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Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.
Then these men assembled unto the king, and said unto the king, Know, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians is, That no decree nor statute which the king establisheth may be changed.
Therefore also will I make thee sick in smiting thee, in making thee desolate because of thy sins.
And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.
He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.
Say unto them which daub it with untempered morter, that it shall fall: there shall be an overflowing shower; and ye, O great hailstones, shall fall; and a stormy wind shall rend it.
For who will hearken unto you in this matter? but as his part is that goeth down to the battle, so shall his part be that tarrieth by the stuff: they shall part alike.
He hath said, which heard the words of God, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:
And Gideon went in, and made ready a kid, and unleavened cakes of an ephah of flour: the flesh he put in a basket, and he put the broth in a pot, and brought it out unto him under the oak, and presented it.
And Moses came and spake all the words of this song in the ears of the people, he, and Hoshea the son of Nun.
Ahimaaz was in Naphtali; he also took Basmath the daughter of Solomon to wife:
Mine enemies chased me sore, like a bird, without cause.
And they answered, that they could not tell whence it was.
And as for the prophet, and the priest, and the people, that shall say, The burden of the LORD, I will even punish that man and his house.
For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.
Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and holdest me for thine enemy?
And David's anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As the LORD liveth, the man that hath done this thing shall surely die:
And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full.
Wherefore have ye not eaten the sin offering in the holy place, seeing it is most holy, and God hath given it you to bear the iniquity of the congregation, to make atonement for them before the LORD?
Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God's?
And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them.
And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.
For we write none other things unto you, than what ye read or acknowledge; and I trust ye shall acknowledge even to the end;
Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.
