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Now these are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem unto the residue of the elders which were carried away captives, and to the priests, and to the prophets, and to all the people whom Nebuchadnezzar had carried away captive from Jerusalem to Babylon;
They feared the LORD, and served their own gods, after the manner of the nations whom they carried away from thence.
And Ner begat Kish; and Kish begat Saul; and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchi-shua, and Abinadab, and Esh-baal.
And by the border of Naphtali, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Manasseh.
And the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the borders round about, were made sure
And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter.
The plowers plowed upon my back: they made long their furrows.
That they may walk in my statutes, and keep mine ordinances, and do them: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God.
The works of his hands are verity and judgment; all his commandments are sure.
And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
It shall be a place for the spreading of nets in the midst of the sea: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD: and it shall become a spoil to the nations.
And there he found a certain man named Aeneas, which had kept his bed eight years, and was sick of the palsy.
Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:
Then went Samson to Gaza, and saw there an harlot, and went in unto her.
Exalt the LORD our God, and worship at his holy hill; for the LORD our God is holy.
Before your pots can feel the thorns, he shall take them away as with a whirlwind, both living, and in his wrath.
Woe is me! for I am as when they have gathered the summer fruits, as the grapegleanings of the vintage: there is no cluster to eat: my soul desired the firstripe fruit.
And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said unto him, Master, rebuke thy disciples.
But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.
So there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, very grievous, such as there was none like it in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation.
And Hezekiah hearkened unto them, and shewed them all the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious ointment, and all the house of his armour, and all that was found in his treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah shewed them not.
They shall teach Jacob thy judgments, and Israel thy law: they shall put incense before thee, and whole burnt sacrifice upon thine altar.
And they said unto him, From a very far country thy servants are come because of the name of the LORD thy God: for we have heard the fame of him, and all that he did in Egypt,
He giveth his cheek to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproach.
