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And I said unto them, Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun be hot; and while they stand by, let them shut the doors, and bar them: and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, every one in his watch, and every one to be over against his house.
Who are they among all the gods of the countries, that have delivered their country out of mine hand, that the LORD should deliver Jerusalem out of mine hand?
He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.
And all Judah rejoiced at the oath: for they had sworn with all their heart, and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found of them: and the LORD gave them rest round about.
And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.
And I will make thy windows of agates, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy borders of pleasant stones.
Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee;
Save me from the lion's mouth: for thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns.
Moreover the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah the second time, while he was yet shut up in the court of the prison, saying,
Then Samuel said unto Saul, Stay, and I will tell thee what the LORD hath said to me this night. And he said unto him, Say on.
For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands:
Now the LORD had told Samuel in his ear a day before Saul came, saying,
I say again, Let no man think me a fool; if otherwise, yet as a fool receive me, that I may boast myself a little.
And when the men of Ai looked behind them, they saw, and, behold, the smoke of the city ascended up to heaven, and they had no power to flee this way or that way: and the people that fled to the wilderness turned back upon the pursuers.
And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall again take root downward, and bear fruit upward:
Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee, and the countenance of the children that eat of the portion of the king's meat: and as thou seest, deal with thy servants.
And what he did unto the army of Egypt, unto their horses, and to their chariots; how he made the water of the Red sea to overflow them as they pursued after you, and how the LORD hath destroyed them unto this day;
And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the LORD before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy.
The inhabitants of the land of Tema brought water to him that was thirsty, they prevented with their bread him that fled.
And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his branches, and devour them, because of their own counsels.
Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote with all authority, to confirm this second letter of Purim.
Yet all this availeth me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king's gate.
They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.
As silver is melted in the midst of the furnace, so shall ye be melted in the midst thereof; and ye shall know that I the LORD have poured out my fury upon you.
