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Now therefore, if it seem good to the king, let there be search made in the king's treasure house, which is there at Babylon, whether it be so, that a decree was made of Cyrus the king to build this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter.
In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.
And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south.
The righteous shall see it, and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.
But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth.
Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.
For there is no respect of persons with God.
Speak not thou in thine heart, after that the LORD thy God hath cast them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness the LORD hath brought me in to possess this land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD doth drive them out from before thee.
And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.
I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou hast considered my trouble; thou hast known my soul in adversities;
He saith, Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? of their own children, or of strangers?
Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
But the LORD thy God shall deliver them unto thee, and shall destroy them with a mighty destruction, until they be destroyed.
Cursed be he that doeth the work of the LORD deceitfully, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood.
And Avim, and Parah, and Ophrah,
And Moses gave the tribute, which was the LORD'S heave offering, unto Eleazar the priest, as the LORD commanded Moses.
He hath also broken my teeth with gravel stones, he hath covered me with ashes.
Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God.
And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.
Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a man labour to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea further; though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it.
Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
They change the night into day: the light is short because of darkness.
And it waxed great, even to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and stamped upon them.
