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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.
Surely he shall not be moved for ever: the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance.
O LORD God, turn not away the face of thine anointed: remember the mercies of David thy servant.
The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;
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;
Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place.
And he said unto me, Son of man, go, get thee unto the house of Israel, and speak with my words unto them.
But they, when they were departed, spread abroad his fame in all that country.
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.
Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry.
The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes.
Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the LORD shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all things: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed thee.
Then took Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, all the remnant of the people whom he had recovered from Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, from Mizpah, after that he had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, even mighty men of war, and the women, and the children, and the eunuchs, whom he had brought again from Gibeon:
And Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was ruler of the treasures.
They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away.
And ye have not kept the charge of mine holy things: but ye have set keepers of my charge in my sanctuary for yourselves.
And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
Hast thou not procured this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, when he led thee by the way?
Then asked he them again, Whom seek ye? And they said, Jesus of Nazareth.
Then Asa went out against him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.
And Abraham said, I will swear.
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 I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.
As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers' sakes.
