"
|But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft [clothing] are in kings' houses."^But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet."23o;
+;"23;["=Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples,">Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat:"
�All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, [that] observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not."
�For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay [them] on men's shoulders; but they [themselves] will not move them with one of their fingers."
�But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments,"SAnd love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,"IAnd greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi."`But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, [even] Christ; and all ye are brethren."^And call no [man] your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven."12o;
+;"12;["
�At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the corn; and his disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat."
�But when the Pharisees saw [it], they said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbath day."qBut he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was an hungred, and they that were with him;"
�How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the shewbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests?"
~Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?"MBut I say unto you, That in this place is [one] greater than the temple."~But if ye had known what [this] meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless."8For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day."CAnd when he was departed thence, he went into their synagogue:"01o;
+;"01;["VThe book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham."XAbraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren;"]And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram;"SAnd Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon;"XAnd Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;"oAnd Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her [that had been the wife] of Urias;"IAnd Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa;"MAnd Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias;"OAnd Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz begat Ezekias;"02o;
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�Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,"{Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him."_When Herod the king had heard [these things], he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him."
�And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born."[And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet,"
�And thou Bethlehem, [in] the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel."rThen Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared."
�And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found [him], bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also."
�When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was."24o;
+;"24;["
~And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to [him] for to shew him the buildings of the temple."
�And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down."
�And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what [shall be] the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?"NAnd Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you."QFor many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many."
�And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all [these things] must come to pass, but the end is not yet."
�For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.".All these [are] the beginning of sorrows."
|Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake."13o;
+;"13;["GThe same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side."
�And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore."_And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;"cAnd when he sowed, some [seeds] fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:"
�Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:"cAnd when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away."KAnd some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:"tBut other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.")Who hath ears to hear, let him hear."14o;
+;"14;["@At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,"
�And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him."{For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put [him] in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife."CFor John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her."mAnd when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet."hBut when Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod."MWhereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask."iAnd she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist's head in a charger."
�And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the oath's sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he commanded [it] to be given [her]."25o;
+;"25;["
|Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom."9And five of them were wise, and five [were] foolish."JThey that [were] foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:"=But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps."@While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept."`And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.";Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps."YAnd the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out."
�But the wise answered, saying, [Not so]; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves."03o;
+;"03;["PIn those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,"AAnd saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."
�For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight."
�And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey."[Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about Jordan,"?And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins."
�But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?"6Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:"
�And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to [our] father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham."26o;
+;"26;["`And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said unto his disciples,"pYe know that after two days is [the feast of] the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified."
�Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,"JAnd consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill [him]."UBut they said, Not on the feast [day], lest there be an uproar among the people."DNow when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,"
~There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat [at meat]."dBut when his disciples saw [it], they had indignation, saying, To what purpose [is] this waste?"LFor this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor."04o;
+;"04;["XThen was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil."UAnd when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred."sAnd when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread."
�But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God."bThen the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,"
�And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in [their] hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone."UJesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God."
�Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;"bAnd saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me."15o;
+;"15;["OThen came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,"tWhy do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread."lBut he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?"{For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death."
But ye say, Whosoever shall say to [his] father or [his] mother, [It is] a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;"
�And honour not his father or his mother, [he shall be free]. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.">[Ye] hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,"{This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with [their] lips; but their heart is far from me."VBut in vain they do worship me, teaching [for] doctrines the commandments of men."27o;
+;"27;["~When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:"hAnd when they had bound him, they led [him] away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor."
�Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,"Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What [is that] to us? see thou [to that]."dAnd he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself."
�And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood."ZAnd they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in."HWherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day."
�Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value;"05o;
+;"05;["mAnd seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:"6And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,"KBlessed [are] the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."@Blessed [are] they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.">Blessed [are] the meek: for they shall inherit the earth."aBlessed [are] they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled."=Blessed [are] the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy."=Blessed [are] the pure in heart: for they shall see God."QBlessed [are] the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God."16o;
+;"16;["uThe Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven."oHe answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, [It will be] fair weather: for the sky is red."
�And in the morning, [It will be] foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowring. O [ye] hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not [discern] the signs of the times?"
�A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed."ZAnd when his disciples were come to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread."iThen Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees."XAnd they reasoned among themselves, saying, [It is] because we have taken no bread."
�[Which] when Jesus perceived, he said unto them, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread?"vDo ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?"17o;
+;"17;["zAnd after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,"qAnd was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light."LAnd, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him."
�Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias."
�While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him."VAnd when the disciples heard [it], they fell on their face, and were sore afraid."IAnd Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid."NAnd when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no man, save Jesus only."
�And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen again from the dead."28o;
+;"28;["
�In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first [day] of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre."
�And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it."GHis countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow:"IAnd for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead [men]."uAnd the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified."YHe is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay."
�And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you."sAnd they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy; and did run to bring his disciples word."
�And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him."06o;
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�Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven."
�Therefore when thou doest [thine] alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward."TBut when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:"mThat thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly."
�And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites [are]: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward."
�But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly."
�But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen [do]: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking."pBe not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him."_After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name."18o;
+;"18;["jAt the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?"PAnd Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them,"
�And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven."rWhosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven."KAnd whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me."
�But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and [that] he were drowned in the depth of the sea."
�Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!"
�Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast [them] from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire."
�And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast [it] from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire."07o;
+;"07;["&Judge not, that ye be not judged."{For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again."yAnd why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?"Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam [is] in thine own eye?"
�Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye."
�Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you."eAsk, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:"sFor every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened."VOr what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?"19o;
+;"19;["
�And it came to pass, [that] when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judaea beyond Jordan;"AAnd great multitudes followed him; and he healed them there."
�The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?"
{And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made [them] at the beginning made them male and female,"
~And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?"wWherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder."iThey say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?"
�He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so."
�And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except [it be] for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery."08o;
+;"08;["LWhen he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him."nAnd, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean."~And Jesus put forth [his] hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed."
�And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them."`And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,"XAnd saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented."8And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him."
�The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed."
�For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this [man], Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth [it]."20o;
+;"20;["
�For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man [that is] an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard."aAnd when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard."[And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,"xAnd said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way."HAgain he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise."
�And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?"
�They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, [that] shall ye receive."
�So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and give them [their] hire, beginning from the last unto the first."cAnd when they came that [were hired] about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny."21o;
+;"21;["
|And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples,"
�Saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose [them], and bring [them] unto me."vAnd if any [man] say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them."[All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying,"
~Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass."=And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them,"bAnd brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set [him] thereon."
�And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed [them] in the way."
�And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed [is] he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest."10o;
+;"10;["
�And when he had called unto [him] his twelve disciples, he gave them power [against] unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease."
�Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James [the son] of Zebedee, and John his brother;"
�Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James [the son] of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus;"DSimon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him."
�These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into [any] city of the Samaritans enter ye not:"<But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel."DAnd as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand."nHeal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give."@Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses,"09o;
+;"09;["MAnd he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into his own city."
�And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee."XAnd, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This [man] blasphemeth."SAnd Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?"\For whether is easier, to say, [Thy] sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk?"
�But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house."-And he arose, and departed to his house."nBut when the multitudes saw [it], they marvelled, and glorified God, which had given such power unto men."
�And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.;"Matthew;
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�That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life;"
�(For the life was manifested, and we have seen [it], and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;)"
�That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship [is] with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ."CAnd these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full."
This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all."dIf we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:"
�But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin."UIf we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us."zIf we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us [our] sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."2o;
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�My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:"pAnd he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for [the sins of] the whole world."IAnd hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments."iHe that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him."oBut whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him."VHe that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked."
�Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning."
�Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth."]He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now."3o;
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�Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not."
�Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is."TAnd every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure."bWhosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law."TAnd ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin."bWhosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him."pLittle children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous."
�He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil."Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God."4o;
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�Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world."uHereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:"
�And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that [spirit] of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world."
{Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world."ZThey are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them."
�We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error."uBeloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God."9He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love."
�In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him."5o;
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�Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him."cBy this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments."gFor this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous."}For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, [even] our faith."]Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?"
�This is he that came by water and blood, [even] Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth."wFor there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one."|And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one."
�If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son.;"
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+;"1;["tPaul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus,"sTo Timothy, [my] dearly beloved son: Grace, mercy, [and] peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord."
�I thank God, whom I serve from [my] forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day;"]Greatly desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;"
�When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also."{Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands."bFor God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind."
�Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;"
�Who hath saved us, and called [us] with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,"2o;
+;"2;["LThou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus."
�And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also."GThou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ."
�No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of [this] life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier."`And if a man also strive for masteries, [yet] is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully."HThe husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits."MConsider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things."eRemember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead according to my gospel:"dWherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, [even] unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound."3o;
+;"3;["EThis know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come."
�For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,"uWithout natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,"NTraitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;"THaving a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away."
|For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,"IEver learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth."
�Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith."mBut they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all [men], as theirs also was."4o;
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�I charge [thee] therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;"wPreach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine."
�For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;"[And they shall turn away [their] ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables."uBut watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry."OFor I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand."TI have fought a good fight, I have finished [my] course, I have kept the faith:"
�Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.".Do thy diligence to come shortly unto me:;"
+;"11;["yNow Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valour, and he [was] the son of an harlot: and Gilead begat Jephthah."
�And Gilead's wife bare him sons; and his wife's sons grew up, and they thrust out Jephthah, and said unto him, Thou shalt not inherit in our father's house; for thou [art] the son of a strange woman."
�Then Jephthah fled from his brethren, and dwelt in the land of Tob: and there were gathered vain men to Jephthah, and went out with him."`And it came to pass in process of time, that the children of Ammon made war against Israel."
�And it was so, that when the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah out of the land of Tob:"iAnd they said unto Jephthah, Come, and be our captain, that we may fight with the children of Ammon."
�And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, Did not ye hate me, and expel me out of my father's house? and why are ye come unto me now when ye are in distress?"
�And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, Therefore we turn again to thee now, that thou mayest go with us, and fight against the children of Ammon, and be our head over all the inhabitants of Gilead."
�And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, If ye bring me home again to fight against the children of Ammon, and the LORD deliver them before me, shall I be your head?"12o;
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�And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went northward, and said unto Jephthah, Wherefore passedst thou over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? we will burn thine house upon thee with fire."
�And Jephthah said unto them, I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon; and when I called you, ye delivered me not out of their hands."
�And when I saw that ye delivered [me] not, I put my life in my hands, and passed over against the children of Ammon, and the LORD delivered them into my hand: wherefore then are ye come up unto me this day, to fight against me?"
�Then Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim: and the men of Gilead smote Ephraim, because they said, Ye Gileadites [are] fugitives of Ephraim among the Ephraimites, [and] among the Manassites."
