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And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour in his sight: and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre.
And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a good day. And many of the people of the land became Jews; for the fear of the Jews fell upon them.
Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause.
And the king said unto Joab, Behold now, I have done this thing: go therefore, bring the young man Absalom again.
The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.
And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live.
And shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan: and the land was polluted with blood.
And the children of Israel dwelt among the Canaanites, Hittites, and Amorites, and Perizzites, and Hivites, and Jebusites:
And they said unto him, Sit down now, and read it in our ears. So Baruch read it in their ears.
And therefore I have sworn unto the house of Eli, that the iniquity of Eli's house shall not be purged with sacrifice nor offering for ever.
And all that dwelt at Lydda and Saron saw him, and turned to the Lord.
Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!
Now these are the children of the province that went up out of the captivity, of those which had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away unto Babylon, and came again unto Jerusalem and Judah, every one unto his city;
Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even that which they build, if a fox go up, he shall even break down their stone wall.
And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?
Are they Hebrews? so am I. Are they Israelites? so am I. Are they the seed of Abraham? so am I.
They that make them are like unto them: so is every one that trusteth in them.
(For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;)
Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimites: these are the families of the Gershonites.
And it shall come to pass, when the LORD shall have done to my lord according to all the good that he hath spoken concerning thee, and shall have appointed thee ruler over Israel;
And they called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods: and the people did eat, and bowed down to their gods.
Moab is spoiled, and gone up out of her cities, and his chosen young men are gone down to the slaughter, saith the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts.
Whereupon the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, The LORD is righteous.
So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.
