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Wherefore they called these days Purim after the name of Pur. Therefore for all the words of this letter, and of that which they had seen concerning this matter, and which had come unto them,
Notwithstanding the land shall be desolate because of them that dwell therein, for the fruit of their doings.
And the king of Israel said unto his servants, Know ye that Ramoth in Gilead is our's, and we be still, and take it not out of the hand of the king of Syria?
Then lifted I up mine eyes, and saw, and behold four horns.
And in these days came prophets from Jerusalem unto Antioch.
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.
Which bare him children; Jeush, and Shamariah, and Zaham.
For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; The daughter of Babylon is like a threshingfloor, it is time to thresh her: yet a little while, and the time of her harvest shall come.
The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is clean dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly.
They abhor me, they flee far from me, and spare not to spit in my face.
Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet:
And Moses spake unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, saying, This is the thing which the LORD commanded, saying,
Syria was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of the wares of thy making: they occupied in thy fairs with emeralds, purple, and broidered work, and fine linen, and coral, and agate.
And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:
When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.
Go, enquire of the LORD for me, and for them that are left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book that is found: for great is the wrath of the LORD that is poured out upon us, because our fathers have not kept the word of the LORD, to do after all that is written in this book.
Where are the gods of Hamath, and of Arpad? where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah? have they delivered Samaria out of mine hand?
Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,
Then said he unto him, Because thou hast not obeyed the voice of the LORD, behold, as soon as thou art departed from me, a lion shall slay thee. And as soon as he was departed from him, a lion found him, and slew him.
I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me: for now, O Ephraim, thou committest whoredom, and Israel is defiled.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.
Afterwards I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia;
And when they had called to the king, there came out to them Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder.
Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation.