�And the Gileadites took the passages of Jordan before the Ephraimites: and it was [so], that when those Ephraimites which were escaped said, Let me go over; that the men of Gilead said unto him, [Art] thou an Ephraimite? If he said, Nay;"
�Then said they unto him, Say now Shibboleth: and he said Sibboleth: for he could not frame to pronounce [it] right. Then they took him, and slew him at the passages of Jordan: and there fell at that time of the Ephraimites forty and two thousand."}And Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then died Jephthah the Gileadite, and was buried in [one of] the cities of Gilead."4And after him Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel."
�And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters, [whom] he sent abroad, and took in thirty daughters from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years."01o;
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�Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of Israel asked the LORD, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites first, to fight against them?"[And the LORD said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand."
�And Judah said unto Simeon his brother, Come up with me into my lot, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I likewise will go with thee into thy lot. So Simeon went with him."
�And Judah went up; and the LORD delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand: and they slew of them in Bezek ten thousand men."vAnd they found Adonibezek in Bezek: and they fought against him, and they slew the Canaanites and the Perizzites."pBut Adonibezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes."
�And Adonibezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered [their meat] under my table: as I have done, so God hath requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died."
�Now the children of Judah had fought against Jerusalem, and had taken it, and smitten it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire."
�And afterward the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites, that dwelt in the mountain, and in the south, and in the valley."02o;
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�And an angel of the LORD came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said, I made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you unto the land which I sware unto your fathers; and I said, I will never break my covenant with you."
�And ye shall make no league with the inhabitants of this land; ye shall throw down their altars: but ye have not obeyed my voice: why have ye done this?"
�Wherefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be [as thorns] in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare unto you."
�And it came to pass, when the angel of the LORD spake these words unto all the children of Israel, that the people lifted up their voice, and wept."\And they called the name of that place Bochim: and they sacrificed there unto the LORD."{And when Joshua had let the people go, the children of Israel went every man unto his inheritance to possess the land."
�And the people served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great works of the LORD, that he did for Israel."dAnd Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died, [being] an hundred and ten years old."
�And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnathheres, in the mount of Ephraim, on the north side of the hill Gaash."13o;
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�And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years."
�And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name [was] Manoah; and his wife [was] barren, and bare not."
�And the angel of the LORD appeared unto the woman, and said unto her, Behold now, thou [art] barren, and bearest not: but thou shalt conceive, and bear a son."mNow therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean [thing]:"
�For, lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and no razor shall come on his head: for the child shall be a Nazarite unto God from the womb: and he shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines."
�Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, A man of God came unto me, and his countenance [was] like the countenance of an angel of God, very terrible: but I asked him not whence he [was], neither told he me his name:"
�But he said unto me, Behold, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and now drink no wine nor strong drink, neither eat any unclean [thing]: for the child shall be a Nazarite to God from the womb to the day of his death."
�Then Manoah intreated the LORD, and said, O my Lord, let the man of God which thou didst send come again unto us, and teach us what we shall do unto the child that shall be born."
�And God hearkened to the voice of Manoah; and the angel of God came again unto the woman as she sat in the field: but Manoah her husband [was] not with her."14o;
+;"14;["eAnd Samson went down to Timnath, and saw a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines."
�And he came up, and told his father and his mother, and said, I have seen a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines: now therefore get her for me to wife."
Then his father and his mother said unto him, [Is there] never a woman among the daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, that thou goest to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines? And Samson said unto his father, Get her for me; for she pleaseth me well."
�But his father and his mother knew not that it [was] of the LORD, that he sought an occasion against the Philistines: for at that time the Philistines had dominion over Israel."
�Then went Samson down, and his father and his mother, to Timnath, and came to the vineyards of Timnath: and, behold, a young lion roared against him."
�And the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he rent him as he would have rent a kid, and [he had] nothing in his hand: but he told not his father or his mother what he had done."NAnd he went down, and talked with the woman; and she pleased Samson well."
�And after a time he returned to take her, and he turned aside to see the carcase of the lion: and, behold, [there was] a swarm of bees and honey in the carcase of the lion."
�And he took thereof in his hands, and went on eating, and came to his father and mother, and he gave them, and they did eat: but he told not them that he had taken the honey out of the carcase of the lion."03o;
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�Now these [are] the nations which the LORD left, to prove Israel by them, [even] as many [of Israel] as had not known all the wars of Canaan;"
�Only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at the least such as before knew nothing thereof;"
�[Namely], five lords of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hivites that dwelt in mount Lebanon, from mount Baalhermon unto the entering in of Hamath."
�And they were to prove Israel by them, to know whether they would hearken unto the commandments of the LORD, which he commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses."And the children of Israel dwelt among the Canaanites, Hittites, and Amorites, and Perizzites, and Hivites, and Jebusites:"tAnd they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their daughters to their sons, and served their gods."
~And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and forgat the LORD their God, and served Baalim and the groves."
�Therefore the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Chushanrishathaim king of Mesopotamia: and the children of Israel served Chushanrishathaim eight years."
�And when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised up a deliverer to the children of Israel, who delivered them, [even] Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother."04o;
+;"04;["\And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the LORD, when Ehud was dead."
�And the LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, that reigned in Hazor; the captain of whose host [was] Sisera, which dwelt in Harosheth of the Gentiles."
�And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel."UAnd Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time."
�And she dwelt under the palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in mount Ephraim: and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment."
And she sent and called Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedeshnaphtali, and said unto him, Hath not the LORD God of Israel commanded, [saying], Go and draw toward mount Tabor, and take with thee ten thousand men of the children of Naphtali and of the children of Zebulun?"
�And I will draw unto thee to the river Kishon Sisera, the captain of Jabin's army, with his chariots and his multitude; and I will deliver him into thine hand."}And Barak said unto her, If thou wilt go with me, then I will go: but if thou wilt not go with me, [then] I will not go."
�And she said, I will surely go with thee: notwithstanding the journey that thou takest shall not be for thine honour; for the LORD shall sell Sisera into the hand of a woman. And Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh."15o;
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�But it came to pass within a while after, in the time of wheat harvest, that Samson visited his wife with a kid; and he said, I will go in to my wife into the chamber. But her father would not suffer him to go in."
�And her father said, I verily thought that thou hadst utterly hated her; therefore I gave her to thy companion: [is] not her younger sister fairer than she? take her, I pray thee, instead of her."yAnd Samson said concerning them, Now shall I be more blameless than the Philistines, though I do them a displeasure."
�And Samson went and caught three hundred foxes, and took firebrands, and turned tail to tail, and put a firebrand in the midst between two tails."
�And when he had set the brands on fire, he let [them] go into the standing corn of the Philistines, and burnt up both the shocks, and also the standing corn, with the vineyards [and] olives."
�Then the Philistines said, Who hath done this? And they answered, Samson, the son in law of the Timnite, because he had taken his wife, and given her to his companion. And the Philistines came up, and burnt her and her father with fire."tAnd Samson said unto them, Though ye have done this, yet will I be avenged of you, and after that I will cease."tAnd he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter: and he went down and dwelt in the top of the rock Etam."WThen the Philistines went up, and pitched in Judah, and spread themselves in Lehi."05o;
+;"05;["HThen sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying,"aPraise ye the LORD for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves."
Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, [even] I, will sing unto the LORD; I will sing [praise] to the LORD God of Israel."
�LORD, when thou wentest out of Seir, when thou marchedst out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, the clouds also dropped water."eThe mountains melted from before the LORD, [even] that Sinai from before the LORD God of Israel."
�In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, and the travellers walked through byways."
}[The inhabitants of] the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel, until that I Deborah arose, that I arose a mother in Israel."wThey chose new gods; then [was] war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?"yMy heart [is] toward the governors of Israel, that offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless ye the LORD."16o;
+;"16;["MThen went Samson to Gaza, and saw there an harlot, and went in unto her."
�[And it was told] the Gazites, saying, Samson is come hither. And they compassed [him] in, and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and were quiet all the night, saying, In the morning, when it is day, we shall kill him."
�And Samson lay till midnight, and arose at midnight, and took the doors of the gate of the city, and the two posts, and went away with them, bar and all, and put [them] upon his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of an hill that [is] before Hebron."kAnd it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name [was] Delilah."
And the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her, Entice him, and see wherein his great strength [lieth], and by what [means] we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him: and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred [pieces] of silver."
�And Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength [lieth], and wherewith thou mightest be bound to afflict thee."
�And Samson said unto her, If they bind me with seven green withs that were never dried, then shall I be weak, and be as another man."
|Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green withs which had not been dried, and she bound him with them."
�Now [there were] men lying in wait, abiding with her in the chamber. And she said unto him, The Philistines [be] upon thee, Samson. And he brake the withs, as a thread of tow is broken when it toucheth the fire. So his strength was not known."17o;
+;"17;["BAnd there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name [was] Micah."
And he said unto his mother, The eleven hundred [shekels] of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou cursedst, and spakest of also in mine ears, behold, the silver [is] with me; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed [be thou] of the LORD, my son."
�And when he had restored the eleven hundred [shekels] of silver to his mother, his mother said, I had wholly dedicated the silver unto the LORD from my hand for my son, to make a graven image and a molten image: now therefore I will restore it unto thee."
�Yet he restored the money unto his mother; and his mother took two hundred [shekels] of silver, and gave them to the founder, who made thereof a graven image and a molten image: and they were in the house of Micah."
�And the man Micah had an house of gods, and made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest."mIn those days [there was] no king in Israel, [but] every man did [that which was] right in his own eyes."xAnd there was a young man out of Bethlehemjudah of the family of Judah, who [was] a Levite, and he sojourned there."
�And the man departed out of the city from Bethlehemjudah to sojourn where he could find [a place]: and he came to mount Ephraim to the house of Micah, as he journeyed."
�And Micah said unto him, Whence comest thou? And he said unto him, I [am] a Levite of Bethlehemjudah, and I go to sojourn where I may find [a place]."06o;
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~And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years."
�And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel: [and] because of the Midianites the children of Israel made them the dens which [are] in the mountains, and caves, and strong holds."
�And [so] it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east, even they came up against them;"
�And they encamped against them, and destroyed the increase of the earth, till thou come unto Gaza, and left no sustenance for Israel, neither sheep, nor ox, nor ass."
�For they came up with their cattle and their tents, and they came as grasshoppers for multitude; [for] both they and their camels were without number: and they entered into the land to destroy it."sAnd Israel was greatly impoverished because of the Midianites; and the children of Israel cried unto the LORD."dAnd it came to pass, when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD because of the Midianites,"
�That the LORD sent a prophet unto the children of Israel, which said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I brought you up from Egypt, and brought you forth out of the house of bondage;"
�And I delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all that oppressed you, and drave them out from before you, and gave you their land;"18o;
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�In those days [there was] no king in Israel: and in those days the tribe of the Danites sought them an inheritance to dwell in; for unto that day [all their] inheritance had not fallen unto them among the tribes of Israel."
And the children of Dan sent of their family five men from their coasts, men of valour, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land, and to search it; and they said unto them, Go, search the land: who when they came to mount Ephraim, to the house of Micah, they lodged there."
