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Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, was come to go in unto the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king's chamberlain, the keeper of the women, appointed. And Esther obtained favour in the sight of all them that looked upon her.
But Job answered and said,
And before I had done speaking in mine heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the well, and drew water: and I said unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee.
He sealeth up the hand of every man; that all men may know his work.
Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?
Then it shall be, if ought be committed by ignorance without the knowledge of the congregation, that all the congregation shall offer one young bullock for a burnt offering, for a sweet savour unto the LORD, with his meat offering, and his drink offering, according to the manner, and one kid of the goats for a sin offering.
And they sware unto the LORD with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets.
For the LORD shall smite Israel, as a reed is shaken in the water, and he shall root up Israel out of this good land, which he gave to their fathers, and shall scatter them beyond the river, because they have made their groves, provoking the LORD to anger.
They cause him to go naked without clothing, and they take away the sheaf from the hungry;
Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you:
And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.
And three hundred shields made he of beaten gold: three hundred shekels of gold went to one shield. And the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.
Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:
The ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews, slew they; but on the spoil laid they not their hand.
I speak that which I have seen with my Father: and ye do that which ye have seen with your father.
For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear:
Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:
Then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.
Hoshea, Hananiah, Hashub,
As an adamant harder than flint have I made thy forehead: fear them not, neither be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house.
And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice; it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.
For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.
Two things have I required of thee; deny me them not before I die:
