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O ye children of Benjamin, gather yourselves to flee out of the midst of Jerusalem, and blow the trumpet in Tekoa, and set up a sign of fire in Beth-haccerem: for evil appeareth out of the north, and great destruction.
When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry;
He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.
And he that regarded not the word of the LORD left his servants and his cattle in the field.
For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.
Which when they had read, they rejoiced for the consolation.
And the cloths of service, and the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest's office,
All in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all that was in the dry land, died.
Thus saith the Lord GOD; No stranger, uncircumcised in heart, nor uncircumcised in flesh, shall enter into my sanctuary, of any stranger that is among the children of Israel.
So the priests, and the Levites, and some of the people, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims, dwelt in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.
Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?
Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust.
And they made two ouches of gold, and two gold rings; and put the two rings in the two ends of the breastplate.
Then they came to Zerubbabel, and to the chief of the fathers, and said unto them, Let us build with you: for we seek your God, as ye do; and we do sacrifice unto him since the days of Esar-haddon king of Assur, which brought us up hither.
Yet I supposed it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, and companion in labour, and fellowsoldier, but your messenger, and he that ministered to my wants.
For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.
O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom.
In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth them that fear the LORD. He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not.
And he charged them, saying, Thus shall ye do in the fear of the LORD, faithfully, and with a perfect heart.
And Nathan departed unto his house. And the LORD struck the child that Uriah's wife bare unto David, and it was very sick.
And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.
The best of them is as a brier: the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge: the day of thy watchmen and thy visitation cometh; now shall be their perplexity.
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.
