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Now when Ezra had prayed, and when he had confessed, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there assembled unto him out of Israel a very great congregation of men and women and children: for the people wept very sore.
And they that were sent went their way, and found even as he had said unto them.
No meat offering, which ye shall bring unto the LORD, shall be made with leaven: for ye shall burn no leaven, nor any honey, in any offering of the LORD made by fire.
And these were the chief of king Solomon's officers, even two hundred and fifty, that bare rule over the people.
Ye have not eaten bread, neither have ye drunk wine or strong drink: that ye might know that I am the LORD your God.
How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?
And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.
Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations?
If we have forgotten the name of our God, or stretched out our hands to a strange god;
Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people.
And if thy brother, an Hebrew man, or an Hebrew woman, be sold unto thee, and serve thee six years; then in the seventh year thou shalt let him go free from thee.
And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness: therefore he said to his chariot man, Turn thine hand, that thou mayest carry me out of the host; for I am wounded.
And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be mighty upon the earth.
And the thing pleased the king and all the congregation.
And the holy garments of Aaron shall be his sons' after him, to be anointed therein, and to be consecrated in them.
And on the fifth day nine bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year without spot:
Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another.
In the fourteenth day of the first month at even is the LORD'S passover.
Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded?
I am the God of Beth-el, where thou anointedst the pillar, and where thou vowedst a vow unto me: now arise, get thee out from this land, and return unto the land of thy kindred.
There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.
God is the LORD, which hath shewed us light: bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar.
And when they had made an end of offering, the king and all that were present with him bowed themselves, and worshipped.
Now the first lot came forth to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,
