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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.
And it came to pass the second day after he had slain Gedaliah, and no man knew 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.
For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake;
That I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.
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.
Prophesy ye not, say they to them that prophesy: they shall not prophesy to them, that they shall not take shame.
Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:
Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so the LORD thy God chasteneth thee.
He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, where there is no way.
For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.
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,
Then she spake, saying, They were wont to speak in old time, saying, They shall surely ask counsel at Abel: and so they ended the matter.
I was not in safety, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet; yet trouble came.
And he cometh to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and seeth the tumult, and them that wept and wailed greatly.
And the men of Israel were distressed that day: for Saul had adjured the people, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food until evening, that I may be avenged on mine enemies. So none of the people tasted any food.
Thou also, which hast judged thy sisters, bear thine own shame for thy sins that thou hast committed more abominable than they: they are more righteous than thou: yea, be thou confounded also, and bear thy shame, in that thou hast justified thy sisters.
For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.
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.
And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.
Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the LORD chase them.
Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.
And the king of the children of Ammon answered unto the messengers of Jephthah, Because Israel took away my land, when they came up out of Egypt, from Arnon even unto Jabbok, and unto Jordan: now therefore restore those lands again peaceably.
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.
