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As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
Then they hasted, and took every man his garment, and put it under him on the top of the stairs, and blew with trumpets, saying, Jehu is king.
The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet?
But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense unto other gods.
Remembering mine affliction and my misery, the wormwood and the gall.
Mine eye also is dim by reason of sorrow, and all my members are as a shadow.
And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, they that tempt God are even delivered.
Her former husband, which sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife, after that she is defiled; for that is abomination before the LORD: and thou shalt not cause the land to sin, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.
And immediately his fame spread abroad throughout all the region round about Galilee.
And if thy oblation be a meat offering baken in the fryingpan, it shall be made of fine flour with oil.
I remembered thy judgments of old, O LORD; and have comforted myself.
And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them:
And the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, made he of gold, and that perfect gold;
Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
And the wild asses did stand in the high places, they snuffed up the wind like dragons; their eyes did fail, because there was no grass.
Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake.
For there were many in the congregation that were not sanctified: therefore the Levites had the charge of the killing of the passovers for every one that was not clean, to sanctify them unto the LORD.
I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of mine heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy people, which are present here, to offer willingly unto thee.
And the LORD said unto him, Call his name Jezreel; for yet a little while, and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and will cause to cease the kingdom of the house of Israel.
They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?
Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.
O LORD God of Israel, thou art righteous: for we remain yet escaped, as it is this day: behold, we are before thee in our trespasses: for we cannot stand before thee because of this.
And Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan sware unto them and to their men, saying, Fear not to serve the Chaldeans: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.
And thou shalt offer every day a bullock for a sin offering for atonement: and thou shalt cleanse the altar, when thou hast made an atonement for it, and thou shalt anoint it, to sanctify it.
