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Let thine ear now be attentive, and thine eyes open, that thou mayest hear the prayer of thy servant, which I pray before thee now, day and night, for the children of Israel thy servants, and confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against thee: both I and my father's house have sinned.
For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me.
Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said unto them, What evil thing is this that ye do, and profane the sabbath day?
Blessed be the LORD: for he hath shewed me his marvellous kindness in a strong city.
To such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them.
For now will I break his yoke from off thee, and will burst thy bonds in sunder.
We will not hide them from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done.
This is the word that came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, after that the king Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people which were at Jerusalem, to proclaim liberty unto them;
Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.
And Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh's daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of the LORD, and the wall of Jerusalem round about.
Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken:
He stretched out his hand over the sea, he shook the kingdoms: the LORD hath given a commandment against the merchant city, to destroy the strong holds thereof.
And she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called his name Onan.
Lest the land whence thou broughtest us out say, Because the LORD was not able to bring them into the land which he promised them, and because he hated them, he hath brought them out to slay them in the wilderness.
Then king Jehoash called for Jehoiada the priest, and the other priests, and said unto them, Why repair ye not the breaches of the house? now therefore receive no more money of your acquaintance, but deliver it for the breaches of the house.
But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.
And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, which were sold unto the heathen; and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found nothing to answer.
And he reared up the pillars before the temple, one on the right hand, and the other on the left; and called the name of that on the right hand Jachin, and the name of that on the left Boaz.
Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
Then will the LORD drive out all these nations from before you, and ye shall possess greater nations and mightier than yourselves.
And the people blessed all the men, that willingly offered themselves to dwell at Jerusalem.
For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost.
For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth.
And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the LORD is in this place; and I knew it not.
