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And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.
O Lord, righteousness belongeth unto thee, but unto us confusion of faces, as at this day; to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and unto all Israel, that are near, and that are far off, through all the countries whither thou hast driven them, because of their trespass that they have trespassed against thee.
To bind his princes at his pleasure; and teach his senators wisdom.
These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among the three mighties.
Then the king Ahasuerus said unto Esther the queen and to Mordecai the Jew, Behold, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and him they have hanged upon the gallows, because he laid his hand upon the Jews.
Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I remember that which Amalek did to Israel, how he laid wait for him in the way, when he came up from Egypt.
And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.
And when David came to Ziklag, he sent of the spoil unto the elders of Judah, even to his friends, saying, Behold a present for you of the spoil of the enemies of the LORD;
And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God,
And they slew Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem's house, and went out.
But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.
And entered into a ship, and went over the sea toward Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus was not come to them.
And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.
For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O LORD.
And the vessels also of gold and silver of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that was in Jerusalem, and brought them into the temple of Babylon, those did Cyrus the king take out of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered unto one, whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor;
And in his name shall the Gentiles trust.
Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come.
Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach.
And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Chanaan, he divided their land to them by lot.
He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
They also that erred in spirit shall come to understanding, and they that murmured shall learn doctrine.
Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day I have been in the deep;
Hide them in the dust together; and bind their faces in secret.
Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.
