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And all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne, even unto the firstborn of the maidservant that is behind the mill; and all the firstborn of beasts.
But ye turned and polluted my name, and caused every man his servant, and every man his handmaid, whom ye had set at liberty at their pleasure, to return, and brought them into subjection, to be unto you for servants and for handmaids.
Zedekiah was twenty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.
I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn.
Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness.
And as for the people, he removed them to cities from one end of the borders of Egypt even to the other end thereof.
And the sons of Helah were, Zereth, and Jezoar, and Ethnan.
And they removed from mount Shapher, and encamped in Haradah.
In that ye have brought into my sanctuary strangers, uncircumcised in heart, and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in my sanctuary, to pollute it, even my house, when ye offer my bread, the fat and the blood, and they have broken my covenant because of all your abominations.
See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,
This is the lamentation wherewith they shall lament her: the daughters of the nations shall lament her: they shall lament for her, even for Egypt, and for all her multitude, saith the Lord GOD.
Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts.
But the LORD your God ye shall fear; and he shall deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies.
The fourteenth day of the second month at even they shall keep it, and eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.
Every man of the children of Israel shall pitch by his own standard, with the ensign of their father's house: far off about the tabernacle of the congregation shall they pitch.
Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.
And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.
And Jezebel his wife said unto him, Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, and eat bread, and let thine heart be merry: I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.
For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.
Though thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons, and covered us with the shadow of death.
And she called unto her husband, and said, Send me, I pray thee, one of the young men, and one of the asses, that I may run to the man of God, and come again.
O my people, what have I done unto thee? and wherein have I wearied thee? testify against me.
And there shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there was none like it, nor shall be like it any more.
To keep the commandments of the LORD, and his statutes, which I command thee this day for thy good?
