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Thus said the LORD unto me; Go and stand in the gate of the children of the people, whereby the kings of Judah come in, and by the which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem;
Zion heard, and was glad; and the daughters of Judah rejoiced because of thy judgments, O LORD.
For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.
But when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal of the house of Judah.
And David danced before the LORD with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod.
Then were the horsehoofs broken by the means of the pransings, the pransings of their mighty ones.
And he brought in the priests and the Levites, and gathered them together into the east street,
For out of Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant, and they that escape out of mount Zion: the zeal of the LORD of hosts shall do this.
The sons of Zophah; Suah, and Harnepher, and Shual, and Beri, and Imrah,
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.
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.
Now also many nations are gathered against thee, that say, Let her be defiled, and let our eye look upon Zion.
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.
LORD, when thy hand is lifted up, they will not see: but they shall see, and be ashamed for their envy at the people; yea, the fire of thine enemies shall devour them.
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;
Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; and thou hast made me the head of the heathen: a people whom I have not known shall serve me.
And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.
Thus were both the daughters of Lot with child by their father.
There came then his brethren and his mother, and, standing without, sent unto him, calling him.
And since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel. Moreover I will subdue all thine enemies. Furthermore I tell thee that the LORD will build thee an house.
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.
I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.
He made also posts of threescore cubits, even unto the post of the court round about the gate.
And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city!
