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And it came to pass the same year, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth year, and in the fifth month, that Hananiah the son of Azur the prophet, which was of Gibeon, spake unto me in the house of the LORD, in the presence of the priests and of all the people, saying,
A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.
And he set the priests in their charges, and encouraged them to the service of the house of the LORD,
And they laid their hands on him, and took him.
The LORD hath also a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his doings will he recompense him.
He gave of gold by weight for things of gold, for all instruments of all manner of service; silver also for all instruments of silver by weight, for all instruments of every kind of service:
Lift not up your horn on high: speak not with a stiff neck.
The LORD hath heard my supplication; the LORD will receive my prayer.
And all the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth rent with the sound of them.
And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said unto him, Follow me.
But every one shall die for his own iniquity: every man that eateth the sour grape, his teeth shall be set on edge.
Why saidst thou, She is my sister? so I might have taken her to me to wife: now therefore behold thy wife, take her, and go thy way.
And let thy house be like the house of Pharez, whom Tamar bare unto Judah, of the seed which the LORD shall give thee of this young woman.
Then said Hushai unto Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, Thus and thus did Ahithophel counsel Absalom and the elders of Israel; and thus and thus have I counselled.
And he said unto him, God forbid; thou shalt not die: behold, my father will do nothing either great or small, but that he will shew it me: and why should my father hide this thing from me? it is not so.
Shall not his excellency make you afraid? and his dread fall upon you?
And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it.
For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains.
And he took them, and sent them over the brook, and sent over that he had.
For all the people and all Israel understood that day that it was not of the king to slay Abner the son of Ner.
When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up.
Darts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the shaking of a spear.
And when I come, whomsoever ye shall approve by your letters, them will I send to bring your liberality unto Jerusalem.
And there ye shall eat before the LORD your God, and ye shall rejoice in all that ye put your hand unto, ye and your households, wherein the LORD thy God hath blessed thee.
