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And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour in his sight: and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre.
And when I looked, behold, an hand was sent unto me; and, lo, a roll of a book was therein;
Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto thee daily.
She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee.
With whom my hand shall be established: mine arm also shall strengthen him.
(For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow:)
And she hath changed my judgments into wickedness more than the nations, and my statutes more than the countries that are round about her: for they have refused my judgments and my statutes, they have not walked in them.
But even a whole month, until it come out at your nostrils, and it be loathsome unto you: because that ye have despised the LORD which is among you, and have wept before him, saying, Why came we forth out of Egypt?
Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatick, and sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water.
For the fields of Heshbon languish, and the vine of Sibmah: the lords of the heathen have broken down the principal plants thereof, they are come even unto Jazer, they wandered through the wilderness: her branches are stretched out, they are gone over the sea.
For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.
And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.
And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here: and he shall slay me.
The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
If an ox gore a man or a woman, that they die: then the ox shall be surely stoned, and his flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox shall be quit.
And Zilpah Leah's maid bare Jacob a son.
At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, both the chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleep.
And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah, with the tribe of Benjamin, an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam the son of Solomon.
And say unto the Ammonites, Hear the word of the Lord GOD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou saidst, Aha, against my sanctuary, when it was profaned; and against the land of Israel, when it was desolate; and against the house of Judah, when they went into captivity;
If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron?
Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely.
For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death.
Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord.
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, am against thee, and will execute judgments in the midst of thee in the sight of the nations.