�When they [were] by the house of Micah, they knew the voice of the young man the Levite: and they turned in thither, and said unto him, Who brought thee hither? and what makest thou in this [place]? and what hast thou here?"hAnd he said unto them, Thus and thus dealeth Micah with me, and hath hired me, and I am his priest."
|And they said unto him, Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God, that we may know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous."]And the priest said unto them, Go in peace: before the LORD [is] your way wherein ye go."J
Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people that [were] therein, how they dwelt careless, after the manner of the Zidonians, quiet and secure; and [there was] no magistrate in the land, that might put [them] to shame in [any] thing; and they [were] far from the Zidonians, and had no business with [any] man."nAnd they came unto their brethren to Zorah and Eshtaol: and their brethren said unto them, What [say] ye?"
�And they said, Arise, that we may go up against them: for we have seen the land, and, behold, it [is] very good: and [are] ye still? be not slothful to go, [and] to enter to possess the land."07o;
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�Then Jerubbaal, who [is] Gideon, and all the people that [were] with him, rose up early, and pitched beside the well of Harod: so that the host of the Midianites were on the north side of them, by the hill of Moreh, in the valley."
�And the LORD said unto Gideon, The people that [are] with thee [are] too many for me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, Mine own hand hath saved me."
�Now therefore go to, proclaim in the ears of the people, saying, Whosoever [is] fearful and afraid, let him return and depart early from mount Gilead. And there returned of the people twenty and two thousand; and there remained ten thousand."A
And the LORD said unto Gideon, The people [are] yet [too] many; bring them down unto the water, and I will try them for thee there: and it shall be, [that] of whom I say unto thee, This shall go with thee, the same shall go with thee; and of whomsoever I say unto thee, This shall not go with thee, the same shall not go."
�So he brought down the people unto the water: and the LORD said unto Gideon, Every one that lappeth of the water with his tongue, as a dog lappeth, him shalt thou set by himself; likewise every one that boweth down upon his knees to drink."
�And the number of them that lapped, [putting] their hand to their mouth, were three hundred men: but all the rest of the people bowed down upon their knees to drink water."
�And the LORD said unto Gideon, By the three hundred men that lapped will I save you, and deliver the Midianites into thine hand: and let all the [other] people go every man unto his place."
�So the people took victuals in their hand, and their trumpets: and he sent all [the rest of] Israel every man unto his tent, and retained those three hundred men: and the host of Midian was beneath him in the valley."
�And it came to pass the same night, that the LORD said unto him, Arise, get thee down unto the host; for I have delivered it into thine hand."19o;
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�And it came to pass in those days, when [there was] no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the side of mount Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Bethlehemjudah."
�And his concubine played the whore against him, and went away from him unto her father's house to Bethlehemjudah, and was there four whole months."
And her husband arose, and went after her, to speak friendly unto her, [and] to bring her again, having his servant with him, and a couple of asses: and she brought him into her father's house: and when the father of the damsel saw him, he rejoiced to meet him."
�And his father in law, the damsel's father, retained him; and he abode with him three days: so they did eat and drink, and lodged there."
�And it came to pass on the fourth day, when they arose early in the morning, that he rose up to depart: and the damsel's father said unto his son in law, Comfort thine heart with a morsel of bread, and afterward go your way."
�And they sat down, and did eat and drink both of them together: for the damsel's father had said unto the man, Be content, I pray thee, and tarry all night, and let thine heart be merry."fAnd when the man rose up to depart, his father in law urged him: therefore he lodged there again."
�And he arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart: and the damsel's father said, Comfort thine heart, I pray thee. And they tarried until afternoon, and they did eat both of them."[
And when the man rose up to depart, he, and his concubine, and his servant, his father in law, the damsel's father, said unto him, Behold, now the day draweth toward evening, I pray you tarry all night: behold, the day groweth to an end, lodge here, that thine heart may be merry; and to morrow get you early on your way, that thou mayest go home."08o;
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�And the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served us thus, that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with the Midianites? And they did chide with him sharply."
�And he said unto them, What have I done now in comparison of you? [Is] not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer?"
�God hath delivered into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb: and what was I able to do in comparison of you? Then their anger was abated toward him, when he had said that."
}And Gideon came to Jordan, [and] passed over, he, and the three hundred men that [were] with him, faint, yet pursuing [them]."
�And he said unto the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, loaves of bread unto the people that follow me; for they [be] faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian."
�And the princes of Succoth said, [Are] the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thine army?"
�And Gideon said, Therefore when the LORD hath delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into mine hand, then I will tear your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers."
�And he went up thence to Penuel, and spake unto them likewise: and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered [him]."pAnd he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower."20o;
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�Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was gathered together as one man, from Dan even to Beersheba, with the land of Gilead, unto the LORD in Mizpeh."
�And the chief of all the people, [even] of all the tribes of Israel, presented themselves in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand footmen that drew sword."
�(Now the children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel were gone up to Mizpeh.) Then said the children of Israel, Tell [us], how was this wickedness?"
�And the Levite, the husband of the woman that was slain, answered and said, I came into Gibeah that [belongeth] to Benjamin, I and my concubine, to lodge."
�And the men of Gibeah rose against me, and beset the house round about upon me by night, [and] thought to have slain me: and my concubine have they forced, that she is dead."
�And I took my concubine, and cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout all the country of the inheritance of Israel: for they have committed lewdness and folly in Israel."PBehold, ye [are] all children of Israel; give here your advice and counsel."
�And all the people arose as one man, saying, We will not any [of us] go to his tent, neither will we any [of us] turn into his house."eBut now this [shall be] the thing which we will do to Gibeah; [we will go up] by lot against it;"21o;
+;"21;["zNow the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpeh, saying, There shall not any of us give his daughter unto Benjamin to wife."~And the people came to the house of God, and abode there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore;"
|And said, O LORD God of Israel, why is this come to pass in Israel, that there should be to day one tribe lacking in Israel?"
�And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people rose early, and built there an altar, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings."
And the children of Israel said, Who [is there] among all the tribes of Israel that came not up with the congregation unto the LORD? For they had made a great oath concerning him that came not up to the LORD to Mizpeh, saying, He shall surely be put to death."
And the children of Israel repented them for Benjamin their brother, and said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day."
�How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing we have sworn by the LORD that we will not give them of our daughters to wives?"
�And they said, What one [is there] of the tribes of Israel that came not up to Mizpeh to the LORD? And, behold, there came none to the camp from Jabeshgilead to the assembly."kFor the people were numbered, and, behold, [there were] none of the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead there."10o;
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�And after Abimelech there arose to defend Israel Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar; and he dwelt in Shamir in mount Ephraim."UAnd he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir."SAnd after him arose Jair, a Gileadite, and judged Israel twenty and two years."
�And he had thirty sons that rode on thirty ass colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havothjair unto this day, which [are] in the land of Gilead.",And Jair died, and was buried in Camon."
And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria, and the gods of Zidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines, and forsook the LORD, and served not him."
�And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hands of the Philistines, and into the hands of the children of Ammon."
�And that year they vexed and oppressed the children of Israel: eighteen years, all the children of Israel that [were] on the other side Jordan in the land of the Amorites, which [is] in Gilead."
�Moreover the children of Ammon passed over Jordan to fight also against Judah, and against Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim; so that Israel was sore distressed."09o;
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�And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem unto his mother's brethren, and communed with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother's father, saying,"
Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether [is] better for you, either that all the sons of Jerubbaal, [which are] threescore and ten persons, reign over you, or that one reign over you? remember also that I [am] your bone and your flesh."
�And his mother's brethren spake of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, He [is] our brother."
�And they gave him threescore and ten [pieces] of silver out of the house of Baalberith, wherewith Abimelech hired vain and light persons, which followed him."
�And he went unto his father's house at Ophrah, and slew his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, [being] threescore and ten persons, upon one stone: notwithstanding yet Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for he hid himself."
�And all the men of Shechem gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and went, and made Abimelech king, by the plain of the pillar that [was] in Shechem."
�And when they told [it] to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto them, Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you."xThe trees went forth [on a time] to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us."
�But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honour God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?;"Judges;
+;"22;["XThen Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh,"
�And said unto them, Ye have kept all that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, and have obeyed my voice in all that I commanded you:"
Ye have not left your brethren these many days unto this day, but have kept the charge of the commandment of the LORD your God."
�And now the LORD your God hath given rest unto your brethren, as he promised them: therefore now return ye, and get you unto your tents, [and] unto the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave you on the other side Jordan."
But take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law, which Moses the servant of the LORD charged you, to love the LORD your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and to cleave unto him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul."PSo Joshua blessed them, and sent them away: and they went unto their tents."
Now to the [one] half of the tribe of Manasseh Moses had given [possession] in Bashan: but unto the [other] half thereof gave Joshua among their brethren on this side Jordan westward. And when Joshua sent them away also unto their tents, then he blessed them,"
�And he spake unto them, saying, Return with much riches unto your tents, and with very much cattle, with silver, and with gold, and with brass, and with iron, and with very much raiment: divide the spoil of your enemies with your brethren."M
And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh returned, and departed from the children of Israel out of Shiloh, which [is] in the land of Canaan, to go unto the country of Gilead, to the land of their possession, whereof they were possessed, according to the word of the LORD by the hand of Moses."11o;
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�And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor had heard [those things], that he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph,"
�And to the kings that [were] on the north of the mountains, and of the plains south of Chinneroth, and in the valley, and in the borders of Dor on the west,"
�[And to] the Canaanite on the east and on the west, and [to] the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Jebusite in the mountains, and [to] the Hivite under Hermon in the land of Mizpeh."
�And they went out, they and all their hosts with them, much people, even as the sand that [is] upon the sea shore in multitude, with horses and chariots very many."
{And when all these kings were met together, they came and pitched together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel."
�And the LORD said unto Joshua, Be not afraid because of them: for to morrow about this time will I deliver them up all slain before Israel: thou shalt hough their horses, and burn their chariots with fire."So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly; and they fell upon them."
�And the LORD delivered them into the hand of Israel, who smote them, and chased them unto great Zidon, and unto Misrephothmaim, and unto the valley of Mizpeh eastward; and they smote them, until they left them none remaining."pAnd Joshua did unto them as the LORD bade him: he houghed their horses, and burnt their chariots with fire."23o;
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�And it came to pass a long time after that the LORD had given rest unto Israel from all their enemies round about, that Joshua waxed old [and] stricken in age."
�And Joshua called for all Israel, [and] for their elders, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers, and said unto them, I am old [and] stricken in age:"
�And ye have seen all that the LORD your God hath done unto all these nations because of you; for the LORD your God [is] he that hath fought for you."
�Behold, I have divided unto you by lot these nations that remain, to be an inheritance for your tribes, from Jordan, with all the nations that I have cut off, even unto the great sea westward."
