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Is it such a fast that I have chosen? a day for a man to afflict his soul? is it to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the LORD?
For in that day every man shall cast away his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which your own hands have made unto you for a sin.
I have remembered thy name, O LORD, in the night, and have kept thy law.
And let it be, when these signs are come unto thee, that thou do as occasion serve thee; for God is with thee.
There is none like unto the God of Jeshurun, who rideth upon the heaven in thy help, and in his excellency on the sky.
And Saul built an altar unto the LORD: the same was the first altar that he built unto the LORD.
Then Jeremiah said unto Zedekiah, If I declare it unto thee, wilt thou not surely put me to death? and if I give thee counsel, wilt thou not hearken unto me?
And she said, Who would have said unto Abraham, that Sarah should have given children suck? for I have born him a son in his old age.
If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee.
So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be ye grieved.
Azareel, and Shelemiah, Shemariah,
And afterward they made ready for themselves, and for the priests: because the priests the sons of Aaron were busied in offering of burnt offerings and the fat until night; therefore the Levites prepared for themselves, and for the priests the sons of Aaron.
Tell them therefore, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will make this proverb to cease, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel; but say unto them, The days are at hand, and the effect of every vision.
And of the sons of Elam; Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Eliah.
For he will finish the work, and cut it short in righteousness: because a short work will the Lord make upon the earth.
Let them curse, but bless thou: when they arise, let them be ashamed; but let thy servant rejoice.
And the Egyptians will I give over into the hand of a cruel lord; and a fierce king shall rule over them, saith the Lord, the LORD of hosts.
He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him?
And the whole assembly took counsel to keep other seven days: and they kept other seven days with gladness.
And the children of Israel encamped in Gilgal, and kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the month at even in the plains of Jericho.
As a beast goeth down into the valley, the Spirit of the LORD caused him to rest: so didst thou lead thy people, to make thyself a glorious name.
The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.
He took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop the waters of the fountains which were without the city: and they did help him.
The officers answered, Never man spake like this man.
