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And David lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of the LORD stand between the earth and the heaven, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders of Israel, who were clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces.
And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well: he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.
Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, was there no hail.
For the LORD hath redeemed Jacob, and ransomed him from the hand of him that was stronger than he.
Now the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, and all that he did, and his might, how he warred, and how he recovered Damascus, and Hamath, which belonged to Judah, for Israel, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
Behold, their valiant ones shall cry without: the ambassadors of peace shall weep bitterly.
Then shall they cry unto the LORD, but he will not hear them: he will even hide his face from them at that time, as they have behaved themselves ill in their doings.
And when the messengers turned back unto him, he said unto them, Why are ye now turned back?
And Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him: for he had said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he laid him down upon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread.
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land whither I bring you,
By reason of the multitude of oppressions they make the oppressed to cry: they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty.
The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
And let the priests also, which come near to the LORD, sanctify themselves, lest the LORD break forth upon them.
Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.
Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.
I know, O LORD, that thy judgments are right, and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me.
Specially the day that thou stoodest before the LORD thy God in Horeb, when the LORD said unto me, Gather me the people together, and I will make them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me all the days that they shall live upon the earth, and that they may teach their children.
Will he reserve his anger for ever? will he keep it to the end? Behold, thou hast spoken and done evil things as thou couldest.
And the LORD said unto me, Take unto thee yet the instruments of a foolish shepherd.
For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear:
Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:
And from thence passeth on along on the east to Gittah-hepher, to Ittah-kazin, and goeth out to Remmon-methoar to Neah;
And there was nothing lacking to them, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither spoil, nor any thing that they had taken to them: David recovered all.
For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children.
