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Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Ye have seen all the evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem, and upon all the cities of Judah; and, behold, this day they are a desolation, and no man dwelleth therein,
The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit.
And it came to pass, that, as soon as the days of his ministration were accomplished, he departed to his own house.
When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
And came even before the king's gate: for none might enter into the king's gate clothed with sackcloth.
And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water courses.
And the children of Shobal were these; Alvan, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.
Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?
Then upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, came the Spirit of the LORD in the midst of the congregation;
But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.
Behold, while thou yet talkest there with the king, I also will come in after thee, and confirm thy words.
And when they were a good way from the house of Micah, the men that were in the houses near to Micah's house were gathered together, and overtook the children of Dan.
And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God.
To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,
O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.
And after all that is come upon us for our evil deeds, and for our great trespass, seeing that thou our God hast punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and hast given us such deliverance as this;
And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.
That confirmeth the word of his servant, and performeth the counsel of his messengers; that saith to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be inhabited; and to the cities of Judah, Ye shall be built, and I will raise up the decayed places thereof:
But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
Men shall buy fields for money, and subscribe evidences, and seal them, and take witnesses in the land of Benjamin, and in the places about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, and in the cities of the mountains, and in the cities of the valley, and in the cities of the south: for I will cause their captivity to return, saith the LORD.
His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them.
So I went in and saw; and behold every form of creeping things, and abominable beasts, and all the idols of the house of Israel, pourtrayed upon the wall round about.
Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.
The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.
