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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;
Why trimmest thou thy way to seek love? therefore hast thou also taught the wicked ones thy ways.
Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning the king's decree; Hast thou not signed a decree, that every man that shall ask a petition of any God or man within thirty days, save of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.
Go ye, enquire of the LORD for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that is found: for great is the wrath of the LORD that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not hearkened unto the words of this book, to do according unto all that which is written concerning us.
He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong pain:
And when he came upon the stairs, so it was, that he was borne of the soldiers for the violence of the people.
Also when I cry and shout, he shutteth out my prayer.
Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear.
And he took away the horses that the kings of Judah had given to the sun, at the entering in of the house of the LORD, by the chamber of Nathan-melech the chamberlain, which was in the suburbs, and burned the chariots of the sun with fire.
Honour and majesty are before him: strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.
And Moses said, Thou hast spoken well, I will see thy face again no more.
Samuel also said unto Saul, The LORD sent me to anoint thee to be king over his people, over Israel: now therefore hearken thou unto the voice of the words of the LORD.
And the king said unto Barzillai, Come thou over with me, and I will feed thee with me in Jerusalem.
And after him repaired the priests, the men of the plain.
And David said to Abigail, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which sent thee this day to meet me:
And the priest shall burn it upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire unto the LORD.
And go, get thee to them of the captivity, unto the children of thy people, and speak unto them, and tell them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear.
Then Zedekiah the king commanded that they should commit Jeremiah into the court of the prison, and that they should give him daily a piece of bread out of the bakers' street, until all the bread in the city were spent. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.
And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zechariah, and Mikloth.
And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,
It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.
And the king went up into the house of the LORD, and all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, both small and great: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant which was found in the house of the LORD.
