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And the children of the captivity did so. And Ezra the priest, with certain chief of the fathers, after the house of their fathers, and all of them by their names, were separated, and sat down in the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter.
Because they have not hearkened to my words, saith the LORD, which I sent unto them by my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them; but ye would not hear, saith the LORD.
Behold, therefore I will bring strangers upon thee, the terrible of the nations: and they shall draw their swords against the beauty of thy wisdom, and they shall defile thy brightness.
And a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will.
Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows.
And it fell on a day, that he came thither, and he turned into the chamber, and lay there.
For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not done in it? wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, brought it forth wild grapes?
I have seen, I have seen the affliction of my people which is in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send thee into Egypt.
And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain.
Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD.
Yet hear the word of the LORD, O Zedekiah king of Judah; Thus saith the LORD of thee, Thou shalt not die by the sword:
And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.
And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bare spices, and very much gold, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.
With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;
The song of songs, which is Solomon's.
They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them.
Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his.
Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.
Therefore the LORD hath recompensed me according to my righteousness; according to my cleanness in his eye sight.
And the altar of burnt offering with all his vessels, and the laver and his foot.
And they sent the coat of many colours, and they brought it to their father; and said, This have we found: know now whether it be thy son's coat or no.
And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.
