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Why do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the defenced cities, and let us be silent there: for the LORD our God hath put us to silence, and given us water of gall to drink, because we have sinned against the LORD.
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,
And when he had said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed: and all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.
That brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the LORD.
And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marvelled one at another.
They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.
And his mother said unto him, Upon me be thy curse, my son: only obey my voice, and go fetch me them.
And Ahishar was over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the tribute.
And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad.
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.
Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,
Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee.
And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach,
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.
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 levy a tribute unto the LORD of the men of war which went out to battle: one soul of five hundred, both of the persons, and of the beeves, and of the asses, and of the sheep:
There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey; they have devoured souls; they have taken the treasure and precious things; they have made her many widows in the midst thereof.
If a damsel that is a virgin be betrothed unto an husband, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her;
And Israel set liers in wait round about Gibeah.
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.
So were all those that were numbered of the children of Israel, by the house of their fathers, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war in Israel;
And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,
Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed and confounded; they were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, as the grass on the housetops, and as corn blasted before it be grown up.
And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramoth-gilead, and prosper: for the LORD shall deliver it into the hand of the king.
