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Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, All the kingdoms of the earth hath the LORD God of heaven given me; and he hath charged me to build him an house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Who is there among you of all his people? The LORD his God be with him, and let him go up.
And now for a little space grace hath been shewed from the LORD our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.
As he saith also in Osee, I will call them my people, which were not my people; and her beloved, which was not beloved.
For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
And Joshua said, Roll great stones upon the mouth of the cave, and set men by it for to keep them:
Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.
Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise.
Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,
Moreover Jehoiada the priest delivered to the captains of hundreds spears, and bucklers, and shields, that had been king David's, which were in the house of God.
He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.
And when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea the brother of David slew him.
For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
And no man taketh this honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron.
They are dead, they shall not live; they are deceased, they shall not rise: therefore hast thou visited and destroyed them, and made all their memory to perish.
They have built also the high places of Baal, to burn their sons with fire for burnt offerings unto Baal, which I commanded not, nor spake it, neither came it into my mind:
He shall slay with the sword thy daughters in the field: and he shall make a fort against thee, and cast a mount against thee, and lift up the buckler against thee.
I have said to corruption, Thou art my father: to the worm, Thou art my mother, and my sister.
But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.
And Beth-nimrah, and Beth-haran, fenced cities: and folds for sheep.
Go not forth into the field, nor walk by the way; for the sword of the enemy and fear is on every side.
Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Reuben, were forty and six thousand and five hundred.
And they shall scourge him, and put him to death: and the third day he shall rise again.
But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king's commandment by his chamberlains: therefore was the king very wroth, and his anger burned in him.
How can it be quiet, seeing the LORD hath given it a charge against Ashkelon, and against the sea shore? there hath he appointed it.
