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The Jews ordained, and took upon them, and upon their seed, and upon all such as joined themselves unto them, so as it should not fail, that they would keep these two days according to their writing, and according to their appointed time every year;
And the letters were sent by posts into all the king's provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish, all Jews, both young and old, little children and women, in one day, even upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, and to take the spoil of them for a prey.
And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake, and praised God.
I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
It hath pleased them verily; and their debtors they are. For if the Gentiles have been made partakers of their spiritual things, their duty is also to minister unto them in carnal things.
Thus I fell down before the LORD forty days and forty nights, as I fell down at the first; because the LORD had said he would destroy you.
But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.
When they had heard these words, they marvelled, and left him, and went their way.
As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem.
And he said, Do it the second time. And they did it the second time. And he said, Do it the third time. And they did it the third time.
What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?
And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me.
How much less in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which are crushed before the moth?
And the king said, What honour and dignity hath been done to Mordecai for this? Then said the king's servants that ministered unto him, There is nothing done for him.
Then said he unto me, Son of man, these are the men that devise mischief, and give wicked counsel in this city:
And Hezekiah prayed unto the LORD, saying,
And this is the law of the meat offering: the sons of Aaron shall offer it before the LORD, before the altar.
Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are your's;
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
And every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth shall be an abomination; it shall not be eaten.
And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry;
Not for that we have dominion over your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for by faith ye stand.
Thus they changed their glory into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass.
Son of man, speak unto the elders of Israel, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Are ye come to enquire of me? As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will not be enquired of by you.
