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Now when Ezra had prayed, and when he had confessed, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there assembled unto him out of Israel a very great congregation of men and women and children: for the people wept very sore.
For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.
And they answered and said unto Jesus, We cannot tell. And Jesus answering saith unto them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.
Thou art my portion, O LORD: I have said that I would keep thy words.
And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, which were sold unto the heathen; and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found nothing to answer.
Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances,
Shall I not visit them for these things? saith the LORD: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
And the sons of strangers shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister unto thee: for in my wrath I smote thee, but in my favour have I had mercy on thee.
And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again.
Wherefore they cried unto the LORD, and said, We beseech thee, O LORD, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, O LORD, hast done as it pleased thee.
And he made the ephod of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.
This is the word that the LORD hath spoken concerning Moab since that time.
Moreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, and what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner, and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins, and in his shoes that were on his feet.
Then called Esther for Hatach, one of the king's chamberlains, whom he had appointed to attend upon her, and gave him a commandment to Mordecai, to know what it was, and why it was.
I speak not this to condemn you: for I have said before, that ye are in our hearts to die and live with you.
Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth,
Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders.
I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation.
Wherein the king granted the Jews which were in every city to gather themselves together, and to stand for their life, to destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish, all the power of the people and province that would assault them, both little ones and women, and to take the spoil of them for a prey,
He gave up their cattle also to the hail, and their flocks to hot thunderbolts.
Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty of silver.
For his God doth instruct him to discretion, and doth teach him.
But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.
