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Therefore thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will lay stumblingblocks before this people, and the fathers and the sons together shall fall upon them; the neighbour and his friend shall perish.
O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom.
And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son!
Then said he, Knowest thou wherefore I come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia: and when I am gone forth, lo, the prince of Grecia shall come.
And I commanded you at that time, saying, The LORD your God hath given you this land to possess it: ye shall pass over armed before your brethren the children of Israel, all that are meet for the war.
His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.
And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.
And when we had accomplished those days, we departed and went our way; and they all brought us on our way, with wives and children, till we were out of the city: and we kneeled down on the shore, and prayed.
Then Jeremiah said unto all the people, to the men, and to the women, and to all the people which had given him that answer, saying,
And it came to pass, that when Jehudi had read three or four leaves, he cut it with the penknife, and cast it into the fire that was on the hearth, until all the roll was consumed in the fire that was on the hearth.
For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done.
And they helped David against the band of the rovers: for they were all mighty men of valour, and were captains in the host.
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
And the men of the city said unto him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What is sweeter than honey? and what is stronger than a lion? And he said unto them, If ye had not plowed with my heifer, ye had not found out my riddle.
Then the king of Israel said, Take ye Micaiah, and carry him back to Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king's son;
The LORD of hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory, and to bring into contempt all the honourable of the earth.
Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.
For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the LORD will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.
For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:
Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the most High; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom.
This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance:
Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished.
And the king went forth, and all the people after him, and tarried in a place that was far off.
