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Now, behold, thou trustest upon the staff of this bruised reed, even upon Egypt, on which if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt unto all that trust on him.
For Ahaz took away a portion out of the house of the LORD, and out of the house of the king, and of the princes, and gave it unto the king of Assyria: but he helped him not.
Notwithstanding the LORD turned not from the fierceness of his great wrath, wherewith his anger was kindled against Judah, because of all the provocations that Manasseh had provoked him withal.
But I had pity for mine holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the heathen, whither they went.
Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor, and ye take from him burdens of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine of them.
Thus he shewed me: and, behold, the Lord stood upon a wall made by a plumbline, with a plumbline in his hand.
Mine eye is consumed because of grief; it waxeth old because of all mine enemies.
What is thy beloved more than another beloved, O thou fairest among women? what is thy beloved more than another beloved, that thou dost so charge us?
Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground;
And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.
For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will bring upon Tyrus Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, a king of kings, from the north, with horses, and with chariots, and with horsemen, and companies, and much people.
Then Esther the queen answered and said, If I have found favour in thy sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request:
Wherefore should the Egyptians speak, and say, For mischief did he bring them out, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth? Turn from thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against thy people.
And his firstborn son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab,
And I looked, and rose up, and said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be not ye afraid of them: remember the Lord, which is great and terrible, and fight for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses.
And the rest of the trees of his forest shall be few, that a child may write them.
And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine.
Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences.
Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.
But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,
Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart was toward Absalom.
Why are thy valiant men swept away? they stood not, because the LORD did drive them.
Yet was she carried away, she went into captivity: her young children also were dashed in pieces at the top of all the streets: and they cast lots for her honourable men, and all her great men were bound in chains.
And Jokmeam with her suburbs, and Beth-horon with her suburbs,
