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Girded with girdles upon their loins, exceeding in dyed attire upon their heads, all of them princes to look to, after the manner of the Babylonians of Chaldea, the land of their nativity:
O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God!
Also on the tenth day of this seventh month there shall be a day of atonement: it shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall afflict your souls, and offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
Twenty and five years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Abi, the daughter of Zachariah.
For this city hath been to me as a provocation of mine anger and of my fury from the day that they built it even unto this day; that I should remove it from before my face,
But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.
A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.
So he built the house, and finished it; and covered the house with beams and boards of cedar.
And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.
And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she constantly affirmed that it was even so. Then said they, It is his angel.
Thus wast thou decked with gold and silver; and thy raiment was of fine linen, and silk, and broidered work; thou didst eat fine flour, and honey, and oil: and thou wast exceeding beautiful, and thou didst prosper into a kingdom.
But none saith, Where is God my maker, who giveth songs in the night;
And when he was come in, he saith unto them, Why make ye this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth.
And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.
And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.
And Moses said unto the LORD, Wherefore hast thou afflicted thy servant? and wherefore have I not found favour in thy sight, that thou layest the burden of all this people upon me?
Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
And the residue of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their coasts out of the tribe of Ephraim.
And my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.
Then an herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, O people, nations, and languages,
And by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved.
And the priest that is anointed shall bring of the bullock's blood to the tabernacle of the congregation:
And the angel of the LORD appeared unto the woman, and said unto her, Behold now, thou art barren, and bearest not: but thou shalt conceive, and bear a son.
Moreover thou hast not brought us into a land that floweth with milk and honey, or given us inheritance of fields and vineyards: wilt thou put out the eyes of these men? we will not come up.
