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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?
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;
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.
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
And the LORD called unto Moses, and spake unto him out of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying,
But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.
Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy: for I am the LORD your God.
And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,
Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience.
If they return to thee with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their captivity, whither they have carried them captives, and pray toward their land, which thou gavest unto their fathers, and toward the city which thou hast chosen, and toward the house which I have built for thy name:
They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented;
Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,
And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the coast of Edom southward were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur,
For these things I weep; mine eye, mine eye runneth down with water, because the comforter that should relieve my soul is far from me: my children are desolate, because the enemy prevailed.
And he brought me to the north gate, and measured it according to these measures;
Then she went in, and fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the ground, and took up her son, and went out.
By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:
Because they believed not in God, and trusted not in his salvation:
For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walketh upon a snare.
The LORD hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.
So the armed men left the captives and the spoil before the princes and all the congregation.
He hath stripped me of my glory, and taken the crown from my head.
Aaron shall be gathered unto his people: for he shall not enter into the land which I have given unto the children of Israel, because ye rebelled against my word at the water of Meribah.
For God is my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth.
