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The word of the LORD which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hizkiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah.
And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.
And they departed into a desert place by ship privately.
For thus saith the LORD; We have heard a voice of trembling, of fear, and not of peace.
And God spake unto Noah, and to his sons with him, saying,
And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.
Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,
Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars.
Give them sorrow of heart, thy curse unto them.
But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.
If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for to morrow we die.
Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren, that they would go before unto you, and make up beforehand your bounty, whereof ye had notice before, that the same might be ready, as a matter of bounty, and not as of covetousness.
Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing.
And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will call my servant Eliakim the son of Hilkiah:
Let all their wickedness come before thee; and do unto them, as thou hast done unto me for all my transgressions: for my sighs are many, and my heart is faint.
One kid of the goats for a sin offering:
And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest.
And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.
And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;
And David's two wives were taken captives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
In the house of the righteous is much treasure: but in the revenues of the wicked is trouble.
Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.
And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:
