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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:
Blessed be the LORD God of our fathers, which hath put such a thing as this in the king's heart, to beautify the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem:
And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they said, The LORD, he is the God; the LORD, he is the God.
But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of.
Not for your sakes do I this, saith the Lord GOD, be it known unto you: be ashamed and confounded for your own ways, O house of Israel.
This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation.
And hath redeemed us from our enemies: for his mercy endureth for ever.
For truly my words shall not be false: he that is perfect in knowledge is with thee.
(Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?
A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
But he passing through the midst of them went his way,
After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;
Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up a cry or prayer for them: for I will not hear them in the time that they cry unto me for their trouble.
Because thy rage against me and thy tumult is come up into mine ears, therefore I will put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest.
The carpenter stretcheth out his rule; he marketh it out with a line; he fitteth it with planes, and he marketh it out with the compass, and maketh it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man; that it may remain in the house.
Then king David answered and said, Call me Bath-sheba. And she came into the king's presence, and stood before the king.
And the anointing oil, and sweet incense for the holy place: according to all that I have commanded thee shall they do.
Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth.
Then shalt thou break the bottle in the sight of the men that go with thee,
And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir.
And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
For I say unto you, that this that is written must yet be accomplished in me, And he was reckoned among the transgressors: for the things concerning me have an end.
And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter.
Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?
