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Then said Eliakim and Shebna and Joah unto Rabshakeh, Speak, I pray thee, unto thy servants in the Syrian language; for we understand it: and speak not to us in the Jews' language, in the ears of the people that are on the wall.
Now the first inhabitants that dwelt in their possessions in their cities were, the Israelites, the priests, Levites, and the Nethinims.
So he departed from Elisha, and came to his master; who said to him, What said Elisha to thee? And he answered, He told me that thou shouldest surely recover.
Then said he unto me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeding great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of perverseness: for they say, The LORD hath forsaken the earth, and the LORD seeth not.
But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?
He riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel, and girded himself.
And next unto him builded the men of Jericho. And next to them builded Zaccur the son of Imri.
For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile:
And this shall be the priest's due from the people, from them that offer a sacrifice, whether it be ox or sheep; and they shall give unto the priest the shoulder, and the two cheeks, and the maw.
Of a truth, LORD, the kings of Assyria have destroyed the nations and their lands,
And in that same hour he cured many of their infirmities and plagues, and of evil spirits; and unto many that were blind he gave sight.
When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, Shew a miracle for you: then thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast it before Pharaoh, and it shall become a serpent.
In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me with strength in my soul.
And Benjamin went forth against them out of Gibeah the second day, and destroyed down to the ground of the children of Israel again eighteen thousand men; all these drew the sword.
Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon: and he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh.
And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.
But ye shall be named the Priests of the LORD: men shall call you the Ministers of our God: ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and in their glory shall ye boast yourselves.
And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?
Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God?
Then shalt thou enquire, and make search, and ask diligently; and, behold, if it be truth, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought among you;
And they that were sent went their way, and found even as he had said unto them.
That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,
And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not stedfast with God.
Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens.
