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For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.
And the people went out, and spoiled the tents of the Syrians. So a measure of fine flour was sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, according to the word of the LORD.
For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed.
And it shall come to pass, that like as I have watched over them, to pluck up, and to break down, and to throw down, and to destroy, and to afflict; so will I watch over them, to build, and to plant, saith the LORD.
And the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn in pieces; and I saw him not since:
And those that encamp by him shall be the tribe of Asher: and the captain of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ocran.
And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over fifties; and will set them to ear his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and instruments of his chariots.
Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about, and beat at the door, and spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thine house, that we may know him.
And Ezra the priest stood up, and said unto them, Ye have transgressed, and have taken strange wives, to increase the trespass of Israel.
Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord.
And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city!
The sons of Manasseh; Ashriel, whom she bare: (but his concubine the Aramitess bare Machir the father of Gilead:
And he took it, and did eat before them.
And it came to pass on the morrow, that he took a thick cloth, and dipped it in water, and spread it on his face, so that he died: and Hazael reigned in his stead.
And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.
He hath stripped me of my glory, and taken the crown from my head.
The vessels also that are given thee for the service of the house of thy God, those deliver thou before the God of Jerusalem.
For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry.
For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase.
Behold, I will raise them out of the place whither ye have sold them, and will return your recompence upon your own head:
And they drave not out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer: but the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites unto this day, and serve under tribute.
So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee.
And to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD, and likewise at even;
Thus shalt thou say unto him, The LORD saith thus; Behold, that which I have built will I break down, and that which I have planted I will pluck up, even this whole land.
