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That ye come not among these nations, these that remain among you; neither make mention of the name of their gods, nor cause to swear by them, neither serve them, nor bow yourselves unto them:
Behold, I stand here by the well of water; and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water:
And when he had lifted up his eyes, he saw a wayfaring man in the street of the city: and the old man said, Whither goest thou? and whence comest thou?
O LORD, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.
Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions thereof, shall say unto thee, Art thou come to take a spoil? hast thou gathered thy company to take a prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil?
Because thou hast had a perpetual hatred, and hast shed the blood of the children of Israel by the force of the sword in the time of their calamity, in the time that their iniquity had an end:
The humble shall see this, and be glad: and your heart shall live that seek God.
That make a man an offender for a word, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just for a thing of nought.
By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned,
O our God, wilt thou not judge them? for we have no might against this great company that cometh against us; neither know we what to do: but our eyes are upon thee.
But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.
He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.
We will make thee borders of gold with studs of silver.
And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation.
For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just man and an holy, and observed him; and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly.
And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,
(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
And the spies saw a man come forth out of the city, and they said unto him, Shew us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city, and we will shew thee mercy.
For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven.
And the king of the children of Ammon answered unto the messengers of Jephthah, Because Israel took away my land, when they came up out of Egypt, from Arnon even unto Jabbok, and unto Jordan: now therefore restore those lands again peaceably.
The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect.
His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them.
Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me.
