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Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, was come to go in unto the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king's chamberlain, the keeper of the women, appointed. And Esther obtained favour in the sight of all them that looked upon her.
What wilt thou say when he shall punish thee? for thou hast taught them to be captains, and as chief over thee: shall not sorrows take thee, as a woman in travail?
Hear this, I pray you, ye heads of the house of Jacob, and princes of the house of Israel, that abhor judgment, and pervert all equity.
Have ye not cast out the priests of the LORD, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and have made you priests after the manner of the nations of other lands? so that whosoever cometh to consecrate himself with a young bullock and seven rams, the same may be a priest of them that are no gods.
And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:
And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed:
In that thou buildest thine eminent place in the head of every way, and makest thine high place in every street; and hast not been as an harlot, in that thou scornest hire;
He made a way to his anger; he spared not their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence;
No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
For Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet thereat:
Neither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son.
And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.
All the cities were ten with their suburbs for the families of the children of Kohath that remained.
And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred.
I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.
Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby.
And they burnt the house of God, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem, and burnt all the palaces thereof with fire, and destroyed all the goodly vessels thereof.
And the city shall be accursed, even it, and all that are therein, to the LORD: only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all that are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent.
For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell therein: and his bishoprick let another take.
But it is good to be zealously affected always in a good thing, and not only when I am present with you.
And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
Moreover the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, saying,
If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach.