�And the LORD your God, he shall expel them from before you, and drive them from out of your sight; and ye shall possess their land, as the LORD your God hath promised unto you."
�Be ye therefore very courageous to keep and to do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses, that ye turn not aside therefrom [to] the right hand or [to] the left;"
�That ye come not among these nations, these that remain among you; neither make mention of the name of their gods, nor cause to swear [by them], neither serve them, nor bow yourselves unto them:"FBut cleave unto the LORD your God, as ye have done unto this day."
�For the LORD hath driven out from before you great nations and strong: but [as for] you, no man hath been able to stand before you unto this day."12o;
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�Now these [are] the kings of the land, which the children of Israel smote, and possessed their land on the other side Jordan toward the rising of the sun, from the river Arnon unto mount Hermon, and all the plain on the east:"
�Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon, [and] ruled from Aroer, which [is] upon the bank of the river Arnon, and from the middle of the river, and from half Gilead, even unto the river Jabbok, [which is] the border of the children of Ammon;"
�And from the plain to the sea of Chinneroth on the east, and unto the sea of the plain, [even] the salt sea on the east, the way to Bethjeshimoth; and from the south, under Ashdothpisgah:"xAnd the coast of Og king of Bashan, [which was] of the remnant of the giants, that dwelt at Ashtaroth and at Edrei,"
�And reigned in mount Hermon, and in Salcah, and in all Bashan, unto the border of the Geshurites and the Maachathites, and half Gilead, the border of Sihon king of Heshbon."
�Them did Moses the servant of the LORD and the children of Israel smite: and Moses the servant of the LORD gave it [for] a possession unto the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh.",
And these [are] the kings of the country which Joshua and the children of Israel smote on this side Jordan on the west, from Baalgad in the valley of Lebanon even unto the mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir; which Joshua gave unto the tribes of Israel [for] a possession according to their divisions;"
�In the mountains, and in the valleys, and in the plains, and in the springs, and in the wilderness, and in the south country; the Hittites, the Amorites, and the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites:"MThe king of Jericho, one; the king of Ai, which [is] beside Bethel, one;"01o;
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�Now after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD it came to pass, that the LORD spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' minister, saying,"
�Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give to them, [even] to the children of Israel."oEvery place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you, as I said unto Moses."
�From the wilderness and this Lebanon even unto the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast."
�There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, [so] I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee."
�Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them."
�Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it [to] the right hand or [to] the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest."
This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success."
�Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God [is] with thee whithersoever thou goest."02o;
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�And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot's house, named Rahab, and lodged there."
�And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, there came men in hither to night of the children of Israel to search out the country."
�And the king of Jericho sent unto Rahab, saying, Bring forth the men that are come to thee, which are entered into thine house: for they be come to search out all the country."|And the woman took the two men, and hid them, and said thus, There came men unto me, but I wist not whence they [were]:"
�And it came to pass [about the time] of shutting of the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out: whither the men went I wot not: pursue after them quickly; for ye shall overtake them."
�But she had brought them up to the roof of the house, and hid them with the stalks of flax, which she had laid in order upon the roof."
�And the men pursued after them the way to Jordan unto the fords: and as soon as they which pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate."IAnd before they were laid down, she came up unto them upon the roof;"
�And she said unto the men, I know that the LORD hath given you the land, and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you."24o;
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�And Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called for the elders of Israel, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers; and they presented themselves before God."
�And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the flood in old time, [even] Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nachor: and they served other gods."
�And I took your father Abraham from the other side of the flood, and led him throughout all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his seed, and gave him Isaac."
�And I gave unto Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave unto Esau mount Seir, to possess it; but Jacob and his children went down into Egypt."
|I sent Moses also and Aaron, and I plagued Egypt, according to that which I did among them: and afterward I brought you out."
�And I brought your fathers out of Egypt: and ye came unto the sea; and the Egyptians pursued after your fathers with chariots and horsemen unto the Red sea."
�And when they cried unto the LORD, he put darkness between you and the Egyptians, and brought the sea upon them, and covered them; and your eyes have seen what I have done in Egypt: and ye dwelt in the wilderness a long season."
�And I brought you into the land of the Amorites, which dwelt on the other side Jordan; and they fought with you: and I gave them into your hand, that ye might possess their land; and I destroyed them from before you."
�Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and warred against Israel, and sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you:"13o;
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�Now Joshua was old [and] stricken in years; and the LORD said unto him, Thou art old [and] stricken in years, and there remaineth yet very much land to be possessed."`This [is] the land that yet remaineth: all the borders of the Philistines, and all Geshuri,"
�From Sihor, which [is] before Egypt, even unto the borders of Ekron northward, [which] is counted to the Canaanite: five lords of the Philistines; the Gazathites, and the Ashdothites, the Eshkalonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avites:"
�From the south, all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that [is] beside the Sidonians, unto Aphek, to the borders of the Amorites:"
�And the land of the Giblites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrising, from Baalgad under mount Hermon unto the entering into Hamath."
�All the inhabitants of the hill country from Lebanon unto Misrephothmaim, [and] all the Sidonians, them will I drive out from before the children of Israel: only divide thou it by lot unto the Israelites for an inheritance, as I have commanded thee."lNow therefore divide this land for an inheritance unto the nine tribes, and the half tribe of Manasseh,"
�With whom the Reubenites and the Gadites have received their inheritance, which Moses gave them, beyond Jordan eastward, [even] as Moses the servant of the LORD gave them;"
�From Aroer, that [is] upon the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that [is] in the midst of the river, and all the plain of Medeba unto Dibon;"14o;
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�And these [are the countries] which the children of Israel inherited in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, distributed for inheritance to them."By lot [was] their inheritance, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses, for the nine tribes, and [for] the half tribe."
�For Moses had given the inheritance of two tribes and an half tribe on the other side Jordan: but unto the Levites he gave none inheritance among them."
�For the children of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim: therefore they gave no part unto the Levites in the land, save cities to dwell [in], with their suburbs for their cattle and for their substance."[As the LORD commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did, and they divided the land."
�Then the children of Judah came unto Joshua in Gilgal: and Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite said unto him, Thou knowest the thing that the LORD said unto Moses the man of God concerning me and thee in Kadeshbarnea."
�Forty years old [was] I when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me from Kadeshbarnea to espy out the land; and I brought him word again as [it was] in mine heart."|Nevertheless my brethren that went up with me made the heart of the people melt: but I wholly followed the LORD my God."
�And Moses sware on that day, saying, Surely the land whereon thy feet have trodden shall be thine inheritance, and thy children's for ever, because thou hast wholly followed the LORD my God."03o;
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�And Joshua rose early in the morning; and they removed from Shittim, and came to Jordan, he and all the children of Israel, and lodged there before they passed over."SAnd it came to pass after three days, that the officers went through the host;"
�And they commanded the people, saying, When ye see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, and the priests the Levites bearing it, then ye shall remove from your place, and go after it."
�Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure: come not near unto it, that ye may know the way by which ye must go: for ye have not passed [this] way heretofore."lAnd Joshua said unto the people, Sanctify yourselves: for to morrow the LORD will do wonders among you."
�And Joshua spake unto the priests, saying, Take up the ark of the covenant, and pass over before the people. And they took up the ark of the covenant, and went before the people."
�And the LORD said unto Joshua, This day will I begin to magnify thee in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, [so] I will be with thee."
�And thou shalt command the priests that bear the ark of the covenant, saying, When ye are come to the brink of the water of Jordan, ye shall stand still in Jordan."gAnd Joshua said unto the children of Israel, Come hither, and hear the words of the LORD your God."04o;
+;"04;["uAnd it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over Jordan, that the LORD spake unto Joshua, saying,"ETake you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man,"
�And command ye them, saying, Take you hence out of the midst of Jordan, out of the place where the priests' feet stood firm, twelve stones, and ye shall carry them over with you, and leave them in the lodging place, where ye shall lodge this night."qThen Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, out of every tribe a man:"
�And Joshua said unto them, Pass over before the ark of the LORD your God into the midst of Jordan, and take ye up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, according unto the number of the tribes of the children of Israel:"
�That this may be a sign among you, [that] when your children ask [their fathers] in time to come, saying, What [mean] ye by these stones?"
�Then ye shall answer them, That the waters of Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD; when it passed over Jordan, the waters of Jordan were cut off: and these stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever."(
And the children of Israel did so as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the midst of Jordan, as the LORD spake unto Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel, and carried them over with them unto the place where they lodged, and laid them down there."
�And Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests which bare the ark of the covenant stood: and they are there unto this day."15o;
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�[This] then was the lot of the tribe of the children of Judah by their families; [even] to the border of Edom the wilderness of Zin southward [was] the uttermost part of the south coast."dAnd their south border was from the shore of the salt sea, from the bay that looketh southward:"
�And it went out to the south side to Maalehacrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and ascended up on the south side unto Kadeshbarnea, and passed along to Hezron, and went up to Adar, and fetched a compass to Karkaa:"
�[From thence] it passed toward Azmon, and went out unto the river of Egypt; and the goings out of that coast were at the sea: this shall be your south coast."
�And the east border [was] the salt sea, [even] unto the end of Jordan. And [their] border in the north quarter [was] from the bay of the sea at the uttermost part of Jordan:"
�And the border went up to Bethhogla, and passed along by the north of Betharabah; and the border went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben:"
And the border went up toward Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward, looking toward Gilgal, that [is] before the going up to Adummim, which [is] on the south side of the river: and the border passed toward the waters of Enshemesh, and the goings out thereof were at Enrogel:"
And the border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom unto the south side of the Jebusite; the same [is] Jerusalem: and the border went up to the top of the mountain that [lieth] before the valley of Hinnom westward, which [is] at the end of the valley of the giants northward:"
�And the border was drawn from the top of the hill unto the fountain of the water of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of mount Ephron; and the border was drawn to Baalah, which [is] Kirjathjearim:"05o;
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And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, which [were] on the side of Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, which [were] by the sea, heard that the LORD had dried up the waters of Jordan from before the children of Israel, until we were passed over, that their heart melted, neither was there spirit in them any more, because of the children of Israel."
|At that time the LORD said unto Joshua, Make thee sharp knives, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time."kAnd Joshua made him sharp knives, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins."
�And this [is] the cause why Joshua did circumcise: All the people that came out of Egypt, [that were] males, [even] all the men of war, died in the wilderness by the way, after they came out of Egypt."
�Now all the people that came out were circumcised: but all the people [that were] born in the wilderness by the way as they came forth out of Egypt, [them] they had not circumcised."j
For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the people [that were] men of war, which came out of Egypt, were consumed, because they obeyed not the voice of the LORD: unto whom the LORD sware that he would not shew them the land, which the LORD sware unto their fathers that he would give us, a land that floweth with milk and honey."
�And their children, [whom] he raised up in their stead, them Joshua circumcised: for they were uncircumcised, because they had not circumcised them by the way."
