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And when all the captains of the armies, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, there came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan the son of Careah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men.
And I will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters, and they shall eat every one the flesh of his friend in the siege and straitness, wherewith their enemies, and they that seek their lives, shall straiten them.
Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.
Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against the shepherds; and I will require my flock at their hand, and cause them to cease from feeding the flock; neither shall the shepherds feed themselves any more; for I will deliver my flock from their mouth, that they may not be meat for them.
Against an elder receive not an accusation, but before two or three witnesses.
Have I committed an offence in abasing myself that ye might be exalted, because I have preached to you the gospel of God freely?
Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them!
And the men that died not were smitten with the emerods: and the cry of the city went up to heaven.
And other of their brethren, of the sons of the Kohathites, were over the shewbread, to prepare it every sabbath.
Wickedness is in the midst thereof: deceit and guile depart not from her streets.
Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.
For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.
For I tell you, that many prophets and kings have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.
And all the earth sought to Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.
Remember, and forget not, how thou provokedst the LORD thy God to wrath in the wilderness: from the day that thou didst depart out of the land of Egypt, until ye came unto this place, ye have been rebellious against the LORD.
For our God is a consuming fire.
Nevertheless a fountain or pit, wherein there is plenty of water, shall be clean: but that which toucheth their carcase shall be unclean.
And all the doors and posts were square, with the windows: and light was against light in three ranks.
But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and satyrs shall dance there.
I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if ye find my beloved, that ye tell him, that I am sick of love.
And every meat offering, mingled with oil, and dry, shall all the sons of Aaron have, one as much as another.
Will ye speak wickedly for God? and talk deceitfully for him?
Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;
Thus saith the LORD, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the LORD that is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee.
