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Because Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had devised against the Jews to destroy them, and had cast Pur, that is, the lot, to consume them, and to destroy them;
Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things.
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry: behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty: behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed:
Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him.
Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; and thou hast made me the head of the heathen: a people whom I have not known shall serve me.
And he that toucheth the flesh of him that hath the issue shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from the LORD, and my judgment is passed over from my God?
Then said Zedekiah unto Jeremiah, Let no man know of these words, and thou shalt not die.
Take heed now that ye fail not to do this: why should damage grow to the hurt of the kings?
Yea, I will cause men to walk upon you, even my people Israel; and they shall possess thee, and thou shalt be their inheritance, and thou shalt no more henceforth bereave them of men.
But I would not hearken unto Balaam; therefore he blessed you still: so I delivered you out of his hand.
Saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them.
A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.
And thou shalt cause a bullock to be brought before the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the bullock.
Thy words have upholden him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees.
I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
And David dwelt in the castle; therefore they called it the city of David.
Set up the standard upon the walls of Babylon, make the watch strong, set up the watchmen, prepare the ambushes: for the LORD hath both devised and done that which he spake against the inhabitants of Babylon.
Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry.
Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.
I am gone like the shadow when it declineth: I am tossed up and down as the locust.
Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.
And he arose and departed, and came to Samaria. And as he was at the shearing house in the way,
The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so.