�And it came to pass, when they had done circumcising all the people, that they abode in their places in the camp, till they were whole."
�And the LORD said unto Joshua, This day have I rolled away the reproach of Egypt from off you. Wherefore the name of the place is called Gilgal unto this day."16o;
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�And the lot of the children of Joseph fell from Jordan by Jericho, unto the water of Jericho on the east, to the wilderness that goeth up from Jericho throughout mount Bethel,"^And goeth out from Bethel to Luz, and passeth along unto the borders of Archi to Ataroth,"
�And goeth down westward to the coast of Japhleti, unto the coast of Bethhoron the nether, and to Gezer: and the goings out thereof are at the sea."MSo the children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their inheritance."
�And the border of the children of Ephraim according to their families was [thus]: even the border of their inheritance on the east side was Atarothaddar, unto Bethhoron the upper;"
�And the border went out toward the sea to Michmethah on the north side; and the border went about eastward unto Taanathshiloh, and passed by it on the east to Janohah;"kAnd it went down from Janohah to Ataroth, and to Naarath, and came to Jericho, and went out at Jordan."
�The border went out from Tappuah westward unto the river Kanah; and the goings out thereof were at the sea. This [is] the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Ephraim by their families."
�And the separate cities for the children of Ephraim [were] among the inheritance of the children of Manasseh, all the cities with their villages."17o;
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�There was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh; for he [was] the firstborn of Joseph; [to wit], for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead: because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead and Bashan."`
There was also [a lot] for the rest of the children of Manasseh by their families; for the children of Abiezer, and for the children of Helek, and for the children of Asriel, and for the children of Shechem, and for the children of Hepher, and for the children of Shemida: these [were] the male children of Manasseh the son of Joseph by their families."
�But Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons, but daughters: and these [are] the names of his daughters, Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.")
And they came near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the princes, saying, The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brethren. Therefore according to the commandment of the LORD he gave them an inheritance among the brethren of their father."zAnd there fell ten portions to Manasseh, beside the land of Gilead and Bashan, which [were] on the other side Jordan;"
|Because the daughters of Manasseh had an inheritance among his sons: and the rest of Manasseh's sons had the land of Gilead."
�And the coast of Manasseh was from Asher to Michmethah, that [lieth] before Shechem; and the border went along on the right hand unto the inhabitants of Entappuah."y[Now] Manasseh had the land of Tappuah: but Tappuah on the border of Manasseh [belonged] to the children of Ephraim;"
�And the coast descended unto the river Kanah, southward of the river: these cities of Ephraim [are] among the cities of Manasseh: the coast of Manasseh also [was] on the north side of the river, and the outgoings of it were at the sea:"06o;
+;"06;["iNow Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in."
And the LORD said unto Joshua, See, I have given into thine hand Jericho, and the king thereof, [and] the mighty men of valour."yAnd ye shall compass the city, all [ye] men of war, [and] go round about the city once. Thus shalt thou do six days."
�And seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets of rams' horns: and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times, and the priests shall blow with the trumpets."
And it shall come to pass, that when they make a long [blast] with the ram's horn, [and] when ye hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down flat, and the people shall ascend up every man straight before him."
�And Joshua the son of Nun called the priests, and said unto them, Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the LORD."~And he said unto the people, Pass on, and compass the city, and let him that is armed pass on before the ark of the LORD."
�And it came to pass, when Joshua had spoken unto the people, that the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams' horns passed on before the LORD, and blew with the trumpets: and the ark of the covenant of the LORD followed them."
�And the armed men went before the priests that blew with the trumpets, and the rereward came after the ark, [the priests] going on, and blowing with the trumpets."18o;
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�And the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled together at Shiloh, and set up the tabernacle of the congregation there. And the land was subdued before them."pAnd there remained among the children of Israel seven tribes, which had not yet received their inheritance."
�And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, How long [are] ye slack to go to possess the land, which the LORD God of your fathers hath given you?"
�Give out from among you three men for [each] tribe: and I will send them, and they shall rise, and go through the land, and describe it according to the inheritance of them; and they shall come [again] to me."
�And they shall divide it into seven parts: Judah shall abide in their coast on the south, and the house of Joseph shall abide in their coasts on the north."
�Ye shall therefore describe the land [into] seven parts, and bring [the description] hither to me, that I may cast lots for you here before the LORD our God."
�But the Levites have no part among you; for the priesthood of the LORD [is] their inheritance: and Gad, and Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh, have received their inheritance beyond Jordan on the east, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave them."
�And the men arose, and went away: and Joshua charged them that went to describe the land, saying, Go and walk through the land, and describe it, and come again to me, that I may here cast lots for you before the LORD in Shiloh."
�And the men went and passed through the land, and described it by cities into seven parts in a book, and came [again] to Joshua to the host at Shiloh."07o;
+;"07;["
But the children of Israel committed a trespass in the accursed thing: for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the accursed thing: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against the children of Israel."
�And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which [is] beside Bethaven, on the east side of Bethel, and spake unto them, saying, Go up and view the country. And the men went up and viewed Ai."
�And they returned to Joshua, and said unto him, Let not all the people go up; but let about two or three thousand men go up and smite Ai; [and] make not all the people to labour thither; for they [are but] few."iSo there went up thither of the people about three thousand men: and they fled before the men of Ai."
�And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men: for they chased them [from] before the gate [even] unto Shebarim, and smote them in the going down: wherefore the hearts of the people melted, and became as water."
�And Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the LORD until the eventide, he and the elders of Israel, and put dust upon their heads."
�And Joshua said, Alas, O Lord GOD, wherefore hast thou at all brought this people over Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us? would to God we had been content, and dwelt on the other side Jordan!"TO Lord, what shall I say, when Israel turneth their backs before their enemies!"
�For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear [of it], and shall environ us round, and cut off our name from the earth: and what wilt thou do unto thy great name?"19o;
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�And the second lot came forth to Simeon, [even] for the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families: and their inheritance was within the inheritance of the children of Judah."HAnd they had in their inheritance Beersheba, or Sheba, and Moladah,")And Hazarshual, and Balah, and Azem,")And Eltolad, and Bethul, and Hormah,"3And Ziklag, and Bethmarcaboth, and Hazarsusah,"GAnd Bethlebaoth, and Sharuhen; thirteen cities and their villages:"GAin, Remmon, and Ether, and Ashan; four cities and their villages:"
�And all the villages that [were] round about these cities to Baalathbeer, Ramath of the south. This [is] the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families."
�Out of the portion of the children of Judah [was] the inheritance of the children of Simeon: for the part of the children of Judah was too much for them: therefore the children of Simeon had their inheritance within the inheritance of them."08o;
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�And the LORD said unto Joshua, Fear not, neither be thou dismayed: take all the people of war with thee, and arise, go up to Ai: see, I have given into thy hand the king of Ai, and his people, and his city, and his land:"
�And thou shalt do to Ai and her king as thou didst unto Jericho and her king: only the spoil thereof, and the cattle thereof, shall ye take for a prey unto yourselves: lay thee an ambush for the city behind it."
�So Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up against Ai: and Joshua chose out thirty thousand mighty men of valour, and sent them away by night."
�And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye shall lie in wait against the city, [even] behind the city: go not very far from the city, but be ye all ready:"
�And I, and all the people that [are] with me, will approach unto the city: and it shall come to pass, when they come out against us, as at the first, that we will flee before them,"
�(For they will come out after us) till we have drawn them from the city; for they will say, They flee before us, as at the first: therefore we will flee before them."zThen ye shall rise up from the ambush, and seize upon the city: for the LORD your God will deliver it into your hand."
�And it shall be, when ye have taken the city, [that] ye shall set the city on fire: according to the commandment of the LORD shall ye do. See, I have commanded you."
�Joshua therefore sent them forth: and they went to lie in ambush, and abode between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of Ai: but Joshua lodged that night among the people."20o;
+;"20;["-The LORD also spake unto Joshua, saying,"
}Speak to the children of Israel, saying, Appoint out for you cities of refuge, whereof I spake unto you by the hand of Moses:"
�That the slayer that killeth [any] person unawares [and] unwittingly may flee thither: and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood."
+;"21;["
�Then came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun, and unto the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel;"
�And they spake unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, The LORD commanded by the hand of Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with the suburbs thereof for our cattle."
�And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, at the commandment of the LORD, these cities and their suburbs."
�And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the children of Aaron the priest, [which were] of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities."
�And the rest of the children of Kohath [had] by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh, ten cities."
�And the children of Gershon [had] by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities."
�The children of Merari by their families [had] out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities."
�And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses."
�And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are [here] mentioned by name,"10o;
+;"10;["
Now it came to pass, when Adonizedek king of Jerusalem had heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; as he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai and her king; and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among them;"
�That they feared greatly, because Gibeon [was] a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it [was] greater than Ai, and all the men thereof [were] mighty."
�Wherefore Adonizedek king of Jerusalem sent unto Hoham king of Hebron, and unto Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia king of Lachish, and unto Debir king of Eglon, saying,"
{Come up unto me, and help me, that we may smite Gibeon: for it hath made peace with Joshua and with the children of Israel."
Therefore the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon, gathered themselves together, and went up, they and all their hosts, and encamped before Gibeon, and made war against it."
�And the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua to the camp to Gilgal, saying, Slack not thy hand from thy servants; come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us: for all the kings of the Amorites that dwell in the mountains are gathered together against us."nSo Joshua ascended from Gilgal, he, and all the people of war with him, and all the mighty men of valour."
�And the LORD said unto Joshua, Fear them not: for I have delivered them into thine hand; there shall not a man of them stand before thee."SJoshua therefore came unto them suddenly, [and] went up from Gilgal all night."09o;
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And it came to pass, when all the kings which [were] on this side Jordan, in the hills, and in the valleys, and in all the coasts of the great sea over against Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard [thereof];"cThat they gathered themselves together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord."ZAnd when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai,"
�They did work wilily, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine bottles, old, and rent, and bound up;"
�And old shoes and clouted upon their feet, and old garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry [and] mouldy."
�And they went to Joshua unto the camp at Gilgal, and said unto him, and to the men of Israel, We be come from a far country: now therefore make ye a league with us."zAnd the men of Israel said unto the Hivites, Peradventure ye dwell among us; and how shall we make a league with you?"xAnd they said unto Joshua, We [are] thy servants. And Joshua said unto them, Who [are] ye? and from whence come ye?"
�And they said unto him, From a very far country thy servants are come because of the name of the LORD thy God: for we have heard the fame of him, and all that he did in Egypt,;"Joshua;
+;"22;["pAnd the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in the plains of Moab on this side Jordan [by] Jericho."NAnd Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites."
|And Moab was sore afraid of the people, because they [were] many: and Moab was distressed because of the children of Israel."
�And Moab said unto the elders of Midian, Now shall this company lick up all [that are] round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the field. And Balak the son of Zippor [was] king of the Moabites at that time."
