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Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD spoken by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,
Go, and say to Hezekiah, Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will add unto thy days fifteen years.
Hath a nation changed their gods, which are yet no gods? but my people have changed their glory for that which doth not profit.
Night and day praying exceedingly that we might see your face, and might perfect that which is lacking in your faith?
If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?
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.
By this therefore shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged; and this is all the fruit to take away his sin; when he maketh all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are beaten in sunder, the groves and images shall not stand up.
The humble shall see this, and be glad: and your heart shall live that seek God.
Thou hast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment.
And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by Elijah.
And Darius the Median took the kingdom, being about threescore and two years old.
To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.
That the land spue not you out also, when ye defile it, as it spued out the nations that were before you.
And Jakim, and Zichri, and Zabdi,
Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward.
Arise for our help, and redeem us for thy mercies' sake.
Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.
And I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah:
And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.
Also of the sons of Aaron the priests, which were in the fields of the suburbs of their cities, in every several city, the men that were expressed by name, to give portions to all the males among the priests, and to all that were reckoned by genealogies among the Levites.
According to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so the children of Israel made all the work.
And he shall break it as the breaking of the potters' vessel that is broken in pieces; he shall not spare: so that there shall not be found in the bursting of it a sherd to take fire from the hearth, or to take water withal out of the pit.
And they shall take gold, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen.
And Saul was yet the more afraid of David; and Saul became David's enemy continually.
