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And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the LORD.
Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God: defend me from them that rise up against me.
In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: and to Zion, Let not thine hands be slack.
But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead.
And Moses numbered them according to the word of the LORD, as he was commanded.
And he said unto his daughters, And where is he? why is it that ye have left the man? call him, that he may eat bread.
He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the LORD.
Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.
The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD hath made even both of them.
Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds.
And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him.
And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust in my shadow: and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.
How shall I pardon thee for this? thy children have forsaken me, and sworn by them that are no gods: when I had fed them to the full, they then committed adultery, and assembled themselves by troops in the harlots' houses.
And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled
He shall pour the water out of his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted.
Know that thus saith the LORD of the king that sitteth upon the throne of David, and of all the people that dwelleth in this city, and of your brethren that are not gone forth with you into captivity;
And because I doubted of such manner of questions, I asked him whether he would go to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these matters.
And he said unto them, What counsel give ye that we may answer this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke which thy father did put upon us lighter?
Hearken unto me, ye stouthearted, that are far from righteousness:
How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? how shall I deliver thee, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? how shall I set thee as Zeboim? mine heart is turned within me, my repentings are kindled together.
And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made thereunto a crown of gold round about.
They helped every one his neighbour; and every one said to his brother, Be of good courage.
And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay.
They come to fight with the Chaldeans, but it is to fill them with the dead bodies of men, whom I have slain in mine anger and in my fury, and for all whose wickedness I have hid my face from this city.