He sent messengers therefore unto Balaam the son of Beor to Pethor, which [is] by the river of the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, there is a people come out from Egypt: behold, they cover the face of the earth, and they abide over against me:"
Come now therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people; for they [are] too mighty for me: peradventure I shall prevail, [that] we may smite them, and [that] I may drive them out of the land: for I wot that he whom thou blessest [is] blessed, and he whom thou cursest is cursed."
�And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of divination in their hand; and they came unto Balaam, and spake unto him the words of Balak."
�And he said unto them, Lodge here this night, and I will bring you word again, as the LORD shall speak unto me: and the princes of Moab abode with Balaam."HAnd God came unto Balaam, and said, What men [are] these with thee?"11o;
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�And [when] the people complained, it displeased the LORD: and the LORD heard [it]; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the LORD burnt among them, and consumed [them that were] in the uttermost parts of the camp."aAnd the people cried unto Moses; and when Moses prayed unto the LORD, the fire was quenched."`And he called the name of the place Taberah: because the fire of the LORD burnt among them."
�And the mixt multitude that [was] among them fell a lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?"
�We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick:"gBut now our soul [is] dried away: [there is] nothing at all, beside this manna, [before] our eyes."]And the manna [was] as coriander seed, and the colour thereof as the colour of bdellium."
�[And] the people went about, and gathered [it], and ground [it] in mills, or beat [it] in a mortar, and baked [it] in pans, and made cakes of it: and the taste of it was as the taste of fresh oil."NAnd when the dew fell upon the camp in the night, the manna fell upon it."33o;
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�These [are] the journeys of the children of Israel, which went forth out of the land of Egypt with their armies under the hand of Moses and Aaron."
�And Moses wrote their goings out according to their journeys by the commandment of the LORD: and these [are] their journeys according to their goings out."
�And they departed from Rameses in the first month, on the fifteenth day of the first month; on the morrow after the passover the children of Israel went out with an high hand in the sight of all the Egyptians."
�For the Egyptians buried all [their] firstborn, which the LORD had smitten among them: upon their gods also the LORD executed judgments."MAnd the children of Israel removed from Rameses, and pitched in Succoth."dAnd they departed from Succoth, and pitched in Etham, which [is] in the edge of the wilderness."
|And they removed from Etham, and turned again unto Pihahiroth, which [is] before Baalzephon: and they pitched before Migdol."
�And they departed from before Pihahiroth, and passed through the midst of the sea into the wilderness, and went three days' journey in the wilderness of Etham, and pitched in Marah."
�And they removed from Marah, and came unto Elim: and in Elim [were] twelve fountains of water, and threescore and ten palm trees; and they pitched there."34o;
+;"34;["+And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"
�Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land of Canaan; (this [is] the land that shall fall unto you for an inheritance, [even] the land of Canaan with the coasts thereof:)"
�Then your south quarter shall be from the wilderness of Zin along by the coast of Edom, and your south border shall be the outmost coast of the salt sea eastward:"
�And your border shall turn from the south to the ascent of Akrabbim, and pass on to Zin: and the going forth thereof shall be from the south to Kadeshbarnea, and shall go on to Hazaraddar, and pass on to Azmon:"{And the border shall fetch a compass from Azmon unto the river of Egypt, and the goings out of it shall be at the sea."tAnd [as for] the western border, ye shall even have the great sea for a border: this shall be your west border."bAnd this shall be your north border: from the great sea ye shall point out for you mount Hor:"
�From mount Hor ye shall point out [your border] unto the entrance of Hamath; and the goings forth of the border shall be to Zedad:"|And the border shall go on to Ziphron, and the goings out of it shall be at Hazarenan: this shall be your north border."23o;
+;"23;["kAnd Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven oxen and seven rams."kAnd Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and Balak and Balaam offered on [every] altar a bullock and a ram."
�And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt offering, and I will go: peradventure the LORD will come to meet me: and whatsoever he sheweth me I will tell thee. And he went to an high place."
�And God met Balaam: and he said unto him, I have prepared seven altars, and I have offered upon [every] altar a bullock and a ram."gAnd the LORD put a word in Balaam's mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak."iAnd he returned unto him, and, lo, he stood by his burnt sacrifice, he, and all the princes of Moab."
�And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, [saying], Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel."gHow shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, [whom] the LORD hath not defied?"
�For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold him: lo, the people shall dwell alone, and shall not be reckoned among the nations."12o;
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�And Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman."vAnd they said, Hath the LORD indeed spoken only by Moses? hath he not spoken also by us? And the LORD heard [it]."d(Now the man Moses [was] very meek, above all the men which [were] upon the face of the earth.)"
�And the LORD spake suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam, Come out ye three unto the tabernacle of the congregation. And they three came out."
�And the LORD came down in the pillar of the cloud, and stood [in] the door of the tabernacle, and called Aaron and Miriam: and they both came forth."
�And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, [I] the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, [and] will speak unto him in a dream."GMy servant Moses [is] not so, who [is] faithful in all mine house."
�With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the LORD shall he behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?"IAnd the anger of the LORD was kindled against them; and he departed."01o;
+;"01;["
�And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tabernacle of the congregation, on the first [day] of the second month, in the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt, saying,"
�Take ye the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, after their families, by the house of their fathers, with the number of [their] names, every male by their polls;"
�From twenty years old and upward, all that are able to go forth to war in Israel: thou and Aaron shall number them by their armies."bAnd with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of the house of his fathers."yAnd these [are] the names of the men that shall stand with you: of [the tribe of] Reuben; Elizur the son of Shedeur."1Of Simeon; Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.",Of Judah; Nahshon the son of Amminadab.",Of Issachar; Nethaneel the son of Zuar."(Of Zebulun; Eliab the son of Helon."02o;
+;"02;[":And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,"
�Every man of the children of Israel shall pitch by his own standard, with the ensign of their father's house: far off about the tabernacle of the congregation shall they pitch."
�And on the east side toward the rising of the sun shall they of the standard of the camp of Judah pitch throughout their armies: and Nahshon the son of Amminadab [shall be] captain of the children of Judah."qAnd his host, and those that were numbered of them, [were] threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred."
�And those that do pitch next unto him [shall be] the tribe of Issachar: and Nethaneel the son of Zuar [shall be] captain of the children of Issachar."iAnd his host, and those that were numbered thereof, [were] fifty and four thousand and four hundred."k[Then] the tribe of Zebulun: and Eliab the son of Helon [shall be] captain of the children of Zebulun."jAnd his host, and those that were numbered thereof, [were] fifty and seven thousand and four hundred."
�All that were numbered in the camp of Judah [were] an hundred thousand and fourscore thousand and six thousand and four hundred, throughout their armies. These shall first set forth."24o;
+;"24;["
�And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness."
�And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel abiding [in his tents] according to their tribes; and the spirit of God came upon him."wAnd he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:"
�He hath said, which heard the words of God, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling [into a trance], but having his eyes open:"HHow goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, [and] thy tabernacles, O Israel!"
�As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river's side, as the trees of lign aloes which the LORD hath planted, [and] as cedar trees beside the waters."
�He shall pour the water out of his buckets, and his seed [shall be] in many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted."
�God brought him forth out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce [them] through with his arrows."
�He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall stir him up? Blessed [is] he that blesseth thee, and cursed [is] he that curseth thee."35o;
+;"35;["ZAnd the LORD spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan [near] Jericho, saying,"
�Command the children of Israel, that they give unto the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in; and ye shall give [also] unto the Levites suburbs for the cities round about them."
�And the cities shall they have to dwell in; and the suburbs of them shall be for their cattle, and for their goods, and for all their beasts."
�And the suburbs of the cities, which ye shall give unto the Levites, [shall reach] from the wall of the city and outward a thousand cubits round about."'
And ye shall measure from without the city on the east side two thousand cubits, and on the south side two thousand cubits, and on the west side two thousand cubits, and on the north side two thousand cubits; and the city [shall be] in the midst: this shall be to them the suburbs of the cities."
�And among the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites [there shall be] six cities for refuge, which ye shall appoint for the manslayer, that he may flee thither: and to them ye shall add forty and two cities."
�[So] all the cities which ye shall give to the Levites [shall be] forty and eight cities: them [shall ye give] with their suburbs." 
And the cities which ye shall give [shall be] of the possession of the children of Israel: from [them that have] many ye shall give many; but from [them that have] few ye shall give few: every one shall give of his cities unto the Levites according to his inheritance which he inheriteth."+And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"13o;
+;"13;["+And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"
�Send thou men, that they may search the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel: of every tribe of their fathers shall ye send a man, every one a ruler among them."
�And Moses by the commandment of the LORD sent them from the wilderness of Paran: all those men [were] heads of the children of Israel."UAnd these [were] their names: of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur."5Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori."7Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh."6Of the tribe of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph."3Of the tribe of Ephraim, Oshea the son of Nun."6Of the tribe of Benjamin, Palti the son of Raphu."14o;
+;"14;["_And all the congregation lifted up their voice, and cried; and the people wept that night."
�And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole congregation said unto them, Would God that we had died in the land of Egypt! or would God we had died in this wilderness!"
�And wherefore hath the LORD brought us unto this land, to fall by the sword, that our wives and our children should be a prey? were it not better for us to return into Egypt?"WAnd they said one to another, Let us make a captain, and let us return into Egypt."tThen Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the children of Israel."
{And Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, [which were] of them that searched the land, rent their clothes:"
�And they spake unto all the company of the children of Israel, saying, The land, which we passed through to search it, [is] an exceeding good land."If the LORD delight in us, then he will bring us into this land, and give it us; a land which floweth with milk and honey."
�Only rebel not ye against the LORD, neither fear ye the people of the land; for they [are] bread for us: their defence is departed from them, and the LORD [is] with us: fear them not."25o;
+;"25;["eAnd Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab."xAnd they called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods: and the people did eat, and bowed down to their gods."cAnd Israel joined himself unto Baalpeor: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel."
�And the LORD said unto Moses, Take all the heads of the people, and hang them up before the LORD against the sun, that the fierce anger of the LORD may be turned away from Israel."hAnd Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Slay ye every one his men that were joined unto Baalpeor."
And, behold, one of the children of Israel came and brought unto his brethren a Midianitish woman in the sight of Moses, and in the sight of all the congregation of the children of Israel, who [were] weeping [before] the door of the tabernacle of the congregation."
�And when Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw [it], he rose up from among the congregation, and took a javelin in his hand;"
�And he went after the man of Israel into the tent, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her belly. So the plague was stayed from the children of Israel."EAnd those that died in the plague were twenty and four thousand."03o;
+;"03;["tThese also [are] the generations of Aaron and Moses in the day [that] the LORD spake with Moses in mount Sinai."jAnd these [are] the names of the sons of Aaron; Nadab the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar."
�These [are] the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests which were anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest's office."
�And Nadab and Abihu died before the LORD, when they offered strange fire before the LORD, in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children: and Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priest's office in the sight of Aaron their father."+And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"mBring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him."
