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Now this is the copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes gave unto Ezra the priest, the scribe, even a scribe of the words of the commandments of the LORD, and of his statutes to Israel.
For this city hath been to me as a provocation of mine anger and of my fury from the day that they built it even unto this day; that I should remove it from before my face,
I have seen thine adulteries, and thy neighings, the lewdness of thy whoredom, and thine abominations on the hills in the fields. Woe unto thee, O Jerusalem! wilt thou not be made clean? when shall it once be?
For Israel slideth back as a backsliding heifer: now the LORD will feed them as a lamb in a large place.
And I will set my glory among the heathen, and all the heathen shall see my judgment that I have executed, and my hand that I have laid upon them.
And the Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and with Thummim.
But as for you all, do ye return, and come now: for I cannot find one wise man among you.
And it came to pass, when he was come to Jerusalem to meet the king, that the king said unto him, Wherefore wentest not thou with me, Mephibosheth?
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
And Saul said unto him, Why have ye conspired against me, thou and the son of Jesse, in that thou hast given him bread, and a sword, and hast enquired of God for him, that he should rise against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?
Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.
This is the living creature that I saw under the God of Israel by the river of Chebar; and I knew that they were the cherubims.
Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name.
Am I not an apostle? am I not free? have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? are not ye my work in the Lord?
But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
And Abner and his men walked all that night through the plain, and passed over Jordan, and went through all Bithron, and they came to Mahanaim.
And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are.
Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel:
And for the precious fruits brought forth by the sun, and for the precious things put forth by the moon,
Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
And it came to pass, after he had eaten bread, and after he had drunk, that he saddled for him the ass, to wit, for the prophet whom he had brought back.
And Samson said unto them, Though ye have done this, yet will I be avenged of you, and after that I will cease.
Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.
This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me.
