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And he took Geshur, and Aram, with the towns of Jair, from them, with Kenath, and the towns thereof, even threescore cities. All these belonged to the sons of Machir the father of Gilead.
But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.
The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him.
And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away.
These cities were every one with their suburbs round about them: thus were all these cities.
Forty years long was I grieved with this generation, and said, It is a people that do err in their heart, and they have not known my ways:
Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have not I told thee from that time, and have declared it? ye are even my witnesses. Is there a God beside me? yea, there is no God; I know not any.
These mentioned by their names were princes in their families: and the house of their fathers increased greatly.
So the posts that rode upon mules and camels went out, being hastened and pressed on by the king's commandment. And the decree was given at Shushan the palace.
Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the LORD.
Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields:
Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,
And if he be not redeemed in these years, then he shall go out in the year of jubile, both he, and his children with him.
Let us pass, I pray thee, through thy country: we will not pass through the fields, or through the vineyards, neither will we drink of the water of the wells: we will go by the king's high way, we will not turn to the right hand nor to the left, until we have passed thy borders.
And thou shalt offer thy burnt offerings, the flesh and the blood, upon the altar of the LORD thy God: and the blood of thy sacrifices shall be poured out upon the altar of the LORD thy God, and thou shalt eat the flesh.
That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.
But he shall die in the place whither they have led him captive, and shall see this land no more.
And as David came to Ornan, Ornan looked and saw David, and went out of the threshingfloor, and bowed himself to David with his face to the ground.
As ye also learned of Epaphras our dear fellowservant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ;
And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise:
Nevertheless he cleaved unto the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom.
Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:
Wherefore, when I came, was there no man? when I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to deliver? behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stinketh, because there is no water, and dieth for thirst.
