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And it shall come to pass, that like as I have watched over them, to pluck up, and to break down, and to throw down, and to destroy, and to afflict; so will I watch over them, to build, and to plant, saith the LORD.
Return, we beseech thee, O God of hosts: look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine;
And the heathen shall know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity: because they trespassed against me, therefore hid I my face from them, and gave them into the hand of their enemies: so fell they all by the sword.
For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will cause to cease out of this place in your eyes, and in your days, the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride.
Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep.
This man was instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in the spirit, he spake and taught diligently the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John.
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.
But the word of God came unto Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
Thus will I execute judgments in Egypt: and they shall know that I am the LORD.
And they made upon the breastplate chains at the ends, of wreathen work of pure gold.
Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands:
Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee.
Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the early dew that passeth away, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney.
And as soon as it was day, the elders of the people and the chief priests and the scribes came together, and led him into their council, saying,
And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.
It shall not be baken with leaven. I have given it unto them for their portion of my offerings made by fire; it is most holy, as is the sin offering, and as the trespass offering.
And they turned thitherward, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even unto the house of Micah, and saluted him.
But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.
And when we had finished our course from Tyre, we came to Ptolemais, and saluted the brethren, and abode with them one day.
But if they say thus, Come up unto us; then we will go up: for the LORD hath delivered them into our hand: and this shall be a sign unto us.
And Judas and Silas, being prophets also themselves, exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed them.
Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, saith the LORD, and Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will bring them against this land, and against the inhabitants thereof, and against all these nations round about, and will utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, and an hissing, and perpetual desolations.
