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Wherefore, as I live, saith the Lord GOD; Surely, because thou hast defiled my sanctuary with all thy detestable things, and with all thine abominations, therefore will I also diminish thee; neither shall mine eye spare, neither will I have any pity.
And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,
Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak, and let come on me what will.
So the merchants and sellers of all kind of ware lodged without Jerusalem once or twice.
And I said after she had done all these things, Turn thou unto me. But she returned not. And her treacherous sister Judah saw it.
Behold the mounts, they are come unto the city to take it; and the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans, that fight against it, because of the sword, and of the famine, and of the pestilence: and what thou hast spoken is come to pass; and, behold, thou seest it.
For all his days are sorrows, and his travail grief; yea, his heart taketh not rest in the night. This is also vanity.
And it came to pass the same night, that the word of God came to Nathan, saying,
How is the city of praise not left, the city of my joy!
And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.
And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in morter, and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field: all their service, wherein they made them serve, was with rigour.
Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?
Saying to a stock, Thou art my father; and to a stone, Thou hast brought me forth: for they have turned their back unto me, and not their face: but in the time of their trouble they will say, Arise, and save us.
For the LORD had said unto Moses, Say unto the children of Israel, Ye are a stiffnecked people: I will come up into the midst of thee in a moment, and consume thee: therefore now put off thy ornaments from thee, that I may know what to do unto thee.
Therefore we were comforted in your comfort: yea, and exceedingly the more joyed we for the joy of Titus, because his spirit was refreshed by you all.
In the day of our king the princes have made him sick with bottles of wine; he stretched out his hand with scorners.
The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water?
Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying,
Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, first and last, did Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, write.
And I called for a drought upon the land, and upon the mountains, and upon the corn, and upon the new wine, and upon the oil, and upon that which the ground bringeth forth, and upon men, and upon cattle, and upon all the labour of the hands.
And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be my people.
Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: As for me, I had in mine heart to build an house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and for the footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building:
For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
And he also had made savoury meat, and brought it unto his father, and said unto his father, Let my father arise, and eat of his son's venison, that thy soul may bless me.
