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For I have heard a voice as of a woman in travail, and the anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion, that bewaileth herself, that spreadeth her hands, saying, Woe is me now! for my soul is wearied because of murderers.
For because ye did it not at the first, the LORD our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not after the due order.
Wherefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt separate three cities for thee.
And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture.
And he said, To morrow. And he said, Be it according to thy word: that thou mayest know that there is none like unto the LORD our God.
Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city, to the pot whose scum is therein, and whose scum is not gone out of it! bring it out piece by piece; let no lot fall upon it.
And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.
Is Israel a servant? is he a homeborn slave? why is he spoiled?
And next him were Eden, and Miniamin, and Jeshua, and Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, in their set office, to give to their brethren by courses, as well to the great as to the small:
Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Thus shall ye say to the king of Judah, that sent you unto me to enquire of me; Behold, Pharaoh's army, which is come forth to help you, shall return to Egypt into their own land.
For all the people and all Israel understood that day that it was not of the king to slay Abner the son of Ner.
And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred.
And after him Elon, a Zebulonite, judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years.
Then Joshua passed from Makkedah, and all Israel with him, unto Libnah, and fought against Libnah:
For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing: my strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are consumed.
And Samson's wife wept before him, and said, Thou dost but hate me, and lovest me not: thou hast put forth a riddle unto the children of my people, and hast not told it me. And he said unto her, Behold, I have not told it my father nor my mother, and shall I tell it thee?
Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?
And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach,
And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room.
In the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it: and it shall bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a goodly cedar: and under it shall dwell all fowl of every wing; in the shadow of the branches thereof shall they dwell.
They ravished the women in Zion, and the maids in the cities of Judah.
And looking round about upon them all, he said unto the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did so: and his hand was restored whole as the other.
As Moses the servant of the LORD commanded the children of Israel, as it is written in the book of the law of Moses, an altar of whole stones, over which no man hath lift up any iron: and they offered thereon burnt offerings unto the LORD, and sacrificed peace offerings.
And the decree of Esther confirmed these matters of Purim; and it was written in the book.