�And they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation before the tabernacle of the congregation, to do the service of the tabernacle."
�And they shall keep all the instruments of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the children of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle."
{And thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons: they [are] wholly given unto him out of the children of Israel."36o;
+;"36;["
�And the chief fathers of the families of the children of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of the sons of Joseph, came near, and spake before Moses, and before the princes, the chief fathers of the children of Israel:"
�And they said, The LORD commanded my lord to give the land for an inheritance by lot to the children of Israel: and my lord was commanded by the LORD to give the inheritance of Zelophehad our brother unto his daughters.")
And if they be married to any of the sons of the [other] tribes of the children of Israel, then shall their inheritance be taken from the inheritance of our fathers, and shall be put to the inheritance of the tribe whereunto they are received: so shall it be taken from the lot of our inheritance."
�And when the jubile of the children of Israel shall be, then shall their inheritance be put unto the inheritance of the tribe whereunto they are received: so shall their inheritance be taken away from the inheritance of the tribe of our fathers."
�And Moses commanded the children of Israel according to the word of the LORD, saying, The tribe of the sons of Joseph hath said well."
�This [is] the thing which the LORD doth command concerning the daughters of Zelophehad, saying, Let them marry to whom they think best; only to the family of the tribe of their father shall they marry."
�So shall not the inheritance of the children of Israel remove from tribe to tribe: for every one of the children of Israel shall keep himself to the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers."
�And every daughter, that possesseth an inheritance in any tribe of the children of Israel, shall be wife unto one of the family of the tribe of her father, that the children of Israel may enjoy every man the inheritance of his fathers."
�Neither shall the inheritance remove from [one] tribe to another tribe; but every one of the tribes of the children of Israel shall keep himself to his own inheritance."26o;
+;"26;["And it came to pass after the plague, that the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying,"
�Take the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, from twenty years old and upward, throughout their fathers' house, all that are able to go to war in Israel."mAnd Moses and Eleazar the priest spake with them in the plains of Moab by Jordan [near] Jericho, saying,"
�[Take the sum of the people], from twenty years old and upward; as the LORD commanded Moses and the children of Israel, which went forth out of the land of Egypt."
�Reuben, the eldest son of Israel: the children of Reuben; Hanoch, [of whom cometh] the family of the Hanochites: of Pallu, the family of the Palluites:"SOf Hezron, the family of the Hezronites: of Carmi, the family of the Carmites."
�These [are] the families of the Reubenites: and they that were numbered of them were forty and three thousand and seven hundred and thirty.""And the sons of Pallu; Eliab."
�And the sons of Eliab; Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram. This [is that] Dathan and Abiram, [which were] famous in the congregation, who strove against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, when they strove against the LORD:"04o;
+;"04;[":And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,"yTake the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, after their families, by the house of their fathers,"
�From thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all that enter into the host, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation."{This [shall be] the service of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation, [about] the most holy things:"
�And when the camp setteth forward, Aaron shall come, and his sons, and they shall take down the covering vail, and cover the ark of testimony with it:"
�And shall put thereon the covering of badgers' skins, and shall spread over [it] a cloth wholly of blue, and shall put in the staves thereof."
�And upon the table of shewbread they shall spread a cloth of blue, and put thereon the dishes, and the spoons, and the bowls, and covers to cover withal: and the continual bread shall be thereon:"
�And they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet, and cover the same with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put in the staves thereof."
�And they shall take a cloth of blue, and cover the candlestick of the light, and his lamps, and his tongs, and his snuffdishes, and all the oil vessels thereof, wherewith they minister unto it:"15o;
+;"15;["+And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come into the land of your habitations, which I give unto you,"
�And will make an offering by fire unto the LORD, a burnt offering, or a sacrifice in performing a vow, or in a freewill offering, or in your solemn feasts, to make a sweet savour unto the LORD, of the herd, or of the flock:"
�Then shall he that offereth his offering unto the LORD bring a meat offering of a tenth deal of flour mingled with the fourth [part] of an hin of oil."
�And the fourth [part] of an hin of wine for a drink offering shalt thou prepare with the burnt offering or sacrifice, for one lamb."
Or for a ram, thou shalt prepare [for] a meat offering two tenth deals of flour mingled with the third [part] of an hin of oil."vAnd for a drink offering thou shalt offer the third [part] of an hin of wine, [for] a sweet savour unto the LORD."
�And when thou preparest a bullock [for] a burnt offering, or [for] a sacrifice in performing a vow, or peace offerings unto the LORD:"vThen shall he bring with a bullock a meat offering of three tenth deals of flour mingled with half an hin of oil."27o;
+;"27;["

Then came the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph: and these [are] the names of his daughters; Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah."
�And they stood before Moses, and before Eleazar the priest, and before the princes and all the congregation, [by] the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying,"
�Our father died in the wilderness, and he was not in the company of them that gathered themselves together against the LORD in the company of Korah; but died in his own sin, and had no sons."
�Why should the name of our father be done away from among his family, because he hath no son? Give unto us [therefore] a possession among the brethren of our father."3And Moses brought their cause before the LORD."+And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"
�The daughters of Zelophehad speak right: thou shalt surely give them a possession of an inheritance among their father's brethren; and thou shalt cause the inheritance of their father to pass unto them."
�And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a man die, and have no son, then ye shall cause his inheritance to pass unto his daughter."VAnd if he have no daughter, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his brethren."05o;
+;"05;["+And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"
�Command the children of Israel, that they put out of the camp every leper, and every one that hath an issue, and whosoever is defiled by the dead:"
�Both male and female shall ye put out, without the camp shall ye put them; that they defile not their camps, in the midst whereof I dwell."
�And the children of Israel did so, and put them out without the camp: as the LORD spake unto Moses, so did the children of Israel."+And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"
�Speak unto the children of Israel, When a man or woman shall commit any sin that men commit, to do a trespass against the LORD, and that person be guilty;"
�Then they shall confess their sin which they have done: and he shall recompense his trespass with the principal thereof, and add unto it the fifth [part] thereof, and give [it] unto [him] against whom he hath trespassed."
�But if the man have no kinsman to recompense the trespass unto, let the trespass be recompensed unto the LORD, [even] to the priest; beside the ram of the atonement, whereby an atonement shall be made for him."yAnd every offering of all the holy things of the children of Israel, which they bring unto the priest, shall be his."16o;
+;"16;["
�Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took [men]:"
�And they rose up before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty princes of the assembly, famous in the congregation, men of renown:"
And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, [Ye take] too much upon you, seeing all the congregation [are] holy, every one of them, and the LORD [is] among them: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the congregation of the LORD?"6And when Moses heard [it], he fell upon his face:"
�And he spake unto Korah and unto all his company, saying, Even to morrow the LORD will shew who [are] his, and [who is] holy; and will cause [him] to come near unto him: even [him] whom he hath chosen will he cause to come near unto him.";This do; Take you censers, Korah, and all his company;"
�And put fire therein, and put incense in them before the LORD to morrow: and it shall be [that] the man whom the LORD doth choose, he [shall be] holy: [ye take] too much upon you, ye sons of Levi."BAnd Moses said unto Korah, Hear, I pray you, ye sons of Levi:"
�[Seemeth it but] a small thing unto you, that the God of Israel hath separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself to do the service of the tabernacle of the LORD, and to stand before the congregation to minister unto them?"17o;
+;"17;["+And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"
�Speak unto the children of Israel, and take of every one of them a rod according to the house of [their] fathers, of all their princes according to the house of their fathers twelve rods: write thou every man's name upon his rod."And thou shalt write Aaron's name upon the rod of Levi: for one rod [shall be] for the head of the house of their fathers."wAnd thou shalt lay them up in the tabernacle of the congregation before the testimony, where I will meet with you."
�And it shall come to pass, [that] the man's rod, whom I shall choose, shall blossom: and I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Israel, whereby they murmur against you."
�And Moses spake unto the children of Israel, and every one of their princes gave him a rod apiece, for each prince one, according to their fathers' houses, [even] twelve rods: and the rod of Aaron [was] among their rods."MAnd Moses laid up the rods before the LORD in the tabernacle of witness."
�And it came to pass, that on the morrow Moses went into the tabernacle of witness; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and yielded almonds."
�And Moses brought out all the rods from before the LORD unto all the children of Israel: and they looked, and took every man his rod."28o;
+;"28;["+And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"
�Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, My offering, [and] my bread for my sacrifices made by fire, [for] a sweet savour unto me, shall ye observe to offer unto me in their due season."
�And thou shalt say unto them, This [is] the offering made by fire which ye shall offer unto the LORD; two lambs of the first year without spot day by day, [for] a continual burnt offering."_The one lamb shalt thou offer in the morning, and the other lamb shalt thou offer at even;"yAnd a tenth [part] of an ephah of flour for a meat offering, mingled with the fourth [part] of an hin of beaten oil."
�[It is] a continual burnt offering, which was ordained in mount Sinai for a sweet savour, a sacrifice made by fire unto the LORD."
�And the drink offering thereof [shall be] the fourth [part] of an hin for the one lamb: in the holy [place] shalt thou cause the strong wine to be poured unto the LORD [for] a drink offering."
�And the other lamb shalt thou offer at even: as the meat offering of the morning, and as the drink offering thereof, thou shalt offer [it], a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD."
�And on the sabbath day two lambs of the first year without spot, and two tenth deals of flour [for] a meat offering, mingled with oil, and the drink offering thereof:"06o;
+;"06;["+And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"
�Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When either man or woman shall separate [themselves] to vow a vow of a Nazarite, to separate [themselves] unto the LORD:"
�He shall separate [himself] from wine and strong drink, and shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat moist grapes, or dried."zAll the days of his separation shall he eat nothing that is made of the vine tree, from the kernels even to the husk."
�All the days of the vow of his separation there shall no razor come upon his head: until the days be fulfilled, in the which he separateth [himself] unto the LORD, he shall be holy, [and] shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow."[All the days that he separateth [himself] unto the LORD he shall come at no dead body."
�He shall not make himself unclean for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister, when they die: because the consecration of his God [is] upon his head."?All the days of his separation he [is] holy unto the LORD."
�And if any man die very suddenly by him, and he hath defiled the head of his consecration; then he shall shave his head in the day of his cleansing, on the seventh day shall he shave it."18o;
+;"18;["
�And the LORD said unto Aaron, Thou and thy sons and thy father's house with thee shall bear the iniquity of the sanctuary: and thou and thy sons with thee shall bear the iniquity of your priesthood."
�And thy brethren also of the tribe of Levi, the tribe of thy father, bring thou with thee, that they may be joined unto thee, and minister unto thee: but thou and thy sons with thee [shall minister] before the tabernacle of witness."
�And they shall keep thy charge, and the charge of all the tabernacle: only they shall not come nigh the vessels of the sanctuary and the altar, that neither they, nor ye also, die."
�And they shall be joined unto thee, and keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, for all the service of the tabernacle: and a stranger shall not come nigh unto you."
�And ye shall keep the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the altar: that there be no wrath any more upon the children of Israel."
�And I, behold, I have taken your brethren the Levites from among the children of Israel: to you [they are] given [as] a gift for the LORD, to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation."
Therefore thou and thy sons with thee shall keep your priest's office for every thing of the altar, and within the vail; and ye shall serve: I have given your priest's office [unto you] as a service of gift: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death."
�And the LORD spake unto Aaron, Behold, I also have given thee the charge of mine heave offerings of all the hallowed things of the children of Israel; unto thee have I given them by reason of the anointing, and to thy sons, by an ordinance for ever."
This shall be thine of the most holy things, [reserved] from the fire: every oblation of theirs, every meat offering of theirs, and every sin offering of theirs, and every trespass offering of theirs, which they shall render unto me, [shall be] most holy for thee and for thy sons."29o;
+;"29;["
�And in the seventh month, on the first [day] of the month, ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work: it is a day of blowing the trumpets unto you."
�And ye shall offer a burnt offering for a sweet savour unto the LORD; one young bullock, one ram, [and] seven lambs of the first year without blemish:"
And their meat offering [shall be of] flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals for a bullock, [and] two tenth deals for a ram,"AAnd one tenth deal for one lamb, throughout the seven lambs:"QAnd one kid of the goats [for] a sin offering, to make an atonement for you:"
�Beside the burnt offering of the month, and his meat offering, and the daily burnt offering, and his meat offering, and their drink offerings, according unto their manner, for a sweet savour, a sacrifice made by fire unto the LORD."
�And ye shall have on the tenth [day] of this seventh month an holy convocation; and ye shall afflict your souls: ye shall not do any work [therein]:"
�But ye shall offer a burnt offering unto the LORD [for] a sweet savour; one young bullock, one ram, [and] seven lambs of the first year; they shall be unto you without blemish:"
And their meat offering [shall be of] flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals to a bullock, [and] two tenth deals to one ram,"30o;
+;"30;["
�And Moses spake unto the heads of the tribes concerning the children of Israel, saying, This [is] the thing which the LORD hath commanded."
�If a man vow a vow unto the LORD, or swear an oath to bind his soul with a bond; he shall not break his word, he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth."uIf a woman also vow a vow unto the LORD, and bind herself by a bond, [being] in her father's house in her youth;"
�And her father hear her vow, and her bond wherewith she hath bound her soul, and her father shall hold his peace at her: then all her vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith she hath bound her soul shall stand."
�But if her father disallow her in the day that he heareth; not any of her vows, or of her bonds wherewith she hath bound her soul, shall stand: and the LORD shall forgive her, because her father disallowed her."vAnd if she had at all an husband, when she vowed, or uttered ought out of her lips, wherewith she bound her soul;"
�And her husband heard [it,] and held his peace at her in the day that he heard [it]: then her vows shall stand, and her bonds wherewith she bound her soul shall stand."
�But if her husband disallowed her on the day that he heard [it]; then he shall make her vow which she vowed, and that which she uttered with her lips, wherewith she bound her soul, of none effect: and the LORD shall forgive her."{But every vow of a widow, and of her that is divorced, wherewith they have bound their souls, shall stand against her."07o;
+;"07;["
�And it came to pass on the day that Moses had fully set up the tabernacle, and had anointed it, and sanctified it, and all the instruments thereof, both the altar and all the vessels thereof, and had anointed them, and sanctified them;"
�That the princes of Israel, heads of the house of their fathers, who [were] the princes of the tribes, and were over them that were numbered, offered:"
�And they brought their offering before the LORD, six covered wagons, and twelve oxen; a wagon for two of the princes, and for each one an ox: and they brought them before the tabernacle."+And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"
�Take [it] of them, that they may be to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation; and thou shalt give them unto the Levites, to every man according to his service."LAnd Moses took the wagons and the oxen, and gave them unto the Levites."[Two wagons and four oxen he gave unto the sons of Gershon, according to their service:"
�And four wagons and eight oxen he gave unto the sons of Merari, according unto their service, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest."
�But unto the sons of Kohath he gave none: because the service of the sanctuary belonging unto them [was that] they should bear upon their shoulders."19o;
+;"19;[":And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,"
�This [is] the ordinance of the law which the LORD hath commanded, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring thee a red heifer without spot, wherein [is] no blemish, [and] upon which never came yoke:"
�And ye shall give her unto Eleazar the priest, that he may bring her forth without the camp, and [one] shall slay her before his face:"
�And Eleazar the priest shall take of her blood with his finger, and sprinkle of her blood directly before the tabernacle of the congregation seven times:"xAnd [one] shall burn the heifer in his sight; her skin, and her flesh, and her blood, with her dung, shall he burn:"~And the priest shall take cedar wood, and hyssop, and scarlet, and cast [it] into the midst of the burning of the heifer."
�Then the priest shall wash his clothes, and he shall bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp, and the priest shall be unclean until the even."
{And he that burneth her shall wash his clothes in water, and bathe his flesh in water, and shall be unclean until the even."
�And a man [that is] clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer, and lay [them] up without the camp in a clean place, and it shall be kept for the congregation of the children of Israel for a water of separation: it [is] a purification for sin."31o;
+;"31;["+And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"gAvenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people."
�And Moses spake unto the people, saying, Arm some of yourselves unto the war, and let them go against the Midianites, and avenge the LORD of Midian."^Of every tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, shall ye send to the war."xSo there were delivered out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of [every] tribe, twelve thousand armed for war."
�And Moses sent them to the war, a thousand of [every] tribe, them and Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to the war, with the holy instruments, and the trumpets to blow in his hand."fAnd they warred against the Midianites, as the LORD commanded Moses; and they slew all the males."
�And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain; [namely], Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword."
�And the children of Israel took [all] the women of Midian captives, and their little ones, and took the spoil of all their cattle, and all their flocks, and all their goods."08o;
+;"08;["+And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"
�Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him, When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light over against the candlestick."nAnd Aaron did so; he lighted the lamps thereof over against the candlestick, as the LORD commanded Moses."
�And this work of the candlestick [was of] beaten gold, unto the shaft thereof, unto the flowers thereof, [was] beaten work: according unto the pattern which the LORD had shewed Moses, so he made the candlestick."+And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"JTake the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them."
�And thus shalt thou do unto them, to cleanse them: Sprinkle water of purifying upon them, and let them shave all their flesh, and let them wash their clothes, and [so] make themselves clean."
�Then let them take a young bullock with his meat offering, [even] fine flour mingled with oil, and another young bullock shalt thou take for a sin offering."
�And thou shalt bring the Levites before the tabernacle of the congregation: and thou shalt gather the whole assembly of the children of Israel together:"20o;
+;"20;["
�Then came the children of Israel, [even] the whole congregation, into the desert of Zin in the first month: and the people abode in Kadesh; and Miriam died there, and was buried there."xAnd there was no water for the congregation: and they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron."{And the people chode with Moses, and spake, saying, Would God that we had died when our brethren died before the LORD!"{And why have ye brought up the congregation of the LORD into this wilderness, that we and our cattle should die there?"
�And wherefore have ye made us to come up out of Egypt, to bring us in unto this evil place? it [is] no place of seed, or of figs, or of vines, or of pomegranates; neither [is] there any water to drink."
�And Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they fell upon their faces: and the glory of the LORD appeared unto them."+And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"
Take the rod, and gather thou the assembly together, thou, and Aaron thy brother, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes; and it shall give forth his water, and thou shalt bring forth to them water out of the rock: so thou shalt give the congregation and their beasts drink."FAnd Moses took the rod from before the LORD, as he commanded him."21o;
+;"21;["
�And [when] king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south, heard tell that Israel came by the way of the spies; then he fought against Israel, and took [some] of them prisoners."
�And Israel vowed a vow unto the LORD, and said, If thou wilt indeed deliver this people into my hand, then I will utterly destroy their cities."
�And the LORD hearkened to the voice of Israel, and delivered up the Canaanites; and they utterly destroyed them and their cities: and he called the name of the place Hormah."
�And they journeyed from mount Hor by the way of the Red sea, to compass the land of Edom: and the soul of the people was much discouraged because of the way."
�And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for [there is] no bread, neither [is there any] water; and our soul loatheth this light bread."pAnd the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died."
�Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD, and against thee; pray unto the LORD, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people."
�And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live."
�And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived."10o;
+;"10;["+And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"
�Make thee two trumpets of silver; of a whole piece shalt thou make them: that thou mayest use them for the calling of the assembly, and for the journeying of the camps."
�And when they shall blow with them, all the assembly shall assemble themselves to thee at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation."
�And if they blow [but] with one [trumpet], then the princes, [which are] heads of the thousands of Israel, shall gather themselves unto thee."WWhen ye blow an alarm, then the camps that lie on the east parts shall go forward."
�When ye blow an alarm the second time, then the camps that lie on the south side shall take their journey: they shall blow an alarm for their journeys."jBut when the congregation is to be gathered together, ye shall blow, but ye shall not sound an alarm."
�And the sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow with the trumpets; and they shall be to you for an ordinance for ever throughout your generations."
�And if ye go to war in your land against the enemy that oppresseth you, then ye shall blow an alarm with the trumpets; and ye shall be remembered before the LORD your God, and ye shall be saved from your enemies."09o;
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�And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the first month of the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt, saying,"OLet the children of Israel also keep the passover at his appointed season."
�In the fourteenth day of this month, at even, ye shall keep it in his appointed season: according to all the rites of it, and according to all the ceremonies thereof, shall ye keep it."UAnd Moses spake unto the children of Israel, that they should keep the passover."
�And they kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the first month at even in the wilderness of Sinai: according to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so did the children of Israel."
�And there were certain men, who were defiled by the dead body of a man, that they could not keep the passover on that day: and they came before Moses and before Aaron on that day:"
�And those men said unto him, We [are] defiled by the dead body of a man: wherefore are we kept back, that we may not offer an offering of the LORD in his appointed season among the children of Israel?"fAnd Moses said unto them, Stand still, and I will hear what the LORD will command concerning you."+And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"32o;
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�Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle: and when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, that, behold, the place [was] a place for cattle;"
�The children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spake unto Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and unto the princes of the congregation, saying,"iAtaroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon,"
�[Even] the country which the LORD smote before the congregation of Israel, [is] a land for cattle, and thy servants have cattle:"
�Wherefore, said they, if we have found grace in thy sight, let this land be given unto thy servants for a possession, [and] bring us not over Jordan."
|And Moses said unto the children of Gad and to the children of Reuben, Shall your brethren go to war, and shall ye sit here?"
}And wherefore discourage ye the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which the LORD hath given them?"OThus did your fathers, when I sent them from Kadeshbarnea to see the land."
�For when they went up unto the valley of Eshcol, and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the children of Israel, that they should not go into the land which the LORD had given them.;"Numbers;