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Now in the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king's commandment and his decree drew near to be put in execution, in the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to have power over them, (though it was turned to the contrary, that the Jews had rule over them that hated them;)
And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey.
Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face.
Blessed be the kingdom of our father David, that cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest.
But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread?
Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven.
Thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe unto the foolish prophets, that follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing!
But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.
And thou shalt put the two stones upon the shoulders of the ephod for stones of memorial unto the children of Israel: and Aaron shall bear their names before the LORD upon his two shoulders for a memorial.
And he took the captains of hundreds, and the nobles, and the governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought down the king from the house of the LORD: and they came through the high gate into the king's house, and set the king upon the throne of the kingdom.
And he searched, and began at the eldest, and left at the youngest: and the cup was found in Benjamin's sack.
Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
The children of Azgad, two thousand three hundred twenty and two.
And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made thereunto a crown of gold round about.
And shall also carry captives into Egypt their gods, with their princes, and with their precious vessels of silver and of gold; and he shall continue more years than the king of the north.
Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for they are ever with me.
My beloved is like a roe or a young hart: behold, he standeth behind our wall, he looketh forth at the windows, shewing himself through the lattice.
Therefore I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of her place, in the wrath of the LORD of hosts, and in the day of his fierce anger.
And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.
And the waters covered their enemies: there was not one of them left.
But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell.
Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:
And they departed from Tahath, and pitched at Tarah.
