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Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Surely in the fire of my jealousy have I spoken against the residue of the heathen, and against all Idumea, which have appointed my land into their possession with the joy of all their heart, with despiteful minds, to cast it out for a prey.
Terrors are turned upon me: they pursue my soul as the wind: and my welfare passeth away as a cloud.
What hath my beloved to do in mine house, seeing she hath wrought lewdness with many, and the holy flesh is passed from thee? when thou doest evil, then thou rejoicest.
And before this, Eliashib the priest, having the oversight of the chamber of the house of our God, was allied unto Tobiah:
And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he telleth it.
And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side.
Then the king sent and gathered together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.
O Lord, to us belongeth confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against thee.
And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.
And Laban said to Jacob, What hast thou done, that thou hast stolen away unawares to me, and carried away my daughters, as captives taken with the sword?
And the LORD shall give them up before your face, that ye may do unto them according unto all the commandments which I have commanded you.
Only ye shall not eat the blood; ye shall pour it upon the earth as water.
It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.
And answered them after the advice of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add thereto: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
And she conceived, and bare a son; and said, God hath taken away my reproach:
But ye are departed out of the way; ye have caused many to stumble at the law; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith the LORD of hosts.
And sitting down they watched him there;
When a righteous man turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and dieth in them; for his iniquity that he hath done shall he die.
And the shooters shot from off the wall upon thy servants; and some of the king's servants be dead, and thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.
Moreover Jeremiah said unto all the people, and to all the women, Hear the word of the LORD, all Judah that are in the land of Egypt:
And their seed shall be known among the Gentiles, and their offspring among the people: all that see them shall acknowledge them, that they are the seed which the LORD hath blessed.
And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people: for they are blessed.
Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.
Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any: he is mighty in strength and wisdom.
