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And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing: let them not feed, nor drink water:
Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.
The bands of the wicked have robbed me: but I have not forgotten thy law.
And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee, and all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all.
Now concerning his sons, and the greatness of the burdens laid upon him, and the repairing of the house of God, behold, they are written in the story of the book of the kings. And Amaziah his son reigned in his stead.
Behold, the princes of Israel, every one were in thee to their power to shed blood.
There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.
A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.
He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he cut off a dog's neck; he that offereth an oblation, as if he offered swine's blood; he that burneth incense, as if he blessed an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations.
Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love.
The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.
In those days shall Judah be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell safely: and this is the name wherewith she shall be called, The LORD our righteousness.
Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure.
In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.
The table, and all the vessels thereof, and the shewbread,
And he shall set engines of war against thy walls, and with his axes he shall break down thy towers.
And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.
Then said Boaz unto his servant that was set over the reapers, Whose damsel is this?
And he cried against the altar in the word of the LORD, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the LORD; Behold, a child shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon thee shall he offer the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee, and men's bones shall be burnt upon thee.
Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also.
For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands:
So Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.
And Pilate asked him again, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they witness against thee.
But the house of Israel will not hearken unto thee; for they will not hearken unto me: for all the house of Israel are impudent and hardhearted.
