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If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they.
To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.
And of Zion it shall be said, This and that man was born in her: and the highest himself shall establish her.
Behold, I will send for many fishers, saith the LORD, and they shall fish them; and after will I send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain, and from every hill, and out of the holes of the rocks.
Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord GOD. Repent, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin.
It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.
And the word of the LORD of hosts came unto me, saying,
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler:
Timotheus my workfellow, and Lucius, and Jason, and Sosipater, my kinsmen, salute you.
And the LORD heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived.
And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Now after this he built a wall without the city of David, on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entering in at the fish gate, and compassed about Ophel, and raised it up a very great height, and put captains of war in all the fenced cities of Judah.
And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of speaking, that, behold, the king's sons came, and lifted up their voice and wept: and the king also and all his servants wept very sore.
But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,
And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward.
Then David and his men, which were about six hundred, arose and departed out of Keilah, and went whithersoever they could go. And it was told Saul that David was escaped from Keilah; and he forbare to go forth.
If I had called, and he had answered me; yet would I not believe that he had hearkened unto my voice.
Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,
Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee.
And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.
Send to all them of the captivity, saying, Thus saith the LORD concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite; Because that Shemaiah hath prophesied unto you, and I sent him not, and he caused you to trust in a lie:
Doth the plowman plow all day to sow? doth he open and break the clods of his ground?
Ye shall bring out of your habitations two wave loaves of two tenth deals: they shall be of fine flour; they shall be baken with leaven; they are the firstfruits unto the LORD.
But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of.
