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Now when the copy of king Artaxerxes' letter was read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went up in haste to Jerusalem unto the Jews, and made them to cease by force and power.
Hear, O earth: behold, I will bring evil upon this people, even the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not hearkened unto my words, nor to my law, but rejected it.
Then stood up Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and his brethren, and builded the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt offerings thereon, as it is written in the law of Moses the man of God.
He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.
They shall be left together unto the fowls of the mountains, and to the beasts of the earth: and the fowls shall summer upon them, and all the beasts of the earth shall winter upon them.
And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist's head in a charger.
So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.
How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!
And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marvelled one at another.
And he made his seven lamps, and his snuffers, and his snuffdishes, of pure gold.
And he read therein before the street that was before the water gate from the morning until midday, before the men and the women, and those that could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive unto the book of the law.
And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah.
As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.
But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet.
And the rulers knew not whither I went, or what I did; neither had I as yet told it to the Jews, nor to the priests, nor to the nobles, nor to the rulers, nor to the rest that did the work.
Thus shall mine anger be accomplished, and I will cause my fury to rest upon them, and I will be comforted: and they shall know that I the LORD have spoken it in my zeal, when I have accomplished my fury in them.
And they have gathered together the money that was found in the house of the LORD, and have delivered it into the hand of the overseers, and to the hand of the workmen.
For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.
Moab is destroyed; her little ones have caused a cry to be heard.
Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
And every man's hallowed things shall be his: whatsoever any man giveth the priest, it shall be his.
And Canaan begat Zidon his firstborn, and Heth,
The LORD therefore be judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thine hand.
Give ye now commandment to cause these men to cease, and that this city be not builded, until another commandment shall be given from me.
