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Thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I will lift up mine hand to the Gentiles, and set up my standard to the people: and they shall bring thy sons in their arms, and thy daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders.
And he went unto his father's house at Ophrah, and slew his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, being threescore and ten persons, upon one stone: notwithstanding yet Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for he hid himself.
Their blood shall therefore return upon the head of Joab, and upon the head of his seed for ever: but upon David, and upon his seed, and upon his house, and upon his throne, shall there be peace for ever from the LORD.
Because it is a trial, and what if the sword contemn even the rod? it shall be no more, saith the Lord GOD.
For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men.
And he made thereunto four pillars of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold: their hooks were of gold; and he cast for them four sockets of silver.
Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep departed from mine eyes.
For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.
So all the cities for the children of Merari by their families, which were remaining of the families of the Levites, were by their lot twelve cities.
Then will I cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers, for ever and ever.
All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them.
And the priest shall burn the memorial of it, part of the beaten corn thereof, and part of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof: it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
And if thou say in thine heart, Wherefore come these things upon me? For the greatness of thine iniquity are thy skirts discovered, and thy heels made bare.
And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?
Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying,
And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.
Moreover it shall come to pass, that I shall do unto you, as I thought to do unto them.
And by the border of Benjamin, from the east side unto the west side, Simeon shall have a portion.
Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and his goodness, behold, they are written in the vision of Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, and in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.
He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel.
And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against;
The joy of our heart is ceased; our dance is turned into mourning.
Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.
I am this day fourscore years old: and can I discern between good and evil? can thy servant taste what I eat or what I drink? can I hear any more the voice of singing men and singing women? wherefore then should thy servant be yet a burden unto my lord the king?
