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Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will give Pharaoh-hophra king of Egypt into the hand of his enemies, and into the hand of them that seek his life; as I gave Zedekiah king of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, his enemy, and that sought his life.
So they smote him, and his sons, and all his people, until there was none left him alive: and they possessed his land.
Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.
(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)
And, behold, there came up out of the river seven well favoured kine and fatfleshed; and they fed in a meadow.
And they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after them, nor follow them.
So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; which went out, and fell upon him, that he died. And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.
And when his disciples heard of it, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.
For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold him: lo, the people shall dwell alone, and shall not be reckoned among the nations.
But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.
Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;)
Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted thy voice, and lifted up thine eyes on high? even against the Holy One of Israel.
Ye shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creepeth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be defiled thereby.
And he set the priests in their charges, and encouraged them to the service of the house of the LORD,
Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If it be marvellous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, should it also be marvellous in mine eyes? saith the LORD of hosts.
And he did very abominably in following idols, according to all things as did the Amorites, whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.
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.
And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to publish it in the house of their idols, and among the people.
Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.
Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;
And all the people took notice of it, and it pleased them: as whatsoever the king did pleased all the people.
And David said to all the congregation, Now bless the LORD your God. And all the congregation blessed the LORD God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and worshipped the LORD, and the king.
And am I now come up without the LORD against this land to destroy it? the LORD said unto me, Go up against this land, and destroy it.
